James Duffy A2 Blog Media Studies

I decided to create my very own small questionnaire for my BTEC Media class to answer so I could hear from a group of students between 16-17 who are relatively new into studying the media industry. Looking at my second question, which was "what was most clearly done well in the music video?", the constant ticked box was editing. This was a massive part of my music video as I wanted to grasp many different camera shots to keep up with the pace of the song and to keep it constantly engaging. I did this by making my artist repeat his performance between 7-10 times so I was able to move the camera around using a tripod and capture different shots of my artist (different distances and positions). This was important to get so many shots because of my narrative which is not so clear. In the third question, most of the class ticked locations as something what wasn't so clear in my music video. Even though the BTEC students have seen this as a weakness, I

What are the hazards? Who is at risk? Severity of injury (1-5) Chance of injury Risk measures Control measures Falls and trips Artist could trip up because of branches on the floor in the forest 4 Likely Move as much debris/branches around the set so there’s very little chance of a fall I will be with the artist at all times Weather (rain) Since all filming is outdoors, the artist could get soaked with rain which can ruin appearance and also can cause illness to the artist 1 Likely Bring extra warm clothing if there’s heavy rain so appearance for video does not get ruined for music video I will be with the artist at all times to provide new clothing Falling in river Artist could fall in water if we decide to film right next to the water at Hessle Foreshore 2 Unlikely Warn the artist to be careful and steady if we film nea