A2 MEDIA STUDIES

setting up your terms work

LO FOR THE TERM
to research, plan, prep, shoot and edit you music video,
print advert and digipak
THE
SUMMER
audit of your summer work
PAIRED
in pairs you need to audit each others summer work ! what
did they achieve, what did they attempt but not achieve,
what did they not attempt
please use the sheet provided and complete in as much
details as possible
TIMEFRAME
WEEKS 2!5 ! Research, planning, preparation, pre!
production for music video shoot "and ancillary products#
What does this mean for you?
Make a list of what you will need to do individually and as a
group to remain on track.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Make a list of your strengths in Media with evidence from
your previous experience in AS
Also make a list of your areas of development ! things you
NEED to improve and also maybe want to learn more
about.
GROUPS
All students will work in groups or 3 ideally
If you havent formed a group you will need to do so. If you
were in a group but someone has not returned, you may
need a replacement.
There will be no one working on their own and no groups of
4.
You have 10 minutes to discuss with the others in the room
what you can bring to a group and listen to what they have
to o$er.
GENRES
Even if you have secured rights to a song and know who is in
your group you still need to explore your understanding of
the music genre you will be working in.
Write down and discuss the questions in your groups:
who are the leading artists in the genre?
what is the history of this genre?
what other genres does it connect with?
QUESTIONS
What types of music video would be typical of the genre? !
performance, narrative, concept, hybrid
How do artist from the genre represent themselves?
Who is the audience and what do they expect/want?
Is there iconography, design, lighting which is typical of the
genre?
WRITE
Individually, write up your discussion and plan how you will
improve your knowledge of the genre of music through
research.
You need to have 3 actions to be completed by Thursdays
lessons when you will revisit this as a group.
The actions will need to be signed o$ by the group and you
will be accountable to each other for completing the work.