This document is a production diary for a student's A2 Media Studies advanced portfolio. It outlines the progress made each month from September 2012 to April 2013 on creating a music video. Key steps included researching album covers and posters, creating those ancillary materials, filming and editing footage for the music video, adding music, and getting feedback from family and friends on the final product. The student planned to finish evaluating the project and complete any remaining tasks over the next weeks.

1. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
Hannah Reilly
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)
September 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
In September, we began to talk about the coursework and decided
what we wanted to do whether it be a newspaper, short film, or
music video.
To get into groups and plan our music video.
October 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
We began to research into ancillary 1 which was cd covers
including front and back and cover labels of existing albums. We
then researched into ancillary 2 including posters of existing
albums and the release of them.
To create ancillary 1 and ancillary 2 for music video
using the research gathered.
November 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
We then created our ancillary 1 and ancillary 2 based on the
research that we gathered on existing albums and posters.
To begin music video research analysing 3 existing music
videos. Complete all ancillary’s.
December 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Checking over ancillary’s to be completed and research for main
music video analysis of 3 existing videos.
Begin main product piece, research carried out.
Mon W/B 07/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Begin main product research, building initial idea mind maps to
focus on techniques and technology within music videos.
Carry on research for main product
Mon W/B 14/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Main product research focusing on what type of music video to do
as a group.
Questionnaires and music video main project group
work.
Mon W/B 21/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Created questionnaires for theory work and asked a number of
people to fill them out. We also created our media music video
generator for group work
Pie charts for questionnaires and main project group
work.
Mon W/B 28/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We then created pie charts and graphs based on the feedback that
we got from our target audience of the questionnaires. We then
analysed the graphs and placed them onto our blogs.
Script, storyboards and music production
Mon W/B 04/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
As a group we were working on the production of our planning. I as
a part of the group finished the final write up of our initial ideas.
Finish storyboards and filming of music video.
Mon W/B 11/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filming of the main project, directing the video and sorting the
mise en scene that is within each scene.
Finish filming for the music video and begin uploading
the footage onto Adobe Premiere ready to be edited.

2. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
Hannah Reilly
Mon W/B 18/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filming footage was completed for the music video. Direction of
shots and filming shots to give us a variety of different shots within
the video.
Editing of the music video forage, placing it together in
the correct order.
Mon W/B 25/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Footage was placed on Adobe Premiere ready to organise. The
shots were then watched again in order in order to correct any
mistakes that may need to have been shot again.
Begin editing the music video placing the footage
together.
Mon W/B 04/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Editing of the footage was started. The footage was slowly checked
in order to delete the unwanted shots which were practice shots
when filming.
To begin structuring the shots that were taken placing
the edited version of the song which we did ourselves to
the video.
Mon W/B 11/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The song was placed onto an audio file, the edited version of the
song which we shortened. The footage was then placed to match
the sound of the music.
To finish the editing of the video with the footage all in
order and to see how much time we have left in our
video.
Mon W/B 18/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
All footage placed in order on Adobe Premiere. This gave us a clear
understanding of where we’re at and knowledge of what we need
to do next in order to improve.
To make sure all the video is filled with footage and to
ensure that the miming matches up with the sound of
the music. Set up audience feedback page via Facebook.
Mon W/B 01/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Facebook event set up with questions and video for friends to be
invited and so that results can be collected based on what people
thought of our music video and any improvements that they
suggested. We also collected results from the comments that
people had posted underneath our music video on YouTube.
Begin to evaluate questions 1, 2 and 4 of the evaluation.
Mon W/B 08/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Questions 1, 2 and 4 are completed for the Evaluation. Record Evaluation for question 3 based on the feedback
that we were given of family and friends.
Mon W/B 15/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Group video Evaluation completed for question 3. All questions for
evaluations have been made into a Prezi.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans)