Practice Test Question 2:
The CD cover of high is full of meanings such as the color or background. The cover contains to celebrities widely known for their marijuana usage and already appeals to adults or marijuana users, which is why the whole album is highly influenced by marijuana which is why the CD cover is colored green, to represent the use of cannabis (which is why its named "high"). They also use dark colors like black to highlight the smoke coming out better. Their clothing is also important as it represents how stoners or cannabis users "look like". They don't always look like that in real life because their clothing is varied. They would definitely not appeal to kids but more to adults or marijuana users which is why there is a warning on the bottom right corner called the parental advisory sign on it. This sign is on many album or cd covers like this to warn parents before buying it, which means that this CD contains explicit content relating drugs or drug usage. They also have the same font size of their names on the cover which means that they have a similar background which makes them have a little community and also means that they have the same amount of fame. Fans of both artists would probably buy this where as if the cover said "featuring wiz khalifa" fans of wiz khalifa wouldn't buy it.
Peer Marking:
Mark: 6
I think this question is a band 2-3.
WWW- You have included lots of detail about the title and colour scheme- the connotations and meaning etc.
EBI- - You included further detail about some of your other points and also mentioned more features such as the font and the main image etc.
Mark: 6
I think this question is a band 2-3.
WWW- You have included lots of detail about the title and colour scheme- the connotations and meaning etc.
EBI- - You included further detail about some of your other points and also mentioned more features such as the font and the main image etc.
Arctic Monkeys
•How did Arctic Monkeys exploit the online presence and niche nature of their fanbase?
Fans uploaded their ear;y demos to file sharing websites like myspace. This was not a traditional way of spreading word about their band, but the band was not actually against it so the Arctic Monkeys actually were one of the first bands to embrace social media in order to promote themselves.
•What does the success of the Arctic Monkeys tell us about how the music business has changed?
It shows how the music business looked through more non traditional ways to promote their music like through social media which is what we mainly use to promote a lot things anyway in this day and age
•Explain how The Arctic Monkeys followed in the classic mode of independently-minded creative music artists such as The Beatles
•What type of video is ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’?
This type of music video is a performance video
•Why was it important for the Arctic Monkeys to record this type of video?
So that the Arctic monkeys could appeal to their fan base and keep them as they are quite hard to impress.
Fans uploaded their ear;y demos to file sharing websites like myspace. This was not a traditional way of spreading word about their band, but the band was not actually against it so the Arctic Monkeys actually were one of the first bands to embrace social media in order to promote themselves.
•What does the success of the Arctic Monkeys tell us about how the music business has changed?
It shows how the music business looked through more non traditional ways to promote their music like through social media which is what we mainly use to promote a lot things anyway in this day and age
•Explain how The Arctic Monkeys followed in the classic mode of independently-minded creative music artists such as The Beatles
•What type of video is ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’?
This type of music video is a performance video
•Why was it important for the Arctic Monkeys to record this type of video?
So that the Arctic monkeys could appeal to their fan base and keep them as they are quite hard to impress.
One Direction
- Band manufactured by Simon Cowell's record label
- Made famous on X-factor
- Each have different unique personalities
- All members originally wanted to become solo artists
- Younger teen audience mainly female
- Disbanded
Explain how the construction of the band was deliberate and was designed to appeal to the target audience
The band appealed to the target audience by having similar styles which were viewed as attractive by them. However, they each had an individual personality and style that sets them apart from each other like the Beatles. For example, Harry Styles was viewed as the heartthrob of the band however Niall Horan was viewed as the average guy like George Harrison in the Beatles
The band appealed to the target audience by having similar styles which were viewed as attractive by them. However, they each had an individual personality and style that sets them apart from each other like the Beatles. For example, Harry Styles was viewed as the heartthrob of the band however Niall Horan was viewed as the average guy like George Harrison in the Beatles
Todorov's theory - One Direction History music video
- Equilibrium - Band is formed through X factor and is signed by Simon Cowell's record label
- Disruption - Band gains attention and gains a lot of fans, band also directly addresses you by referring to the audience.
- Recognition - Zayn Malik leaves the band, band members start to change
- Repair - Directly addresses audience again through low camera angle making them seem bigger
- New equilibrium - Band members separate and go in different directions
BBFC (British Board of Film Classification
The BBFC regulates music videos in the UK. They have certain guidelines and restrictions for different age groups.
Things not allowed:
Things not allowed:
- Drug Misuse
- Dangerous behavior presented as safe
- Bad language
- Sexual behavior and nudity
- Threatening behavior and violence