Band Name Survey

Survey Results

In our group we came up with a range of various band names. We then used www.surveymonkey.com to create a survey asking our target audience of teenagers "Which band name(s) do you like the best?". This was done in order to help us decide which band name to use in reference to the target demographic that we will be promoting the music video to. It could be suggested if the demographic like the band name they may be more likely to watch our music video. The survey shows the most popular band name choice is "The Racoons" with 88.9%  of the vote; this is probably the most popular choice due to similar indie band names; The Wombats, The Maccabees and The Vaccines and the name fiits with coventional indie band names.

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Consent To Use Copyright Music from the Record Label

It is illegal to use a copyright product without permission, so in order to use Wheatus' song 'Teenage Dirtbag' in it's original entirity, we had to contact the band's record label who own the song and it's rights.We did this in order to use it for educational purposes for our A2 Media Coursework.

This is the letter that we sent the record label.

Crommwelll Commnity College

Wenny Road

Chatteris

Cambridgeshire

7th December 2011

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am writing to your record label to ask for your permission to use the song 'Teenage Dirtbag' by Wheatus for our group's A2 Level Media Studies Coursework project.

As a group, we are aware that this song is a copyright song and i am therefore writing to you to ask for the record label's consent to use the song for educational purposes only.

I look forward to a response from you.

Your's faithfully,

Ben Jolley

Reconsideration of Audio Visual Main Task: Music Video

Once we began filming, we realised that what we wanted to film of a party in a school was too ambitious in the time scale we had to complete the video. This led us to discuss the issue as a group to decide what we could do to still produce a high quality video but to also complete the filming of it by the deadline.

We decided on the new concept of:

• Using band scenes for the chorus', which we had already filmed at this point and felt they should be a strong aspect of the video.
• The plot would focus on Ben and Aimee being the couple that want to be together, which relates to the lyrics, such as; "her name is noel, i have a dream about her"
• Therefore, we will use clips mainly of Ben and Aimee, (both together and alone) where they are acting naturally to show a visable connection between them to the teenage target audience.

Ancillary Task: Album Cover Feedback

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:

"I like the high quality image; it looks sharp and professional"

"The band name stands out from the cover as it is in a large, eye-catching font and is a different colour to the image"

"The costumes the band are wearing a typical of teenage clothing; skinny jeans, hoodie, sunglasses and t shirts".

"The layout is conventional of covers for albums"

"This is my faviroute of the album covers"




         


"The image looks too squished in and the band seem to look out of proportion"

"The image used stands out well from the brick wall background and appears almost 3D like"

"The clothing the band are wearing is conventional of indie bands; leather jackets and sunglasses and the lead singer smoking"

"The choice of font for the band name could be larger and in capitals rather than lower case to split the album cover up"

"The band name stands out from the cover as it is in a large, eye-catching font and is appears well in contrast to the colour of the sky"

"The image used could have showed the band closer to the camera through a mid-close up rather than a long shot as they seem distant from the cover"

"The costumes the band are wearing a typical of teenage clothing; skinny jeans, denim shirt, sunglasses, headbans and t shirts"

Audience Feedback: Music Magazine Album Advertisement 2

I placed my ancillary task which was to produce an album advertisement for a music magazine on the popular social networking site: http://www.facebook.com/ in the Media Coursework Photo's section of my profile and asked people that meet the requirement's of my target age group of teenagers to comment under the product on what they like, dislike and what could be improved about the album advertisement. I decided to create two album advertisements in order to allow my target audience to compare both and allow me to find out which they prefer and which is most conventional. This is the second  of the album advertisements that i have produced. This is a link to where the photo and the recieved comments can be found on my facebook profile: http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150736297909923&set=a.10150697087854923.458544.726604922&type=1&theater

Audience Feedback: Music Magazine Album Advertisement 1

I placed my ancillary task which was to produce an album advertisement for a music magazine on the popular social networking site: http://www.facebook.com/ in the Media Coursework Photo's section of my profile and asked people that meet the requirement's of my target age group of teenagers to comment under the product on what they like, dislike and what could be improved about the album advertisement. I decided to create two album advertisements in order to allow my target audience to compare both and allow me to find out which they prefer and which is most conventional. This is the first of the album advertisements that i have produced.This is a link to where the photo and the recived comments can be found on my facebook profile: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150697087854923.458544.726604922&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=10150736293859923&set=a.10150697087854923.458544.726604922&type=1&theater



Summary of Audience Feedback for Album Advertisement

From placing both of my album avertisements on my facebook page and asking people to comment on them i have decided to use the first one based on the positive comments that i recieved; some of the comments that helped me make this decision were:

"The simple design and clear layout is a winner"

"The links are in proportion to the rest of the advert"

"The quotes work well in selling the album"

"The image fits in with the genre of music"

"The reviews and websites make it look professional"

Therefore i believe that this advert is most conventional and is the most appealing to the target audience out of the two due to it's conventional, clear layout and popular features of album adverts.

Ancillary Task: DRAFT Advertisement's for The Racoons Album

In order to gain feedback on my two ancillary task magazine advertisemnt posters, I posted both posters on my facebook page; http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150736293859923&set=a.10150697087854923.458544.726604922&type=1&theate

and then posted asking people that meet the age of my target dempographic to comment. This would enable me to find out what people of my target audience think about the posters and lead me to further develop and improve the poster.

Analysis of a similar product using Audience Theory: Example - 'Watch The Sun Come Up'

Adorno's hyperdermic needle model suggests that the media injects a message into the passive audience.The message that is injected by this music video is that the singer; Example is lusting after a beautiful, idealised and picturesque girl. This is evidenced by the first shot being of the woman sleeping next to Example where he appears to be in love with her after gazing lovingly into her eyes. The camera focuses on the woman in the opening shot and shows her with long, blonde hair and the sun shining beind; this injects the message that she is the object of visual pleasure and is seen with bright, warm sunshine which influences the audience as a mass to engage with the video and accept the intended message. Blumler & Katz' Uses and Gratification Model can also be applied to this music video which suggests that the media satisfies different audience needs in four ways. The first way is Diversion; this is evidenced in the music video through the use of a tropical, picturesque holiday landscape of a beach which is seen throughout the video which provides the audience with an entertaining break from everyday life. The second need is known as Personal Relationships, which is where the audience watching this music video are intended to empathise with the singer, Example who wants to be with his female companion which forms a sort of social interaction. The third need is Personal Identity which is where the audience's identity are shaped by the media texts they consume and their responses to them. This would be shown in the music video as the audience who watch the music video would have a music taste of conventional mainstream, chart friendly, pop music and their response would be positive creating their own identity through the type of music they listen to. The final audience need that is satisfied is known as surviellance which is where the specific media of the music video provides the audience with information about the world setting around us which is evidenced in the music video which portrays a man and a woman falling in love with each other which is seen around the world.

Planning: Risk Assessment for Main Audio Visual Task

Risk Assessment

Main Task: Production Plan

Mise-en scene:

Costume:
Main Girl: Aimee England -  long socks
                                                plimsolls
                                                shorts
                                                printed band t-shirt
                                                messy hair

Main Boy: Ben Stanhope  - skinny jeans
                                             converse trainers/ military boots
                                             retro jumper
                                             check shirt
Band Guitarist: Becky Rooney - jeans                  
                                                     printed t-shirts
                                                     leather jacket
                                                     plimsolls

Props/Equipment:

• drums
• guitar
• bass guitar
• guitar straps
• guitar amplifiers
• microphone
• microphone stand
• chair/stool
• car
• cigarette
• notebook
• sunglasses
• gig tickets

Lighting:
Rooftop - natural lighting, dependant of weather
Hallway - basic school lights
Outside - natural bright lighting/film on sunny day

Locations/ Settings:

• Rooftop garden
• Atrium
• School corridoor
• School car park
• Outside
• Hallway
• Graveyard

Sound:
"Teenage Dirtbag" song - non-diegetic

Activities: Dates & Times:

We will begin filming on Monday 13th February for three weeks:
13/2/12: 9:00 - 11:00
14/2/12: 11:30 - 1:00
16/2/12: 11:30 - 12:30
20/2/12: 9:00 -11:00
21/2/12: 11:30 - 1:00
23/2/12: 11:30 - 12:30
27/2/12: 9:00 - 11:00
28/2/12: 11:30 - 12:30
1/3/12: 11:30 - 12:30
This will enable us to have 13 hours to film our music video
We will then begin editing the following week starting Monday 5th Marh for a further three weeks:
5/3/12: 9:00 - 11:00
6/3/12: 11:30 - 1:00
8/3/12: 11:30 - 12:30
12/3/12: 9:00 - 11:00
13/3/12: 11:30 - 1:00
15/3/12: 11:30 - 12:30
19/3/12: 9:00 - 11:00
20/3/12: 11:30 - 1:00
22/3/12: 11:30 - 12:30
This will enable us to have 13 hours to edit our music video

Eqiuipment needed:
Video camera & Tripod - we will ask a member of staff for the use of the video camera and the tripod two weeks prior to the start of filming to ensure we are able to begin filming like planned  without any issues, such as; lack of equipment or the video camera & tripod being used by another group on the same date.

Personell:
Ben Jolley: Director
Aimee England: Editor/ Main Girl
Jess Langley: Editor
Ben Stanhope: Main Boy
Becky Rooney: Guitarist

Planning: Draft Shotlist for Main Audio Visual Task

Camerawork:

Shot	Location	Shot type	Description
1	Classrooms	Pan	Camera panning around classrooms
2	Classrooms	Extreme close-up	Of clock at the end of school day
3	Hallway	Pan	Of children running and screaming in the hallway
4	Rooftop	Establishing shot	Of band playing on the rooftop
5	Hallway	Extreme close-up	Of main girl's face
6	Hallway	Shot-Reverse-Shot	Of main boy looking at main girl and vice-versa
7	Hallway	Close-up	Of main girl's face
8	Hallway	Tilt	Of main girl's face from the bottom up
9	Hallway	Close-up	Of main boy's face looking sad
10	Atrium	Pan/Long-Shot	Of band playing in the school atrium; filmed in black and white
11	Hallway	Close-up	Of main boy's iPod playing an Iron Maiden song
12	Atrium/Hallway	Ariel shot	Of party in the atrium and hallway where everyone's dancing and the band are playing
13	Atrium/Hallway	Pan	Of cleaners and dinnerladies dancing in the atrium and hallway
14	Hallway	Over shoulder shot	Of main boy watching main girl kissing another girl and looking jealous
15	Hallway	Zoom in	Of other boy's gun
16	Hallway	Long-Shot	Of other boy high fiving with friends; typical teenage boy behaviours
17	Rooftop	Pan/Long-Shot	Of footage of the band playing on the rooftop
18	Hallway	Long-Shot	Of main boy standing on his own and looking lonely
19	Hallway	Pan	Of the rest of the band
20	Atrium	Pan/Long-Shot	Of footage of the band playing on the rooftop; filmed in black and white
21	Atrium	Establishing shot	Of main boy standing on his own and looking lonely
22	Atrium	Pan	Of main girl walking over to main boy	<><><> Slow motion
23	Atrium	Close-up	Of main boy's face looking happy
24	Atrium	Long-Shot	Of main boy and main girl standing together looking happy and both smiling
25	Atirum	Over shoulder shot	Of main girl talking/singing to the main boy; "I've got two tickets for Iron Maiden baby"
26	Atrium	Long-Shot	Of main boy and main girl
27	Atrium	Close-up	Of main boy and girl smiling
28	Hallway	Pan/Long-Shot	Of footage of the band and party; filmed in black and white in order to look old fashioned
29	Atrium	Long-Shot	Of main boy and main girl kissing
30	Atrium	Zoom in/Close-Up	Of main boy and girl kissing
31	Atrium	Fade Out	End of music video