A level Media Coursework Blog

Research and planning blog tasks 1) Find at least five music magazine front covers.   Maybe the artist but edited in one picture as different styles and people ( Rolling Stone)  Clear background /studio element photoshoot style  ,  and editing ( Daily Music roll )  Typography and editing ( NME)  Lighting and camera work /angles/ colours and the semiotics how he is directly looking at audience (variety)  outside environment and costume look ( PAPER)  What do you need to produce? 1) The front page (A4 portrait) for a new, original music magazine aimed at a mainstream audience that you have created: Title and masthead ( EIGHTEEN ?)/ elite / Forever Young / cool-age  Selling line (slogan) Cover price Dateline Main cover image and at least two further smaller images related to the content of the magazine At least 5 cover lines 2) A double-page spread feature interview with your artist (A3 landscape - i.e. two A4 pages next to each other): ...

Comments & feedback: There are some great elements here – the first minute is particularly strong. Excellent lip syncing, multiple locations, strong performance. It uses music video conventions and the pace, particularly in that opening section, feels just right.  You’ve got a brand identity for the artist at the start but I wonder if that could be stronger and whether you can incorporate the shoe sponsorship too (I’m assuming the Nike section in the middle is for that but I don’t think I saw it anywhere else).  I really like the effects in that final section but we can’t really give it credit if it’s after the three-minute mark. Is there a way you could use those elements elsewhere in the video? Overall, I think it’s worth reflecting on the complete three-minute structure when re-editing the final cut. The first minute is so strong but then later there are some shots that are on-screen for a long time which loses the excellent pace established early on. Improvements/chang...