Postmodernism

In lesson we have been looking at modernism and post modernism. We watched two videos and compared them as we can say that they are very similar. The video above is Take That Back for Good and below i am going to post another video by the Wanted Walks Like Rihanna. In the Waned video they have used elements from other older videos and have put them in their video. Postmodernism is the way in which we use the elements and techniques in modernism but then we change them into something else. For example, the traditional house would have either one or two bedrooms which would be upstairs with the kitchen and living room downstairs but in todays society they have changed the original design and have made it completely different. 

Blog Post 7: Track and Lyrics

Here are the song lyrics for the song that we have decided to choose for our music video. There is also the song underneath the lyrics. Although these are the same lyrics to the song that we are doing, the actual bands music we are using don't have an mp3 file that we can use. So you can see what song we are doing.

"Superman"

So here I am

doing everything I can

holding on to what I am

pretending I'm a superman

I'm trying to keep

the ground on my feet

it seems the world's

falling down around me

The nights are all long

I'm singing this song

to try and make the answers

more than maybe

And I'm so confused

about what to do

sometimes I want

to throw it all away

So here I am

growing older all the time

looking older all the time

feeling younger in my mind

And here I am

doing everything I can

holding on to what I am

pretending I'm a superman

I'm trying to sleep

I lost count of the sheep

my mind is racing faster

every minute

What could I do more

yeah I'm really not sure

I know I'm running circles

but I can't quit

And I'm so confused

about what to do

sometimes I want

to throw it all away

Controlling everything in site

I'm feeling weak

I don't feel right

you're telling me

I have to change

telling me to act my age

but if all that I can do

is just sit and watch time go

then I'll have to say good-bye

life's too short to watch it fly

to watch it fly

So here I am

growing older all the time

looking older all the time

feeling younger in my mind

And here I am

doing everything I can

holding on to what I am

pretending I'm a superman

Blog Post 6: Artist Profile

The band that we have decided to go with is Behind Bad Luck which we found on Unsigned.com. There arent that many details about the band but what we do know is that they are from Postsdam New York and that they prefer to travel and perform. The type of genre music that they like to perform is Ska music which originated in Jamaica.

Since there is no actual footage of the band playing at any specific venue, we have to assume that they wore typical ska clothing which consists of Black and White checkered clothing and ties. 

Blog Post 5:Choose Your Music

Me and my partner Connor have chosen to choose music from the legendary but yet split up band of My Chemical Romance. We find their music inspiration to many different alks of life and we believe that it will inspire others with the music that we will make. At this very moment we have emailed them to ask if we can use their music in our music video, we are therefore waiting for their reply so that we can confirm that we are able to use their music in our own music video.

13/6/13

After coming back from the weekend expecting a reply from them but we still havent gotten a reply back so we are thinking of other options for music to pick from. At this present moment in time now that our first option doesnt seem to be working, we will have to look for other artists. We would prefer to have permission from a known artist but we will begin our own individual research to find the best track. So we have looked on a website called Unsigned.com where there are unsigned atists who are looking for a chance for them to publicise their music.

1/10/13
After having six weeks to decide what music we would use to create our music video, we have finally decided what to use. Our original plan to use music by My Chemical Romance didn't exactly wok out when they didn't respond to te email that we had sent them. So now our plan was to find music from either Unsigned.com or SoundCloud and we think that we have found the right music that we could use for our music video. Now all we need to do is email this band and hope that they give us a reply. The song that we have decided to use is:

Superman by Goldfinger 

Blog Post 4: Finding the right music

Now me and my partner Connor will need to research different websites where we can obtain non-copyright music. There are several websites whic we can use such as Youtube, MySpace and Unsigned.com. These are the most likely places where there are going to be unsigned singers.


Websites such as Youtube will have some unsigned artists that will be willing to part their music to us so that their songs can gain a bit of publicity although with Youtube the unsigned artists may be hard to locate as most songs on the website are copyrighted which can be seen in the information part of the video so that all of the users can see whether or not the song is copyrighted.





MySpace is an older version of Faebook where unsugned artists used to use to get more publicity. Although the website can now be seen as outdated and no longer used, there maystill be some unsigned artists who use the website to gain publicity. Though now they will most probably use other websites suchas Twitter to gain more followers and fans of their music, which most artists now use..Social networking sites aregenerally areas where if people have a new idea or an upcoming thing then they can get followers adnd other people to join the idea.

This is a website for up and coming bands and singers who are hoping to get signed by a big label someday. These people generally arent bothered if others use their work in yours as long as you dont take it for your own. These bands music is normally not coprighted so it is free to use for the general public.

Blog Post 3: What is Copyright?

While me and my partner Connor are making our music video, we will have to consider  about the music that we are going to be using. Since te music is probably going to be coming from the inernet we will have to worry about the copyrught laws which some companies have put into place so that we can avoid plagiarism.

Copyright is guaranteeing that the poduct that you create will not be recreated or used without your permission if you own the rights to the product. This is generally the case for movies, and song writers who do not want other people stealing their ideas and song words. If someone does break the protection of copyright then they could be sued and then have to pay a fine. This needs to be closely checked by me and my partner Connor that we have not violated any copyrights agreements as either we or the school can be sued. This is also the case on Youtube as they have a complex system which they check when you upload your video to their website in case the music that you have included in the video is copyrighted in which you can
not post it on the website and it will be removed.

In order to stop worrying about the copyright law, we will have to look for unsigned artists on te internet as they have not been signed by big labels so they will not mind us using their music as it is a lot more likely that by us using their music they will gain publicity on the internet and their music will most probably been heard by a much bigger fan base. In mine and Connors wok we have decided to use the music of My Chemical Romance but as they have ben split we will need to contact them by email to ask if we have permission to use their song in our work just so that we can avoid any copyight issues with them we are going to ask first.
Copyright is very essential for the movies and music business because them people will not be able to recreate the fork of other people and then be able to make a profit from it as it will then be unfair for the original creator of the work. But although people are trying their best to prevent the duplication of movies and songs there are still people who are able to create copies f movies and song through the internet.

Blog Post 2: My Favourite Music Video

My favourite music video wold have to be Clocks by Coldplay because i believe that the song is ery calming and has a variety of instruments that are played throughout the song. The tempo is also increased and decreased througout the song which makes it calming and also makes it a lot faster at certain times. The band has been making loads of songs for years but i just think that this song is one of my favourites as it is a soothing song mainly beause of the main singers once seems to be very droning  and soothing. The genre of the song is seen to be rock music because of the main instruments that are featured in the song. Though the genre of this song can be quite confusing because the instruments that are used are also used in songs such as R&B, indie, Punk etc. The song is really popular since the band is as well and it is one of their most known labels. The song is especially famous in Mexico, America and Italy. The popularity of the song on Youtube has reached up to 20 million  views which is seen to e one of the top songs on Youtube which shows its popularity. Seeing as it is a more Rock video all of the usual instruments that you think would be used in the video are. They are generally a Bass, Lead Guitar, Singer and Drums. These are all of the basic instruments that are used to create a rock band. I believe that the song definitely conveys the message that time is passing by which is actually the title of the song 'Clocks' as it means that time is passing by which is exactly what clocks are used forl to tell time.

Blog Post 1: Brief

For my media A2 coursework i have been asked to produce and promote a music video that needs to be up to five minutes long. This will need to be created either one my own or with a group of up to four people. I have decided that i will group up with my friend Connor as i believe that we are a great pair and can get lots of work done. We will then need to make a digipak (Six Panels) which will be needed fr when i is released onto CD. We will also ned to create a agazine advertisement so that we can publicise our CD  when it is released. After we ave produced ad promoted the CD, we will need to make a critical evaluation about the advertisements and the actual CD product about what we thought we could have done better when we were actually making the files in the CD.