24 October 2013

Music Video Analysis - Assessment Week

Rockstar 101 - Rihanna

TASK: Analyse the following video referencing Goodwin and Vernallis. Particularly focus on gender representation and star image. Offer different readings.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/rihanna/rockstar-101/USUV71001042#

14 October 2013

Ancillary Tasks - selection of old posts to help you

Click to see a good example of the research and planning that should go into your ancilliary tasks: the digipak and magazine advert

Last album digipak: FINALLY, HERE IS A PAGE WITH EXAMPLES OF CD COVERS AND MAGAZINE ADVERTS.

And here is the template for your digipak. You can find it on the Media drive in the Digipak folder. You'll need to import it into Photoshop.

Obviously this only has four panels; you should be aiming for six:


Have a look at this group's work on ancillary tasks. They achieved level 4.

The magazine advert:

Here is their 6-frame digipack:
Do check out these obscure and brilliant album covers: 
http://a2musicvid.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/great-album-covers-have-look.html

Audience Research - Initial questions + Theory

Uses and Gratifications