Coursework Preliminary

1. Toby Haslam
Year 13 Prelim Talk
 Be organised and plan advance
 Do the blogs as soon as possible – aim for at least one very week
(although more is needed)
 Mini deadlines will be given to help track and monitor progress
 Any editing softwarethat will be used should be practiced on and
researched before the brief is given
 You should feel comfortablein the location you have chosen for filming,
and it mustbe easily accessible to maintain continuity in filming
 Clear any distractions from the background of the music video
 Plan your shots, e.g. storyboarding and brainstorming
 Plan your magazinedesigns e.g. designing and mood boards
 Take lots of shots to keep options open for both the video and the
magazine cover
 Make shooting schedules to keep organised
 Show a range of people your drafts to receive lots of different feedback
 Accept criticism and useit to improve
 Must choose a song that already does not have a music video
 Must use at least twolocations anduse twomodels for the magazine
covers
 Make sureediting fits the beat of the songs
 Make surethe mise en scene fits the magazine brief
 Plan the footage and layouts
 iMovie and Final Cut Pro are good for editing
 Photoshop is good for magazine editing
 Canva can be used for adverts and converting word documents
 Slidesharecan be used for converting word documents and PowerPoints
 Webnode is a free website creating app
 Equipment should be checked before creating anything and work should
be saved consistently