Digipak and Poster Analysis Task

Complete initial analysis on digipaks and posters - look for codes and conventions, how are they put together, what features do they have, how do they serve to promote the artist, what is the point of them?

Links for blog posts which may help;
http://tnhamedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/digipak-research-photographs-feel-free.html
http://tnhamedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/g324-digipak-design-task.html

You don't, at this stage, need to focus on a specific artist or genre, the purpose of this initial research is to show you understand the 'rules'. Once you have settled on genre and artist for your music video you will have to opportunity to look closely at representation etc.

Further items to do;

Set up year 13 blog and email c.cowles@tnha.org.uk the link.
Follow TNHAMedia blog.
Research artist and music.
Complete work set on previous two blogs and submit by Monday 18th July.

Cover Lesson 11/7/16

Finish research into pre Postmodernist theory. You should aim to have about one PowerPoint slide of notes on each theorist covered last lesson. All you need is to be able to show an understanding of how postmodernism is a response to their theories.

Continue research into genres - go over the work set in the post below and make sure it is done. You should also review past examples of music videos and identify what to and what not to dos.

Finally conduct research into songs and artists. You can use sound cloud for some of this but should also consider YouTube and social networks.

If you need anymore to be getting on with, begin looking at digipaks and posters. 

Coursework research and planning must be uploaded onto your blog. Exam research should be emailed to me.

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An extremely long but very useful PowerPoint;

http://www.slideshare.net/danikabarker/postmodernism-presentation-60762255

Cover Lesson 4/7/2016

You need to complete genre research for your music videos.

You can either mind map ideas - there are a number of online programmes for this, or you could do it by hand and photograph/upload to your blog. Alternatively, create a mood board of images for each genre accompanied by a write up of common themes and genre codes and conventions. You could take single images and analyse the representation in them with a focus on genre conventions. Or you could find a completely different way to explore it. Work must be uploaded to your blog ready for next lesson. You will also need to justify which genre you want to work in and why.

You should look at the record industry. This can be done in exactly the same way as you researched magazine institutions or prepared film industries for your exam. you should have an understanding of both major and independent record labels. Again, you need to look closely at who you would want your artist to be signed with and explain why.

Finally compile a timeline of the music video with key dates highlighted, for example the first music video, advent of MTV etc...

For your home learning you should be looking for an unsigned artist to use.