final music video

 final music video link

final website

 final website link 

explanation of website pages (HOME page and ABOUT page)

CHOSEN PAGES TO BE MARKED: HOME PAGE AND ABOUT PAGE. 

website 25/11/25

 

I added in a new section to the 'about us' page which includes a Rolling Stones interview with the band. 

It contains a transcript and fake audio which fans can listen to. 

I added more merch to the new arrivals section of the home page and added more of the grey blue from the interview segment for a clearer sense of house style through repeating colours and a 3 colour palette. 

website 24/11/25

 

I have created an ‘inspiration’ section on my about us page to allow for intertextuality as well as a way for audiences to interact with their own inspiration such as an album or person who inspired them.

Here, I will add my 30 second audio visual of Kathy showing her records which have inspired her.

intertextuality within my music video and website.

 MY PRODUCT 

MY INSPIRATION

I was inspired by 

MUSIC VIDEO INTERTEXTUALITY

this clip from my music video pays homage to the original song by simon and garfunkel 

the songs surrounding it on the jukebox are all songs from around the 60s period to continue my vintage 1970s style 

the songs i chose also are ones which i thought the target audience, who like the music of my band, might also enjoy 

i chose to begin my music video with someone turning the song on and then the music begins playing. i began the video with diegetic and then faded in the non-diegetic song. this is an inter textual reference to iconic media moments such as: Pulp Fiction, Almost Famous, and The Royal Tenenbaums. These films are all ones which my target audience would enjoy, therefore allowing them to understand the references made to them in my music video. 

- small intertextual reference to Grease and The Notebook; both films which contain a scene of a couple on a ferris wheel

- furthermore, more intertextual references are made to the film Grease later on in the music video, in the diner where the couple hide behind the diner's menus 

- intertextual reference to Subterranean Blues music video by Bob Dylan 

- my choice of font for the title card of the video is intentional 

- i chose the same font that is on the band's website to maintain a house style and digital convergence between the 2 media pieces 

- this scene is an intertextual reference to a scene from the film Grease which is an American romcom set in the 1950s

- this film may have therefore influenced the stylisation of the fictional band's video 

- in this shot, 'Kathy' is reading a Tammy's magazine which was a prominent magazine for young girls in the 60/70s and therefore an older audience may feel nostalgic, recognising it 

- for this shot i used a filter, aiming to make the clip look like it was filmed with a super 8 camera which gives the video a vintage feel

- in the very last shot, i showed some records in the shot which play homage to the original song (America by Simon and Garfunkel) with the album which the song is on

- the other records displayed are ones from the 1960s-70s and may be liked and recognised by the audience who enjoys that easter egg of sorts

PROGRESS UPDATE suitcase with stickers drawing for website

 

Rolling Stone interview questions and answers

questions to ask:

Q who writes the songs? 

A well most of our songs our a joint effort with one of us coming to the studio with the base of a song or even just an idea and then we collaborate to work out how their vision will be presented through the music.

Q where do you find the inspiration from to the lyrics and themes in your songs?

A everywhere! i try not to look to hard though as i don't want to music to be forced. it usually will appear when i most need it in ways i don't expect. 

Q what's your favourite song on the album?

A that's a mean one! like trying to choose a favourite child *laughs* if i had to choose... its got to be America, come on! It's our most popular song since its release so I assume it's a lot of yours' too? Comment below your favourite song on our new album ...

thank you for watching i'm Kathy from The Open Road with Rolling Stone Magazine 

comments for improvement- NEA first draft

 MUSIC VIDEO COMMENTS

- more lip syncing needed add more lip synching shots 

- some shots are too long (specifically the ocean scene) shorten some shots and replace them

- video needs more movement eg- shots from a car add shots of a car 

- videos of someone playing a guitar could be added film and add guitar playing close up shots 

- add warner bros logo and website link at end of video

- cut up clip of map to give a more succinct storyline add more animation

- music video loses pace at the end- random shots which could be cut 

- too abrupt ending add more clips which allow the song to 'fade' out 

WEBSITE COMMENTS

- tidy up merch page add map as a purchasable poster

- add warner bros logo 

website- first draft

 

music video first draft

music video

NEA UPDATE 14/10/25

Recently I have been creating fake merchandise for my band's website. I began by researching some actual merch pages on band websites for inspiration. I have, since then, crested an album cover swell as a car bumper sticker. 

NEA UPDATE 13/10/25

9.10.25

Recently for my NEA, I have been editing my website by adding elements to my tour page such as links leading to a page where you can ´purchase´ tour tickets from a series of dates. 

11.10.25

I am currently editing my website further by looking for images to add to the ABOUT US page for the band. 

12.10.25

I am currently further editing my website by creating album covers for CDs and vinyls for the merchandise. 

class feedback on initial NEA plan

 

NEA UPDATE 7/10/25

In my most previous lessons, I have been working on editing my music video and sharpening it up. I have edited the scale of some of my clips such as the lip-synching ones. I zoomed in on the actors' face's in order to be able to see their mouths more clearly, allowing the lyrics to be followed more easily. Furthermore, I extended some of my clips and cut others down to match the beats of the music. 

I have also removed some of the unnecessary clips from my video to refine the video further. 

original feedback on music video and website

 MUSIC VIDEO 

Some clips are too long, especially lip-synching clips, they don't need to play out the whole line of lyric-> action: cut clips, add unused clips

Some lip-synching clips are not in time with the music-> synch clips up

Not enough performance elements-> add performance elements eg- instrument playing

WEBSITE

Contains non-original photos->use own photos for suitcase and stickers

website editing 15/9/25

 In this lesson, I created a subscription pop-up which appears when you click onto my website. I used my house colours to create a sense of convergence between my website pages and the music video.