tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74202844916872473262024-02-20T21:38:21.019-08:00Holly Music Video 09Latymer Media Archive 2010http://www.blogger.com/profile/03267711745104677377noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-56951981306039154182010-01-25T08:59:00.000-08:002010-01-25T08:59:29.998-08:00Dear ModeratorThank you for taking the time to look at my blogs and I hope you like them! My group blog is linked to my invidual blog, you will find the group blog link on the right. There is also a link to the blogs for the other students in my group and a link back to our teacher’s central blog, called Latymer Music Video Blog, which has links to all the student and group blogs.<br />
On my individual blog, you will find my individual research and initial ideas and planning, mainly from the early stages of the project before I got together with my group. You will also find my reflections on the development of the project as it progressed and the answers to the evaluation questions, which are in the form of video discussions we completed as a group. These have been posted to the group blog in their entirety as well. <br />
On my group blog, you will find evidence of my group’s planning and project development work, and any research we did together that influenced and inspired our project.<br />
My group chose to produce an album cover and a website homepage as a well as a music video – these are all linked to both of my blogs. <br />
I hope you find it easy to navigate my blogs. Everything is organised in date order from the start of the project in June 2009 until we finished in December 2009. I have used labels to identify all the research, planning and evaluation work I have completed on my individual blog. On the group blog, we have used the same system and any posts that I contributed to, or were individually responsible for, are labelled with my name. <br />
Best wishes,<br />
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Holly Thicknes 5805Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-15084032141915301022009-12-17T03:29:00.001-08:002009-12-17T09:13:01.843-08:00Evaluation: Q4<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Question 4: How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?</span></strong> <br />
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<b>Reflections</b><br />
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As I was designated the research and planning for this question, I lead it and probably make the most points, however the whole group contributed in this clip to the discussion about the use of new media technologies. We cover all the platforms we used (internet, Premier Pro, Photoshop etc.) and talk about them quite thoroughly, so I would say we've answered this question well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-82612076462584235902009-12-17T03:28:00.000-08:002009-12-17T08:59:05.006-08:00Evaluation: Q3<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Question 3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?</span></strong> <br />
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<b>Reflections</b><br />
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We highlight that our audience feedback was very positive, and I am happy that I pointed out the drawbacks of our products (ie. the confusion of the concept and narrative, there should have been more narrative at the end, it was slightly long.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-85407516133278747562009-12-17T03:27:00.000-08:002009-12-17T08:59:23.833-08:00Evaluation: Q2<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?</span></strong><br />
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<b>Reflections</b><br />
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Here we discuss (again, quite equally) how we think our texts are actually linked quite well. The main points we highlight are:<br />
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<ul><li>The fact that we wear the same outfits in our Myspace Banner and on the Alum Cover</li>
<li>The graffitied CD background reflects our different personalities, something we use as a theme in the Music Video</li>
<li>The colour scheme on the Myspace of pink, yellow, green and blue comes from a still in the Music Video (which is used on the album cover).</li>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I thought this question went well on the whole, and my contribution was fairly equal to the other members of my group. I thought me and Amelia's conversation about the c<b>onventions of a music video</b>, and theorists <b>Goodwin</b> and <b>Vernallis</b>, worked particularly well.<br />
I also make it clear (in Part 2 of 1) that I thought we should have made the idea of the 7 Deadly Sins <b>clearer</b> to the audience, which is something I'll still think is a drawback of our video. I'm glad this comes across in the evaluation.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amelia made cue cards to help us with the evaluation, and they were very helpful!<br />
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Technology:<br />
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• <strong>Sony HD DV camera + microphone</strong><br />
-Upgrade from last 'film' project. The high-quality allowed us to explore that glossy element of dance music videos, and worked with all the effects we were using. We needed high quality because on a lot of our shots we had to zoom in.<br />
• <strong>Mini DV tapes</strong><br />
<strong>• Blogger.com</strong><br />
-The easiest, quickest way to record information, photos and plans. We also communicated with each other often on Blogger: if there was a problem, we could tell the gorup via the blog. <br />
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• <strong>Adobe Premiere Pro</strong><br />
-Utilised a lot more tools than last project - used "Image Control" and "Colour Correction" to turn shots black and white, up brightness and contrast on EVERY shot, take out or highten certain colours so all the shots matched. We used "motion" to zoom in and re-frame shots so there was less blank white space in some shots. We also experimented with transitions....We use dissolves as well as jump cuts to mix up pace at corresponding times to the music. We sped up/slowed down/reversed/repeated many shots using the "speed/duration" tool to give the video an "unnatural" and quirky, jumpy feel. <br />
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• <strong>Photoshop</strong><br />
-I drew band name "The Vixens" and graffitied one of the inside faces of the digipack with our band names, and this was scanned into photoshop where we coloured it and outlined everything in black.<br />
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• <strong>Lights (PAG and tall ones)</strong><br />
-Tall lights gave it a glossy look. We needed all the lights in the department because we wanted a very bright video that we could highly contrast in the edit.<br />
- PAG got rid of shadows in bedroom scene, but weren't useful on the day of shoot. also we didn't charge them - wasted time and baggage (something to improve on for next time - always check if we actually need equipment).<br />
-Didn't use Tall lights in bedroom<br />
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<strong>• Myspace.com</strong><br />
<strong>• HTML codes</strong><br />
-Some people in group adapted HTML codes from other Myspaces (tried "Girls Aloud", and "The Electric Flowers") to make our own, which invloved chopping bits out/adding bits in (???) so that we could have a banner featuring our pictures and band name.<br />
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<strong>• Internet (research)</strong><br />
<strong>• Google.com</strong><br />
<strong>• Youtube.com</strong><br />
-Audience feedback<br />
-Can see immediately if is successful: are people watching it, rating it, commenting on it?<br />
-Viewed other videos constantly for research and reference for certain shots and styles of editing.<br />
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Amelia - Q3 questionnaire, Q1 music video stuff (goodwin sheet)<br />
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Laura - Q1 album cover stuff (sheet), Q2<br />
Holly - Q1 music video (Vernallis sheet), Q4 tech stuff <br />
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• Sony HD DV camera + microphone<br />
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• Mini DV tapes<br />
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• Blogger.com<br />
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• Adobe Premiere Pro<br />
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• Photoshop<br />
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• Lights (PAG and tall ones)<br />
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Big lights made more glossy look<br />
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PAG got rid of shadows in bedroom scene<br />
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• Myspace.com<br />
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• HTML codes<br />
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• Internet (research)<br />
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• HD footage – can zoom in edit as is good quality<br />
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• Google.com<br />
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• Youtube.com – audience feedback<br />
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For photo – camera, tapes, premier pro, lights (studio and pag)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-36721866019398886562009-12-01T03:38:00.000-08:002009-12-17T03:39:30.151-08:00Test Screening Feedback•very professional<br />
•good performance<br />
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•good editing<br />
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•good colours<br />
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•like the jumpiness<br />
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•there's a shadow over the last shot, wondered if it could be edited (it can't)<br />
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•holly's orange shot has too much contrast<br />
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•camera static noise at end needs to be faded down<br />
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•love the flashy pokerchip bit<br />
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...This is very encouraging!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-2867679489752757572009-12-01T01:24:00.000-08:002009-12-17T04:29:31.093-08:00The Album Cover<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided that, for the inside face of our digipack, where the CD would sit, we should graffiti our names into a design. We liked this idea because it makes us more relatable and normal, like down-to-earth girls that doodle like everyone else. I was designated the job of drawing the graffiti, and this is what I came up with. I put in little details such as the martini-cocktail glass , stars, an eye and a heart, and made the writing for all our names different in some way, to show our different personalities.<br />
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</b>We are getting on really well with out video....We've begun putting in effects such as "colour correction" (Brightness & Contrast, Adding/taking away blue, green or red shades) and "image control" (gamma correction), to get rid of things like shiny faces, bland background, dull colours, and just to generally make the footage look as high quality as possible. But we will properly grade it nearer towards the end<br />
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We are also currently experimenting with reversing/repeating/chopping up shots to make them look weird and quirky, sometimes with the beat and lyrics and sometimes against it. So far, this has worked really well and gives our video a surprising edge. Otherwise, I think it would be a boring video, as there is only one location, excluding the narrative.<br />
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Overall, as far as the video is concerned, I'm really happy with how it's going. We should be on target for the deadline and we only have a few gaps to fill in.<br />
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<strong>The Digipack and Myspace</strong><br />
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Because we've been so focused on the video, we've kind of forgotten that we have two other practical tasks to complete for the same deadline!...: The album cover (digipack) and the myspace (website). We need to start these projects!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-44769306082051279132009-11-30T02:42:00.000-08:002009-12-17T09:06:34.944-08:00Group Name and Individual band member's namesAfter much debate, we have decided to call ourselves...<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE VIXENS</span></strong><br />
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This is because we think "Vixens" has sexy, womanly connotations, implies that we have personality and are strong minded as well as sexy, and fits with our song (Voodoo Child, by Rogue Traders), which is about women taking control of their man<br />
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We brainstormed names for us as the band members and this is what we came up with:<br />
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Heidi Woods<br />
Amelie Rose<br />
Alexa<br />
Mina<br />
Cali Rose<br />
Romy<br />
Cleo<br />
Leila<br />
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These names have nature connotations, which we liked: it makes us girly and relatable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-79063825336981060152009-11-30T01:12:00.000-08:002009-12-17T03:22:17.993-08:00Group meetingWe discussed jobs that needed to be completed , ie. capturing footage from shoot, filling in free-charts, editing the beginning-and-end narrative.<br />
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We have begun the beginning and end, and this is starting to look good, but our only drawback is that we think it may be too long. We have done two versions: one with the music and one with none, as an actual beginning narrative. We will decide on this later.<br />
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Holly xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-27315240757735207722009-11-17T04:02:00.001-08:002009-11-17T04:02:44.673-08:00Ohmygod<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTxzc3iot4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTxzc3iot4</a><br /><br />This is in my top 3 favourite movie scenes and songs ever. It's perfect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-19038675791522241492009-11-11T14:11:00.000-08:002009-11-11T14:13:07.198-08:00The second Shoot...Was shot in my mum's room for the beginning and end of the video. We managed to get a range of shots and experimented with angle and cutting points so we have a variety of shot types to choose from.<div><br /></div><div>However, I found this shoot really stressful and tense and am glad we don't have to shoot anything else.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-48955307808359845322009-11-06T05:57:00.000-08:002009-12-17T09:07:09.294-08:00THE SHOOT<div>Our shoot was really successful! We got all the footage we needed plus more hand-held, quirky stuff. Here are some more backtage snapshots of my role on the day:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our make-up artist, Suzi, making up Charlotte as her sin, "Lust", in our dressing room<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-74884685522918378172009-10-12T02:55:00.000-07:002009-10-12T03:35:11.295-07:00DYM MYSPACE FEEDBACKGood examples, Holly - but where is the analysis? Close semiotic analysis is a requirement of A2. There are further guidance questions on the main MV blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-40899821761128110362009-10-09T06:15:00.000-07:002009-10-09T06:21:14.512-07:00Analysing Artist's Websites<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">N Dubz</span></strong><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvWfVUs987YnMyUnUwAtSxwTgxt1jIuO1p5SXuuK0p2tgcowej62HG1eyD5NTgBjqLG821Y5o56J4HdkXDvHFJ6UlwEJvlE3UsfEy6tL3LYqr0STHqjOBdUE3h2mUQTgLuk1yEJcM4REv/s1600-h/Image3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390589296068650642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvWfVUs987YnMyUnUwAtSxwTgxt1jIuO1p5SXuuK0p2tgcowej62HG1eyD5NTgBjqLG821Y5o56J4HdkXDvHFJ6UlwEJvlE3UsfEy6tL3LYqr0STHqjOBdUE3h2mUQTgLuk1yEJcM4REv/s400/Image3.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Madonna</span></strong></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99X6KzELqXXSQCcTf4LtOTRzzVr_3OPEvokP_rI_A-FdYtYa0ouDUBTfFQRE7HR3WgX5BNVNTouD_2JhNOougpTYiNi-zd4zLeHSiet3KCQ7CuLy8WPeJySajGFrO0WdyWWP7EHoLIRdP/s1600-h/Image2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390588933359384978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99X6KzELqXXSQCcTf4LtOTRzzVr_3OPEvokP_rI_A-FdYtYa0ouDUBTfFQRE7HR3WgX5BNVNTouD_2JhNOougpTYiNi-zd4zLeHSiet3KCQ7CuLy8WPeJySajGFrO0WdyWWP7EHoLIRdP/s400/Image2.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Gwen Stefani</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gv6BI8KdkP-mNhsklgHb2N0Rq_OVueyY_o-9n2q5dAn6TIcuLar_URHhicmPz6GNaIky0itof0DYsc_eS6TV16OvPJvZV5Ns_IZEVj38OqAMx8yQk4zAiEYf7q_phU8qlrA6PtD7L495/s1600-h/Image1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390588291652714354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gv6BI8KdkP-mNhsklgHb2N0Rq_OVueyY_o-9n2q5dAn6TIcuLar_URHhicmPz6GNaIky0itof0DYsc_eS6TV16OvPJvZV5Ns_IZEVj38OqAMx8yQk4zAiEYf7q_phU8qlrA6PtD7L495/s400/Image1.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-59704284645864043602009-10-05T06:47:00.002-07:002009-12-17T09:07:50.743-08:00Goodwin's Theory applied to a music video<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around Comes Around</strong></span><br />
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<strong>1. Institutional/ reference info</strong><br />
<strong>-Which video are you analysing, who is it by, and who directed it.</strong><br />
"What Goes Around Comes Around" by Justin timberlake, directed by Samuel Bayer.<br />
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<strong>-What genre does the music belong to and what broad characteristics of that genre does the video have?</strong><br />
The genre is pop.<br />
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<strong>2. What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?</strong><br />
The music video is shot as a film, and indeed a 9 minute version was filmed with a lot of narrative at the beginning, and for this reason the director chose to film performance and narrative in quite a separate way. Justing Timberlake in performing the song in the same setting with a lot of expression and emotion on a stage, but the narrative of the video is not based on specific lyrics but rather the idea of her tendency to do stupid things, cheat on him, and her warped mind that leads to him having to save her. For exaple, her jumping in the pool and causing a car crash is not mentioned in the lyrics, but "What goes around...comes all the way back around" implies her down-fall.<br />
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There are some specific lyrics-visual conenctions, however. During the chorus..."what goes around"... we see the dancers (during his peformance) spinning hoops around their waists. During the narrative, he does not lipsync (as, again, it is shot like a film) but at one point, during narrative, he calls her "baby" as the lyrics sing the line "baby".<br />
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<strong>3. What is the relationship between music and visuals </strong><br />
The video cuts on the beat, like most videos, switching between his performance singing the lyrics, and the narrative as it moves along and slowly becomes less positive and more tense (as she strays away from him etc). The beat is quite slow, and there are a lot of slowed down shots with a slowly moving camera, often blurry-to focused (or the other way round) to compliment the slow paced music. The song is a serious one and about a break up, which fits with a lot of shadowed close shots of the couple looking downwards, seriously, as if they know something bad going to happen, contrasting with their happy, smiling faces in the presence of friends (their public personas). Therefore I would say the visuals compliment and reinforce the music.<br />
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<strong>4. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?<br />
</strong>There are many close-ups of both stars: one a pop-star, one a movie-star, from odd angles, and these shots are usually slowed down to give a cinematic, glamorous effect, as if they are mysterious and have dark sides or secrets (fitting in with the meaning of the song). There is no real motif with these shots as they happen from every angle, but the fact that they keep re-appearing is a clear trend that structures the video.<br />
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<strong>5. Is there reference to the notion of looking?</strong><br />
The camera is definitly acting in a voyeuristic way with these slowed down shots, where the shadows and out-of-focus lens means we often only see hints of what is going on, but are encouraged to follow the action which is often sexual (ie. shots of the couple kissing, laughing into each-other's faces, touching each other, and the hoop-dancers). There is also a lot of hand movements when Justin Timberlake is performing, where we follow the slow movements of the dancers' hands in amystical way, and the artist often points and sweeps his hands so we are encourages to follow him.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-30168938330438336312009-10-05T06:47:00.001-07:002009-12-17T09:08:10.275-08:00Album cover deconstruction1. What are the typical features that an album cover has? Make a list of all the elements they have in common.<br />
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<ul><li>Front and back</li>
<li>Name of the album</li>
<li>Name of the band</li>
<li>Track list on back</li>
<li>Colour and font scheme </li>
<li>Constant reference to the band's image, either with text or pictures, colours and motifs: key.</li>
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2. How would you categorise the covers in front of you? Are there any other ways of distinguishing between them other than generically? <br />
<ul><li>All are completely different and unique to the artist/label...</li>
<li>2 categories: </li>
</ul><ol><li>Band pictures: mostly rock/indie bands such as Maroon 5 and The Kooks. These usually resemble snapshots of the bands walking around, un-posed, at a rehearsal and are assembled seemingly randomly. Also hip-hop artists such as Ciara or Beyonce to show their beauty and are in sexually provocative poses.</li>
<li>Graphical design, no picture: electro groups such as Justice and Subfocus, where the graphics suit the music which is made on a computer, too. </li>
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3. Album covers serve many different functions. What do you think these are (ie what is their purpose?) <br />
<ul><li>To promote the band's latest focus in the time it's taken to make the album, and their inspiration, ie. an album that represents their political feelings. The album brings together all the songs under one theme and pakages it.</li>
<li>The album acts as a continum of their hit song or their first release, so if it was successful the album will be something fans will be interested to buy. It represents the first single.</li>
<li>It acts as a special gift to the major fans, buying a piece of the band. </li>
<li>Gives the band a clear image, literally pakaging the band. </li>
</ul><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Deconstructing an Album cover: </span></strong><br />
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Baby, baby, baby<br />
You are my <strong>voodoo child</strong>, my voodoo child<br />
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<span style="color: red;">"Voodoo Child": The woman singing is a domineering she-devil. She tempts men with her sexual movements and then controls them, like a voodoo doll.</span><br />
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You're like voodoo baby<br />
<strong>You just take hold</strong><br />
<strong>Put your cards on the table baby</strong><br />
Do I twist, Do I fold?<br />
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<span style="color: red;">But here the lyrics contradict themselves, which is a generic convention of dance songs, as the lyrics often don't make sense and there is a bigger focus on the actual music. "You just take hold" implies that he is performing voodoo on her, instead of her controlling him. "Put your cards on the table baby" implies that her man is a mystery she needs to work out.</span><br />
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You're like voodoo honey<br />
All silver and gold<br />
Why don't you tell me my future<strong>?</strong><br />
Why don't I <strong>sell you my soul? </strong><br />
So here it comes, the sound of drums<br />
(Here come the drums, here come the drums)<br />
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<span style="color: red;">This section attaches a sexual feel to the idea of domineering and being domineered: she wants to tame him but also wants to tempt him and "sell" him her soul. This creates a feeling of lust and mystery, as she is not just giving up herself, she's tempting him to control her by asking suggestive questions.</span><br />
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[Chorus:]<br />
Baby, baby, baby<br />
You are my voodoo child, my voodoo child<br />
<strong>Don't say maybe maybe</strong><br />
It's <strong>supernatural</strong>, I'm comin' undone<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Here we return to the idea of her controlling him, giving him a clear instruction: "don't say maybe". The word "supernatural" gives us an insight into her mind, as we imagine all the weird and magical things that she may want to do to him or have done to her. Also the sound of the word supernatural as it is sung in the song: superNATural, where the emphasis in on the third syllable, is fierce and sexy, and again encourages us to use our imagination...</span><br />
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[Chorus]<br />
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You're like voodoo baby<br />
Your <strong>kisses</strong> are cold<br />
Feel your <strong>poison</strong> running through me<br />
<strong>Let me never grow old</strong><br />
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<span style="color: red;">This verse focuses on the magical aspects of the song, with "poison", and the last line worded like a spell..."let me never grow old". She is taunting and insulting him by saying his "kisses are cold", but also attaching sexual meaning to the "posion" line by saying it's running through her body. She wants to be young forever to taunt and tease him.</span><br />
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You're like voodoo honey<br />
<strong>My pictures you stole</strong><br />
You play me like a puppet<br />
<strong>Sticking pins in a doll</strong><br />
So here it comes, the sound of drums<br />
(Here come the drums, here come the drums)<br />
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<span style="color: red;">He is in control in this verse, but the lyrics are so that although he seems to control her, she has tempted him to do so and she herself is clearly in control. His actions are incredibly sexual ("sticking pins in a doll"...."my picture you stole") and she is highlighting how desirable she is to him, how he can't resist her.</span><br />
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[Chorus][x2]<br />
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Woo!<br />
Here come the drums, here come the drums<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
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Baby, baby, baby<br />
You just take hold<br />
Don't say maybe, maybe<br />
Do I twist do I fold?<br />
<span style="color: red;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420284491687247326.post-66997490843435370902009-09-23T05:06:00.000-07:002009-12-17T09:09:35.864-08:00FINAL DESICION.....Voodoo Child by Rogue Traders!!! I'm excited about this. I wouldn't have thought of it as a song choice but thinking about it now it presents really good filming oporunities, as well as styling/ costume. Here are what I'm thinking for some 80's/60's/disco looks and costumes in the video:<br />
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