As part of my research for my music video I found this old educational video for teenagers regarding sex before marriage in which  a young Brenda decides to have sex with her partner which results in a pregnancy and her partner leaving her at the command of his mother. As she then cannot look after the child she gives it up for adoption. After watching this video I really want to incorporate it within my music video to help the narration. I want to use it in two areas, the beginning and the end. At the beginning of my music video I want to use clips of Brenda with her partner happy, telling him shes pregnant and being shouted at by his mother edited together with elements of sound bleeding in to the music such as 'slut' from the mother to help give a sense of events before the music video. I'd also like to include the clips of Bertha giving away the child at the end to help clarify the story line of a teenage mother giving away her child.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7899356.stm

The video on the link has refused to work since I found it so this is the video but excuse the heavy 'meme' editing someone has done to it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9dCvz96Mo

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One area I forgot to mention as a point was including shots of the older child alone therefore I may ask some of the focus group individually at some point they're opinions on that.

Today we had a lesson on websites in which looked at previous students work and sir went over some aspects that we need to include in our websites.
From this lesson I've realised I need to have a bit of a re-plan. Sir made a point that the website and album don't center around the music video. This wasn't something I'd put much thought into, I had wanted them to keep focus on the videos but after thought I'd realised this wasn't really possible as an album did not just have one song to focus on. I need to come up with a concept for the website and album that tie together with the artist over the video but is still represented with the video.
For this I need to start by actually 'forming a band'. Preferably four members, like the original band, due the the musical instruments used but I could possibly get away with three if needs be. I'd like them to be all male too as I think it would suit my aimed image but also due to the male voice of the lead singer. 
I have a few friends in mind that I could use as my band. I'll have to do a photo shoot with them with get photos for both the album and the website.
I haven't yet decided on a theme I could go for that would suit the style of music and the video. So I googled 'Indie Rock album covers' and here are some that are of a similar style that I like and could use as inspiration:-


From this research I'm thinking a sort of vintage effect and I want to feature the whole band but maybe not their faces e.g Maybe looking out onto a lake with the photo taken from behind or sat on steps but with heads cut off. I'd then have to get some various other shots to fill the website and rest of the digi pack.

• Close up on teddy, feet walking away in background.
• Father holding teddy while he argues with the mother. He shoves teddy on girl and leaves.
• In town with teddy in pram with people gathered round cooing. Later on passers by staring and scowling.
• Girl putting in headphones and covering ears.
• A hand sticking photos up on a wall showing a transition of time and emotion e.g happy family photos to mother and teddy alone to gloomy pictures of the two. Possibly at the end the mother's crying with the photos surrounding her.
• Older girl stood in woodland lonely.
• At a bus stop in the rain, teddy in a pram and mother looking miserable.
• Mother packaging up the teddy (possibly with nappies and clothes), sealing the box and labeling it to a happier place.Box being left on a doorstep by the mother and taken in by the new family.
• Mother shouting at teddy.
• Mother trying to study but can't concentrate and becomes frustrated.
• New family receive teddy and pick it up to cuddle it. As they turn around it becomes a baby. 

• Do you like it?
• Do you think Audiences will understand the story?
• Do you think keeping the music video as a narrative rather than performance works best?
• Do you think it can be misinterpreted?
• What other interpretations do you think could be made?
• Can you suggest any improvements?
• Do you think there’s any areas that could be an issue?
• Would you have an interest in this music video once it’s been produced?
• Do you have any questions?

Later on in production I'll gather the group again to see how my video has progressed and their opinions and ideas on it at that stage.

If it does not appear correctly view it here:-
https://www.emaze.com/@AWOWIZCL/teenage-pregnancy-research
Sources:- 
http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/living/children-and-families/teenage-pregnancy/education-teenage-parents/
http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/conceptionandfertilityrates/bulletins/conceptionstatistics/2014

Videos:-
How to achieve a Film Look - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbBR7IsBbZ8
Cinematic Film Look in Premiere Pro Tutorial -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcsZ74DN0QE

If I get no response or gain consent I will also put the disclaimer below is the description section of youtube once its uploaded just to be extra safe and ensure youtube doesn't take it down. I've also put this disclaimer on my other youtube videos for this course with music in the background including my 1 minute music video task.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

Above is the homepage I created with a general picture of the band along with their name and links the social media. I liked this simple layout as it then meant the first seen page wasn't over crowded and springing information on the viewer straight away. I then found weebly offered the feature of creating several pages such as 'About', 'Photos' and 'Contact' which I found quite useful and very necessary for a band to have. I don't have photos of these as they were a bit empty (I'm trying to get the band to write their details) but have learnt how to add the various sections and the different layouts and I can create. 
I've found this practice very helpful preparation for later on in the course.

If it does not appear correctly view it here:-
https://app.emaze.com/@AWOWITFI/merch-ideas#1