Case Study

Murder of Stefan Pakeerah

• Stefan Pakeerah was murdered on the 27th February 2004, by his friend Warren Leblanc.
• The victim's mother, claimed that Leblanc had been 'obsessed' with the game, "Manhunt" after he pleaded guilty in court.
• The game was removed from sale by some vendors, such as GAME.
• The police denied a link between the game and the murder.
• However after Leblanc was sentenced to life, it was discovered he did not even own the game, but Pakeerah did.

The effects model

The effects model theory suggests that the consumption of media texts effects the audience. The audience can eb influenced by something the watch or read. They are influenced sometimes to replicate what they have consumed.
This is also know as the THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE MODEL. Here the auidence is passive. The images of the text are injected into the brain and the audience is powerless to resist.

Waiting.....

At the moment we are looking for more songs that we could possibly use. This is because we are still waiting for a reply to the e-mail we sent for permission for the other song we was going to use. We need to have a back up for another song as we need to get on a start filming and planning our ideas as soon as we can.

What works well in a music video

We have some idea's about what would work well for our music video:

• directly link the video to the lyrics - make sure the story we are telling makes sense and relates to the lyrics in the song.
• Lip synching - good, in time lip synching makes the music video look more effective.
• Edit - if the editing is in time with the music, the music video will look good and professional.
• Effects - using different effects that go well, and match the story and also the lyrics of the song can improve the quality of our music video.

Music Video's

In lesson today we watched some past media studies music video's. We discussed what was good about them, what was bad, what worked and what didn't work so well. We started to get idea's for our own idea's about what we could do that would work well, and what we should avoid as it wouldn't work as well. We want to make our music video enjoyable to the audience therefore we need to discuss in our group the idea we have that would be good and also what would work well.

Waiting

At the moment we are still waiting for a reply to the e-mail we sent the artist of the song we want to use. We have to wait until he replies to make sure we are able to use his song for our coursework. We cannot start filming or working on our music video until we know we are definatley going to be able to use the song we want to, as we have to have permission before using it.

Channel 4 - 100 Greatest Pop Video's

THE 100 GREATEST POP VIDEOS
1. Michael Jackson: Thriller
2. Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
3. A-ha: Take on Me
4. Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
5. Madonna: Like a Prayer
6. Robbie Williams: Rock DJ
7. Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
8. The Verve: Bittersweet Symphony
9. Madonna: Vogue
10. Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
11. Coldplay: The Scientist
12. Michael & Janet Jackson: Scream
13. Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall
14. Christina Aguilera: Dirrty
15. REM: Everybody Hurts
16. OutKast: Hey Ya
17. Blur: Coffee & TV
18. Beyonce: Crazy in Love
19. Madonna: Material Girl
20. Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood
21. Queen: I Want to Break Free
22. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me a River
23. Britney Spears: ...Baby One More Time
24. Radiohead: No Surprises
25. Madness: Baggy Trousers
26. TLC: Waterfalls
27. David Bowie: Ashes to Ashes
28. Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly
29. Electric Six: Gay Bar
30. Weezer: Buddy Holly
31. Eminem: Stan
32. Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
33. U2: The Sweetest Thing
34. The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl
35. Sinead O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2U
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away
37. Guns N Roses: November Rain
38. Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice
39. Pulp: Common People
40. Missy Elliot: Get Ur Freak On
41. The Spice Girls: Wannabe
42. Bjork: It's Oh So Quiet
43. Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
44. Kylie Minogue: Can't Get You Out of My Head
45. Aerosmith: Crazy
46. Adam & the Ants: Prince Charming
47. The Prodigy: Firestarter
48. Johnny Cash: Hurt
49. Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity
50. Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al
51. Run DMC & Aerosmith: Walk This Way
52. Massive Attack: Teardrop
53. Wham: Club Tropicana
54. Daft Punk: Around the World
55. Fatboy Slim: Praise You
56. Eminem: Without Me
57. Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
58. The Cure: Close to Me
59. Abba: Knowing Me, Knowing You
60. Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams
61. The Prodigy: Smack My Bitch Up
62. Blur: Parklife
63. George Michael: Outside
64. Bjork: Human Behaviour
65. Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
66. Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
67. The Beastie Boys: Sabotage
68. Madonna: Ray of Light
69. Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes
70. The Police: Every Breath You Take
71. Bjork: All Is Full of Love
72. Robert Palmer: Addicted to Love
73. Basement Jaxx: Where's Your Head At?
74. Wu-Tang Clan: Gravel Pit
75. Duran Duran: Rio
76. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields
77. MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This
78. Godley and Creme: Cry
79. New Order: True Faith
80. Radiohead: Just
81. Ultravox: Vienna
82. 50 Cent: In Da Club
83. Shakespear's Sister: Stay
84. The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
85. Sid Vicious: My Way
86. The Streets: Fit But You Know It
87. Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime
88. Elton John: I Want Love
89. Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight Tonight
90. The Pet Shop Boys: Go West
91. The Specials: Ghost Town
92. Herbie Hancock: Rockit
93. The Rolling Stones: We Love You
94. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart
95. The Cardigans: My Favourite Game
96. So Solid Crew: 21 Seconds
97. Cornershop: Brimful of Asha
98. Bronski Beat: Smalltown Boy
99. Supergrass: Pumping on Your Stereo
100.Musical Youth: Pass the Dutchie

Lesson's

At the moment in lesson's we have been watching the greatest 100 music video's. We have been watching and getting idea's for own own music video and looking to see what sort of thing will work and what wont. Also what viewers like to see in a music video, this is so we can make our music video more enjoyable for the audience to watch.

Song - My Way Home

We finally found a song that we want to use. We found it on www.unsigned.com, its called "My Way Home" and we have emailed the artist - Cincere to ask permission to use his song for our music video. Before we start planning our ideas we have to wait for a reply to make sure we are able to use this song. While we are waiting for a reply we will update our blogs and research different music videos and get ideas for our own filming.

Music

We have been looking for the music that we want to use for our music video. We have been looking at a number of different websites to find the song that we want to use. At the moment we are just listening to different songs until we find a piece of music that we want to use. We have been looking on www.unsigned.com, www.mobygratis.com and www.freemusic.com for a song we want to use.

Promo Video

My task is to produce:

• a music promo video
• up to 5 minutes long
• working on your own or up to four members

You also need to produce:

• a website homepage for the band
• a cover for its release on DVD
• a magazine advertisment for the DVD
• a critical evaluation
• on a blog
• including research and planning.

Group Members

Jordan Ward

Karishma Bhandari

Kayleigh Middleton

Ian Ondongo