About me

Before I begin research or planning I’d like make a post about some of my favourite trailers, music videos, etc. , to give insight into the type of media I enjoy.

This first link is to the music video for ‘Melancholy Hill’ by the Gorillaz. The Gorillaz are one of my favourite artists partly due to their heavy emphasis on the fictional characters and animation outside the music, and the Gorillaz music videos reflect that well. I also like how their music videos chronologically transition to one another, creating sort of an over-arching storyline, as this one does after their previous music video for 'Stylo'. But as it stands on its own, 'Melancholy Hill' is still one of my favourite Gorillaz songs and my favourite of their music videos.
 

The second link is to a trailer for the film ‘Only God Forgives’ which was released in cinemas not too long ago. I haven’t seen the film yet but I love this trailer, due to the surreal vibe it gives by combining the violent visuals with oddly gentle music, as well as the art-house style in general.

A video game that I recently discovered and particularly enjoy is ‘Dark Souls’ for the PS3 and Xbox 360.  It is a role playing game (RPG) that is unconventional in that it has more of an emphasis on actual gameplay than a deep story. I also like its creative art design which gives it plenty of atmosphere despite the lack of dialogue, and harsh but rewarding difficulty which is uncommon in the modern gaming industry.

http://www.metacritic.com/
The third link is to  the website 'metacritic' that I frequently visit. It offers reviews on films, TV shows, games and music, and similar to the website 'rotten tomatoes' each score is determined by the average score it is getting from other reviewers of the given medium, meaning it gives a general consensus from critics.

By posting this I hope I have given a little more insight into the genres and styles of media I enjoy, which may reflect in my work