Research - Production Log #4

After coming back from the holidays, First of all as a class we went through the exam and the grades we all achieved and what we need to achieve for A2 and get our potential grades. Also, we went through the examiner's report to see what areas they want us to improve and focus on and which areas they want to keep up to the standard top level.

The rest of the lesson consisted of conducting a research task. I decided to research on different music video directors which I thought was a very helpful task as I now has a rough vision of what I want my music video to be like.
There were few music directors who's work I really admired and got inspiration from. Anthony Mandler, Hype Williams, Jake Nava were few directors in my mind to research, eventually I chose Anthony as I looked through his work and liked his videos he has directed. In some of his music videos there are hidden messages featured which related to the aritst in someway.
However before choosing Anthony Mandler, I watched music videos directed by Jake Nava and Hype Williams and many more.

I chose 'Rihanna- Diamonds' as a music video to analyse to support my research on Anthony Mandler. I was also inspired by this certain music video as I liked the idea of a black and white music video. The performance idea of having a light on you while the rest of the surroundings are dark is also a good idea however I can adapt it by turning it into a silhouette.