2024: 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).

Artist/track names link to the student's video final cut

LAURA ('ChromeMedia'): Olivia Cox / "23" (social: individual Instagram)

MORGAN ('MemoMix'): Trouble in Paradize / "Queen of the Sofa" (social: individual Instagram)

[GROUP OF 3]

SASHA ('SkyScraper Production'): Olivia Rodrigo / "Brutal" (social: individual Instagram)

AMBRE ('FishBowlMusic'): Olivia Rodrigo / "Brutal"  (social: individual Instagram)

LEILA ('FatCat Music'): Olivia Rodrigo / "Brutal"  (social: individual Twitter/X)

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2023: AS

Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company ident; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube

More info on the brief here.

PRODUCTION GROUP1: LAURA, SASHA. THE TREES HAVE EYES.

LAURA (L48Films): THE TREES HAVE EYES

SASHA (SkyScraper Productions): THE TREES HAVE EYES

                          PRODUCTION GROUP2: AMBRE, LEILA, MORGAN. CARVED.

AMBRE (SmokeyProds): CARVED

LEILA (FatCatProd): CARVED

MORGAN (HollyHockFilms): CARVED

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]

GCSE 2021 Indie Film Website

Alex.

Georgia.

Julie

2021: AS

Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company ident; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube

GROUPS:

Christian + Eduardo worked together on the Baby Driver-influenced heist opening Godless.

Alex worked solo on the spy thriller opening The Final Hit.

Individual blog links below.

Alex. The Final Hit - HIGH SKIES PRODUCTIONS; COLD TREE

Eduardo. Godless - EDS' UP (+ a bespoke made-from-scratch StudioCanal ident)

Christian. Godless - BANDITS FILMS

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"

AS 2020

Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company ident; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube

GROUPS:

All 4 worked together on the zom-rom-com opening Donnie of the Dead, but did different edits: Louis + Emma edited together; Tristan and James individually. The bulk of pre-production evidence was produced collectively, but most of the wider research (conventions and influences, industry, audience etc) was done individually (with Emma/Louis combining for some summaries).

TBA: NEW BLOGS
LOUIS
EMMA

TRISTAN

JAMES

LOUIS - SPIKEY FILMS - produced the ZOM-ROM-COM film opening of Donnie of the Dead (edited with Emma). [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]
INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA: Donnie Romeroz (lead actor in character for bts etc) TikTok.

TRISTAN - TRIHARD PRODUCTIONS - produced the ZOM-ROM-COM film opening of Donnie of the Dead (edited individually). [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]
INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA: TryHard Productions (1 of the co-production co's) Twitter.

EMMA - SCOPE FILMS - produced the ZOM-ROM-COM film opening of Donnie of the Dead (edited with Louis). [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]

INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA: Iced Zombie (marketing agency campaign for Cornetto tie-in/product placement) Instagram.

JAMES - BRIGHT FILMS - produced the ZOM-ROM-COM film opening of Donnie of the Dead (edited individually). [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]
INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA: David White (director) Facebook (targeting the older market!)

2020 GCSE music radio

tbc

2019 GCSE websites and social

The main brief is for a short vlog (vid) on a local place of interest, but presented within a website (home + vid page required)


Louis        Haunted Hodges       Insta      Twitter     YT        vid

Tristan     Tristan the Traveller   Insta     Twitter                   vid

Emma      Lauren Craft              Insta      Twitter     YT        vid

AlexM/AlexD's individual x3 radio trails are embedded below, followed by the x3 vlogger vids



HAUNTED HODGES


LAUREN CRAFT


TRISTAN THE TRAVELLER

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AS 2019

Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company ident; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube

Harriet - Infinite Productions - produced the social realist film opening of The Journey.  [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]

Sam - Company - produced the social realist film opening of The Journey.  [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]

The following is a resubmission. NO CHANGES were made to the film opening; LIMITED blog changes were made. These posts come first in the resubmitted blog. Simon originally worked with Sam, who had no involvement in the resubmission.
Simon - 352 Entertainment - produced the slasher film opening of Exit Light. [YouTube]

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].   

AS 2018

Following the brief of the opening 2 minutes of a new feature film with titles. Student names link to that student's individual blog; any company names link to the company ident; film names will link to the final cut on YouTube

James C - Clinnick Media - produced the slasher Christmas Sleigher. [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]

Samuel L - ToyCo Productions - produced the genre Exit Light. [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs] 


Christian S - Gingerbread Films - produced the slasher Christmas Sleigher. [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]
 
Oliver S - Lug Nut Productions - produced the slasher Christmas Sleigher. [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]
 
Simon S - Gibberish Media - produced the slasher Exit Light. [YouTube] [Eval Q1a Conventions, Q1b Representations, 2a Audience, 2b Distribution, 3 Skills Development, 4 Techs]



 
 

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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