AICE Media Studies

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mxUG9g2O9ecr65kRdPlg6PBXOBHRvp5lourtUL0sBXE/edit?usp=sharing How does your product use or challenge conventions AND how does it represent social groups or issues? Use or Challenge of Conventions: When looking at sports related videos, our music video stands out for its bold differences from the conventional storylines that are usually seen. Traditionally, sports related storylines emphasize triumphs, victories, and the celebration of success in a game or season. However, our video challenges this convention by introducing an emotional depth that is not commonly found in sports scenes. The opening scene of Tom playing basketball alone in the rain displays vulnerability, loneliness, and sadness, separating itself from the conventional storyline. Our choice to show loneliness and sadness challenges the conventional portrayal of sports as primarily uplifting. This difference sets up a storyline that goes beyond the usual excitement of sports. It explores...

 This is our music video. Hope you enjoy!

 This blog is about the final editing. The plan was to meet at Tom's house again. The reasoning was the same as last time. Tom had the best computer and editing skills. However, his internet went out. He said something with the router was messed up. I didn't really know what it meant, but I knew we needed to go somewhere else. After a brief discussion, it was decided that we would go to Nicolas's house. We made sure to download everything to a USB before we left. The first thing that we did at his house was upload all the videos. This took a while so we played on his Xbox while we waited. Once it was finished we started picking out transitions. I made this easy because, I had added transitions to the video clips. They would start on a black screen, go to the character, and go back to black. I think it made it look pretty smooth and added a lot to the film. After the transitions were done, we worked on the music. This was easy enough. It took less than 20 minutes to find the...