Note to Moderator...

Dear Moderator...
This is my work, which i really enjoyed producing. Thanks for looking at it, i hope you enjoy it as much as i did.
Kind Regards
Sophie.

Final Cut of Video(Bad Quality)...

Seems to be out of time when watched on youtube for some reason!

Finally ancillary product...

Evaluation:Question 1...

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Magazine Interview...

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Magazine:

Magazine Questions:
"When planning your music video, who were your major influences?"
"What sort of ideas from your inspiration did you incorporate into your final outcome?"
"What sort of music video were you aiming to produce from the start?"
"Who were you inspired by when producing your digipak and poster?"

Evaluation:Question 2...

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary task?

Evaluation:Question 3...

What have you learned from your audince feedback?

This is some feedback that i received from teachers for my draft music video. It was really helpful to me and i learnt alot from it. without having this feedback, my final outcome would have been much worse than what it was. I have a much better mise-en-scene after them telling me my first set was no good. The girls, the props and the performance advice all make it so much better.

These pictures are hair and make-up from my draft and real thing. The difference between the two are clearly seen. The first draft was very rushed, and so we didnt have time to do hair or make-up. I literally just had time to apply a little bit of lipstick and that was it. When filming for my final thing, i made sure everything was organised, so i had plenty of time to make sure everything looked right. I didnt want anything to look as bad as it did the first time round, so i really wanted to make sure everything was planned, so it went without any mishaps. Luckily, everything went to plan and the hair and make-up looked really effective on screen and went really well wth my genre/song choice.

These pictures are of my draft and final sets. As you can see the first set on the left has a very derlict feel to it. Howvever, i was advised not to use it as it dint go well with my genre/choice of song. The floor is also very uneven, so it could be risky for my models to walk down there in heels. Therefore, i ended up using an attic for my set. This ended up being a very good idea, as it as safe and just the right size. I decorated the set with lights etc to give it a more mysterious feel and to make it look more retro/add style. I think that with the teachers and my peers commenting on my mise-en-scene, it helped me to decide where else i could set my video....i got a much better outcome, so im so glad i did change my idea.

I created a Twitter account for use with my band. It was useful to create a fan base and to organise myself aswel. I used it to post ideas, and timings etc of what was going on and when. It was also useful for poeple to let me know what they thought about my product and i learnt alot from they're ideas.

With this i also created a questionaire and posted it on twitter for people to answer the questions. I got some feedback, but most of it was positive, so it didnt give me alot to work with. I did get one response that i could do something with though and that was more helpful than what everyone else said. The idea of creating a twitter account was a good one, as it gave me feedback from different people other than just teachers.

Evaluation:Question 4...

How did you use media technologies in construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Equipment i used:

Camera:

I used my fujifilm camera for producing my digipak ad poster. The camera came into great use when needing a front cove for my album cover, a picture for the poster and various pictures for inside of the digipak. The camera's quality is quite good, however the picture didn't come out the way i wanted. I think this was mainly because of the lighting, but with a more focused camera, i may have got a better image. I also used my camera for taking pictures when on the set of my music video, and when planning and researching for my blog, e.g set and hair/make-up pictures etc.

Video Camera:

I used a video camera, when producing my music video. The camera was one of the school's and wasn't too bad. It wasn't the best quality, but did the job that i needed it for. The camera tri-pod was also useful (especially because my video was set in the attic) for making it smaller and twisting it around. With my set being set in an attic, i needed the camera in a short position most of the time, so it was very handy.

Mac's:

I used the macs to edit and upload my footage. With the macs being quite old in school, there's not much that you can do with footage. However, the stuff i could do with it was enough and did the job OK. The macs can sometimes be slow, but with the amount of time i had things got done to a good standard and in plenty of time.

These products all made my life easier when producing my coursework. Without these i wouldn't of been able to do anything. They all helped; the mac's for uploading and editing in a good way, the camera; for getting a reasonably good quality image and the video camera's for producing my music video and making it easier for me to move the camera around with the tripod. The all inked together in the end. I used the video camera and digital camera to produce my work and then the macs for editing my work to have a completed final piece. For my evaluation stage i used a normal computer to produce my work and then post it to my blog.