Danny Wheatcroft Y13

Genre- pop music (narrative music video) Band name- Oblivion  Song- Be Alright by Dean Lewis Cast-  Danny- Main Protagonist, Male Ben- Friend of main protagonist, Male Emmy- Love interest of main protagonist, Female Audience- aimed at 16-25 year olds as the main audience Fashion style- Dull clothes (Grey, Black, White) and 'washed out' colours to match the tone and colours of the music video  Basic ideas Starts off with main character being alone and shows how lonely he is. Starts with a photo book to show that he wasn't always alone and something must of happened to his partner, creating an enigma. Shows main character getting ready for the day with the background looking a bit messy to show since he has been alone he's found it hard to cope When he gets ready he goes back upstairs to look through his photo book again, but gets a text from his friend asking to go out Friend later picks him up in the car to help the main character take his mind off things and to help hi

 0-4 seconds- Establishing shot- Picture of scrapbook showing protagonist and girlfriend 4-12 seconds- Mid Shot- Protagonist putting down the photo book and getting up from bed (2 jump cuts) 12-18 seconds- Mid Shot- Protagonist walking out of bedroom  18-22 seconds- Low Angle Shot- Protagonist putting on hoodie (2 jump cuts) 22-26 seconds- Aerial Shot- Protagonist walking downstairs (1/2) 26-30 seconds- Back Shot- Protagonist walking downstairs (2/2) 30-31 seconds- Mid Shot- Protagonist walking into the kitchen 31-56 seconds- Mid Shot- Making breakfast montage (3 jump cuts) 56-1.01 minutes- Mid Shot- Eating Cereal at the table 1.01-1.07 minutes- Long Shot to Mid Shot- Bringing the cereal back into the kitchen 1.07-1.15 minutes- Mid Shot- Protagonist sat on the bed looking through the scrap book, checking phone to see a message 1.15-1.18 minutes- extreme close up- zoomed in on the phone with the text reading "be there in 5 minutes" 1.18-1.25 minutes- Low angle shot- Putting on

  5 things website homepage should have Be up to date and actively promoting the artists latest release/news Not too text heavy- entertainment website Clear house style which corresponds with videos, albums covers etc.. Feel like it belongs Fast links to points of scale Easy navigation to internal links, social media platforms and outside sites (3 click rule) Maintain the mode of address throughout the whole website Include pool quotes- reviews Top tips- Do research and textual analysis of professional artists – make sure you understand the conventions of the genre and form  On your home page, show an understanding of conventions by having headings/buttons for pages that won’t exist (eg: Merchandise) Think about how you want to use your one linked page – could it include quite a lot of material? Create an album cover and show an understanding of how people listen to music – physical copies? Download? Streaming?  Show an understanding that the music video is not the main product but par

1 - Semiotics - Roland Barthes (advertising, music videos, newspapers, magazines, online media) • Media products communicate a complex series of meanings to their audiences through a range of visual codes and technical codes. These codes can broadly be divided in to proairetic, symbolic, hermeneutic, referential, and so on. • After many years of codes being repeated, their meaning can become generally agreed upon by society. For example, a scar on the face of a character can function as a hermeneutic code, indicating to the audience that they are ‘the villain’. • Barthes also considered the importance of  myths . Myths are stories and legends, which are passed down from generation to generation. They teach us why the world is the way it is, and also offer clues and instructions on how we behave. For example, in Greek myth of Narcissus, Narcissus was a particularly beautiful young man who turned down every woman as they didn't live up to his expectations. After he ignored Echo fo