AICE Media Studies

Hello there! I hope you are doing well. Finally, my group and I got together to outline all of the scenes and how they will be shot.  First Scene:  In the first scene,  one actor will be leaning up against a wall, sitting with their legs in front of them. Whistling and tapping their leg to the beginning of the song, the character will be shown in a wide shot from eye level.  Second Scene: Next, it will jump to the same actor's hand grabbing a skateboard. This will pan as they continue to walk as shot from the waist down from a high angle. They will be wearing a guitar on their back. It will end with them setting down the skateboard.  Third Scene:  The shot from the previous scene will be an action match to a person picking and strumming a guitar that will zoom out from a medium close-up to a wide shot of the actress on her skateboard.  Fourth Scene:  As the music switches to the chorus, we will switch to a new character. This will be an extreme cl...

  Finally, we have started to outline how to do our music video. There is a lot of planning that needs to be done, so this will serve to set up and organize our ideas. We need to consider all things in the music video, such as props, setting, costumes, and even a backup plan if something goes wrong.  Firstly, we finalized our song choice of I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic and have begun to edit it, so that it is the required length.   Props We decided we were going to do multiple narratives in the music video which means we need a few different props.  Firstly, we are going to use a guitar to show a teenager who dreams of being a famous singer. Secondly, we are going to a skateboard to again show guitarist teenagers to play on the stereotype Our second prop will be an old pair of converse to show a dancer. We will also include a canvas for painting as well as other art supplies. Our next prop is a bicycle to showcase the same artistic character. We will also incl...

  The song we chose, I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic, is a pop-rock song. This is a fusion of the pop and rock genres that includes the upbeat tempo and mainstream music trends with the overwhelming use of guitars and drums. It is very popular, so we could study mainstream artists such as P!nk, Maroon 5, The Script, and other songs by OneRepublic.  The first video we studied was Just Like Fire by P!nk. This video was especially helpful because the music video was also based on a movie, the same as the song we chose. It begins with the diegetic sound of dialogue but includes no other sound excluding music without the video. The music itself remains loud and constant. Additionally, there are certain lyrics the characters would lip sync, but no sound would actually be heard other than P!nk’s voice. The video was edited heavily in the end to simulate Wonderland where the video supposedly takes place; This includes floating tables. However, we will probably not include this level of...

  Hello again! This time I am only partnering with one person, my friend, Ja'neece. I loved my previous group and they were a pleasure to work with, but we all lived far from each other which made it difficult to film. So, I chose to partner with someone I liked and who lived close by. Ja'neece also is someone who will be really helpful in any media project.       For one, she is into fashion, TV shows, music, and anything Old Hollywood which gives her a lot of ideas when it comes to media projects. One of her favorite YouTubers is Mina Lee, who is very big on sustainability, economical clothing trends, and novel fashion content on social media. This will be a big help in designing costumes and such as well as developing ideas. With so much exposure to media, she immediately knows what kind of thing she likes to film and what ideas she would like put to life which makes her easy to work with as she is so aware.       Secondly, Ja'neece will b...

 Hello there!  I hope you are doing well!  My name is Emma Taintor, and am 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. I am very excited about this next project. I love music and watching music videos, so I can't wait for the experience of making one myself.       If I had to pick a favorite movie, it would probably be Top Gun (1986).  This is especially because of the soundtrack. "Danger Zone" is definitely one of my favorite songs, but I'll have to admit I prefer the Hamilton soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda.  That's probably just because I'm a history nerd.       I have a particular interest in the American 1920s and ancient cultures, especially Greek. The first thing that really got me into history was visiting Ireland when I was four and seeing the different castles and history. This also ignited my love of learning about different cultures. Did you know the Russian Bolshoi Theatre was built in only six months i...