2022: A2

A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music video (major task), together with an official social media page for the band or artiste(s) and a digipak for the album’s release (minor tasks).

GROUP PRODUCTION: Alex + Christian worked together on a package centred on ARTIST NAME's TRACK TITLE [VIDEO]. They also constructed a website particularly to highlight 'merch' as a key element in monetising music. STUDENT constructed a Twitter page and STUDENT an Instagram (in both cases as ARTIST NAME) 


Alex (CANON PRODUCTIONS) worked on a music video/promo package (digipak; social) for ARTIST's TRACK.     [lyrics; orig vid; individual social media: Twitter; video final cut AND some 'alt vids' (eg visualizer); digipak]

Christian (ChrisSounds) worked on a music video/promo package (digipak; social) for ARTIST's TRACK.     [lyrics; orig vid; individual social media: Instagram; video final cut AND some 'alt vids' (eg visualizer); digipak]

[GCSE only: AR site]

2021: A2

A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music video (major task), together with an official social media page for the band or artiste(s) and a digipak for the album’s release (minor tasks).

GROUP/S PRODUCTION: Louis + Emma worked together on a package centred on Billie Eilish's All the Good Girls Go to Hell [VIDEO]. They also constructed a website particularly to highlight 'merch' as a key element in monetising music. Emma constructed a Twitter page and Louis an Instagram (in both cases as Billie Eilish adding avacado to the username in reference to her fans' nickname) 


Louis (LOOPS MEDIA) worked on a music video/promo package (digipak; social) for Billy Eilish's All the Good Girls Go to Hell.     [lyrics; orig vid; individual social media: Instagram; video final cut AND some 'alt vids' (eg visualizer); digipak]

Emma (SCOPE VIDS) worked on a music video/promo package (digipak; social) for Billy Eilish's All the Good Girls Go to Hell.     [lyrics; orig vid; individual social media: Twitter; video final cut AND some 'alt vids' (eg visualizer); digipak]

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MEDIA ECOLOGY NOTES: Emma; Louis

A2 2020

tbc

NEW BLOG.

Harriet.
Aem "Fake"

A2 2019

All 3 below worked in 1 group on a video/promo package for Indie/alt rockers Welshly Arm's Locked, using some shared social media accounts:

FB (Fr13tag Media), Twitter (ExpoRecords 13), Instagram (Arms of Welshly), group SoundCloud, group YouTube,  website.

Simon worked on a music video/promo package for Welshly Arms' Locked.  [track; lyrics; wikia; official site;]

   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].   

Christian worked on a music video/promo package for Welshly Arms' Locked.  [track; lyrics; wikia; official site;]

   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]    [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].    

James worked on a music video/promo package for Welshly Arms' Locked.  [track; lyrics; wikia; official site;]

   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]    [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].   

GCSE 2018

The music videos for GCSE assignment 3, the final year the current syllabus runs.

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Euan created a video for Ed Sheeran's Castle on the Hill. [original video; lyrics]

Harriet, Jasper and Markus created individual cuts from shared footage for The Smiths' How Soon Is Now. [original video; lyrics]

A2 2018

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Evie G worked on a music video/promo package for Astrid S's Bloodstream.  [track; lyrics; wikia; official site;]

[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].    FB, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud.

Richard D worked on a music video/promo package for Suede's Can't Get Enough.  [track; lyrics; wiki; quora for Beautiful Ones; discogs; official;]     

[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4].    FB, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud.

GCSE 2017

For assignment 3 we switched from the website brief to a music video brief this year, with a mixture of group and solo production work, aiming to better prepare students for the challenges of A-Level. (Name hyperlinks are for blogs solely set up for exam notes.)

CHARLOTTE + OLIVER STR. created a music video for Depeche Mode's Heaven [coursework vid] [original] [lyrics]


CHRISTIAN + OLIVER SV. created a music video for X Ambassador/Jamie N Commons' Jungle [coursework vid] [original] [lyrics]

CHRISTELLE created a music video for Avicii ft. Alesso's Come To Me  [coursework vid] [original] [lyrics]

NEO + RUSLAN created a music video for Jack Jones' Yeah Yeah Yeah [coursework vid] [original] [lyrics]

HARRY, HILMIR, SIMON + ZAK created a music video for Twenty One Pilots' Stressed Out (NB: they split into pairs to produce 2 edits) [ZE/HE coursework vid; HI/SS version] [original] [lyrics]

PLAYLIST: ROUGH CUTS TO FINAL CUTS


THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TRACKS STUDENTS USED (PART OF A LONGER PLAYLIST)


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A2 2017

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Adel A worked on a music video/promo package for Halsey's Control.  [track; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].    FB, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud.


Riona D worked on a music video/promo package for Skrillex/Bieber's  Where Are You Now.  [orig video; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].   SOCIAL MEDIA: SoundCloud, BIEBER FB, Instagram, Twitter; JACK UP (Skrillex + Diplo): FB, Twitter.


Kristian O worked with Bronwen V + Sophie R on a music video/promo package for Bring Me The Horizon's Throne.  [orig video; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4]. SOCIAL MEDIA: FB, Twitter, Instagram.


Jonny P worked on a music video/promo package for The Seekers' Maybe.  [audio tbc; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].  SOCIAL MEDIA: FB, Instagram, SoundCloud.


Sophie R worked with Bronwen V + Kristian O on a music video/promo package for Bring Me The Horizon's Throne. [orig video; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]   [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].   SOCIAL MEDIA: FB, Twitter, Instagram.


Bronwen V worked with Sophie R + Kristian O on a music video/promo package for Bring Me The Horizon's Throne.  [orig video; lyrics]
[Youtube channel]   [final cut]   [digipak]   [website]  [Q1a, Q1b] [Q2] [Q3a, Q3b] [Q4].   SOCIAL MEDIA: FB, Twitter, Instagram.


PLAYLIST, INCLUDING MULTIPLE ROUGH CUTS (final cuts first)




THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TRACKS STUDENTS USED (PART OF A LONGER PLAYLIST w/ GCSE choices too)


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2016 StG A2 blogs

At A2 you produce a portfolio of productions: a promotional package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, a website homepage for the band, + a digipak for the album’s release. So, that's a music video as your main text, plus two 'ancillary texts' linked to this.

[artist/track link is for existing uploads on YouTube, NOT students' work]

Ida vB produced a music video/promo package for Oliver Heldon's Gecko (Overdrive). 
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website] [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4]
 
Femke L produced a music video/promo package for Hayley Kiyoko's This Side of Paradise [re-naming the artist as Elora].

[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website] [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4] 

Danny B worked with Paulina on a music video/promo package for John Mayer's Why Georgia. 
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website]  [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4]

Joe L produced a music video/promo package for Nine Inch Nail's Sunspots. [NB: original audio contains swearing; cut for student video]
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website] [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4]

Paulina G worked with Danny on a music video/promo package for John Mayer's Why Georgia.
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website] [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4]

Sophie S produced a music video/promo package for Snakehip feat. Sinead Harnett's Days With You. 
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [website] [Q1] [Q2] [Q3] [Q4]

2016 website screenshots no hayley kiyoko from DB3igs

2016 digipaks no hayley kiyoko from DB3igs

2016 A2 Media Blogs

At A2 you produce a portfolio of productions: a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options: a website homepage for the band; a digipak for the album’s release; a magazine advertisement for the digipak. So, that's a music video as your main text, plus two 'ancillary texts' linked to this.



Molly Harris worked with Paige on a music video/promo package for Sly Antic's Lights Go Down.
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [mag ads]

Paige Holdsworth worked with Molly on a music video/promo package for Sly Antic's Lights Go Down.
[Youtube channel] [final cut] [digipak] [mag ads]

Playlists for Past AS and A2 productions

Playlists include some of the vodcasts and exercises created through the year, but the final cuts are always placed at the start of playlists.

Below, you can find playlists for each year, further split into AS and A2. First, here's a playlist gathering together all A2 music videos (including, and starting with, various practice exercises), up to and including 2015:


AS
(2008- Opening 2mins of a new feature film, with titles)

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 ...
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A2
(2009: Short film or teaser trailer; 2010- Music video)

2010 Short films; Teaser trailers.
2011
2012
2013
2014... 

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2015 A2 Media Blogs

We start in June with a 1-day video production challenge

At A2 you produce a portfolio of productions: a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options: a website homepage for the band; a digipak for the album’s release; a magazine advertisement for the digipak. So, that's a music video as your main text, plus two 'ancillary texts' linked to this.



Amber Pianforini worked with Conal on a music video/promo package for Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. [Youtube channel] [digipak] [mag ads]


Conal Walsh worked with Amber on a music video/promo package for Lady Gaga's Bad Romance.  [Youtube channel]

Students blogs are packed with multimedia content reflecting the unfolding story of their production processes

Summer 2014: A2 Media blogs

'Maxi Jazz' aka Jake from Faithless' Insomnia.

At A2 you produce a portfolio of productions: a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options: a website homepage for the band; a digipak for the album’s release; a magazine advertisement for the digipak. So, that's a music video as your main text, plus two 'ancillary texts' linked to this.

This lot achieved a remarkable average coursework mark of 93%! You can see how they did this in my feature-length documentary DVD, IGS Media 2014: Storm Queens, QR Codes and Kittens

BEN BREARLEY - Worked in a group with George on Storm Queen's (MK Dub III) Look Right Through. [digipak] [mag ads] [video of print texts]

TILLY DENNIS - Worked in a group with Poppy, Millie and Kate on Atomic Kittens' It's OK. [digipak] [mag ads]

KATE HARDING - Worked in a group with Poppy, Millie and Tilly on Atomic Kittens' It's OK. [digipak] [mag ads]

GEORGE HOLMES - Worked in a group with Ben on Storm Queen's (MK Dub III) Look Right Through. [digipak] [mag ads] [video of print texts]

MILLIE JAMES - Worked in a group with Poppy, Tilly and Kate on Atomic Kittens' It's OK. [digipak] [mag ads]

POPPY PADGETT - Worked in a group with Tilly, Millie and Kate on Atomic Kittens' It's OK. [digipak] [mag ads]

CURTIS TIPLADY - Worked in a group with Jake and Declan on Faithless' Insomnia. [digipak] [mag ads]

DECLAN WILLIAMS - Worked in a group with Jake and Curtis on Faithless' Insomnia. [digipak] [mag ads]

JAKE WILSON - Worked in a group with Curtis and Declan on Faithless' Insomnia. [digipak] [mag ads]

The final cuts, and other videos compiling the print texts, are embedded below (just click 'see more'); for a fuller rundown, including student vodcasts and rough cuts, have a look at the 2014 A2 playlist on the IGSMediaStudies YouTube channel.