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Assignment Task 2 - Presentation Recording

Assignment Task 2 - Artist Presentation Script

Marry The Night

Styles

Narrative

The story of the video is about Lady Gaga's rise within the fame industry. It shows her at her worst (in hospital) and then her breakdown and then recovery. The breakdown was shown when she was rejected from her record label and she did not react well (scenes in the bedroom). She would then change her whole persona and then became Lady Gaga, by dying her hair and changing her whole image. She became something she is not to prove to everyone she is a pop star. The video shows the lowest of lows which gives the audience an insight into what her life was before she became what the world knows her as today.

Interpretive

The lyrics are different to the music video but can foreshadow the story. The song was written in a way that it can be interpreted in different ways. In relation to the music video, the song foreshadows it because it is about marrying the darkness and what is difficult about your life. Gaga showed us what was difficult about her life in the video and how she overcame it. The video is not 100% easy to follow because she wanted people to watch it and interpret it how they wanted to, and have their own opinions on what it is about.

Conventions

Extending Songs Meaning

The song does not explain everything it is about. The video helps by visually adding to the story, helping the audience understand what it is really about. Which is how she rose to fame within the industry.

Focus On Performer

The music video focuses on Lady Gaga because the song and video is about her and a really personal experience of hers. She plays as herself in the video which makes the audience feel closer to her because they are watching her reenact a real experience of hers.

Lighting For Mood

The lighting in this vide is very natural throughout. The lighting depends on the type of scene is it showing. During the scenes of her breakdown, the lighting is much darker than during the scenes when she is overcoming the breakdown (the dance scenes). The scenes when the song starts has dark lighting, not just because it is outside and at nighttime, but because she is still within the final stages of her breakdown. She then begins to accept and embrace it. When the cars explode, the fire from the cars help light up the area which shows she is using the darkness to her advantage and to help her become a stronger person. 

Techniques

Miming/Lip Syncing

During the video, she lip syncs the lyrics to the song at various times. This helps show remind the audience that the video and song are about the same story and are following each other.

Camera Techniques

The camera techniques and cinematography uses many close ups to make the audience feel closer to Lady Gaga and help understand her emotions though facial expressions. Also there are a few shots that establish the scene. One of which being a hospital and locked up in a room with one bed in. It shows the audience how isolated she was during this time in her life. There are also many fast editing of shots which show how intense and how quickly time went for her. One day she was having a breakdown and the next she was someone totally different, and on the rise to becoming a star.

You & I

Styles

Interpretive

The story of this can be interpreted in different ways. Like Marry The Night, Lady Gaga wanted the audience to figure the story out by themselves and use their own opinions to interpret the video.

Narrative

The and video is about her ex boyfriend and going back for him because she loves him. The video itself is very complex with how it tells the story. Once she became famous she had to break up from him to pursue her career. The record label she was signed onto tried to change Gaga into how they wanted her to be. In the video they created her into a mermaid, Which is very important because a mermaid cannot be free without water. The can be seen as Gaga not being able to be free because the record label are trying to control her. The video shows her going back for her boyfriend and also shows flashback of Gaga with blonde hair showing how her life with him used to be.

Illustrative

The lyrics and visuals do not show exactly the same thing at the same time, but there are moments when the lyrics go with the visuals. For example, when the lyrics 'Something about this place" are sung, Gaga is in a field with her boyfriend playing the piano being happy. The go with the visuals but the audience will need to look deep into the meaning of it to find out.

Surrealist

There are a few unnatural elements in this that pay a lot to the story. One being, Lady Gaga as a mermaid. It symbolises within the record label. Another one being herself dressed as a man, She is representing her boyfriend and how alike they were, which is why their relationship was so good. The audience would need to look deep to understand these points. It is very intelligent and entertaining, the way the unnatural and surreal elements of the video represent the main points of the story.

Conventions

Extending Songs Meaning

The video does extend the song meaning but not in a way that is understandable straight away. A lot of thinking would go into understanding the video. Lady Gaga wanted the video to be complex and confusing for the audience because sometimes, thats the way love is, and the song is ultimately a love song.

Focus On Performer

The music video focuses on Lady Gaga the song is personal to her so the video will reflect that. The song is about her and her boyfriend so for her to be the main focus is very plausible.

Lighting For Mood

The lighting for this video is very natural which can show that it is raw and real. I expect Lady Gaga wanted to keep the audiences attention on the story and what it means which is why she used natural lighting.

Techniques

Miming/Lip Syncing

Lady Gaga also lip syncs in video, to go along with the story of the lyrics and keep the audience on track.

Special Effects

A few special effect are used in this video. First of all, Lady Gaga is a mermaid. This goes along with the complex and confusing impression the video is giving off. She was creative by having the mermaid used to represent her within the music industry instead of just showing it how it really happened. Also, Lady Gaga is dressed as her male Alter Ego Joe Calderone, who represented her ex boyfriend during the video.

Camera Techniques

Lots of close up shots to show the emotion Lady Gaga is experiencing. Many establishing shots show the audience where the video takes place. The location meant a lot to the story of the video, which is where Gaga's boyfriend lived and where they had the most fun together. Lots of crane shots and birds eye view shots can be able to show the audience a lot more of what is going on within scenes. 

Applause

Styles

Surrealist

There are many unnatural and surreal elements within this video. At the start, she is flying, she then rises out of a giant top had and has a tail. At another point, her head is on a swan and she also seems to make a reference to Marilyn Monroe. 

Interpretive

The video can be interpreted in different ways depending on the audience and how they view it. For example, the scenes where she is in a cage with the yellow wig, the audience can see her making references to Marilyn Monroe, but others may see how making a reference to one of her past albums 'The Fame Monster'. another moment is the scenes with the swan and the egg. Some may view it as a reference to the Black Swan film, and other can see it as a reference to Lady Gaga's egg fascination from when she entered the Grammy Awards in an egg. 

Homage

During the video, Lady Gaga seems to make a reference to Marilyn Monroe. She is inside a cage and is sort of disfigured. This was referencing Marilyn because they both went through the same trappings from being famous, having to act a certain way and the media trying to mould them int what they want. However Marilyn was in love with being famous and that eventually killed her in the end.

Narrative

The song was written during her hip injury, which caused her to cancel the end of one of her tours to recover. The song is about how she misses performing for everyone and how she 'lives' for the applause she gets every night. She is confessing how much she loves her fans  it is them who keep her music alive. The video shows all of this in different ways. When she rises from the top hat, it shows her rising back from her injury. The catwalk in the laser tunnel at the end shows her crying and holding a plastic leg. This can show how she is crying because she has missed the stage so much and and leg can show how the hip injury has held her back from all of it.

Conventions

Extending Songs Meaning

The video helps extend the songs meaning by giving the audience visual references into what the song means. The visuals have moments when it references the past, the future, and what is happening now. The song is mainly about Gaga sort of, resurrecting from her injury and the visuals show that in a very artistic way, for example, the giant top hat and Lady Gaga rising from it means she is recovering from her injury.

Focus On Performer

Most of Lady Gaga's songs are about her and personally experiences, which makes this one the same. The song is about her feelings towards fame and her fans, and how she missed it all. Which makes the video focus on her as it is about her emotions.

Lighting For Mood

The lighting is very unique in this video. The black and white elements of the video connote her past. The background of all of the video is black which makes the audience focus on Lady Gaga, the only thing there. The scenes where Gaga had no makeup on, also had very natural lighting, showing how stripped back she was during her injury. 

Techniques

Miming/Lip Syncing

Lady Gaga lip syncs during this video like all of the others. 

Special Effects

Special effects are used through the video, to create the black and white effect, the purple light tunnel at the end of the video, the swan with Gaga's head on it, and also the tail that she has when she rises out of the hat. All these special effects add to the surreal elements of the video

Multi Image

During the video, there are moments of Lady Gaga's face being shown multiples times in one frame. 

Camera Techniques

The camera techniques in this video are very simple. Most of the shots are close ups and long shots, showing what is going on within the video. The close ups are of Lady Gaga either with lots of face paint on or without any at all. This makes the audience feel closer to her because they may have never seen her without any makeup on. The long shots do not move, they editing just cuts between the long shots and close ups to make the video more engaging for the audience.

Assignment Task 2 - Styles, Conventions and Techniques Worksheet.

Briefly define the following conventions of a music video in your own words and explain the effect they may have on the audience.

Lyric Interpretation:
Lyric interpretation is when the music video shows exactly what the lyrics are saying. this gives the audience a better understanding of the song and what it means. 

Extending or Consolidating the Songs Meaning:
Some artists use music videos to show the deeper meaning of their song. The lyrics of the song can mean one thing to the audience, but the music video will show what the song means to the artist themselves.

Focus on Performer:
Most music videos focus on the artist themselves, to help get their image out there and to be known. The video may consist of them acting out the lyrics or the overall story the song is about. It brings the audience closer to the artist and what the song means to them.

Lighting for Mood:
Most music videos nowadays use lighting to help set the mood of the song. For example, dark lighting could connote a sad mood and bright lighting can connote a happy mood. Lighting can help the audience understand whether the song has a happy mood or not. Some music videos to sad songs just use black and white filters to help set the mood for the audience.

Pace of Cuts:
The pace of cuts depends on whether the song is upbeat or slow. For example an upbeat song will have a faster pace of cuts and shot changes and a ballad song will have a slow pace. This reenforced the type of song it is and also can show the mood. If the space of the cuts are slow then the audience will know it is a sad song and can see it reflects the mood of the songs. 

Give an example of a music video which shows the following:

Special effects such as Chroma key(green screen):

Katy Perry's music video for Dark Horse using green screens to establish the surrealistic setting for it. 

Multi-image( multiple images on screen at once):

The Script using multi-image in their video to show multiple people/scenarios happening at once. 

Cutting to a beat:

A video that uses Cutting to the Beat is Miley Cyrus' We can't stop. It helps add more sharpness and gives more attention to the beat. 

An artist miming and lip-syncing to a playback track:

Many artists lip sync in their videos but here is one example of Kellin Quinn from Sleeping With Siren lip syncing in their video. 

Animation:

Mark Ronson featuring Lily Allen is a good example of a music video that uses animation. Within the video, Lily is an animated character in he real world. 

Reference to or includes another artist:

Tinie Tempah song 'Not Letting Go' features Jess Glynne is a perfect of a song that includes another artist.

Class Work for Wednesday 21-10-15

Task 1

1)  Can you copyright an idea?

There is no Copyright in an idea, the work needs to be physical for it to be copyrighted. As soon as the work is recorded it can be copyrighted to stop others using it without your permission.

2)  What sort of material does copyright protect?

The law does not give specific answers for works that can and cannot be copyrighted. However it does mention musical, dramatic, artistic and literary works. 

Artistic work such as paintings, drawings, photos, and architectural work such as plans and models are acceptable to be copyrighted.

Literary works such as poems, books, letter, documents and reports are also acceptable to be copyrighted.

Musical compositions are allowed to be copyrighted.

Movies, music videos, choreographies and mimes can also be copyrighted if they are set in writing.

3)  Is there an official registration system for copyright?

If you register online, you will need to upload the files you wish to be protected and pay a fee to have it done. There is no limit to the amount of data you can use in a single submission and it can happen within minutes. 
You can also register by post for the larger pieces of material that cannot be uploaded online. You will need to include the payment within the package as well.

4)  What steps can you take to help prove that you own the copyright to a particular piece of work?

When you copyright a piece of work, you will get a statement proving it. However, putting a copyright notice on you work would be relevant to prove you own it.

5)  How long does copyright last for?

With literary, dramatic, artistic, musical work, films and video work. They can be copyrighted up to 70 years after the creator has died.

6)  What do you need to do to use a piece of copyright material?

To gain permission you would need to request it through the creator of the work. You will need to discuss with them why you would be using their work and for what purposes. You will then come to an agreement with payment and whether they would like to have their name within the title to give them credit. 

Task 2

1) Will you be using all your own original material or will you be incorporating some existing material into your work?

Most of the material I will be using will be my own, however if I need to pay homage to an artist or show material or images that I can not film/create myself, I will have to use existing material.

2) What are the copyright implications?

Copyright makes sure the creator remain in control of their work and can distribute them to whoever they like with their permission.

Whoever wants to use copyrighted material needs to purchase permission to use it. They will need to pay extra fees to make copies of parts of the work.

3) How do you plan to get over these?

I plan to get over these by seeking permission from the owner of the material i am using and to if needed, to pay a fee.
I will also make sure the creator of the material is recognised and included within the work I use of theirs.

Assignment Task 1 (Final Draft) - Purposes of a Music Video

Promotion of a Particular Song.

One of the main purposes of a music videos is to promote a specific song. A single is a song released by itself, usually to help promote an upcoming album from a specific artist. This song would be played on TV and the Radio. The artist would chose the most popular song from the upcoming album and hope that it would go into the charts. Most singles in the charts have a music video and sometimes that video can be enough to propel the song into the top 10.

For example, Taylor Swift's song 'Shake It Off' was released as a single to promote the album that was yet to be released. It debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 100. Since the music video was released, it has gained over 1.07 billion views on YouTube and is the sixth most viewed video on that site. The song was released on the 18th August and the video for it was released the same day, just serveral hours later. The video gained lots of attention because it was Taylor's first song within the Pop genre. There were mixed reviews on the video, some controversy including 'twerking' which ultimately got the audience talking about it. Some critics said the video was "Quirky and hard to dislike" and it "catches the rebellious and care-free spirit of the new single". 

The video is incredibly innocent and has only good intentions. As it was her first pop music video she used a lot of cliches and satirical techniques which makes this video more memorable. The video would have attracted lots of attention, especially from Taylor's fans because she is the main part of the video. It would have also attracted attention from fans of the Pop genre looking for new music to listen to. 

Without the video, Shake It Off would not have been as much of a success than it was. 

This video is a perfect example of 'Promotion of a particular song' because it introduces the audience to the album and shows them what to expect from it. Even though the video was released on the same day as the song, and we could not see the impact that the video made on the song if it was released a week or two later, the video was still major success and pushed the single up the charts and helped it sell millions of singles worldwide. 

  

Promotion of the Artists Album.

Another one of the main purposes of music videos are to promote a particular artists album. This can be achieved in many different ways. For example, the title of the album could be the same as one of the singles (this is called a title track). The album cover could also feature clothing, sets and images that are used in a music video to help it, and as the audience see the album, they will notice the familiar clothing/title and it will entice them to buy it. 

A great example of a music video that promotes an artists album is 'Bad' by Michael Jackson. The single from the album has the same name as the album itself. It is also the first song on the album which means it is introducing the audience to the album itself. The song was the second single released from the album and as it was the title song from the album, it was a big success. The music video helped promote the album by first of all, the song being named after the album. But also having Michael wearing the exact same clothes in the video from the album cover. Also, the red writing from the album cover is featured within the music video. These will make the audience buy the album because they recognise Michael wearing the clothes from the video. Most of the video shows off Michael's dancing talent, and from this the audience will buy the album expecting to see more upbeat music to dance to. 

The album soon made history as it became the first album to have all 5 of its single go to number 1 in the charts. Although the album was released in 1987, it's music video 'Bad' was put onto YouTube in 2009 and has received 125 million views since. This would have attracted a younger audience who did not particularly know of Michael Jackson to go and buy the album. 
The album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and the single has sold more than 9 million in the USA alone. 

This video is a good example of helping to promote an album, as it uses many aspects from the album cover within the music video: the clothes, the hair, the 'Bad' graffiti writing and even some of the poses and facial expression Michael makes in the video can relate to the one on the album cover.

Promotion of a New artist.

Music Videos can help promote artists  Especially new artists that are just entering the music industry. It helps get their image out there. This is so the audience can get familiar with them and their image so they can determine whether they would listen to them. 

A perfect example of this is Shawn Mendes' video 'Show You'. First of all, the whole video is just of Shawn waking down a street singing the lyrics. This fits the purpose because he is a new artist and he is getting his image out to his audience so they know who he is. The video was very simple but affective. It had Shawn (the artist) waking down he street and while he was singing, the lyrics were popping up on screen. This is all that was needed to help promote Shawn as a new artist, so the audience can get an idea of what type of artist he is, what he looks like and his style, and what genre of music he puts himself into. 
Since he released this music video, it has received over 18 million views.

Overall, this video is a good example of promoting a new artist because its main purpose was to show off the artists image and get themselves out there and known. This does all of that because the whole video is one show following Shawn Mendes (the artist). 

Promotion of an Artists musical change in direction.

Another main purpose of a music video is to promote the musical change in direction of an artist. This is usually when an artist changes their image or genre of music they are in. This can get both positive and negative reactions from the public and their fans. 

The perfect for promoting a musical change in direction is Miley Cyrus. When Miley was Hannah Montanna, she had longer hair and was acted in a different way from what she does now. Most people would say she has "gone off the rails". We first see Miley's transition through her music video for 'We Can't Stop' from the album 'Bangerz'. In this video we see Miley acting completely different to how we were used to see her. Miley was seen an an innocent teenager when she played Hannah Montanna, and her music was about love and was aimed at a young audience. Miley decided to change direction because she wanted to be herself. When she was Hannah Montanna, she was playing a character that wasn't her. Now she is being herself and her music can be towards an older audience around her age. This video has explicit content within it which suits the image she is portraying. The video includes things like 'twerking', partying and drugs. This goes with the careless act she is setting in the music video. The video has received over 595 million views as it is her first video showing her change in music direction. 

Miley Cyrus is a perfect example of an artist changing their musical direction because she has been in the industry from a young age and was trying to find her image, and when she did, it was a big change. 

Promotion of synergy with another media product.

Many music videos promote other products such as films and other specific brands. Videos that use 'Coca Cola' and 'Pepsi' in their videos is called Product Placement. This can help promote the song and also the product it is promoting. 

An example of synergy is Leona Lewis' song 'I See You'. The song is the theme tune to James Cameron's 'Avatar'. The video uses synergy because it uses actual scenes from the film. The singer is also in the video but it is based around the film. This will help promote the song because Avatar is one of the biggest films ever and is one of the highest grossing films, making over $2.7 billion in the box office. The song will also promote the film because Leona Lewis is a well known singer, so her fans will be intrigued in watching the film. The song has received nearly 15 million views on YouTube and the song peaked at number 24 in the US. 

The video is a good example of using synergy with another media product because as it is the theme of Avatar, it uses many scenes from it which help promote each other. 


Increasing the income for the record company.

Few artists have invested in their own record labels, so they get lots more money when they release singles. The record labels get paid ever time the song is played somewhere, and also get paid about double the amount the singer is paid. They are responsible for promoting the song and getting it out there. 
When an album is sold, about 13% of it goes to the artist, while 30% goes to the record. 17% goes to the government through VAT, 17% goes to the retailer and the rest goes to manufacturers, copyright and distributers.

As Ed Sheeran owns his own record company, he is taking in new artists. The first artist he has taken on is Jamie Lawson, who now has a music video out and a single. The video is called 'Wasn't Expecting That'. Although Ed is not in the video, he will still be getting a large amount of the revenue that the single and video produces. 

If Ed released his own song, he would all of the revenue that is made because he owns the record label he released the music on. 

Ed Sheerans label called 'GingerBread Man Records' is still very news and only has one artist at the moment. Once he gets more artists, they will be releasing all of their music, and Ed will be releasing his own music as well. This means he will earn lots more money as he runs the label. 

Increasing the range of media the artist is active on.

Another main purpose of a music video is to help promote artists and other celebrities on different media platforms. This is used to normally broaden the celebrities horizon and their portfolios. Many actors have now gone into the music industry. These include Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande. This means that they will gain a lot more fans. They would already have gained many from acting on TV Shows and will gain much more from their music. It is also to show off their many talents. 

A good example of an artist who is changing media platforms is Lady Gaga. She is known worldwide for her musical career but recently she has been showing off her acting skills. Gaga is known for her short film-like music videos that always tel stories about either her life, or someone else's life (a character she makes up). There are many videos to choose from that shows Gagas talent as an actress, but the one that promotes her in from a film, is her music video to 'Aura'. The music video uses synergy to promote the film 'Machete Kills' which Gaga is part of. The video uses scenes and dialog from the film which would make Gagas fans want to go and watch the film. 

Also, Lady Gaga shows off her acting talents in many of her other music videos. For example, her 'Marry The Night' last 14 minutes but the actual song lasts 5. During the making of the video, she was apparently constantly filmed in a room for 30 hours. Making the acting feel real for her. Since the videos were released, Marry The Night has received over 65 million views and Aura had received 6 million. 

Music videos help Lady Gaga show off her talents to all off her fan base. 

Lady Gaga is also in season 5 of American Horror Story, playing the owner of the Hotel it is set in. This will help her fan base get bigger as she increases her image onto another media platform. All of the people that watch American Horror Story will be introduced to her and see her not only as a Pop Star, but as a talented actress.  

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths:

 - Analysing music videos. 

 - Spotting conventions of music videos.  

 - Connotations and Dennotations within music videos. 

Weaknesses:

 - Sometimes getting my thoughts into words on paper. 

 - Finding examples to back up my points. 

Copyright

Copyright is a law that protects your work once it becomes real. Even if it is a book, blog, movie or a painting, you are the owner. You can do whatever you like with it. This includes selling it, renting it, making multiple copies and sharing them out to whoever you like. If anyone wants you use it, you can charge them a fee or give to them for free. You can also ask to be acknowledged as the creator by whoever it is that is using your work. 

It is illegal for anyone to do any of the options listed above without your permission to the work you have created.  

People interact with copyright everyday and they don't even realise. Listening to music, watching YouTube videos and reading something online are all copyrighted and you are interacting with it in one way or another. 

It is very important for people to seek permission to use copyrighted work if you want to use it. Normally permission would be granted through the owner of the rights. Once you have the rights to use the material, you would still need to acknowledge the creator within your work some way. 

There are some exceptions to seeking copyright permission. These exceptions include parody, news reports, and for education purposes. 

The main way of getting permission to use someone's work is to ask them for it. This can be done in many ways but the best would be to email or phone them. You will need to discuss why you are using their work and on what terms. Sometimes you may discuss how you are going to acknowledge the creator through your work. The owner may want to negotiate payment to use the copyrighted material. 

Things that are not protected by copyright are titles, names, short phrases and slogans, ideas and facts.

Styles of Music Videos

Live in Concert:
A music video that uses live concert footage is 'Kick Me' by Sleeping With Sirens. It uses both live footage and footage purposely made for the video.

Animation:
'Somewhere Only We Know' by Lily Allen is a video made just by animation and real life footage of how they made it. They used stop motion animation to create this video which tells the story of a Hare that doesn't want its friend missing out on Christmas.

Interpretive:
I chose the video 'Firework' by Katy Perry for interpretive because it has many different stories within the video so many people can relate to each one. The audience can interpret each story as they like.

Illistrative:
Coldplay's 'Paradise' is very for illistrative because the visuals bond with the lyrics and both tell the same story.

Narrative:
For Narrative, I chose the video 'Take Me To Church' by Hozier. This video has a very strong and emotional storyline to it. It was inspired by a Russian campaign against homosexuality.

Surrealist:
I chose 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye for surrealism because it was interesting the way the paint was added so the singers blend into the wall. The video also used stop motion animation when applying the paint to them.

Pastiche & Homage:
Marilyn Manson 'Dope Hat' was the video I chose this style because it pays homage to Willy Wonka. From the start, you can clearly notice that it is paying homage to the film by the use of the Umpa Lumpas and the boat on the chocolate rivers.

Parody:
Within Eminems 'Just Lose It' he mocks Michael Jackson by dressing up as him, copying the Billie Jean pavement that lights up, setting his hair on fire and making his nose fall off.

Glossary for Media

Mise en scene - This means "placing on stage". It is the arrangement of the scenery. This includes the actors, props and set. 

Diagetic Sound - Diagetic sound are the sounds that are part of a scene which to actors are able to hear too. An example of this is a radio playing in the background. 

Non Diagetic Sound - These are the sounds an music that have been added after the filming, through the editing stages. 

Continuity Editing - This is an editing technique used to make lots of disconnected shots into one scene that's plays out normally. 

Pre-Production - This happens during the earlier stages of film/music video making. This can be anything from casting to location scouting and wardrobe preparations. 

Copyright - Copyright is a law that gives the owner of something (books, music, photographs) the right to decide whether people can use it. 

Deadlines - A deadline is a time by which something must be finished/handed in. 

Personnel - These are the people that are employed in an organisation or place of work. 

Outsourcing - This means to obtain or purchase good and services from an outside source. 

For example, U.S companies outsource from China. 

 

Introduction - Getting to know me

Hello and welcome to my first blog. In this blog, I will be tell you about the interests I have.

I am Daniel. My birthday is on the 27th September. I went to de Stafford secondary school and am now studying Media, Acting and IT at Coulsdon Sixth Form College.

When I am older I would like to be an actor in films. I would like to move over to America, preferably Los Angeles. I have been on the film set of Robin Hood where I met Russell Crowe. I got a picture with him and he signed it. 

I have 1 older brother who is nearly 20 years old. My mother is 1 of 7 children who is the only one that lives in England, the others are still over in Ireland. My father is 1 of 3 children. I have 12 cousins. 

I have been to Thailand, Dubai, Spain, Cyrus, France, Ireland, Portugal, Lanzarote. I would love to go and travel around Australia and America. 

My favourite films are superhero movies. I also love going to see horror films in the cinema. Two of my favourite films King Kong and Avatar. 

I have had hamsters and fish for many years, but I've now had a Chinese Shar Pei called Paddy for 3 years 

hobbies. 

I do not have a favourite type of music, so if I like a specific song, then I will listen to it. I also play piano in my spare time. 

At prom, I won two awards. One of them was 'Inseparable Pair' with my best friend, and the other one was 'Student With The Funniest Laugh"

I see myself as a person who is easy to get on with, and I go with the flow a lot of the time. I have an open mind and take everyone's opinions into consideration, even if I don't agree with it. 

Thank you for reading. I hope this helped you to get to know me a little bit more.