Task 2 - Research into Student's Work (Part 2)

Research into Another Student's Work

Student Number #2
The second student's work I am going to be researching is Josh Mellard's from 2015.

Research:
A strength of Josh's research is that he researched different areas surrounding music videos before he began to plan creating his own music video. The areas he researched included the codes and conventions of a narrative in a music video and research into the band whose song he was going to use to create his music video. 
A weakness of Josh's research is that some sections of his research, research into the actual band for example, do not seem very detailed. Another weakness is that he seems to have only used images and text as a way of expressing information and not any other media platforms.

Planning:
A strength of Josh's planning is that he has addressed many different areas that need to be considered when planning to film something like a music video. These areas include a risk assessment, which shows how likely an accident is to happen during filming, and getting permission to film in the location that you plan to.
A weakness of Josh's planning is that it does not seem very detailed and limited information has been provided. This is a weakness because the information provided does not explain things such as what equipment will be used when filming the music video and also who will be in the music video.

Music Video:



A strength of Josh's music video is that he has provided both a first draft and a final draft. This allows us to see the progress made between the two drafts in things such as editing and if they filmed any extra shots.
A weakness of Josh's music video is that some shots seem out of focus or seem to be of low quality. An example of one of these shots was when in the first few seconds, a shot of an aeroplane flying in the sky was used and was out of focus because it was so far away.

Digipak:
A strength of the digipak is that Josh has explained how he created it. He did this using screenshots and text to explain each of the steps that were involved in the process of creating the digipak.
A weakness of this digipak is that Josh posted a second draft of it but did not explain what had been changed from the first draft. This needed to be done so it could be made clear what progress had been made between creating each of the digipaks.

Magazine Advert:
A strength of the magazine advert is that a mock up was created of how it was going to look before it was actually created on the computer. This shows that the person making the advert is organised and has a clear idea of what they want it to look like.
A weakness of the magazine advert is that the drafts that were created on the computer have no explanation surrounding them. This is a weakness as it is not clear what progress has been made between each of the drafts.

Evaluation:
A strength of the evaluation is that different formats have been used for each of the questions. This means that a variety of media platforms have been used and is more interesting to read than simply having text and pictures.
A weakness of the evaluation is that one of his questions - question 3 - has been completely written in text. This is a weakness as it is not showcasing a variety of media formats that could possibly be used.