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Tuesday 20 September 2016

Most Controversial music videos

MIA - Born Free 
https://vimeo.com/11219730

  •  This music video is a 9 minute 'mini movie' which had everyone talking and caused a lot of controversy and uproar, but was also praised just as much as it was criticised. 
  • The video was placed in an alternative reality where ginger haired people are the persecuted minority, and young ginger haired men are taken away by grown men wearing gas masks, and then the young boy is later shot in the head.
  • The use of camera angles are good as theres a big variety, from close ups  to extreme long shots. They also use zoom and hand held camera movements which give the video much more effect as we feel like we can see everything from the persons eyes.
  • The video also points out some major issues such as genocide exists, violent oppression is still common and the USA is still leading the world through military force. 
  • MIA released this video too create a reaction from the public and thats exactly what she did.


Madonna - Like A Prayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fzeNUqQbQ

Madonna has a history of doing controversial and provocative videos but this video was by far the most controversial video, and some would say it's the most controversial video of all time.
Sex sells, and Madonna knows this but she mixed two big things that are't really to be mixed. Sex and religion.

20th September 2016 - Video purposes


Music Video Purposes

  • Controversy - A disagreement in public, eg; something that causes conflict between different people in society. 
  • Battle of the sexes
  • Culture and Religion
  • Race
  • Stereotype 
  • Gay rights
  • Politics

Promotion = Profit 

Artist: more fame = more money (sponsorship, sales, record deals)
Record Company : Higher single or album sales = more profit 

Controversial videos 

  1. Aphex Twin - Window Licker 
  2. Madonna - Feels like for a Girl
  3. Erykah Badu - Window Seat
  4. Justice - Stress
  5. MIA - Born Free
  6. Rihanna - s&m
  7. TATU- All the things she said

Monday 19 September 2016

Favourite Music Video's

Madonna - Vogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJQSAiODqI

This video is one of my favourite music video's of all time.
This video is very popular as it has a catchy song and like all good music video's, it has a great dance routine. The whole video is set in black and white and has a very 1930/1940's hollywood glamour theme to it. Then we have the title 'Vogue' which is just reminding us of how Madonna can strike a pose.

Michael Jackson - Beat it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0

Michael Jackson was the first artist to successfully pull off making a short film as a music video as he proved with Thriller, and Beat It also showed how good he was at making short films. His dancing in this video really makes the whole thing and shows how amazing he really is. The video has a story behind it, two 'gangs' go against each other until Michael comes in and breaks up the fight and begins to dance, and then encouraging both gangs to start dancing to show that violence is never the answer.

The purpose of this video is to promote Michael as an artist as the video is promoting the two things Michael is best as, producing short film music videos and his amazing choreographed dances.
The record company didn't pay for the video as they didn't think it would be worth the money so Michael paid for it out of his money and it's now become one of the greatest music videos of all time.


Sunday 18 September 2016

Music Video Purposes

PURPOSES OF MUSIC VIDEO

1.Promotion of a particular song
2.Promotion of the artist's album
3.Promotion of a particular artist
4.Promotion of and synergy with another media product
5.Increase income for the record company
6.Increasing the range of media an artist is active in

Friday 16 September 2016

Music video's through the ages, 1900-2000's.

1920's - Sweet Georgia Brown

  • Black and white
  • One camera angle, stay in one position through out the whole thing
1920's - St Louis Blues
  • More than one camera angle
  • Camera panned across the screen, it moved all over the place and they focus on the main singer.
  • Still in black and white no colour.
  • A lot more action, scenery and more actors.
1950's - Jailhouse rock, Elvis Presley
  • Dancing and was all choreographed. 
  • Set - in a jail so they have a story for the video.
  • Black and white.
  • Better sound.
  • Lots more camera angles.
1960-'s Bob Dylan,  Subterranean homesick blues
  • Story line.
  • One main focus point.
  • Black and white, but clearer quality.
  • Sound is clearer.
  • Abstract.
1960's - Strawberry fields forever, The Beatles
  • Colour
  • Much clearer sound
  • Lots of lights
  • Set outside
  • Much more editing has been involved.
  • Effects.

1970's - Bohemian rhapsody, Queen
  • Lighting has improved
  • Fades and cuts used.
  • Editing has improved greatly.
  • Much more colour yet the video is very dark in areas.
  • Recored as if they are on stage performing.
  • Uses silhouettes.
  • Very long.
  • Glam/Rock - make up, satin, costumes
  • Much more creative.
1970's - Jocko Homo, Devo
  • Electric music
  • Lot's of characters.
  • Clever editing.
  • Futuristic.
  • Crazy.
1980's - David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes
  • Glam rock
  • Uses a green screen.
  • Uses lots of characters.
  • Changes from colour to black and white and then back to colour.
  • A lot of different scenery.
  • Things got weird.
  • Experimental.

1980 - Video Killed The Radio Star, The Buggles
  • Comic effects.
  • Futuristic.
  • So many different uses of the camera.
1990's - Stop, Spice Girls
  • Auto tune.
  • Choreographed dances.
  • Pop.
1990's - Nirvana, Heart Shaped Box
  • Rock/Grunge.
  • Two different sides of the video, light happy side and then a dark side.
  • Focus on Kurt Cobain.
  • Animation.
  • Religious.

2000's - Blink 182, All The Small Things.
  • Parody.
  • Dancing.
  • Editing is good.
  • Colourful, fun, happy.
  • Big budget.
2016's - Future, The Weekend
  • Explicit language
  • Dark

Monday 12 September 2016

Memorable TV ad (David)

For my most memorable TV advertisement i chose the Money Supermarket ad, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdeB1eGK57o .
They have a series of these ads with all the same actors in, the one i'm using is the latest release in the series of adverts.

The target audience is for 11+

In the first advert they released the ad was the most complained advert of 2015 but the lastest advert has been highly praised.
You have three men having a dance off in the middle of a empty car park - a builder and 2 workmen.

While i researched this ad i found out the dancers have names, Colin, Dave and Gary. There aren't any celebrity endorsements in any of the Money Supermarket adverts, but they don't need them as it's become such a well known series of adverts everyone knows the guys from the money supermarket ads.
Ironically since the ad's have started Colin and Dave have become 'celebrities'. They have had TV interviews, got thousands of followers on twitter and have become over night sensations.

Fifth Harmonys smash hit 'Worth it' begins and when this advert came out they were top of the charts so everyone knew the song and they are a girl group who are all beautiful,stunning and can all dance very well so they might have used the song as you can dance well to it.

Once the music begins Dave comes out in a suit and tie with a pair on denim shorts and a pair of black stilettos begins to twerk and dance his way around the car park and then builder named Gary comes out with a typical builders out fit on and then he pulls out a scaffolding pole and begins to pole dance. After the builder has finished he carries on dancing and a well dressed man called Colin comes out and starts showing off some impressive moves. The whole advert is very dramatic as the three men are taking the dance off so seriously which in turn brings the comedy aspect to the advert.

It's effective as you always remember the man dancing in heels and these adverts are so different to other products on the market and you remember these it's funny as a man dancing in heels having a dance off with a builder and another business man isn't very common and breaks the stereo type of women dancing in heels.

It's an anti realist ad as it is set in the real world but it's not something that would happen everyday.
The whole advert is all very surreal as it isn't something that would happen in a car park on  a normal day.
There aren't any celebrity endorsements in this ad, but ironically since the ad's have started Colin and Dave have become 'celebrities'. They have had TV interviews, got thousands of followers on twitter and have become over night sensations.

They use cold, industrial lighting for this ad, yet it's not dark. It's a well lit scene.

The tag line is 'You're so money supermarket' which is well known and everyone associates this tagline with them. They also mention about 'feeling epic' and thats how they make you feel after watching it and after watching the ad you do think that the whole advertisement is 'Epic'

The whole point  of the ad is to create memory of the ad to the audience. The ad is well known and because of the popularity it's become very memorable.


Introducing me

iMy names Elise, i'm 17 years old.
I'm studying 60 media and 30 credit business. I did level 2 media and health and social care last year.

I'm excited to study media this year as it's something i enjoy and i really enjoyed doing it last year so i hope this year will be fun and interesting.
In my spare time i'm normally out with friends or shopping. I use social media a lot, including Instagram, Facebook, snap chat, twitter and whatsapp.
I enjoy swimming a lot and over the summer i got my National Lifeguard qualification after a lot of hard work to get it.
I support Crystal Palace and when i was younger i used to play a lot of football.
I grew up in Crystal Palace, south london then i moved to Dulwich and then a few years ago i moved to Sanderstead.
For secondary school i went to Sydenham High School.