Saturday 2 March 2013

Question 2 - Text format


How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?


I believe that my music video meets the standard of other forms of media has served its purpose quite well and to a good level. The video highlights the band in their own musical element. The video is of the band playing through a whole song from one of their albums, which tells the audience about their ability as musicians as well as showcases their style and genre. However the video also has a narrative element to it, not just strictly performance, but whilst it does tell a story, it gives the audience an insight and look what goes on behind the music, as they get to see the band actually perform the song.

The main purpose of my music video, and any music video, is to essentially advertise the band. The video conveys both the band’s image and music simultaneously in hopes to leave the viewer with a memorable image of the music and band. The audience is introduced to the band’s look while they are listening to their music; these complement each other, advertising the band further. Additionally to this, music videos have other purposes such as; to give the listener a better understanding of the song, I achieve this through the narrative structure, showing the journey of the main singer and his failing relationship; this helps to entertain the audience and allow them to empathise with the bands frontman.

The video certainly advertises the song as it demonstrates the work and talent that goes into making it. The video represents the band as being professional, talented and hard working, which would appeal to the viewer/listener. As well as the narrative as it actually allows the fans and viewers to see inside a personal memory of the main character. For these reasons I believe my music video effectively demonstrates the band’s style and look. 



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