TASK 7 - Media Producers/Directors (individual)

SYNOPSIS:

Understanding who makes music videos will help you when it comes to your evaluation and your exam as you can make comparisons.  There will be some media codes and conventions that music directors ensure they include in their own videos - research these and present your findings.

TASK:

Research 3 different Media Producers/Directors/Photographers (depending on your chosen media brief) and watch some of the products that they have made. 

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:

·       What similarities and differences can you see? 

·       What elements of media language are you noticing? 

·       Do they have a particular style? 

·       Do they only work on particular genres of media?

LEARNING COMMENT:

SUMMARISE – what have you learnt from this research – THINK - do you need to pick one style and stick to it?

PRESENTATION IDEAS:

Create TOP TRUMP cards for these creators.  On each card have all the details that you have found out about them.  

Include TERMINOLOGY when discussing the media language (camera angles, mise en scene, editing).

EXAMPLE OF MEDIA PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS

Music Videos: Spike Jonze, Hiro Murai, Hannah Lux Davis, Michel Gondry.

Filmmakers (auteurs): Michael Bay, Wes Anderson, Gaspar Noé, Harmony Korine, Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Lars Von Trier, Edgar Wright, Christopher Nolan.

Documentary Filmmakers: Morgan Spurlock, Michael Moore, Werner Herzog, Frederick Wiseman.

Photographers: 

http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/fashion/top-10-photographers-in-the-fashion-industry/

http://www.widewalls.ch/best-portrait-photographers/

GRADING:

A/A* - the research and presentation will be excellent.  Terminology will be used extensively.

B/C – the research and presentation will be good.  Terminology will be used.

D – The research will be proficient.  It will be complete but the detail may be limited.

E – Work will be complete.