Question 1:In what ways does your media

product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real

media products?

Existing media text comparison

This shot is from Ellie Golding's original ‘Your Song’ video, of which I have used in my music video, however instead of just having the girls feet, I thought it would be better to show both together, establishing how close they are, and the way that their feet then move closer together suggests that they have also been getting closer. My shot was taken from a high birds eye angle which is different to all of my other shots, which makes it stand out a lot more than other things. This shot also shots small details of the couple, before actually seeing their faces together.

This shot is from Ellie Golding's original ‘Your Song’ video, of which I have used in my music video. I think this shot works really well, as it is near the start of my video, helping to produce character identification, so that the audience can get to know the girl, before they see her relationship and the journey that she has been on. This shot is a close up which is good as it shows all her facial features in great detail.

This shot is from Taylor Swifts music video. It shows a two shot of the boy in the foreground and the girl in the background. This shows that they are both close together, but still draws our attention to one person at a time. I have used this in my video, showing the guy in front, then the girl to switch the viewers attention. This shot is a medium close up, showing their bodies from the shoulders, up. This highlights their facial expression but also allows the audience to get a glimpse of the guys arm around the girl.

This shot is from Lana Del Ray’s music video. It is a close up of her playing the piano. I really like this shot as it has the piano in a linear perspective, and the hands playing in the foreground. I have used this shot in the current time frame to show that she is playing the song which was once wrote for the guy she is singing and dreaming about.

This shot is from Ellie Golding's original ‘Your Song’ video. I have used the same medium close up shot of their faces. I have also used the same location as this connotes calmness and tranquillity. I have used this shot at the beginning of my music video, adding to the character identification, allowing the audience to get to know the girl. In my shot however, the camera does a 180° turn around her which I saw in Ed Sheeran’s ‘The A Team’ video and decided to borrow.

This shot is from Ellie Golding's video. I really liked the way that the shot was framed with the wall in the foreground as if someone was watching her sing. I used this in my music video, and also decided to blur the girl at the beginning of the shot to focus on the curtain, then un blur her to focus the attention on her playing the piano. I think that this technique worked really well, but I did not repeat it in my music video as it is a unique shot.

These are low lighting dance scenes from different music video’s. I really like these, mine especially as it shows the girl, and also her shadow on the wall behind. She is almost shown as a silhouette which creates a nice effect. This is a convention that is common in romantic songs as it creates emotion through the choreography used.

This shot is from Colbie Caillat’s music video. This is a flashback shot which she uses a lot in her romance/acoustic related music videos. I have used the flashbacks in my music video, and this shot is of the girl and the guy in one of the flashbacks. They are normally used to show a change of emotion or feelings, which is present in Colbie’s video, and mine.

This shot is from Colbie Caillat’s music video. It shows the girl in very casual clothing. I have used this convention in my music video to show that they have/had a casual relationship, feeling comfortable with each other and showing that they are normal everyday genuine people, allowing the audience to potentially relate to them better.