Start researching and thinking about potential tracks you could use for your music video. You need to apply the following when you are considering potential tracks:
- no mainstream chart hits of this decade
- the track must be identifiable by its genre/sub genre
- it must be something that will inspire the imaginations of all group members
- it must be something that will give you the scope to show off techniques expected at A2 Level 4
- copyright issues need to be considered
- the track must be suitable for a school-based project and must be suitable for mainstream broadcast
so do not consider tracks that contain drug references, swearing, sexually aggressive language etc
Narrow down your ideas, and post suitable tracks to your blog with a brief explanation of your choice.
Each of you will need to pitch your own personal final track choice to the group. The pitch will involve playing your track to the class and explaining your proposed treatment - your ideas on how the music video will look and feel. Being able to bring your idea to life is important and can take time. Think about the visual references you may need to help you do this - references to other videos, films, books, adverts - anything that might help the rest of us visualise what is in your head. Prepare your treatment, links and visual references as a blog post - any written explanations should be no more than 100-200 words.