Lyrics to chosen reconstruction of media text

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best

I got my red dress on tonight
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
Got my hair up real big beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feeling alive

Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above all sizzling like your stare
Honey I'm on fire I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best

I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness

I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruising down the coast goin' by 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
Oh if I go, I'll be happy tonight

Oh, my God, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above all sizzlin' like your stare
Honey I'm on fire I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore

Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best

I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness

I think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning skies
Late is better than never
Even if you're gone I'm gonna drive, drive

I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness

Kiss me hard before you go
Summer time sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best

I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness

Production Plan

Monday 1st October

12:40 - Iona, Shannon, Sophie and Jasmine meet to start recording in near by park.

Wednesday 3rd October

10:20 - Iona, Shannon, Sophie, Rhona, Jasmine meet to finish off the filming.

Friday 5th October

1:40 - All meet and start editing.

Deconstruction and Reconstruction of a Media Text

Shoot 30seconds of 1 minute storyboard.


Iona Gladwin - Cast, Editor
Sophie Fitzmaurice - Producer, Director
Jasmine Davies - Camera
Shannon Sutton - Camera Editor
Rhona Drake - Editor


Props and Setting - Park/Forrest containing trees - White flowing dress

Lyrics of my chosen song

Roll away your stone, I'll roll away mine

Together we can see what we will find

Don't leave me alone at this time

For I am afraid of what I will discover inside

Cause you told me that I would find a hole

Within the fragile substance of my soul

And I have filled this void with things unreal

And all the while my character it steals

Darkness is a harsh term don't you think?

And yet it dominates the things I see

It seems that all my bridges have been burnt

But you say that's exactly how this grace thing works

It's not the long walk home that will change this heart

But the welcome I receive with the restart

Darkness is a harsh term don't you think?

And yet it dominates the things I see

Darkness is a harsh term don't you think?

And yet it dominates the things I've seen

Stars hide your fires

These here are my desires

And I won't give them up to you this time around

And so I'll be found

With my stake stuck in the ground

Marking the territory of this newly impassioned soul

But you, you've gone too far this time

You have neither reason nor rhyme

With which to take this soul that is so rightfully mine

Skills Development Essay

I chose AS Media Studies to explore many creative possibilities, which is how I came to choosing my chosen briefs.

As part of my AS Foundation Portfolio media production work I created a front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine, using all original images and text, produced by myself with a minimum of four images taking into consideration the specific conventions of existing music magazines.

I researched my selected brief by analysing past magazines that I found on the internet or had myself. By doing this a number of times I identified the conventions of my selected music magazine genre. Once I have identified the codes and conventions of the music magazine relating to my chosen genre, which were modern indie, rock, classic indie and Americana, I began to look at how to create the production of the brief. I knew that it was important to use many creative and positive original images to make my music magazine stand out. I used the simple ‘market research’ approach by researching into existing college magazines and music magazine front covers, content pages and double page spreads. After noting similarities and listing the conventions of a music magazine I analysed two music magazine front covers, two music magazine content pages and two music magazine double page spreads which allowed me to understand and see visual similarities. This process produced many different aspects and showed me a wide range of specific music genre magazines. I did research into demographics & psychographics to see how target audiences were selected using S.E.G and age groups and this proved that the front cover of any music magazine is very important as it portrays to a certain target audience depending on their favourite genre. Also taking into consideration the price and how often magazines are to be published relates to the target audience. I countlessly did many ‘mock ups’ of magazine front covers and contents pages  on Microsoft Publisher and hand drawn drafts to help me use specific programs which widened and generated some of my ideas for my production work which then I posted on to my blog. With all of the market research I did, I posted it onto my blog, countlessly getting feedback from different audiences and my tutor which abled me to create more positive traits in my work also aimed to create a strong visual link with my specific target audience.

 In my Foundation Portfolio I used Photoshop to manipulate my music magazine which allowed me to develop many new skills. In the producing stage of creating my magazine I began to edit specific transitions from Photoshop into my own work. I had not used the software before and was new to everything on it but picked it up well by using the key tools to produce a brief final draft. Photoshop allowed me to manipulate an idea and improve it slightly making a key dramatic change. To achieve a clean fresh look on all of my music magazine pages I had to ensure than each page linked into each other so it appeared a continuous music magazine. By visually noting each page the sequencing of specific items where clear and looked very convincing to an audience.

 

Influential Media Texts

I have chosen these influential media texts regarding particular audiences opinions and values.

What are your first thoughts about the lyrics to this song?
How does this compare to your favourite genre?
What aspects of this video do you like and dislike?

 

What are your first thoughts about this image?
Why and how do you think he is idolized?
What genre of music do you relate this image to?

Audience Key Terms

Qualitative Data - This is data collected through considering why people like a certain music video due to their values and attitudes. It considers why and how someone might like or dislike their product.

Quantitative Data - This data is collected in a more systematic manner, it is less personal and based more around facts and statistics.

Demographic Data - This is used to create a profile of people to market a project to, usually based on gender (due to the different way men and women think), age (due to the products we use when one is young or old) and social class (people can have a higher disposable income).

Psychographic Data - This is used to collect data about an audiences personality, values, attitudes, interests and lifestyles.