Statement Of Intent

I am Sam Carter, An A level student at York College. I am currently in my second year of A levels studying, Media, Film and Critical Thinking. For my media coursework I will be researching and making a music video complete with advertising poster and digipack for the song that is chosen. We will be put into groups and will have to come up with a song, band and genre of music in which to base the video on.

I am doing this as it would be a great way to gain experience in an area of media that I enjoy and would seek to make a career out of. I would very much like to go into a film making career and this will help improve my skills in this certain area.

I have chosen this blogging site as it is easy to use and has great layout features so as to help the followers of the blog have an easier time navigating around it. I expect to be finished with the project around Christmas time hopefully sooner so I can check everything over fully and make sure it is the best it can be.

I will use many resources to help me with the project such as:

·         Youtube

·         Band Websites

·         Music Videos (From the band we have chosen and their videos to other videos made by other A level students from around the country)

To find actors/ actresses for the videos I will ask around the drama departments of the college to see who would be interested. I will also ask my friends but will only pick those who are enthusiastic about helping and do not mind being in front of a camera. I may even seek to play a part in the video myself if required.

For location scouting I shall go around with the other members of my group and record any possible locations that we find may be best. We shall use a variety of methods to make sure we remember the locations such as:

·         Photographs of the locations

·         Behind the scenes video footage of us finding and marking down the locations

Once the video is finished the best way to get it ‘out there’ would be to post it on social networking sites such as “youtube” and “facebook” so friends and family can see the video and hopefully pass it on to others.

I hope the project will go well and we will end up with a product to be pleased of. To ensure the projects finishes on time we will have to be very careful with our time management and make sure we use the time that we have well.