Jack Derbyshire A-Level NEA Coursework Year 2

  https://uk.xo.store/   The homepage features a minimalistic, contemporary aesthetic that represents the W eeknd ’ s style. Additionally, the website prominently features advertisements towards the latest album “Hurry Up Tomorrow ” , with links towards the CD, Vinyl and even trailers towards The Weeknd’s accompanying movie. The design uses a monochromatic color scheme along with high-quality images that help to demonstrate , promote, and represent the artist's signature style . The website also links to a store, which features exclusive content for the weeknd , with limited edition and collector's vinyl . Not only does exclusivity help to promote the artist's latest album, but it also adds exclusivity to the brand's identity. It also features links to other social media platforms of the weeknd , allowing a wider range of audience to reach him and the distribution of his content., with a global presence of over 100 million followers on Instagram, 35 mil...

  https://www.thecure.com/   The Cure’s website presents a minimalist and more moody, bland aesthetic that link back to the band's ‘gothic’ and ‘post-punk’ roots. The homepage also features links and advertisements towards their latest album, in this case being their “Mix es of a lost world” remix collection, demonstrated through a black and white color scheme linking back to their signature style. The typography also appears a lot cleaner, allowing more focus towards their actual content. The website also includes many links to news, updates, shoes, history and a store page where people can buy merch. The website also integrates itself with the band's social media pages, allowing a wid er, more dynamic active audience to get involved , promoting the band and their music across all platforms. The band approximately has 1.2 million followers on Instagram, 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube and 17.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. This demonstrates the effectiven...

  https://www.sabrinacarpenter.com/   The home page of Sabrina Carpenter’s website uses elegant and sophisticated typography that matches the overall aesthetic and vibes of the artist. Her home page also features an announcement of her newest album, incorporating elements of her style through typography and theme, making it fit neatly on the homepage. The page also uses warm colors wh ich fit neatly with her vintage aesthetic and theme. The website also features links, allowing fans to successfully reach pages regarding new content , and merchandise, particularly being updated regularly to help promote her latest single. Additionally, the website features links to her online pages due to her huge online presence and countless followers , approximately 45.2 million on instagram . This allows her to grow her audience by sharing exclusive content and posts which demonstrate her creative vision. Additionally, with these links, it allows for a more interactive and dynami...

  https://youtu.be/NdYWuo9OFAw?si=18MARo2JyS_xY_Wo   In the Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” music video, they use props in their setting such as microscopes to symbolize the idea of watching s omeone, observing and an illusion of control. The setting of the tower and being high above everyone watching down, also emphasizes this illusion of control that is present throughout the video and the lyrics. Furthermore, the video is half performative rather than narrative driven to really draw attention to the lyrics and emphasize the messages of the song. Additionally, through the grey, dark coloring of the video it emphasizes the drama of the song, and this idea of darker themes such as loss. Additionally, the editing during the opening of the song is quite slow motion and cut together like a series of nostalgic photos. This emphasizes the themes of nostalgia and memory in the song, looking back on something you once had, and the transition from th is style into the normal standard e...

  https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs?si=wZ-j1elSx4zOJ8SK     In The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” music video, the video is more performative than narrative driven. However, the video plays entirely in monochrome and opens with a bird’s eye shot of cigarettes in an ash tray. These props and this color scheme helps to create a film noir theme and vibe . Furthermore, the darker color scheme also reinforces the dark interpretation that the song is about stalking, emphasizing its subject matter. Additionally, the video transitions between shots using fades and dissolves , this helps to emphasize the themes and idea of memory and reminiscing throughout the lyrics of the song and the video. T he video then transitions to the silhouette of a Window cleaner cleaning a window. This emphasizes the idea of watching someone (through a window) and then further emphasizes the themes and messages of stalking that are present in the lyrics. The video perhaps targets a younger mor...

  https://youtu.be/xwtdhWltSIg?si=T909ODdzwsm0ERP3   The Music Video for R.E.M.’s “Losing my Religion” effectively uses chiaroscuro and darker lighting to emphasize the darker tones and themes that are present through the lyrics of the song. Additionally, it uses this chiaroscuro to create shadows, and a sense of mystery and hiding like the themes of the song, allowing th e video to convey the song's message. Furthermore, the video also effectively uses its costumes and religious imagery to link back to the idea of religion like in the title and chorus of the song, and how it is being lost as one does not know who he is and is hiding part of themselves . This is particularly emphasized in the sequence where one of the old men in wigs are revealed to actually be wearing a wig, emphasizing the songs core messages once again through the video and the costume. Additionally, the editing of the video is non-linear which emphasizes our confusion as the audience, much like th...