Super- Curricular

Magazine Article: 10 Tips for Making Your Own Music Video- Pete Fraser

Step 1: Choose a Track- pick unknown/semi-unknown artists, make it short and well edited, this makes it successful.

Step 2: Write a treatment- discuss the ideas and atmosphere with others, have a clear concept.

Step 3: Plan for Everything- Storyboard, plan places, costumes, props, learn lines and give motivation to group members.

Step 4: Set up a Blog- Links to similar videos, pictures of the process (props, costumes, locations), film storyboard drawings, capture your edited shots before the music videos, make it your E-Scrapbook.

Step 5: Know your Equipment- do test shots to try out effects, check the tape is loaded and the tripod is attached to the camera.

Step 6: The Shoot- Make sure the location is useable for your purpose, shoot the performance at least 3 times with different set-ups, lots of close ups, moving camera, handheld, extra angles and lighting changes.

Step 7: Capture your Footage- Label everything you capture, label by description, be selective. 

Step 8: The Edit- Synch up performances, aim to make it dynamic, get a rough cut which comprises just the performances intercut with one another should be an early target, do any effects last, upload to your blog to get feedback.

Step 9: Screening- big-screen premiere, upload the finished version to your blog and YouTube.

Step 10: Analysis- Take advice about what is needed in your write up and start early, make drafts of writing, make use of your blog. 

SHELTER SHORT FILM

https://youtu.be/FVsr5OfP6w4?si=AksJI8xYJcYRttvl

This shelter advert about the lack of housing represents how many people have been sculpted into the person they are today due to the social housing they had available, and they believe how young people now should get the same experience and shouldn't be left by themselves to be homeless. I believe that social housing is incredibly important for young people to grow and develop into young adults and the advert does this by highlighting the critical role of social housing and advocating for more construction of affordable homes. The ad features well known people who share their experiences of growing up in social housing. The campaign underlines how these homes provide stability, secure tenancies, and community benefits, which have positively shaped their lives. 

THE BIG ISSUE INFOGRAPHIC

BFI Media Conference 

Speakers: Chris Hogg, Alison Phillips, Hannah Owens, Harv Frost, David Hesmonhalgh and Nida Manzoor.

Chris Hogg- award-winning playwright, digital instructional designer and digital marketing consultant. Most importantly he teaches Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing at Royal Holloway. He spoke about how to protect your creativity in the Age of Industrial AI. Here's a comment from him about the day; 'In 2015, When Sandeep Singh arrived in UK from Afghanistan, he couldn't speak a word of English. Fast Forward a decade and it was an honour to be joined on stage by him at the British Film Institute (BFI) for the @engmediacentre A Level Conference. We gave a talk to 400 students about how to protect your creativity in the Age of Industrial AI. Sandeep came on stage to tell his story, from his arrival in London, to his aspiration, of being a lawyer. All the while his story was painted by the DALL:E as he spoke. He became living proof of the magical power of words to have an impact in life.'

Alison Phillips- editor of the Mirror newspaper. Alison spoke to the students about the thought going into the spread of the Mirror, how to chose the right pictures for the front sheet and her experience in working for a fairly left-wing newspaper.

Hannah Owens- magazine journalist working for GQ, VOGUE as well as a writer. Hannah Spoke about fangirls and the research she did in finding the behaviours of them as she created her notes/research into a book. She travelled around the country to different music events to discuss why fangirls are the way they are e.g camping outside the venue the night before as well as even a month before!!

Harv Frost- music video director/producer. Harv spoke about the recent short film he directed and pitched for the band 'The Last Dinner Party'. He discussed how his ideas are formed from film inspiration and how working with the lead singer encorparated the band's ideas as well as his vision. He spoke about reaching out to different artists to look at his work and mentioned how he made 15 music videos before he was happy to send his work off to an artist.

David Hesmondhalgh- theorist in Cultural industries and Online Media. He argues that major cultural organisations create products for different industries in order to maximise chances of commercial success. 

Nida Manzoor- film producer and script writer. Nina talked about her past projects such as Peacock series 'We Are Lady Parts' about a Muslim Punk band where the show is known for its authentic portrayal of the band's joys and struggles, and for its intersectional representation of Muslim women. Her other film 'Polite Society' focuses on Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood. Nina says she prefers to write comedy and mentioned she writes songs with her siblings and pays her brother to write the score for some of her projects!