Lip Synching in Media

This week in media we continued our Music Video Production, by learning how to analyse lyrics to songs and music videos. In a group, we chose two songs, (Fireflies by Owl City and Imagine by John Lennon) and we had to analyse the lyrics in depth, relating to the audience and media terminology. We had to make a presentation, including our interpretations of the song, and then for the second part, we had to analyse the music video that went with it. We analysed the special effects, editing, mise-en-scene and shot composition. We did a powerpoint presentation and wrote a script to accompany it.

We started to study lip synching and we were given Christina Aquilera'd Beautiful to synch to. We were put into groups and we played the music while the others synched to it. We then edited the video with all the other groups and put them into one. I then uploaded it to youtube.

Update on Work

Last week we continued on the music video production (Unit 28), and we leart about censorship and controversy, and we learnt about the changing target audience of the Beastie Boys.

Over the weekend, I completed all of Andrew's coursework, including

• A case study on the Beastie Boys
• A written test on the purpose and importance of music videos.
• A mindmap on censored music videos
• A timeline of the history of music videos.

In Sociology, I had to complete an essay plan for the factors affecting achievement in school for boys and girls, for homework.

We watched a video in tutor, called Sophie's Consent. It was dealing with the issue of consent for rape. I think that she did give consent because she was not protesting and they were both drunk and they did not realise what they were doing.

Media Work for Snow Day

Today I finished the media work that Reno set. I did a PowerPoint presentation on the television show "Glee". I had to analyse certain aspects of it, such as the target audience and the issues that it covers.

I took some screen caps of it:




and the entire presentation is uploaded here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TNKPOHRF

It took me quite a while to do, as I was collecting images from the internet to add, and analysing the show in depth.

Today I also finished the final touches to my storyboards for Animation. I will do the character creation over the weekend.

Snow Days

Today is Friday, and for the past 3 days we have had snow days. This means we have not been able to attend college and missed many lessons.

On Wednesday, I finished the unit records that I needed to complete. I hadn't done the editing record, so I filled that one in.

On Monday, we started the Music Video unit with Andrew. We spent the lesson researching Music Videos, and the types and styles of what they were. For example, The White Stripes video is "original" and the Blur Coffee and TV video is "narrative". We started to plan our own music video and make up our own band in groups.

Because we have just started the unit, there was no work set to do at home.

Yesterday, Reno set us a task for our critical approaches work. We have to analyse a certain TV show, and record who and why we think the audience is, and also discuss the social issues explored in the show. I will be doing "Glee", because it is the perfect example to use, as the whole show is based around morals and the issues of modern high school in the US. It is also one of my all time favourite shows.

I will be working on my presentation today, and I will also have to research what a "mail merge" is, because I need to learn it for my Key Skills test next week, and because of the snow, we haven't been taught it.

First Week Back

Over the last week of the term, I managed to complete my horror movie. I added in extra audio and added the final touches to it.


Today is the first day back and I am feeling quite positive in tutor, and I am ready to start the next project.

I thought I had finished the unit records over the holidays, but I then realized that I to fill out an extra page.