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Introduction to A2 Media

Throughout the course of AS Media, I believe I have gained a lot of experience and developed a variety of skills which could help me be successful within the A2 section of the course. The main task this year is to create a 1 minute music video and design the CD display. Personally, I think the entire task sounds like a fun one that will allow creativity and imagination to be put into place as well as creating an opportunity for further skills to be developed. Continuously throughout year 13 my class mates and I will analysing music videos and deciding what effect they have on various audiences. In addition, we'll learn about several different theorists and the impact they've have upon the world of media. For example, the first theorists we're already beginning to learn about is Andrew Goodwin and his theory of the 6 Features of Music Videos.

From a personal perspective, my favourite music videos are: Move Your Feet by Junior Senior and, much more recently, Waiting For Love by Avicii. The reason being "Move Your Feet" uses a large sum of pixilation effects combined with a variety of colour, creating a very positive and up-beat atmosphere. Whereas, "Waiting For Love" uses very unique and complex technology to allow it's viewers to have a 360 experience of what's happening around them. If on a handheld device, the audience are able to adjust and change what they're looking at by simply rotating their screen or spinning on the spot. Although these effects are unlikely to appear within my music video piece, it's very useful to see what level of popularity originality can create.