Above is my magazine front-cover and double-page spread that I created for my GCSE Media Studies coursework. The brief was a ‘teenage lifestyle’ magazine and I feel as though I followed the brief well. However, I could’ve focused more on the general look and visual aesthetic of my coursework so that it was more appealing and unique in format.
This was a magazine front-cover that I made for the Big Issue. I chose Daniel Craig as my ‘elite person’ to feature because he used to be homeless, and therefore would provide some value transference between the magazine and actor. A challenge for me was making sure that my magazine adhered to the usual conventions of a Big Issue magazine, which I think that I achieved quite well with the typography of the masthead. However, I would improve on the section in between the masthead, focussing on fixing the blank space created.
Here is an infographic that I created for a mock-partnership between the dancer Nikita Kuzmin and the Diabetes medical wear company Dexcom. The main aim of this task was to create a brand partnership that had value transference, and I feel as though I accomplished this due to my chosen brand ambassador.
Above was a task to create a beauty care advert, where I chose to do the Body Shop. I particularly like the gradient on the logo which was done to match the text, but I feel like the text itself isn’t clear enough when in contrast with the photo in the background.
Initially I created two mood boards for my music video. The first mood board is a collage of references for the visual aesthetic I would like the video and accompanying website to have, inspired by the 80s just like the video. The second mood board is a collection of different shots that I may include in my music video, to create a collage of what the product may look like.
For my coursework, I have decided to do Brief 4: Music Video and online. This is because this brief intrigued me the most, not only because I enjoy rock music, but because I want to push myself to produce a good music video as this is something I’d like to do in the future. It was between the music video brief and the magazine brief, but I decided against doing the magazine as I’d done this for GCSE Media Studies.
My initial idea was to do a music video for the song ‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ by the rock band Simple Minds. The music video will be split between performance shots of the band playing and shots following the narrative of the video.The song was popularised and most well-known from the 1985 film ‘The Breakfast Club’, and so I have chosen to parody the movie in the narrative.
The film follows a group of polar-opposite students who represent different highschool stereotypes (such as the nerd, the jock etc) all being put in detention together. By the end, they all become friends and discover they’re much more similar than they seem. The narrative of the video will follow a similar route, with the characters not speaking to each other at first but soon bonding and eventually mirroring the friendship that’s seen throughout with the band performing.
Each member will represent a different main character/stereotype from the movie:
The Athlete - The Singer
The Brain - The Bassist
The Criminal - The Lead Guitarist
The Princess - The Drummer
The Basket Case - The Rhythm Guitarist
The music video would act as homage to 80’s movies in general, with other intertextual references of some of the most iconic 80’s movies also included due to the influence that the ‘band’ takes from 80’s rock music and culture. These references may range from shots mimicking scenes from the movie, to ‘Easter Eggs’ in the mise-en-scene for the audience to recognise.
Some of the movies that may be included are:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Lost Boys
Back To The Future
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Big
E.T
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Stand By Me
The band’s description would be along the lines of:
‘An up-and-coming rock band, taking influence from 80’s new wave, dance-rock and post-punk artists like Simple Minds, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, New Order, and The Cure.’
Colour Scheme:
Above is a colour palette that I initially created when thinking into the visual aesthetic that I’d like the website to have, inspired by the ‘retro’ 80’s theme of the band.
Brainstorming:
When thinking about my NEA, I have come up with a few ideas along the way that I may or may not want to include:
Cameo of a 'teacher' character
Projections/silhouettes
Title card is a painting - sell painting on website
Opening- put VHS into old TV which starts up the title card - zoom into music video
Write one of the lyrics on each of their faces/hands "dont" "you" "forget" "about" "me"
Badges of 80s films and pop-culture references for 'Criminal's' jacket
