Media blog 2 - Mr Bush

There are loads more tips and tutorials from Darius Britt ( D4Darius on YouTube ) that we would recommend watching as part of your research and planning. These include: How to brainstorm ideas for a short film How to write a short film - principles of drama Nine things to check before pressing the record button Now complete the following tasks: 1) State the  genre  you have chosen - horror or coming of age drama. coming of age 2) Choose at least  five  films in your selected genre and watch the trailer and one scene from each film. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. There is a lot of long shots and tracking shots in this film, the sound is directional and the setting is a council estate in  London the film also has aspects of horror. This also features aspects of horror with the editing being fast paced the use of tracking shots and the extremes of lighti...

Music Video: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Our second Music Video CSP is the classic Michael Jackson -  Billie Jean . This was a hugely influential media product that set the conventions for future music videos - and persuaded Michael Jackson's record company to throw million-dollar budgets at future productions. Notes from the lesson Goodwin’s music video theory Andrew Goodwin’s theory of music videos states that music videos contain some or all of the following elements: A link between the visuals & lyrics (compliment, contradict or amplify) Genre characteristics (heavy metal in industrialised settings; rap music in urban street contexts etc.) Contain intertextual references (references to popular culture) Contain notions of looking (e.g. screens within screens) Include objectification of females (e.g. male gaze) Include demands of the record label (close ups of lead singer, symbols or motifs associated with the band / performer etc.) Video will be performan...