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First Draft Website Link

(First Draft) Website Link: https://13odonnelll.wixsite.com/mysite First Page (Home) - Includes (1) HOME - front band page, (2) LATEST - latest music video, (3) ABOUT - how it began, (4) VIDEOS - latest videos, (5) INSTAGRAM - gallery, (5) TOUR - the Under The Bus tour dates, (6) CONTACT - contact and booking information. Second Page (Shop) on menu bar - Merchandise products.

Gallery/ Instagram Feed Website Images

In order to create a strong sense of branding I aim to include images from separate band photoshoots, behind-the-scenes music video images and general band-related images, i.e. typical live performance shots and merchandise. Given that I could not emulate a live performance for the 'band', I used images from concerts I have been to as well as copyright-free images within the instagram feed to create a sense of the band being very established and genuine. As present with many modern pop bands, I also posted edited memes, tailored as promotion for the band's work. This included editing the iconic image of the album Chandler Bing is holding as well as the song Old Man Jenkins is listening to in an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. Lastly, I used stills from the music video, especially those of the Grady Twins as they were a unique visual within the music video and it creates synergy between all of the media products involved in my coursework. Here I have compiled the image...

Process of Making Music Video

Throughout the process of making this music video, I had to confront various issues with producing and editing, however, I took steps to resolve these. The first section I chose to film was one which included the majority of characters within the same location out of convenience of their time, conscious that their support for my coursework needed to be efficient and not interfering with their free time. As a form of payment for their help with my own limited finances, I compensated each actor throughout the music video with free travel fare and a McDonald's lunch. (Insert Lunch Image) Some sections of the music video required re-shooting, unfortunately, due to the bad quality of the camera I had bought; the first re-shoot was of the 'Grady Twins'. What was originally filmed in a university students' house in Brighton was later re-filmed in an eerie, rural area in combination with a local park. By choosing to use a phone to film, the outcome appeared much better qu...

Planned Locations

Location 1: HUB Creative Space (to simulate the setting of being ejected from a nightclub) Location 2: Wood Area (for main narrative - characters being picked off) Location 3: Fast Food Restaurant (showing characters being removed from there) Location 4: Hartlake (for intertextual section with the ‘Grady Twins’ in ominous scenery) Location 5: Park Swings (for intertextual section with the ‘Grady Twins’ in ominous scenery) Location 6: House Door and Shower Room (for final shot and conclusion)