Styles Of Music Video

Styles Of Music Video 

There are many different styles of music video's. Narriative, cinematic, studio based, intertextuallity, parody, pastiche, as-live and animation/ stop motion.

Narriative- Narriative music videos follow a storyline, this storyline used in the music video is the musicians choice, it can be in a linear or non linear narrative. The music video may tell a story and may have a meaning to it, for example a story that goes along with the lyrics of the song. Some musicians feature in their own videos and may be part of the storyline. Some genres of music may use the narriative style of music videos more than others. one of the genres that use the narriative storyline a lot would be the pop genre of music. 

Cinematic- A music video that uses a cinematic style will also have a storyline like a narriative music video does. The difference is that a cinematic music video will have a film like quality to it. Cinematic videos have high production qualities. 

Studio based- Studio based music videos are music videos that are based in a studio. 

Intertextuallity- Music videos that use intertextuallity will refer to other exsisting texts. This may be the reffercence to other artists by singing about them or appearing in a simiar style to them in their song.  By style this may be their attire, they may appear in the music video wearing the same or simialar clother or create a music video that is simial to the other artitst. 

Parody- A parody music video will be about another artists song, being a parody it will mock the artists song by taking the mick out of it. It may or may not feature the same lyrics but it will be in the same tune to what the real artist produced. The music video may have different actions to what was in the original. 

Pastiche- Pastice music videos may be featured in another genre or time frame, these music videos, unlike parodies do not mock these, instead it may be taken as an inspiration for the artists music video. 

As-live- 

Welcome Post A2 Music Video

In media we will be looking at music videos. The task will be to create a music video that will be up to 5 minuites long. This video can be no longer than 3 minuites. A digi-pack will also have to be created. For the task we can work alone or in a group of up to four people.

Finished Thriller

Finished Thriller 

AS Evaluation Question- Question 1

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AS Evaluation Question- Question 5

Evaluation Question-Question 5 - Video Maker

As Evaluation Question- Question 6

AS Media Question-Question 7

Looking back on your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?

Preliminary Task


Final Media Product

Compared to our preliminary task our finished product, the thriller opening, was an improvement. In the preliminary task our use of sound was not very good as there was parts with dramatic changes in sound which were noticeable when we watched it back. The microphone we used in the preliminary task was not very good as it had to be placed  close by the source of sound to pick it up clearly. For the final product we used a boom pole microphone which picked up sound effectively and clearly. In the preliminary task we only used diegetic sound whilst in the final product, our thriller opening, we used both diegetic and non-diegetic sound. The use of non diegetic sound helped  add to the action scenes by making them more dramatic.

Preliminary microphone                                                   Final product microphone

                     

The use of editing is also better in our final product as the cuts run more smoothly and so does the transactions between each cut. Camera techniques have also improved over the course of time as we have used more in our final product. However the camera was a lot steadier in the preliminary task as it was mostly in a fixed position, our final product has some action scenes where we had to move the camera a lot to capture the scenes in an interesting way. The continuity of the editing is quite random as we filmed over the duration of five days. However this was appropriate for our film as we had one of the characters Rupert having visions of the other character Angela which are all meant to be at different times in different places. The 180 degree rule was not broken during filming. We had learnt how to use different continuity editing techniques during the preliminary task such as the eye-line match and match on action but they were not used in our final product.

The lighting in the the final product is better as we used three stage lights which we could move around or turn off and on to get the type of lighting we wanted. Natural lighting was used in our preliminary task which was uncontrollable. 

Mise-en-scene was more thought about in our final product as we did not consider it much in our preliminary task. Our props were well suited to our storyline and worked quite successfully. 

Overall, the preliminary task has helped me to use equipment more effectively in order to produce a more successful product.

Thriler Target Audience Reasearch

Location Sheet Study Room

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: The Hypnotist Client: Writer: Producer: Director: Date:

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note Robert Clack Lower Site Access to location via: Busses, 175/173 from Heathway and 5 from Barking, 128 from Ilford  Name and number of location contact: Robert Clack Lower School 0208 8270 4222

Health and Safety Issues to note: Weather problems

Potential Filming Problems : Noise in the background depending on time of day due to change in lessons and other classes going on at the same time

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc)

The Hypnotist rough cut

The Hypnotist- Rough Cut 

This is the rough cut for our thriller "The Hypnotist." For this opening to our film we attempted to include as many conventions of a thriller as possible. 

To get to this point we had to do a lot of research around thrillers. We watched a lot of thrillers and evaluated them as in depth as possible. Alfred Hitchcock was one of the thriller producers/directors films we looked at. Some of his films we looked at were, North by Northwest, Psycho and The Birds. These films included a MacGuffin, red herrings cliff hangers, mystery suspense and much more. All of these conventions we thought were effective so we wanted to include as many as possible in our film. 

First we had to select an appropriate story line which would fit the thriller genre. To do this we had to think of the other thrillers we had watched and what they included.  This is the story line we came up with:

Dr J. Smith specialises in hypnotism and provides treatment for patients who have previously suffered trauma. Rupert Jones is one of his patients who attends a session after suffering from increasingly violent and obsessive visions of an unknown girl. In attempt to unravel his issues the doctor heavily influences his patient to confront the issue by finding this girl. Rupert, who remains disorientated, is offered hypnotism and without consent, a strange injection to follow. Rupert’s visions repeatedly reveal him carrying a torn photograph of his victim which matches the complete photograph on his doctor’s desk. The complete copy shows that Dr. J. Smith is in the previously missing half of the photograph. Is the hypnotist really who he appears to be?

This story line was chosen as we thought it would be possible to include fast paced action and many thriller conventions. 

Thriller Conventions

Thriller Conventions

Thriller conventions are the elements what make up a thriller. Without the right conventions a film may fall into a different genre.

Some coventions of a thriller:

Films have a narriative at the core of the narriative could be a crime. The crime carried out is most commonly a murder but not always as other crimes can be commited such as theft.

Comple narrative structure, this consists of fase paths clues and resolutions.

The Hypnotist title font

At the end the final shot with our film title, "The Hypnotist" in the chosen

typewriter text, will appear.

The font we chose was called, lucky typewriter, the website used to find this was, www.dafont.com 

Treatment

Group Roles

Cinematography: Saana, Conor

Mise-en-scene: Rebecca

Sound: Rebecca, George

Editing: Conor, Saana

The title chosen for our film was "The Hypnotist"

Synopsis:

Dr J. Smith specialises in hypnotism and provides treatment for patients who have previously suffered trauma. Rupert Jones is one of his patients who attends a session after suffering from increasingly violent and obsessive visions of an unknown girl. In attempt to unravel his issues the doctor heavily influences his patient to confront the issue by finding this girl. Rupert, who remains disorientated, is offered hypnotism and without consent, a strange injection to follow. Rupert’s visions repeatedly reveal him carrying a torn photograph of his victim which matches the complete photograph on his doctor’s desk. The complete copy shows that Dr. J. Smith is in the previously missing half of the photograph. Is the hypnotist really who he appears to be?

Key Genre Conventions:

“Fast-paced and frequent action”:

There are frequent shots of Rupert’s visions which creates a non-linear narrative that jumps from the visions back to the session taking place in the doctor’s office.

“Resourceful heroes who must thwart the actions of more powerful and better equipped villains”

The remainder of "The Hypnotist" would follow up on more individual cases of the “serial killings” that have been occurring. The audience will also discover that Dr. J Smith is behind each and every murder that will result in his victims (the patients) fighting back for justice. 

“Ordinary citizens accidentally drawn to danger”

All of Dr. J. Smith’s patients are ordinary and helpless. They believe that they are in safe hands, however by chance, by being advised to choose his services, they fall victim and become murderers through mental influence.

“Primary mood: ‘fearful excitement’”

“There is one thing that I get to offer you, and that is hypnotherapy” is the line that will commence the following action. This aims to leave the viewer anticipating what is to follow. It is also meant to create a feeling that leaves the viewers on edge due to the previous shots.

“Characters who switch sides or who cannot be trusted

Dr. j Smith cannot an trusted and at the same time, his patient, Rupert. Although it isn’t made explicit, there are hints that alert the audience that Dr. J. Smith is not genuine and may be the cause of Rupert’s aggressive visions. Equally so, Rupert’s character is split; while he is victimised we cannot trust him entirely because his visions suggest that he is capable of murder.

“The use of a staircase as a motif for impending danger or suspense”

Alfred Hitchcock was one of the best director and producers of film. He has helped progress the thriller genre with the way he makes thrillers and the devises he includes. We included some of these devises in our film.

The Hitchcockian convention of a staircase is used at the beginning to create suspense as the character’s identity is not given away.  

Thriller devices:

Red herrings: misleads or distracts the audience from the central issue. In one or two shots there will be more than one person in the shot, particularly in the early visions. This will be included to distract and confuse the audience from the central character.

The Hypnotist, finding music

The websites we used to find appropriate music were:

http://www.freesfx.co.uk/sfx/Calm+Mysterious+Droning+Texture

This website was used to find a track named "calm mysterious droning texture" and was used in the calmer shots and conversations.

http://www.jewelbeat.com/free/free-music/JewelBeat%20-%20Monster%20Attack.wav

This soundtrack was chosen for our opening sequence to our thriller "The Hypnotist." The track name is "monster attack."

The Hypnotist studio ident

Helios Studios was the chosen name for our groups studio ident. George and Conor took on the role to create the studio ident. The idea was inspired by Greek gods. In Greek mythology, Helios was the Titan god of the sun. The name and title therefore link making our studio ident simple and easily recognisable. 

Location Sheet, Robert Clack Lower School Car Park

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: The Hypnotist Client: Writer: Producer: Director: Date:

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note Car park, located inside Robert Clack Lower School  Access to location via: Busses, 175/173 from Heathway and 5 from Barking, 128 from Ilford  Name and number of location contact: Robert Clack Lower School 0208 8270 4222

Health and Safety Issues to note: Filming in a car park, can be dangerous as cars enter and exit the car park

Potential Filming Problems : Weather problems

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc) Robert Clack Lower School, Car Park

Location Sheet, Central Park Dagenham

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: The Hypnotist Client: Writer: Producer: Director: Date:

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note Central park, Dagenham, we used this location to film one of the flashbacks  Access to location via: Busses, 175/173 from Heathway and 5 from Barking, 128 from Ilford  Name and number of location contact: Robert Clack Lower School 0208 8270 4222

Health and Safety Issues to note: Potential weather problems

Potential Filming Problems : Weather problems

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc) Central Park, Dagenham

Location sheet Alley way near Robert Clack and Golf Course

Production Schedule Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: The Hypnotist Client: Writer: Producer: Director: Date:

Rough Sketch/Explanation of location and key points to note The alley way near Robert Clack and Crowlands Golf course, this location was chosen for the final scene. Access to location via: Busses, 175/173 from Heathway and 5 from Barking, 128 from Ilford  Name and number of location contact: Robert Clack Lower School 0208 8270 4222

Health and Safety Issues to note: Dangerous objects in alley way  Rain may cause filming problems

Potential Filming Problems : Weather problems, rain could cause filming problems

Additional Notes:  (map of area/weather forecast etc) Crowlands Heath Golf Club