Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Album Covers

   During my research into different artists and genres of music I looked at album artwork. This allowed me to identify similar themes that were in each piece of artwork, such as the name of the artist and an image created to catch the audiences attention. Only around 15 of the albums actually feature the singer or the band on the album, with most favouring to use art instead to make their album eye catching. This shows me that in order to make a good album cover, the artist is not needed.
 However more of the well known artists such as Paloma Faith, James Blunt, Shy'm (A french singer), and Taylor Swift, actually use portraits of themselves on the album. This would imply that the more well known a singer becomes, the more they use themselves and their image as a unique selling point, whereas the lesser known artists, or those with a more alternative genre are likely to use other artwork such as paintings.

Music Video Introduction

VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR Music Video Introduction 2013.docx

Four Year Strong - It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now

We The Kings - Skyway Avenue

Blink 182 - Always

All American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

In this video I like the concept of the people holding up signs with their secrets on them.

Alexander Rybak - Funny Little World

Adam Lambert - Better Than I Know Myself

I really like this video as it is unlike any others I have seen. There is only one person in the entire video, but the impression of two is given because of the different set and costumes used, and put together. Half of the video is filmed with a blue tinge and has Adam wearing a black leather coat. The other half has yellow/golden  tones, where Adam is dressed in a woolly cardigan. However, where he is in a blue tinge - he has yellow eyes, and where he is filmed in yellow tones, he has blue eyes. I think the story is interesting, and different to other 'love songs.'

Motion City Soundtrack - L. G. FUAD

   I really love this video because the camera focuses on a variety of different people that pick up the song, and shows a little insight into their everyday life. I also enjoy how the lead singer of the band begins singing the song, and again at the end where there is a performance clip as it illustrates a cycle.

A2 Media Studies Schedule 2013-2014

A2 Media Studies Schedule 2013-2014 Lutterworth College.docx