Sophie Douglass G324 Advanced Portfolio 2011-2012
Showing posts with label Emily Wilson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emily Wilson. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Evaluation Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products
Inspiration from videos
Compare and contrast your video to others, costumes and editing etc
When producing our music video we looked into the genre of pop and r&b and the conventions in which came with it. We found that in a stereotypical female video there was a use of emotions to carry a certain meaning as seen in our video the actress comes across as quite an aggressive frustrated character, it is this use of emotion in which allows us to portray the underlying idea of the actress being fed up of hiding who she is and furthermore linking in the frustration of her being embarrassed of being herself. Another convention was the use of males throughout a video and the negative reflection they tend to give off, we decided in our video to use the males in order to show the female as the dominating sex, we did this by having the actress controlling the males and their every movement as if they were helpless against her, it is here were we can furthermore link in the expression of feelings that the actress has towards male and the idea that she is fed up of them being in control and abusing her so she is getting her revenge. The feminist theory can be found from this as it is showing the diversity of the female actress and how she is standing up to the male and is no longer an inferior sex, which goes against the usual representation of woman in media as the ‘weaker sex’. Appearances in a female r&b video are important as the visuals should match the lyrics but a use of fashionable/explicit clothing is also required, it is here where our video can be directly linked as we focused on the lyrical use in order to block the video, for example in the first verse the lyrics ‘I get so hungry when you say you love me’ are represented by the actress circling the male character and gradually making her posture straight directly in front of him, from this blocking you are able to recognize the actress as an animal and the idea of her being hungry so circling her prey before she attacks. The clothing used throughout contributes a great deal to the video as it represents the actress in her different forms, for example in the second verse we dressed the actress in a leopard print leotard, this allowed us to show her as the animal she was being represented as. When dressing the character in her casual clothing we focused on other r&b/pop singers and the clothing that can be found from that genre, an example of this can be the use of the high waisted shorts as the pop artist pixie lott wears these and the r&b artist nicki minaj, this shows that we have took into consideration what is fashionable in the genre so that it matches our video continuity. The clothing which we chose for the actress was explicit across the chest area, we decided on this as we felt that it was this body feature which caught the males attention the most, it is here that Laura Mulvey can be linked and the theory of the male gaze as the notion of looking is directed towards the females body parts.
Inspiration for our video came from various media products; we focused on videos within the genre but also looked into how certain videos managed to create an uneasy atmosphere. In Rihanna’s disturbia you see the use of jolted head movements, we included this in our music video as it gave the illusion that the actress was not stable or in the correct frame of mind, super imposing of two scenes is also included in both the videos, in Rihanna’s video it is used to represent the singers mind and show her as a trapped individual who cannot get away, we took inspiration from this idea but altered it slightly so that the super imposing in our video was of the male actor running in slow motion and the female laughing, it was here that we gave the illusion the male actor cannot get away from the female and it is almost like a game in which humors her showing furthermore the twisted mind of the actress. Fast pace editing is included throughout Rihanna’s video and our own, Rihannas video uses the editing in order to represent the singer as distorted and unlifelike, however in our video we used the editing when the actress was behind bars in order to shake them vigorously, this allowed the audience to see that the actress in our video is trapped and frustrated and wished to escape. The dance sequence, which is included within our video, has numerous inspirations. Rihanna’s distrubia has the dancers walk into position with jolted body movements, similarly in our video we had the dancers walk into their positions acting weak and distorted as if they had just rose from the dead this allowed the slight genre of horror in which we wanted to include to be found as the idea of people rising from the dead is unnatural, another video which inspired us for the dance routine was Beatfreakz Somebodys watching me, the video contains humor alongside the horror through the use of representing well known singers such as the pussycat dolls in a different way, the pussycorpse trolls, we decided to use this idea but rather than change the actors we used the well known dance routine the Macarena, it is here where the humor can be found as the audience will recognize the dance in the video so it will therefore stand out to them but alongside this in relation to the rest of the video it is quite random so will therefore be an entertaining surprise for them.
Another video in which inspired us was Lady gaga’s paparazzi, throughout her video she uses still images of actors who appear to be dead, this too can be found in our video as we felt that this allowed the horror of the video to really stand out through the idea that the actress has murdered these people and is now showing the audience openly and willingly, this then furthermore links in with the underlying emotion of the video and the idea that the actress is no longer afraid to say this is me and I’m not afraid to show anyone.
The final video that we took inspiration from was Jessi J’s Nobody’s perfect. A tea party scene was shot of the singer having a miserable time whilst the other actors around the table were enjoying themselves, we used the idea of a tea party but altered it so that the actors around the table were the people who she had killed in prior scenes and the actress in our video was the one enjoying herself. This gave the illusion that the actress was playing with dead body’s and again linked in the theme of horror. We felt that by including this scene the audience would see the twisted side to the actress and see that she is not a female to be messed with.
Inspiration from videos
Compare and contrast your video to others, costumes and editing etc
When producing our music video we looked into the genre of pop and r&b and the conventions in which came with it. We found that in a stereotypical female video there was a use of emotions to carry a certain meaning as seen in our video the actress comes across as quite an aggressive frustrated character, it is this use of emotion in which allows us to portray the underlying idea of the actress being fed up of hiding who she is and furthermore linking in the frustration of her being embarrassed of being herself. Another convention was the use of males throughout a video and the negative reflection they tend to give off, we decided in our video to use the males in order to show the female as the dominating sex, we did this by having the actress controlling the males and their every movement as if they were helpless against her, it is here were we can furthermore link in the expression of feelings that the actress has towards male and the idea that she is fed up of them being in control and abusing her so she is getting her revenge. The feminist theory can be found from this as it is showing the diversity of the female actress and how she is standing up to the male and is no longer an inferior sex, which goes against the usual representation of woman in media as the ‘weaker sex’. Appearances in a female r&b video are important as the visuals should match the lyrics but a use of fashionable/explicit clothing is also required, it is here where our video can be directly linked as we focused on the lyrical use in order to block the video, for example in the first verse the lyrics ‘I get so hungry when you say you love me’ are represented by the actress circling the male character and gradually making her posture straight directly in front of him, from this blocking you are able to recognize the actress as an animal and the idea of her being hungry so circling her prey before she attacks. The clothing used throughout contributes a great deal to the video as it represents the actress in her different forms, for example in the second verse we dressed the actress in a leopard print leotard, this allowed us to show her as the animal she was being represented as. When dressing the character in her casual clothing we focused on other r&b/pop singers and the clothing that can be found from that genre, an example of this can be the use of the high waisted shorts as the pop artist pixie lott wears these and the r&b artist nicki minaj, this shows that we have took into consideration what is fashionable in the genre so that it matches our video continuity. The clothing which we chose for the actress was explicit across the chest area, we decided on this as we felt that it was this body feature which caught the males attention the most, it is here that Laura Mulvey can be linked and the theory of the male gaze as the notion of looking is directed towards the females body parts.
Inspiration for our video came from various media products; we focused on videos within the genre but also looked into how certain videos managed to create an uneasy atmosphere. In Rihanna’s disturbia you see the use of jolted head movements, we included this in our music video as it gave the illusion that the actress was not stable or in the correct frame of mind, super imposing of two scenes is also included in both the videos, in Rihanna’s video it is used to represent the singers mind and show her as a trapped individual who cannot get away, we took inspiration from this idea but altered it slightly so that the super imposing in our video was of the male actor running in slow motion and the female laughing, it was here that we gave the illusion the male actor cannot get away from the female and it is almost like a game in which humors her showing furthermore the twisted mind of the actress. Fast pace editing is included throughout Rihanna’s video and our own, Rihannas video uses the editing in order to represent the singer as distorted and unlifelike, however in our video we used the editing when the actress was behind bars in order to shake them vigorously, this allowed the audience to see that the actress in our video is trapped and frustrated and wished to escape. The dance sequence, which is included within our video, has numerous inspirations. Rihanna’s distrubia has the dancers walk into position with jolted body movements, similarly in our video we had the dancers walk into their positions acting weak and distorted as if they had just rose from the dead this allowed the slight genre of horror in which we wanted to include to be found as the idea of people rising from the dead is unnatural, another video which inspired us for the dance routine was Beatfreakz Somebodys watching me, the video contains humor alongside the horror through the use of representing well known singers such as the pussycat dolls in a different way, the pussycorpse trolls, we decided to use this idea but rather than change the actors we used the well known dance routine the Macarena, it is here where the humor can be found as the audience will recognize the dance in the video so it will therefore stand out to them but alongside this in relation to the rest of the video it is quite random so will therefore be an entertaining surprise for them.
Another video in which inspired us was Lady gaga’s paparazzi, throughout her video she uses still images of actors who appear to be dead, this too can be found in our video as we felt that this allowed the horror of the video to really stand out through the idea that the actress has murdered these people and is now showing the audience openly and willingly, this then furthermore links in with the underlying emotion of the video and the idea that the actress is no longer afraid to say this is me and I’m not afraid to show anyone.
The final video that we took inspiration from was Jessi J’s Nobody’s perfect. A tea party scene was shot of the singer having a miserable time whilst the other actors around the table were enjoying themselves, we used the idea of a tea party but altered it so that the actors around the table were the people who she had killed in prior scenes and the actress in our video was the one enjoying herself. This gave the illusion that the actress was playing with dead body’s and again linked in the theme of horror. We felt that by including this scene the audience would see the twisted side to the actress and see that she is not a female to be messed with.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Lyrics Breakdown
[verse 1]
Rawr! Rawr! 0.03 – 0.07 seconds
I have a heart, I swear I do 0.08 – 0.09 seconds
But just not, baby, when it comes to you 0.09 – 0.10 seconds
I get so hungry when you say you love me 0.11 – 0.12 seconds
Hush if you know what's good for you 0.13 – 0.14 seconds
I think you're hot, I think you're cool 0.15 – 0.16 seconds
You're the kind of guy I'd stalk in school 0.17 – 0.18 seconds
But now that I'm famous, you're up my anus 0.19 -0.20 seconds
Now I'm gonna eat you, fool! 0.21 - 0.22 seconds
In the first part of the video the camera will change from a tracking shot showing a deserted area with leaves blowing across the floor to an extreme long shot which will appear to be a dead body covered in blood on the floor, Emily will then be positioned over the body with her back to the camera and then turn round to face the camera (this is when the beginning of the song starts and she will say RAWR!) with blood all around her mouth suggesting that she has been attacking the body, a disorted and uneasy haze will be edited into the scene to add a slight horror element and make the audience feel uncomfortable. She will also be wearing white contacts to make her look as though she is slightly demented. The body, which viewers will assume has been attacked, will then be demanded by the main character to stand up while she circulates him with he’s gaze constantly upon her. Various gestures are used to show her dominating and enticing emotion for example clawing the male character and also sniffing him because she is a cannibal blood is the main element that she is attracted too in humans. The creepy theme of the video will be kept throughout the characters gestures being quick head to hand movements to make her look un human like. Then she will say the line “now I’m going to eat you fool” and at this part of the video it suddenly cuts to another scene. The next time you see the male character he will be running away.
[chorus]
I eat boys up 0.22 – 0.23 seconds
Breakfast and lunch 0.24 – 0.25 seconds
Then, when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood 0.26 – 0.29 seconds
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal 0.30 – 0.33 seconds
I eat boys up 0.34 – 0.35 seconds
You better run 0.36 – 0.37 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 0.38 – 0.44 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 0.45 – 0.51 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 0.52 – 0.58 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 0.59 – 1.05 seconds
This part of the song focuses on the main character in various positions while her mental stage takes over, she will be doing lots of distorted head movements and we will make each shot look like there tripping to make it look believable. There will also be various shots of different “victims” that the main character will have attacked. Eg strangled, drowned, eaten etc.
She is oblivious to the camera throughout the full video but the line “you better run” from the chorus she wants to include the audience as if they have entered her personal space and it’s spoken directly to them because she wants them to understand. Then the camera quickly diverts to the male character running away from the main character as he thinks he is now free, throughout the continuous I am cannibal! lyrics it will flip from the male character running away, then to the main character who is playing with the animal heart which she is really fond of which you can tell by the amount of shots we use showing her squeezing the blood onto herself and because its one element of a cannibal that is always linked so she begins to rub the blood into her body because she wants to remise the feeling. Then the camera skips back to the male character running away now looking behind him, as he is scared that she is coming after him.
[verse 2]
Whenever you tell me I'm pretty 1.07 – 1.08 seconds
That's when the hunger really hits me 1.08 – 1.09 seconds
Your little heart goes pitter patter 1.10 – 1.12 seconds
I want your liver on a platter 1.12 – 1.14 seconds
Use your finger to stir my tea 1.14 – 1.15 seconds
Then, for dessert, I'll suck your teeth 1.16 – 1.17 seconds
Be too sweet and you'll be a goner 1.18 – 1.19 seconds
Yep, I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer 1.20 – 1.21 seconds
This section of the video will be all about the main character in a
secluded place, this is where she feels free and can be herself. In this section she will be positioned behind metal bars, which will protect her from the outside world, various different distorted and disjointed positions will be used to make her look mental and out of control and make the audience feel uncomfortable while viewing because we are contradicting the conventions linked to a cannibal by using gestures telling them to come towards her they would obviously do the opposite as it wouldn’t be safe.
[chorus]
I eat boys up 1.21 – 1.23 seconds
Breakfast and lunch 1.23-1.24 seconds
Then, when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood 1.25 – 1.28 seconds
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal 1.29 – 1.32 seconds
I eat boys up 1.33 – 1.34 seconds
You better run 1.35 – 1.36 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 1.37 – 1.43 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 1.44 – 1.50 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 1.51 – 1.57 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 1.58 – 2.05 seconds
The main character will be crawling towards the camera with the victims following behind, she will have a sharp focus by walking to the beat and because she has already attacked them they will look slightly weak and disjointed to add to the scary element. They will then begin to run away in different directions away from her so she doesn’t catch up to them, what they don’t know is that she doesn’t have any intention of moving as she is reminiscing the time that she attacked them all so she will be rolling around the ground with blood fresh on her skin. A dance scene will then follow on from this section with them doing a “thriller” inspired dance routine. The main character however will be doing different moves compared to the backing dancers, as she is the most important person included in the video.
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.06 – 2.08 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.09 - 2.12 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.13 – 2.16 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.17 - 2.20 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.21 - 2.23 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.24 - 2.27 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.28 – 2.31 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.32 – 2.35 seconds
This part of the song will include various montage of the main character in the three different locations we have used, but it will be showing her having a good time by throwing her body around and creating disjointed effects through her body shapes but also sexual poses so that she still appeals to the male audience. This goes against the cannibal nature of the character and shows that she is just a normal girl behind it.
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 2.36 – 2.42 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 2.43 – 2.49 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 2.50 – 2.57 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 2.58 – 3.04 seconds
The dancers will again be included in this scene as they will be miming this section together before then picking her up showing that she is still the main focus and the dominating one.
I love you 3.06 – 3.07 seconds
I warned you 3.10 – 3.11 seconds
Rawr! 3.11 – 3.12 seconds
This scene will contain both the main character and the male character, there will mainly be close ups shots used as she is explaining each line of this verse write into he’s face so he understands and it will then suddenly flick to the main character clawing the screen on the final lyric “rawr” concluding the video.
Rawr! Rawr! 0.03 – 0.07 seconds
I have a heart, I swear I do 0.08 – 0.09 seconds
But just not, baby, when it comes to you 0.09 – 0.10 seconds
I get so hungry when you say you love me 0.11 – 0.12 seconds
Hush if you know what's good for you 0.13 – 0.14 seconds
I think you're hot, I think you're cool 0.15 – 0.16 seconds
You're the kind of guy I'd stalk in school 0.17 – 0.18 seconds
But now that I'm famous, you're up my anus 0.19 -0.20 seconds
Now I'm gonna eat you, fool! 0.21 - 0.22 seconds
In the first part of the video the camera will change from a tracking shot showing a deserted area with leaves blowing across the floor to an extreme long shot which will appear to be a dead body covered in blood on the floor, Emily will then be positioned over the body with her back to the camera and then turn round to face the camera (this is when the beginning of the song starts and she will say RAWR!) with blood all around her mouth suggesting that she has been attacking the body, a disorted and uneasy haze will be edited into the scene to add a slight horror element and make the audience feel uncomfortable. She will also be wearing white contacts to make her look as though she is slightly demented. The body, which viewers will assume has been attacked, will then be demanded by the main character to stand up while she circulates him with he’s gaze constantly upon her. Various gestures are used to show her dominating and enticing emotion for example clawing the male character and also sniffing him because she is a cannibal blood is the main element that she is attracted too in humans. The creepy theme of the video will be kept throughout the characters gestures being quick head to hand movements to make her look un human like. Then she will say the line “now I’m going to eat you fool” and at this part of the video it suddenly cuts to another scene. The next time you see the male character he will be running away.
[chorus]
I eat boys up 0.22 – 0.23 seconds
Breakfast and lunch 0.24 – 0.25 seconds
Then, when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood 0.26 – 0.29 seconds
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal 0.30 – 0.33 seconds
I eat boys up 0.34 – 0.35 seconds
You better run 0.36 – 0.37 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 0.38 – 0.44 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 0.45 – 0.51 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 0.52 – 0.58 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 0.59 – 1.05 seconds
This part of the song focuses on the main character in various positions while her mental stage takes over, she will be doing lots of distorted head movements and we will make each shot look like there tripping to make it look believable. There will also be various shots of different “victims” that the main character will have attacked. Eg strangled, drowned, eaten etc.
She is oblivious to the camera throughout the full video but the line “you better run” from the chorus she wants to include the audience as if they have entered her personal space and it’s spoken directly to them because she wants them to understand. Then the camera quickly diverts to the male character running away from the main character as he thinks he is now free, throughout the continuous I am cannibal! lyrics it will flip from the male character running away, then to the main character who is playing with the animal heart which she is really fond of which you can tell by the amount of shots we use showing her squeezing the blood onto herself and because its one element of a cannibal that is always linked so she begins to rub the blood into her body because she wants to remise the feeling. Then the camera skips back to the male character running away now looking behind him, as he is scared that she is coming after him.
[verse 2]
Whenever you tell me I'm pretty 1.07 – 1.08 seconds
That's when the hunger really hits me 1.08 – 1.09 seconds
Your little heart goes pitter patter 1.10 – 1.12 seconds
I want your liver on a platter 1.12 – 1.14 seconds
Use your finger to stir my tea 1.14 – 1.15 seconds
Then, for dessert, I'll suck your teeth 1.16 – 1.17 seconds
Be too sweet and you'll be a goner 1.18 – 1.19 seconds
Yep, I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer 1.20 – 1.21 seconds
This section of the video will be all about the main character in a
secluded place, this is where she feels free and can be herself. In this section she will be positioned behind metal bars, which will protect her from the outside world, various different distorted and disjointed positions will be used to make her look mental and out of control and make the audience feel uncomfortable while viewing because we are contradicting the conventions linked to a cannibal by using gestures telling them to come towards her they would obviously do the opposite as it wouldn’t be safe.
[chorus]
I eat boys up 1.21 – 1.23 seconds
Breakfast and lunch 1.23-1.24 seconds
Then, when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood 1.25 – 1.28 seconds
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal 1.29 – 1.32 seconds
I eat boys up 1.33 – 1.34 seconds
You better run 1.35 – 1.36 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 1.37 – 1.43 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 1.44 – 1.50 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 1.51 – 1.57 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 1.58 – 2.05 seconds
The main character will be crawling towards the camera with the victims following behind, she will have a sharp focus by walking to the beat and because she has already attacked them they will look slightly weak and disjointed to add to the scary element. They will then begin to run away in different directions away from her so she doesn’t catch up to them, what they don’t know is that she doesn’t have any intention of moving as she is reminiscing the time that she attacked them all so she will be rolling around the ground with blood fresh on her skin. A dance scene will then follow on from this section with them doing a “thriller” inspired dance routine. The main character however will be doing different moves compared to the backing dancers, as she is the most important person included in the video.
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.06 – 2.08 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.09 - 2.12 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.13 – 2.16 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.17 - 2.20 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.21 - 2.23 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.24 - 2.27 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh! 2.28 – 2.31 seconds
Oh-whoa-whoa-oh-oh! 2.32 – 2.35 seconds
This part of the song will include various montage of the main character in the three different locations we have used, but it will be showing her having a good time by throwing her body around and creating disjointed effects through her body shapes but also sexual poses so that she still appeals to the male audience. This goes against the cannibal nature of the character and shows that she is just a normal girl behind it.
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 2.36 – 2.42 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 2.43 – 2.49 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal, cannibal, I am!) 2.50 – 2.57 seconds
I am cannibal! (Cannibal! I'll eat you up!) 2.58 – 3.04 seconds
The dancers will again be included in this scene as they will be miming this section together before then picking her up showing that she is still the main focus and the dominating one.
I love you 3.06 – 3.07 seconds
I warned you 3.10 – 3.11 seconds
Rawr! 3.11 – 3.12 seconds
This scene will contain both the main character and the male character, there will mainly be close ups shots used as she is explaining each line of this verse write into he’s face so he understands and it will then suddenly flick to the main character clawing the screen on the final lyric “rawr” concluding the video.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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