Adding me as a member of your blog

Hi all,

You have a lot to work to get on with this week but there's some fantastic evidence of creativity on your blogs so far - well done!

Please ensure you add me as a member of your blog so I can provide individual feedback on your progress. If you've forgotten how to do this from last year, instructions can be found here... http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?answer=41440

Also, ensure you enable comments to be posted; instructions can be found here...
http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?answer=41443

Email Request

How to Structure your Copyright Email Request

Dear…

My name is…

I am studying… (explain the course)

Explain what this project involves

Request to use their song

You have no intent to sell your video

Assure won’t be copyright issues as it will solely be used for an educational purpose

Song Choice and Lyrics

You have FOUR TASKS to cover this week

TASK ONE
Explain why you have chosen your song (what decisions have made and why?)
NB You must also write about songs you have discarded

TASK TWO
Upload your song’s lyrics
NB add if you have any particular ideas for scripting particular words

TASK THREE
Contact the music producers for your song: write an email asking permission to use their song

TASK FOUR
Have a group meeting to discuss your ideas and add minutes to your meeting log

Useful videos for intertextuality:

Genre Theory

Tasks
Make notes on 'genre theory' in the lesson
Discuss ideas as a group, then upload your own notes onto your blog:

Areas to cover on your blog
* Genre theorists: what is genre / sub genre?
* Which genre have you chosen and why? ADD PICS
* What are the main GENERIC CHARACTERISTICS of your genre?
* Which ICONOGRAPHY does your genre use? ADD EXAMPLES AND PICS ONTO YOUR BLOG
* Is your genre narrative, performance or concept?
* Which props, location and set design, COSTUME, shot types, angles, stereotypical characters are archetypal of your genre? (EG gender in hip hop videos) ADD EXAMPLES AND PICS
* Is there a STAR, a DIRECTOR, PRODUCER or RECORD LABEL etc which is strongly associated with the genre? What MEANINGS and associations do they have? ADD PICS

Tasks for today
1. Finish your mood board, upload and justify your creative decisions in colours, iconography, symbolism etc. Entitle this ‘secondary research mood board’ remember to state where you found your images (search engine / NME etc…)
2. Create and maintain a Meeting Log on an Excel Spreadsheet
3. Make a list of bands for whom you would like to produce a music video

Week 1

Welcome back everyone!
I'm glad you're all looking so rejuvenated and ready for your final year at County.

As per today's lesson, please can you ensure you complete the following tasks

1. On your blog create a label called ‘Production ‘Log’ . Within this, create a label for ‘Secondary Source Research’ to contain your mood board.

2. Begin working on a mood board for your chosen genre. Add images and text explaining the rationale behind your chosen images. Use key terminology: representation; audience; atmosphere, iconography, symbolism, mise-en-scene etc. Make your mood board interactive with links to YouTube, MySpace etc. if possible.
Cite your sources: scanned images from (which?) magazines, search engines (google / yahoo etc), Facebook or MySpace pages.

3. Decide on your group members and chosen genre

REMEMBER TO BE CREATIVE!