Coursework: Summer Project 2025

 1) Research: Music videos


Watch the following music videos and analyse an aspect of media language for each one:


Music video 1: Marshmello x YUNGBLUD x blackbear - Tongue Tied


How is narrative used in this music video to engage the audience?





Music video 2: Years & Years - I Wish I Knew


How is camerawork and mise-en-scene used in this video? Use CLAMPS to remember the different aspects of mise-en-scene.





Music video 3: Foals - Hummer


How is editing used in this music video to engage the audience?




Music video 4: Your choice


Select a music video of your choice and analyse an element of it e.g. narrative, camerawork, editing, visual effects etc. If you're not sure which video to use you could watch some of the following:

Ariana Grande - One Last Time

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

You may also want to look a completely different, creative approach to music video - such as these Lego stop motion productions and how they use narrative:

Johnathan Pushkar - We Could Be Together

Keep Me Music Video



2) Music video planning 


Plan out the basic details for your music video. What song do you plan to use? Will your video be performance or narrative based (or both)? Complete the following on your blog:


Artist and song you have chosen: 


Plan for music video (narrative/performance etc.): 


Link to brief (one small step to improving your community): 


Actors/performers you plan to use: 


Locations: 


Costume/make-up/props required: 


 


3) Statement of Intent


On the same Summer Project blogpost, write the rough first draft of your 300-word Statement of Intent for the two-minute music video you plan to create. The final draft of this document will be submitted to the exam board alongside your music video production and is worth 10 marks of the overall 60 marks available.


Guidance and minimum requirements can be found in the AQA brief from their NEA Student Booklet.


We also strongly recommend you look at our Statement of Intent questions to consider document too.


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