My Intentions

My name is Chloe Taylor and this blog contains posts for A2 Media Coursework Advanced Portfolio in Biddulph High School Sixth Form. This is my first post on this blog and will therefore give my intentions for my final product. There two choices on what I can create either a music video or a film trailer, with a form of advertisement (poster, album case, magazine advert). There is more new songs being created that are shown on music channels and television, I also watch a large amount of films. Either way, it is not often that I view a music video, while seeing more film trailers on websites such as YouTube and on television. I find it at this moment in time, difficult to decide which I should create. On the other hand, I feel that if I was making a music video, the genre would most likely be Pop I feel it can be explored further in the form of a music video and links in well with my previous course work on a music magazine. If I were to choose the film trailer, I would use the genre of horror. This is because horror is very popular and can be crafted with more open opportunities to make an effective, new trailer for a made-up film.

The idea of both of these projects has also brought choices of the overall style. I personally warm to the idea of creating an animation if looking at a video as; when in a drawing anything can become possible with lack of sense in cartoon logic. There are examples of this in famous music videos such as “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles in which the band explore worlds in dreams, bringing to mine something perhaps in “Alice in Wonderland” as it is so strange, making it unique and for more recognisable when looking back on it. Another example of this is the new version of the song “Bang Bang” (My Baby Shot Me Down) originally sung by Nancy Sinatra in 1966.The modern version was created by David Guetta featuring Skylar Grey in an animated music video based on the Wild Westin the style of Pop Art. This fits perfectly with the lyrics “Bang bang my baby shot me down”.

For a Film Trailer live action would be more appropriate for a horror film as it is more gritty, gripping and more realistic, relating to the audience creating more tension with the idea of the events affecting them and asking: “What would I do in this situation? Would I survive?” This has a greater impact overall.