Please don't tell me I can't make it
It ain't gonna do me any good
And please don't offer me your modern methods
I'm fixin' to carve this out of wood
From Nogales to Magdalena
There are 60 miles of sacred road
And the promise is made to those who venture
San Francisco will lift your load
In the land of old Sonora
A shallow river valley cries
The summer left her without forgiveness
It's mirrored in her children's eyes
Prodigal sons and wayward daughters
Carry Mandas that they might
be delivered from the depths of darkness
And born again by candlelight
And born again by candlelight
Blisters on my feet
Wooden rosary
I felt them in my pocket as I ran
A bullet in the night
A federalie's life
San Francisco do you understand
Tell him that I made the journey
And tell him that my heart is true
I'd like his blessing of forgiveness
Before the angels send it through
And I will know that I am clean now
And I will dance and the band will play
In the old Artu Cantina
Cups will runneth over the ancient clay
And if I should fall to temptation
When I return to evil throws
From Nogales to Magdalena
As a two time beggar I will go
Where I know I can be forgiven the broken heart of Mexico
The broken heart of Mexico
The broken heart of Mexico
Monday 27 September 2010
Friday 24 September 2010
research
looking at this article I have found a lot of helpful information of the song that we are going to study and use for our music video.
Even though the song "Magdalena" is about the penance of walking a long road, it's pounding drums, hopeful sounds and distant echos tell of the joy in seeing a long journey come to an end and the hope that the prayers you've carried on that journey are answered. Come, walk, "be delivered from the depths of darkness and be born again by candlelight."
Friday 17 September 2010
History of chosen medium
My chosen medium is to create a music video along with a cover for its release as part of a Digipak and a magazine advertisement for the Digipak.
I have researched the history of the music video and what a music video is about what it consists of in order to help me create my video and inspire me to give me ideas on what to do. My research is from Wikipedia;
A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos go back much further, they came into their own in the 1980s, when MTV based their format around the medium, and later with the launch of VH1. The term "music video" first came into popular usage in the early 1980s. Prior to that time, these works were described by various terms including "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional (promo) clip" or "film clip".
Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected.
In 1894 when sheet music publishers still ran the music business, Edward B. Marks and Joe Stern hired electrician George Thomas and various performers to promote sales of their song ‘The Little Lost Child’. Thomas projected a series of still images on a screen simultaneously with live performances in what became a popular form of entertainment known as the illustrated song. This has been termed the first music video. Even today, many music videos and much contemporary television still use series of still images accompanied by song.
In 1964, The Beatles cemented their newfound international fame by starring in their first feature film A Hard Day's Night, directed by Richard Lester. Shot in black and white and presented as a mock documentary, it was a loosely structured musical fantasia interspersing comedic and dialogue sequences with exciting and innovative musical sequences. The musical sequences furnished the basic templates on which countless subsequent promo clips and music videos were modelled and it has exerted a huge influence on the style and visual vocabulary of the genre.
The long-running British TV show Top of the Pops began playing music videos in the late 1970s, although the BBC placed strict limits on the number of 'outsourced' videos TOTP could use. Therefore a good video would increase a song's sales as viewers hoped to see it again the following week. In 1980, David Bowie scored his first UK number one in nearly a decade thanks to director David Mallet's eye catching promo for "Ashes to Ashes". Another act to succeed with this tactic was Madness, who shot on 16 mm and 35 mm, constructing their clips as "micro-comedic" short films.
I have researched the history of the music video and what a music video is about what it consists of in order to help me create my video and inspire me to give me ideas on what to do. My research is from Wikipedia;
A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos go back much further, they came into their own in the 1980s, when MTV based their format around the medium, and later with the launch of VH1. The term "music video" first came into popular usage in the early 1980s. Prior to that time, these works were described by various terms including "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional (promo) clip" or "film clip".
Music videos use a wide range of styles of film making techniques, including animation, live action filming, documentaries, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos blend different styles, such as animation and live action. Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected.
In 1894 when sheet music publishers still ran the music business, Edward B. Marks and Joe Stern hired electrician George Thomas and various performers to promote sales of their song ‘The Little Lost Child’. Thomas projected a series of still images on a screen simultaneously with live performances in what became a popular form of entertainment known as the illustrated song. This has been termed the first music video. Even today, many music videos and much contemporary television still use series of still images accompanied by song.
In 1964, The Beatles cemented their newfound international fame by starring in their first feature film A Hard Day's Night, directed by Richard Lester. Shot in black and white and presented as a mock documentary, it was a loosely structured musical fantasia interspersing comedic and dialogue sequences with exciting and innovative musical sequences. The musical sequences furnished the basic templates on which countless subsequent promo clips and music videos were modelled and it has exerted a huge influence on the style and visual vocabulary of the genre.
The long-running British TV show Top of the Pops began playing music videos in the late 1970s, although the BBC placed strict limits on the number of 'outsourced' videos TOTP could use. Therefore a good video would increase a song's sales as viewers hoped to see it again the following week. In 1980, David Bowie scored his first UK number one in nearly a decade thanks to director David Mallet's eye catching promo for "Ashes to Ashes". Another act to succeed with this tactic was Madness, who shot on 16 mm and 35 mm, constructing their clips as "micro-comedic" short films.
Monday 13 September 2010
Brief
G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media
This is a coursework unit.
I will engage with contemporary Media technologies to produce a media portfolio through a combination of two or more media and then present your research, planning and evaluation in electronic form - a blog.
This is designed to develop skills from your foundation Portfolio.
There are 13 separate briefs offered.
each of then feature a main text and two ancillary texts.
I can work individually or in a group. I am working in a group.
Twenty marks are for the planning and research, and it's presentation.
Sixty marks are for the construction and twenty marks for the evaluation.
Your work will also provide the material for you to engage with section A of your exam, and as such your skills development and theoretical underpinning of your media texts will need to be recorded as your productions progress.
I have chosen to produce a promotion package for the release of an alnum, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options;
This is a coursework unit.
I will engage with contemporary Media technologies to produce a media portfolio through a combination of two or more media and then present your research, planning and evaluation in electronic form - a blog.
This is designed to develop skills from your foundation Portfolio.
There are 13 separate briefs offered.
each of then feature a main text and two ancillary texts.
I can work individually or in a group. I am working in a group.
Twenty marks are for the planning and research, and it's presentation.
Sixty marks are for the construction and twenty marks for the evaluation.
Your work will also provide the material for you to engage with section A of your exam, and as such your skills development and theoretical underpinning of your media texts will need to be recorded as your productions progress.
I have chosen to produce a promotion package for the release of an alnum, to include a music promo video, together with two of the following three options;
- a website homepage for the band
- a cover for its as part of a digipak
- a magazine advertisement for the digipak
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