Research and Planning - Post Moderism

Post modernism rejects theories, culture is so fragmented and so diverse there are no need of theories now. Its always equal for example with things such as Shakespeare being more important. As things a re used their meaning changes, and first impressions are important. Post moderism believes there is no meaning so it isnt necessary to look deeply, and subverting is the way forward. Subverting can be found in run lola run, where the woman seems dominant in the start.

Post moderism helps us understand the relationship between media and reality in a new way through simulation, implosion and hyper reality:

• Simulation: where virtual reality is more real than reality, that you don’t have to go somewhere or see something to know what its like, you can see it in a game or on the TV, everything now can be simulated, simulated life.
  
• Implosion: We make no distinction between real experiences and simulated things, eg: real friendships and online friendships
  
• Hyper reality: where the distinction between the two realities becomes harder and harder to notice and the simulated reality gets the upper hand and becomes more important than actual reality

Research and Planning - Feminism.

Feminism challenges the power structures and the roles and perspectives of women. It is particularly interested in the media and the dominant gender roles. Culture determines what we think are the typical stereotypes of males + females and the media influences culture.

Stereotypes of men and women are fed to people through the media and things that we consume. In general men still get paid more than e, as power is still at the heart of it associated with men, the stereotypes have changed slightly as feminists have tried challenging them.

The male gaze: when pretty girls are used to sell things to male spectators and constructs things from a male point of view

"Beauty is a currency like the gold standard. Like any economy its is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the west, it is the last belief system that keeps male domination in tact".- Naomi Wolf.

Research and Planning - Mood Board

Research and Planning - Video Analysis - Taylor Swift (You Belong with me)

Lyrics:

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
She doesnt get your humour like I do

I'm in the room, its a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesnt like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're lookin for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Walkin the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I cant help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on the park bench thinkin to myself
Hey isnt this easy?

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I havent seen it in awhile, since she brought you down
You say you find I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standin by, waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.

Can't you see that I'm the one who understand you?
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by or waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that
You belong with me
You belong with me

Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me

The music video is high school based, the star being teenager herself makes it easier for it to be related as she looks young she could easily pass off acting like she is in high school, making it easier to relate to people who are in high school or was recently in high school. It’s a story about a typical teenage romance where the main girl wants to be with a young boy who is with another girl, hence the song title ‘You belong with me’.

The star plays both girl main characters in the video which can take
out the realism and make people which could make viewers believe less in the video. It shows two different sides of the star yet we find the popular girl character she plays less believable to be like the star as we see her as the evil like character. The main girl character also looks like the star in real like which would lead us to believe that the star carries traits from the girl we see in the video. The star sings the lyrics in the video yet at the same time she is doing it in character.


At one point in the video we see the star dressing in different outfits, which look like they would reflect on different types of stereotype of students in school. For example Goth, hippy, dunce. This gives the star many different looks throughout the video which shows all the different types of people you may grow up with in high school. The main girl character that comes off to be like a typical smart geek like character. The features such as the glasses, messy like hair and shot reading books suit her nerdy like character.


The opposite character the girl who the guy is with looks like a typical popular girl who gets a lot of attention and wears stylish tight clothes driving an expensive fancy car as she does in the video. Being a cheerleader compared to the main girl who is in the school band which would be seen to be more geeky in the whole high school stereotypes. The main boy seems typically popular who is in the soccer team with everyone cheering him on in the video including the two girls.


The video goes on to the end to show that she turns up to the prom all glamed up and she and the boy end up together. The video shows realism in the way that you would expect this would be a typical situation you would expect to happen during high school years. However it creates less of a realistic situation as you can clearly tell that the star is already a beautiful girl rather than the nerdy, quiet and unattractive girl she tries to create an image of.

The locations of the video that the scenes are filmed in do not involve an actual high school yet you could imagine by the theme that they are in high school. For example the soccer event, the main girl studying and the prom. Also at the prom the two main girls where different colour dresses, one being red and the other white. This could give us the impression of the main girl in the white dress and the angel and the other the devil as it matches their characters throughout the video. The red is also more revealing which could reveal a more confident and rebellious side to the character. We notice just before the prom there is a close up shot of her taking her classes off which is a big event in the video as it shows she is just about to transform. Once she is there we notice how different she looks and we notice everyone is staring at her as if in shock.


The upbeat lyrics match the quirky and up beatness of the stars action in the video. For example when she is in her bedroom dancing, and when she lip syncs with a lot of exaggeration such as at the soccer game. In the beginning of the video when we see shots of the boy and the girl in the windows the camera angles make us feel like we are the girl looking at the boy from the other window making us feel a part of the video.


The CD cover also fits in with what the video is about and makes it clear what kind of characteristics the actors in the video have. Although the boy on the cover is not the same boy in the video. Also the 'Me' in the title matches the colour of the band girls hair which shows that it is from her point of view.

Preliminary Work - Work of the week - Tom's second visit

The class received a second visit from Tom so he could help us with the new apple macs and teach us to become more comfortable with knowing how to use programs for editing such as Final cut express and iMovie.

We re-filmed some of the footage we had from last time so we could edit it and hopefully get some more useful shots then last time.

The video is about a popstar who is running late for her show so rushes through various halls to get her make up done then rush onto stage

We did various shots such as floor level, high angle and medium close ups. After we were happy with how much we filmed we looked at our shots through final cut express and cut them down. We then put them in sync to the music and had managed to produce a mini music video (without effects) with Tom's help.

Research and Planning - Treatment

Synopsis

Before the music starts off and we see a happy couple walking down a residential street. Blackness suddenly fills the screen and then we see the girl's lifeless face on the floor with blood pouring out of her. Music starts and we see feet running as the body slowly comes backwards till we see the full person.It is the boyfriend running, supposedly following the girlfriend. In the background we regularly notice the band playing along to the song. She leads him into various happy feel places and as he arrives at these places we see a flashback of the couple laughing a joking at the same places the use to go to together. Once come out of these flashbacks we get a quick shot of the girl dead revealing what has truely happened. Once we come out of the shot the flash where we see her dead, we come back into the location she has lead him to and we notice she has disappeared. Locations she leads him to include a park, a fairground, and the last destination being a graveyard when he then realises that she has been dead for many years, by death of him murdering her.

Actors

Boy - Jon

Girl - Ellie

Band

Drummer - Josh

Guitar - Arron

Keyboards - Ali

Singer - Ben

Locations

Dull Street

Park

Fair ground

Beach

Living Room
Outside shop front

Costumes

Band - Suits yet casual.

Props

Instruments

Gravestone

Equipment

Camera

Camera stand

Lights

Video Camera

Research and Planning - Content analysis. Empire of the sun - We are the people.

When the video starts off and the stablishing shot is looking up at the sun with the sunkissed look it is almost as if it is a religious view and we are looking up at god, or even just a simple daydream. Along with the crosses which could come across as being to do with religion or death. We see the facepainted man and with his hat looks as if he is part of a tribe, yet the paint on his face is the look of a skull which is a symbol of death. Digetic sounds of water make us think that it may be some sort of hallucination and looking at the sand and the light of the heat is making us hear what we would crave if we were there (fluids) as what we see at the time of the sound is an empty cup, which we would want to be full of water.

The overall feel of the video is random, there are no links to the lyrics, creating enigmas. With the deserted location we can tell it is most probably a hot country, the foreign language you hear proves that. We see the two tribal characters dressed in there costumes and appear to be dancing in the desert, their heads are dragging and they are doing some mysterious moves, yet stubbling at the same time. We get the opinion that they are quite mad, yet remain dominant throwing their hands up while singing 'We are the people that rule the world'. Along with locations of the church may suggest this is a part of their religion or would just fit in with the theme of death. The main female charcter in the video is seen more as a object of desire which is pretty to look at. Showinf shot of her dancing, simply just to watch. We see more shots of the sun then switch off to a waterfall, where they have magically appeared as if the are in their own imaginations including what they desire with a suspension of reality.

With this huge gold object we see, it looks as if it would be a symbol to do with the tribe, or an item of worship. We then see the people sitting on some building surrounded by dust, as if they may disappear or are high from it. With their tribal stances next to the water it makes out that they may be convinced they have powers and have been able to get themselves to some water using these. Their customes and make up are very dramatic and artistic with a lot of bold colours to help them stand out and give across their bright lively personalities. Their unique moves show they may be doing a religion type trance or simply perfoming to the camera. Shots of him in front of the sun shows he could be dilusional as he keeps disappearing yet looking up on him intimidates the audience.

Objects such as a fan and umbrella randomly appear, with the fan appearing in the jungle where it would least be needed and the umbrella appearing in the dessert where it would also not be necessary. With the woman situated in between the men suggests she may be an object to 'win'. Prancing through the village with various dances going on gives an impression of a celebration going on or some sort of tribal festival.

It then goes back to shots that were from the beginning, showing the people appearing dead in a hole, we see a man standing over them which shows he may be the suspicious murderer, or overall it could have been their hullicinations and none of it could happened and they may have just died in the desert deprived of food and water.

The narrative is very complex and hard to understand, as there could be many interpretations of the video. It also isnt linear as it goes back to the beginning at the very end which could suggest it goes on over and over again and the before events of the beginning may be in the middle. The video is very surreal and with the events that occur in it and the twist of time make it less believable and more of a illusion.

The shots are very edited to the beat and all the close ups show it is very intense.

Research and Planning - Rihanna - Disturbia

Disturbia is a music video based on madness like our music video however it is a big contrast on what mad music videos may include. Disturbia is dark, creepy and scary and ours is violent yet upbeat. Different appearances of the star seem like different signs of madness. The video includes things that may scare people such as spiders or confined spaces. She shows dominance over dead/stuffed animals. Which could result into a wider issue of animal cruelty which viewers may be against.

Research and Planning - Content analysis. Fountains of wayne - Stacy's mom

Lyrics

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy, can I come over after school? (after school)
We can hang around by the pool (hang by the pool)
Did your mom get back from her business trip? (business trip)
Is she there, or is she trying to give me the slip? (give me the slip)

You know, I'm not the little boy that I used to be
I'm all grown up now, baby can't you see

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy, can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on

Stacy, do you remember when I mowed your lawn? (mowed your lawn)
Your mom came out with just a towel on (towel on)
I could tell she liked me from the way she stared (the way she stared)
And the way she said, "You missed a spot over there" (a spot over there)

And I know that you think it's just a fantasy
But since your dad walked out, your mom could use a guy like me

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want, and I've waited so long
Stacy, can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong,
but I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it goin' on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long,
Stacy can't you see your just not the girl for me,
I know it might be wrong but oh oh
(I know it might be wrong)
I'm in love with (Stacy's mom oh oh)
(Stacys mom oh oh)
I'm in love with Stacy's mom

The music video involves young children that look an age of young high school children. The video starts and we see a shot at ground level shooting different types of shoes. We see typical girl like shoes (ballerina) and bulky quite dirty shoes which would be seen as boy shoes. We get a flash of a shot with a sign that says ‘School Xing’. It flashes up straight to the beat as if the beat of the song is diagetic and not suppose to be a part of the song.

Another large beat and we change to see a flashy car pulling up with a grown woman figure driving, we see her open the door and we notice that she is not wearing much to cover her body showing off her legs as the main focus. We then see the reaction of a boys face as it lights up it is clear that he is happy to see the woman. The young girl (supposedly the daughter) is stuck hiding behind a group of boys who are all wearing sunglasses, which would seem to boost their confidence as look as if they are trying to make themselves look more grown up. This would match with the lyric ‘I’m all grown up now’. She pushes her way through yet it is clear the boys are staring at the woman in a desirable way. As she gets up to open the back of the car we notice the boys pointing and gawping almost in disbelief that the woman is real. We then see a boy take of his sunglasses with his eyes and mouth wide open and we get the impression he is staring at the mum. We then see a personal licensed plate that states ‘I Love Ric’ which could mean that it is the name of the boy staring and he is dreaming that the woman loves him.

We then get a pop art image of a band member playing as the verses starts and we notice they are playing on her wall which creates an animation effect as they look like a surreal moving image in the background as if it is a television image. We then see the girl writing in what looks like a diary on her pink fluffy pillow on her bed with pillows on. This creates a typical young girl image and what we could imagine she would be doing in her spare time. When she gets up we notice that she is dressed in limited amount of clothes which contrasts what she is doing and gives her a sex appeal look.

We switch to see the main young boy lying in a pool, we see the young girl enter the garden in the same clothes as the scene before and she smiles at the boy which indicates she is attracted to him. She then takes off her top so she is in a bikini and does a running bomb into the pool. This makes her again look more childish and less ‘sexy’ as the water goes everywhere is doesn’t look like an elegant jump. We see the boys reaction and he is less pleased when he is splashed with water. We then see the mum enter a kitchen fully clothed and we see her through some blinds as if we are seeing it from a distance as the boy would. We then see the girl playing in the pool obviously trying to attract attention but the boy is mainly focused to see what the mum is up to, we switch back to the mum as if we are seeing it from the boys point of view.

Quick cuts from seeing the mum then the girl again and it remains clear that the boy is putting all his attention to the mum and he is clearly flustered from her seeing her. She then starts to strip down into her bikini and at the same time we see the girl to the side of the screen who is bringing over drinks yet we mainly focus on the mum. As we continue to see shots of the mums body it is clear that the girl doesn’t have a clue what is going on and assumes that all the boys attention is on her and they are having a good time. The boy then tries to act like he is paying attention to the situation by opening his drink when we see that the mum is starting to take her bikini off to strip down completely and the boy is still staring with his mouth open when his drink bursts everywhere. The young girl starts to giggle when the boy slowly realises it is pouring everywhere yet it is clear he is still day dreaming and not quite with what is going on.

We then come back to the band for the chorus and we see them perfoming as if they are all performing separately and privately to the camera. The line that we see on the outside of the band characters acts like a shadow and matches with the pop art type theme. We get close ups on the band singing and the instruments being played.

The scene then changes and we see the band singing along on the cover of a magazine acting like some sort of art work piece. The image changes and we see various members of the band in different shots acting as a moving image on the magazine which makes it look animated comic like. We then see a flash of the sign ‘Fountains of Wayne’ this is the band name which could be used as a method of promotion during the video or to remind the viewer what band sings the song.

We see the girls face through a circle as if seeing it through binoculars or a peep hole at a less flattering angle which makes it seem like she is being watched and innocently has no clue she is. We get a shot of her feet which throughout makes it seem like less flattering shots are being shown of her and very flattering shots of the mum are being shown throughout which makes out the mum is suppose to be the attractive older more mature woman.

We get a shot of the boy who is biting his lip, the young girl then smile at him. The mum walks along in the towel. This suggests he is looking at the mum rather than the young girl. The girl is then shot wearing pink heart sunglasses which bring out her girly character again and we notice the band in the reflection of the sunglasses to bring us back to thoughts of the band rather than getting carried away with the ‘storyline’. As the mum then lies down to be massaged which is an activity that also requires little clothes we notice the boy once again in a stance staring at the mum desirably. The lyrics ‘I can tell she liked me by the way she stared’ we hear, then in the video we notice that she does not actually stare at the boy at all, as if he is not visible. As the girl looks on at the boy smiling still clueless to who the boy is actually staring at, we get close shots of the man massaging the woman on various parts of the body, once again the boy makes a mistake and knocks over a post with the lawn mower from staring too much.

As if he is too busy staring dreamingly at the mum. Quick shot to a new scene and we notice from behind as if watching them watch television, we see on the screen the band once again. It all seems clean when suddenly a fast paced cut to the mum in a seductive outfit showing a lot of flesh dancing on a poll to the disbelief on the boys face. We get shots of her winking and leaning into the camera flirtingly.

We then see her immerge from underneath a swimming pool in a bikini in slow motion as you would see in various movies such as James bond as if she is a grown sexy woman bursting out of the water. The boy looks on with his mouth wide open shocked as if he knows he is day dreaming. Once she is out of the water she slowly walks through the grass with sprinkles going off the add that ‘wet’ effect.

We notice that the boy is smiling with his eyes closed ‘pleasing himself’ the young girl walks in and we see both their reactions of his embarrassment and her being shocked. She closes the door and we see he is clearly gutted she has seen him yet behind the door she seems shocked yet flattered as we assume she thinks it is over her. The last shot of the sign on the door with ‘ocupado’ written on in what looks like Spanish. This foreign language would also been seen as quite saucy.

All the way throughout the video it is seen as a daily event that would happen something like a linear ‘mini story’ with realistic events such as lawn mowing, watching television. Yet is also gives an impression with the fancy car and the swimming pool that is quite an up estate wealthy area. The lyrics mainly being ‘Stacy’s mom’ and how the mum is the attractive one and no one is really interested in Stacy, stick to the scenes as the main ‘hot’ focus always seems to be the mum and how she has little clothing on. The woman looks almost as if she has memorised this boy and she has complete power over his mind as the images/clips we see of her we see as a figure of his imagination and he is simply dreaming as young boys would. The video brings out mainly what you would imagine would go through a boy or mans mind fantasizing about women. Throughout the video the only sound we hear is the music, there are no diagetic sounds involved.

Research and Planning - Content analysis. Lily allen - LDN

Lyrics

Riding through the city on my bike all day,
'Coz the filth took away my license.
It doesn't get me down and I feel OK,
As the sights that I'm seeing are priceless
Everything seems to look as it should,
But, I wonder what goes on behind doors.
A fella looking dapper - and he's sitting with a slapper,
Then I see it's a p**p and his crack whore

You might laugh - you might frown,
Walking round London town
Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
When you look with your eyes,
Everything seems nice...
But, if you look twice,You can see it's all lies


There was a little old lady,
Who was walkin down the road,
She was struggling with bags from the tesco.
There were people from the city having lunch in the park,
I believe that is called 'al fresco'.
When a child came along to offer a hand,
But before she had time to accept it,

Hits her over the head - doesn't care if she dead,
'Cause he's got all her jewellery and wallet

You might laugh - you might frown,

Walkin round London town.

Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?

When you look with your eyes,
Everything seems nice...
But, if you look twice,
You can see it's all lies
Life, yeah that's city life
Yeah that's city life
Yeah that's city life

Life, yeah that's city life
Yeah that's city life
Yeah that's city life

Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?

Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?
Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why
Would I wanna be anywhere else?

Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why

Would I wanna be anywhere else?
When you look with your eyes,
Everything seems nice...
But, if you look twice,
You can see it's all lies
When you look with your eyes,
Everything seems nice...
But, if you look twice,
You can see it's all lies

The video starts and we get an establishing shot of what looks like an old run down shop which looks very old and gloomy. We then see the star and she is dressed up, a lot of make up and typical 'chav' like bling. The background music as long as all the old style records proves that it is quit an old shop. She then starts speaking to the shop workers which we don't usually find in music videos as they usually start off with the music. She speaks in quite a common quite voice using phrases such as "kinda like' and 'Do you know what i mean'. The way the man simply blinks back in slight confusion but mainly just staring through her she seems to have a 'whatever' reaction of her face as if she isn't bothered and goes to walk out, she receives a phone call and stands still while on the phone as if she doesn't care the shop people can hear her phone call, as she walks out you notice the shop workers grin at each other as if they are laughing at her yet her carefree attitude wouldn't care and the music starts. The fact that she is wearing trainers with her dress makes her look like a typical common person. We get another gloomy view of the front of the shop and what look like teenage thugs are running passed followed by a policeman, typical crime that would happen these days which negativity matches the look of the shop. Once she opens the door to leave the shop, we notice it immediately light up with colour, everything's bright flowers are out and rubbish is cleared, a complete contrast from before. She starts strolling/ skipping along while singing and we notice how while she is walking behind following her is the murkiness that was before yet in front of her is the bright lively shops as if her imagination is making the things in front of her look great when what's behind her (the past) shows the real colour. "everything seems to go as it should but i wonder what happens behind doors" matches the fact that she is blinded on what the streets really look like. We see a cute couple then notice the darkness go over and notice the girl is now in revealing clothes and the man is trying to harm her. The bumptious beat sounds as if it is what she can hear in her head as she skips along. As she Glides along we notice this bubble of what look like a rainbow around her as if it sheilds her from the bad and all this good is flowing out of her. We then see a scene of a old woman struggling with her bags then as the darkness comes over she is robbed by a little boy. This relates to the crime rise that has happened with the younger generation over the years and why older people seem to fear any teenagers as she did sing "But before she has time to accept it" as if the woman would try and resist this little boy helping her. We continue to see many good things being turned into bad and it is as if the star would rather the good things are in front of her so she doesn't see all the negative things behind her. She then skips along with behind her nice bright wall changing to typical gang like posters which reflects on what kind of music is encouraging this crime with teenagers. Then we see a man provoke a policeman that is smaller then him making him more vulnerable yet it also shows how policeman are losing respect. She reaches some sort of beach as we notice the sand with a smile on her face twirling around like she is her her own fantasy world. Suddenly she receives a call where someone cancels on her and her mood changes, once she hangs up the whole atmosphere changes into the whole darkness and she looks disappointed and gutted. It as if the whole video was based on her imagination and then the truth of the negativity and reality on the going ons in the world. The diagetic sounds of the driller reminds us of a bad sound as when we hear this in thew streets ourselves is tends to annoy us with its noise. The police sirens suggest that the crime is going on a lot of the time. She slumps off then kicks a bin bag showing her anger and disappointment as if she has given up on looking up and has the attitude of everyone else in the gloomy parts of the video had.

Research and Planning - Key Words

• Production Outcomes
• TV Drama
• Media Institutions and Audiences
• Genre
• Narrative
• Representation
• Media Language
• Audience
• Media Literacy
• Global Media
• Media Reulation
• Online Media
• Identity
• Post-Modern Media
• Democracy

Research and Planning - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

• Performanced based - Spotlight used
• Bright lights
• Dim lights (on faces)
• Fog/misty
• Face in/out shots (close ups)
• Four heads together
• Cut to the beat
• Focuses on whoever is playing
• Two seperate things showing at once
• White silky outfits
• Climps of a crowd
• Low angle shots

Research and Planning - Pendulum

Hold your colour

• merky like dull/dark colours; green, blue, purple
• suggestions of a lake - colours/bubbles/flowing lines
• quiet mysterious
• Looks quiet chaotic which could reflect on the bands image and music
• The whole cover revolves around the main object being the eye
  

• The background looks like a the insides of a computer chip or coggs out of a clock
• Robotic like
• Bright colours
• neon lights suggest its glowing like a woman would when pregnant, which explains the child in the womb
• Baby like figure could suggest the outside are sperm like figures
• Shape suggests a pendulum, which links to the band name

• Similar deisgn to last cover
• Red sticks out to black and white
• Looks more rock/emo like
• The main focus is clearly the title.

Research and Planning - The beatles - CD covers

• Scetched out
• Black and white - suggest the year of the band
• The main memeber is the only member face on
• Old fashion Clothing
• Some scetched, some actual photos
• Photos worked around scetches - balanced on ear/head

The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.

Research and Planning - The birth of music videos

In 1965, the beatles began making 'promotional clips' which were known as 'filmed inserts' for distribution and broadcast in other countries (primarily the USA) so they could promote their record releases without having to make in-person appearances.

At the same time, The Byrds began using the same strategy to promote their singles in the UK, starting with the 1965 single "Set You Free This Time".


In May 1966 they filmed two sets of colour promotional clips for their songs "Rain" and "Paperback Writer" all directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg who later went on to direct with The Rolling Stones song "Rock'n'Roll Circus".

Colour promotional clips for songs "strawberry fields forever" and "penny lane" were directed by Peter Goldman in 1967. Using new techniques to videos such as slow motion, dramatic lighting, unusual camera angles and colour filtering. Which were all techniques burrowed from the underground and avant garde film.

Many song films were produced by UK artists so they were able to be screened when artists were unable to screen live.


In the UK "The Kinks" made one of the first real 'plot' promotion clips for a song. For the song "Dead End Street" in 1966 a miniature comic movie was made, where members of the band acted like undertakers in old London streets and also features still pictures from the Great Depression. There was no lip-sync involced, but the clip was edited according to the phases of song. However it was refused to be aired by the BBC as it was considered to be in 'Poor taste'.

The Carpenters also made a promotional clip of their cover of the Beatles hit Ticket to Ride.


After 1969, the independent music movie clips came out of fashion with psychedelic music and style. Bands preferred performing in TV shows which themselves became visually more attractive.


Top of the Pops was a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart. Although the weekly show was cancelled, the Christmas special has continued. In the 1990s, the show's format was sold to several foreign broadcasters, and at one point various versions of the show were shown in nearly 100 countries.

1. The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
2. I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
3. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me (2004 Digital Remaster) - Sandie Shaw
4. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
5. Oh, Pretty Woman (Album Version) - Roy Orbison
6. Just One Look - The Hollies
7. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
8. Tobacco Road - The Nashville Teens
9. You're No Good - The Swinging Blue Jeans
10. Poison Ivy - The Paramounts
11. Shout - Lulu & The Luvvers
12. Yeh! Yeh! - Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
13. It's Only Make Believe - Billy Fury
14. The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt - The Shadows
15. Don't Blame Me - Frank Ifield
16. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Dusty Springfield
17. A Message To Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) - Adam Faith
18. One Way Love - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
19. Where Did Our Love Go (Single Version) (Mono) - The Supremes
20. Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups

1. Smile - Lily Allen
2. Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
3. Ride A White Horse - Goldfrapp
4. Another Place To Fall - K.T. Tunstall
5. Fallen - Franz Ferdinand
6. Because I Want You - Placebo (2)
7. Lost And Found - Feeder
8. Standing On My Own Again - Graham Coxon
9. I See You You See Me - Magic Numbers (1)
10. Conceived - Beth Orton
11. Otherside - Breaks Co-Op
12. Piece Of My Heart - Beverley Knight
13. Coming Around Again - Simon Webbe
14. Sooner Or Later - Duncan James
15. Something About You - Jamelia
16. Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) - Hi Tack
17. Rock Steady - All Saints
18. You Got The Love - Source & Candi Staton

The Cd covers differ in style, The text and numbers are different with the latest version with rounder type text which is more modern. The old fashion car suits the date and in the newer version features a Stop sign instead. Most of the pictures are also colour rather then some in black and white.