This year I am carrying on with A level media. As part of this course there is an amount of coursework to complete. Set by the exam board are some briefs in which you get to choose one to create as your coursework. Out of the 15 briefs we were shown I finally choose to make a music video. I've always been interested in music and the different types produced, I also enjoy the music videos that come with the song as I think they tell the story of the song especially if the lyrics are not always that clear. I like the idea of creating a music video and have loads of conventions I know need to be incorporated into one to make it successful. This is not only from research but from what I have seen before. After searching on YouTube for examples of music videos that have been made by people doing this course it amazed me what people can do with limited equipment and editing software to make a real successful looking music video.

This is an example of a music video i saw which had been created as part of this coursework, I liked this one as it shows throughout that you don't need high tech quality cameras and editing software to create a good looking music video. This video shows that you just need to be skillful with your camera angles and mise en scene which they have just done through changing light colours onto a background which they are dancing in front of. The use of good camera angles and lighting along with the high level editing make this music video look professional. I hope when I reach my final product it can match something as simple and effective as the one shown above.

1) In the first shot above it shows a dance routine which should be incorporated into a music video if it is a boy/girl band. This is following the Andrew Goodwin theory that boy/girl bands will have a specialised dance routine in their music video.

2) The second shot shows effective editing using limited resources which shows it is possible to do professional looking editing using basic editing program in this case the use of split screens moving across the screen to give the illusion of time moving on.

3) The first shot exposes close up shots which change to something different whenever the beat of the music changes. Various close up's are shown as the fast beat is played, the close up shots last for the first 5 seconds of the song and give a professional look due to exact matching of when the beat changes the picture does to.