Music Video Rush (3)

 https://youtu.be/_YEiBL8XU1I

NEA Prog 4

WEBSITE PROGRESS

HOME PAGE (for now):

• fan post section - actual fan posts aren't done yet

• want to find a way to make the paper gradually come out on click 

• I want to make this interactable so you can click the photobooth strip (once I put pictures in it)

ABOUT ME SECTION:

• "things that inspire me" bookshelf + Malcolm Todd (still) and Esha Tewari EP
• gg ez intertextuality

NEA Prog 3

DISCLAIMER: I update my blog as I make progress for the week so dates may not be accurate  

WEBSITE LINK: https://angeleendomingo.wixsite.com/my-site-1

21/09/2026

• Created vinyl cover for shop
• Created merch on Canva

(can't figure out how to change font and colour but will do eventually - also thinking of changing this to a sliding gallery, and will install Wix Shop to make it actually function as a shop)

• Also attempting to navigate the events feature on Wix (having some trouble so I will come back to it)

Home page progress: viewed on laptop, not iMac

Plan for shop:

• Some sort of "NIKE: Small Artists" collab, cause obviously an indie artist wouldn't just casually collaborate with Nike
• Include thing like "thanks to NIKE's small artist something something... we bring you this bag!"

About me section progress:

• made lettering for "about me" in IbisPaint X using the relief tool
• artist font: Splatink Regular

Plans for about me section:

• Hoping to add artist baby pictures
• Interactivity: "I've hidden x amount of song references in this section - submit them in the form below and win a prize!"
• So far:
• "What is it about me" - About Me (Esha Tewari)
• "[I] had a choice [...] [I] learnt the guitar through all the noise [...] [I] couldn't stay awake in school" - Who's the Fool (Malcolm Todd)

RUSH 2: Opening Sequence

Note: raw clips have just been put together, unanimated

NEA Prog 1, 2 + First Rush

7/9/2026

• Created website on WIX
• Bulletin board theme on website: added "paper cutout" for song title 
• Planning to make everything pinned up as if it were on a board
• Used IbisPaint X's 'polyline' tool to create paper cutout effect on custom lettering, added drop shadow
• ASCII Art

CONTACT SHEET:

Click here to watch my rushes!!

Research and Planning: Pitch and Feedback

Teacher Feedback

Mr Escott: "Don't get caught in the trap of just visually translating the lyrics!"

Peer feedback

• 30 second lip-sync was visually appealing
• Lots of ideas for digital convergence
• Thorough explanations
• Cast are comfortable with camera and play an instrument
• Evidence of past editing experience - good!

Commentary: What I learnt

    Due to a lack of planning, when I began editing my 30 second lip-sync test, I had realised that I hadn't really stuck to the narrative route I was going for. I know it's not that significant since it was just a 30 second test but it reminded me to - as Mr Escott had said - not "get caught in the trap of visually translating the lyrics". So, during the period between September and December where we are editing, I'll bare this in mind!

    Just a note: I hadn't actually included ideas for the 30 second video that goes on the website in my pitch, but I was asked verbally by Mr Escott to which I threw in my ideas of a 'Meet The Artist' video or an artist interview.

NEA Brainstorm

Music Video Plans

My three song options for the music video (alternative/indie):

• One Time - Beabadoobee
• Make Me A Better Man - Malcolm Todd
• M2M - Cody Jon

    One Time and Make Me A Better Man are more angsty, and fit more into the "alternative" label. My vision for those two songs are gloomy weather, night-time scenes, but the setting would be more domestic like a house or local places as travelling far may potentially get impractical if reshooting is necessary. If the weather isn't gloomy during the summer, then I'll rely more on the night-time to get more of that angsty vibe.

    One Time is about a girl who is reminiscing about a previous relationship "one time". She does this one time because she has moved on, and there is no explainable feeling behind this song - not even regret, nor wonder of what it could have been. Moreso disappointment! There is lots of bleak imagery, but other than this, there isn't really much guideline for narrative. This could be a good song to choose if I am feeling confident and if I can properly storyboard each line. 

    In a similar fashion, Make Me A Better Man is about a guy who is experiencing unrequited feelings for a girl who seems to completely disregard his feelings. This is more descriptive, with lyrics like, "there's something 'bout the way you're looking around // you're looking bored, you're looking at me like you look at the ground" - overall, the lyrics have lots of narrative potential. This also requires bleak weather, a domestic setting, and I can use my local town for this.

    This is a bit of a curveball in my three options - M2M by Cody Jon is less alternative and more indie pop, upbeat and lovely jubbly. It's 2000s inspired with very descriptive lyrics, and in all honesty, I am leaning towards this the most. With lyrics like, "dance in the park in the night // go into every cinema 'til we find what we like" really fits my vision of a cute little summery music video of two friends coming to a realisation of feelings for one another. It aligns with the Gen Z/young adult audience that we are meant to be aiming towards with our NEAs, too, as romance is very popular in this age group. To me, it gives the vibes of a classic feel-good movie. As a music video, I have already envisioned taking creative liberty by overlaying various doodle animations and whatnot to my clips and ultimately personalising it to give it a personal teenage diary/scrapbook feel. Writing this now, I am certain that I will pick this song and will begin storyboarding to prep for filming in the summer!

    M2M, however, already has a music video - but it's literally just the artist lip-syncing in various locations. There is not a single ounce of inspiration that I could get from it, nor could I plagiarise anything (intentionally or by accident) as it's a bit dull for a music video. So hopefully I can bring it to life. 

Richard Dyer and Andrew Goodwin - Star Theory and Paradox

 

In Twice's "What is Love?" music video, many many examples of intertextuality can be found. The video opens with the group at a sleepover, then depicts each member as a popular and/or iconic piece of media. Some examples of intertextuality included are The Princess Diaries, Lapland, Pulp Fiction, Ghost, Romeo and Juliet, etc. 

Richard Dyer's Star Theory can be seen in Twice as the group are very carefully styled and done up, showing how carefully manufactured they are as stars - this is point one. Point two concerns stars as a commodity: these girls are selling themselves as commodities, dancing, and overall serving as entertainment value rather than selling themselves with their singing talent alone. For point three, we could say that Twice represents the ideology of teenage hood, especially for young girls, which can be seen in the whole sleepover thing. And the intertextuality in itself also helps to feed the idea of the ideology of teenage hood as the films they have chosen to reference are films that typically, young girls would watch.

The paradox of the star by Andrew Goodwin can also be seen in the music video as Twice are simultaneously being represented as teenagers having a sleepover, as well as main characters in films and celebrities dancing to promote their music. What this does is create a sense of relatability and the idea that they are ordinary, while also positioning them far away as idols to be looked up to as figures of entertainment. Twice, in this music video, are also very present in their fan base as they regularly do interviews and game shows, but are also absent in their higher nature of being an idol. This generates fandom very effectively as fans are likely to be hooked onto the fact that these girls have charming personalities despite the fact that these personalities are carefully engineered and crafted specially for the camera.

So, in short, Richard Dyer's star theory is: stardom is a construction, manufactured purposefully with a specific persona extremely different to how the person may be in their private lives; stars are a commodity, a product, whose purpose is to make money with their existence; and that the star is an ideology, and promotes a certain perspective on life.