Week 3

We were given the task of lip syncing. We were allowed to chose what ever song we wanted and we had to record us lip syncing that specific song. I chose the song Respect by Aretha Franklin. The reason I chose this song was because I thought it was a fun and bright song to do. When I was doing this task I found it very hard to focus on what I was doing. This was because I found it very embarrassing to be filmed lip syncing. This meant it did take me a few tries to actually get the task done. But when I finally done It I was quite pleased with what I had done. I knew this song quite well so I didn't have to print any lyrics off. If I did have to do this my video wouldn't of been good, because I would have been constantly looking down at the lyrics. During this task I also helped the other people in my group by filming them do this. This helped me because I now have a better understanding for how far I need to stand when filming. This was very good practice for when It comes to the task of making the music video.

We were given the task of researching into digipaks. We were asked to gather information about what a digipak is and get some examples of them and analyse them. I have seen digipaks before as some of the albums I own have them, but I never actually knew that they were called 'digipaks'. A digipak is a type of packaging for CDs or DVDs, typically made from cardboard with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs. Digipaks are not very common anymore but they do tend to come with special edition albums. From looking at the different digipaks it has allowed me to widen my knowledge of what they include. This will allow me to create a digipak to the best of my ability when it comes to it. I also found the many different conventions of digipaks.

I decided to carry out some research on the conventions of music videos. This involved me looking at many different genres so I could really broaden my knowledge of the conventions of different music. This was also very useful because our group are not 100% sure on what genre we want to do, so by researching the conventions of a number of different ones, means when it comes to the music video we will have the research we need. I also looked at the different camera angles and shots that these genres use. This will not only broaden our knowledge but we will also be able to create a better music video due to having this knowledge. The research I carried out will also help me to create other things that will help us in the future.