Construction - Reflection - Week 4 Reflection Part 1

This week we have began to assemble all the images and try and begin with the project, we decide to have two people working on the website and then two people working on the four sided album cover. we will soon be picking our double and then start with the work, hopefully next lesson.

Construction - Reflection - Week 3 Reflection Part 2

Construction - Reflection - Week 3 Reflection Part 1

During this week we ran into some communication problems due to several reasons. One such problem was that we couldn't decide as a group on many ideas for the cd album cover, we had many different ideas and they were quite polarised. We also had to spread out the work load and assign tasks to each member and had to make important plans about filming date however we came to the conclusion that we would want to finish all our coursework before we start filming. Other than that everything went smoothly and there were not many hicks that slowed or progress.

Construction - Reflection - Week 2 Reflection Part 1

This week we created a step by step tutorial on how we created a radio spot. We decided to show this via a online programme named Prezzi. As we used this programme last year we already understood how to use it, and because of that we had barely any difficulties. Although as we are now doing a A2 course we wanted the presentation to look a bit more professional. We were pleased that this presentation did not take long to complete as we were very organised; by that while actually doing the radio spot we were taking print screens so that it would be easier for us to explain how to use this software to others, but at the same time it would easier for people to understand how to use it.

Construction - Reflection - Week 2 Reflection Part 2

Today we completed the presentation on the step by step tutorial of the radio spot. Although we were unable to complete much work after as i was told to leave the class due to an argument with my teacher, and the work that had to be finished was reliant upon myself completing it, as i was the only one who fully understood what to do. Followed by that Fridays lesson had to be cancelled due to our teacher not being in, and normally we would not need a teacher to continue with work, but this session he was going to explain to us what our next blogs needed to be about. So due to this it may mean we will fall back on our work.

Construction - Reflection - Week 1 Reflection Part 2

This is our reflection on how we think our DJ radio spot went.

Construction - Reflection - Week 1 Reflection Part 1

In our first week we have just been introduced to a new software 'garageband' which we will be creating a radio spot on. With this software we will be aiming to create a radio podcast that is to a professional standard introducing our artists new single. During this process we ran into some difficulties along the way such as team communication, we could not agree on what effects, sounds and even the name and call letters for our radio spot however we finally found what we were looking for and we all agreed to the final product of our radio spot. We also had to experiment with the new program, 'Garage Band' this took a lot of time and effort to find our sound and to become comfortable in using the programme.

Construction - Radio Spot Prezi

Create a radio spot using GarageBand on Prezi

Construction - Survey Monkey

Here i'm showing the survey monkey i created, as a group we decided to create a survey with the following questions as our aim was to find how well we interpreted the video, and if our target audience enjoyed our music video.

Construction - Creation Of Radio Podcast

This is a step by step prezi of the creation of the garage band.

Construction - How To Create The Album Covers

This is a Prezi that was created to explain how the albums where created, The Photoshop Tutorial.

Planning - Organisation Within The Group

As a group to keep organised we had to make a calendar which worked around each others schedules as members of the group had part-time jobs to sustain and some members had sporting activities that they attended every week so that day was un available to film or get together to do work.  

Decision making
Decision making was a big factor in this whole project, we had troubles getting to a final decision, but we got to the end by doing some simple things. we all sat down as a group steam rolling what we had to do. We made a calendar and stuck to it as much as we could. this really helped with decision making as on our calendar we stated what we were doing on that perticular day.

Last year we struggled to keep organised and doing this for the second year we can clearly see the importance now. We made a calendar last year but the calendar lacked detail which made it difficult to know exactly what to do on those specific days. this then wasted a lot of time which led to cramming things in which wasn't good for the group.

Planning - Media Text Analysing

This cd cover hints at subtle messages, it shows the artist, Usher, on the cover with a computer generated image (CGI) as the background. This background conists of artistic images of water, and exotic plants, this can also be seen to show the artistic side of the artist as the background seems to run onto Ushers neck. Its tattoos of lips on his neck and this can hint at previous relationships or sexual encounters he has had in the past and therefore foreshadows songs on his album. The font shows the title of the single and the album with his name, the font also looks unprofessional and more like ushers handwriting, giving a more personal feel to his album rather than being very distant and impersonal. This in turn brings life to the album making it seem like he has a close connection with the songs in this album and therefore giving a glimpse of what the album has to offer. This image of one night stands and a hard persona is further implied through ushers image of himself, here he has kept his facial hair and this can also imply another side that fans have not seen, a rugged, hard, playboy figure.

Planning - Calendar

  We created a calendar so that we would be able to stay organised and stay on top of things. It also stopped us from double booking for example before we created the calendar they were days when we wanted to film, but when it came to the day we would realise that someone in the group was busy that day. Which wasted a lot of time. 

  We also made the calendar open to everyone i the group so when someone new they would be busy one day, the could write it in the calendar to keep everyone in the group updated.

  Here is a screen shots of our calendar, which shows days when we were filming in GREEN, and days when members of the group were busy so we would be unable to film in BLUE. 

Here is a screen shot of what one of the days includes. In this shot you are able to see what is happening this particular day, the venue,what Fred needs to wear that day, and then what time it starts and finishes.

Planning - Lyrics used as a narrative

These are the lyrics to our song, this is used to guide the narrative of the music video, this was our guidelines of the music video which helped us create the narrative and complete the story. It also played a vital part within the editing as, the three paragraphs in the lyrics is split through different scenes.
Here below are the lyrics of the music video.

"Same Girl"

[R. Kelly]
Yo Ush..
[Usher]
What up Kells
[R. Kelly]
Wanna introduce you to this girl. Think I really love this girl.
[Usher]
Yeah...
[R. Kelly]
Man she's so fine.
[Usher]
Straight up dog...
[R. Kelly]
She stands about 5'4", Coca Cola, red bone
[Usher]
Damn...
[R. Kelly]
She drives a black Durango
License plate say Angel
Tattoo on her ankle
Plus she's making pesos.
Gotta crib on Peachtree,
Right on 17th street
And I call her Te Te.
[Usher]
Wait a minute hold on dog. Do she got a kid? [Yep]
She loves some waffle house? [Yep]
Do she got a beauty mark on the left side of her mouth? [Man]
Went to Georgia Tech? [Yep]
Works for TBS? [Yep]
Man I can't believe this shit. Damn!
[R. Kelly]
Tell me what's wrong dog what the hell you damnin' 'bout?
I'm your homie so just say what's on your mind.
[Usher]
Man I didn't know that you were talkin' 'bout her.
[R. Kelly]
So man you telling me you know her?
[Usher]
Do I know her? Like a pastor know his word.

[Chorus]
We messing with the same girl, the same girl.
[R. Kelly]
How could the love of my life and my potential wife be the same girl?
[Usher]
Man I can't believe that we've been messing with the same girl, the same girl.
[R. Kelly]
Thought she's someone I could trust
But she's been doubling up with us.
U, K, man we been messing with same girl.

[Usher]
See I met her at this party in ATLANTA!
[R. Kelly]
Well I met her at this party in CHICAGO!
[Usher]
She came right up to me giving me conversation.
I said, "Do you gotta a man?"
She said, "No," with no hesitation.
[R. Kelly]
Well, it must be a music thing 'cause she said the same to me.
At party all in my face while I'm laughing and buying her drinks
[Usher]
She whispered in my ear and said, "Can you take me home?"
[R. Kelly]
ME TOO! Man she was in the shower singing that same song
[Usher]
Is that true?
[R. Kelly]
And I thought it was true confessions when she said, "I love you."
[Usher]
Man I thought her body was calling when she said, "I want you."
Look I even got some pictures on my phone.
[R. Kelly]
Look at there. There she is with some boy shirts on.

[Chorus]
She's the apple of my eye and my potential wife.
Man I just can't believe that we've been messing around with the same damn girl.
Thought she was someone I could trust
But she's been doubling up with both of us.
U, K man we been messing with the same girl.

[Usher]
Said she got me on a ring tone
[R. Kelly]
Are you talking about the pink phone?
[Usher]
Uh uh the blue one
[R. Kelly]
Man she told me that was turned off.
[Usher]
It's obvious that she's been playing us, playing us.
[R. Kelly]
'Cause constantly she's been lying to us, lying to us.
[Usher]
Don't like the way that she's been going 'bout it, going 'bout it.
Kells what you think that we should do about it, do about it?
[R. Kelly]
Call her up at her home.
She won't know that I'm on the phone.
[Usher]
Yeah man that's the way.
[R. Kelly]
Homie we about to bust this trick.
Man just tell her to meet up with you
And I'm going to show up too
[Usher]
And she won't know what to do.
[R. Kelly]
We'll be standing there singing.

[Same Girl fade]