Eleanor Penfold - A2 Media Studies

Thursday, 8 December 2016

RISK ASSESSMENT

Here is a risk assessment I have completed so I insure I am safe when I go to film my music video...

Within this post I have attached evidence from my peers who have listened to my chosen song 'Bird Set Free' by Sia and have therefore provided me with helpful ideas in which I can use to aid my music video ideas. I found this exercise extremely helpful as I find producing ideas very difficult and this therefore allowed me to have the inspiration to then begin drafting new ideas which can be used within my music video. I additionally found this useful as it then allowed me to insure that the ideas were coming from my target audience. This therefore means that the basic creation of my music video (if inspired by these ideas) will meed and conform to the needs and wants of my target audience. Receiving this information has additionally created great excitement and inspiration in which I hope to incorporate into my work...

Ideas from Peers

Dancing piece
Narrative
Conceptual- walking through unusual environments
Actor is dressed as a bird
Daydreamer
Experiment with a combination of different objects
Flashbacks

I really like these ideas and believe that by gaining ideas from my peers I will be able to insure that I can incorporate them into my one ideas. In regards to my initial idea I would like to incorporate the ideas of dancing, conceptual, the actor as a bird and the element of the day dreamer within my media film. I will have my actor seeming as through she had fallen out of the tree where she then wakes up and explores her surroundings. She will then be presented as if she were a bird where elements of a flashback will be apparent. Ultimately by using the likes of my peers ideas I have been able to then aid the development of my own.

PROOF TO USE THE SONG

Here is a screen shot of an email I have sent to Greg Kurstin (the producer of Sia's song 'Bird Set Free') seeking permission to use the song within my media coursework...

Dear Sir,

I’m writing to ask permission for the use of the song ‘Bird Set Free' by Sia. This will be solely for educational purposes. My task is to create a music video which is then uploaded onto my blog for my A level Media coursework. Our task has no budget attached to it therefore no profit will be made. My music video will be reachable via my blog where the examiner will see it and school YouTube channel only. I would greatly appreciate it if you could respond stating whether this would be acceptable.

Yours faithfully,

Eleanor Penfold

I have additionally tweeted Sia in regards to having permission to use her song.

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

ANNOTATED LYRICS

Annotated Lyrics

Below are some examples of the annotated lyrics I have completed. The first one I have evaluated in regards to how the song can be related to me. Moreover I have physically described what the lyrics mean. I have then begun to annote the lyrics in regards to what I could use within my music video. The song has very powerful lyrics and therefore I needed to insure that the film in which I take reflects the lyrics and confirms to the genre and meaning of the overall song.