This document outlines the weekly progress of a student over several months as they worked to complete various coursework assignments for their A2 Media Studies course. It details the tasks they planned to complete each week, such as storyboarding, filming test shots, editing video clips, analyzing ancillary materials, designing surveys, and receiving feedback to implement improvements. By the end, the student had finalized their music video, production diary, and evaluation questions to submit for their coursework.

1. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 01/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Introductiontocourse.DecidedwhatBrief we were goingto
embarkon.Startedto thinkof song ideas.
Nextweek –start planningmusicvideo.
Mon W/B 7/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
PostPRODUCTION – Plannedsong,analysedlyrics, started
storyboard.
Take test shotsto prepare formusicvideo.
Mon W/B 14/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Re-designstoryboard,testlocations, andtake testimages. Integrate testimagesandmoviesintoeachotheron
adobe premiere.
Mon W/B 21/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
SuccessfullycreatedshortvideoonAdobe Premiere. Generate ideasplanonMind map.
Mon W/B 28/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Generatedideasonmind-mapandverifiedimagestomatch
specificlyrics.
Uploadit to blog.
Mon W/B 01/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
BeginAncillary1 Analyse 3digipacksandbegintoplan yourown.
Mon W/B 05/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Analyseddigipacksandhandedthemintobe marked.Read
throughcourseworkbrief forAncillary2.
Receive constructiveanalysisonAncillary1,begin
improvements.StartlookingatpostersforAncillary2.
Mon W/B 12/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Chose posterforAncillary2,analysedthem.Beganimproving
Ancillary1.
Complete improvementsonAncillary1,finishedanalysis
on musicposters.
Mon W/B 19/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
FinishedaddingimprovementstoAncillary1,completedAncillary2
and handeditinfor marking.
AddimprovementstoAncillary2, andthenupload
Ancillary1and 2 to Blogger.Beginconsiderationof
Ancillary3.
Mon W/B26/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Choose 3 musicvideos, beginanalysingfirstone.Update
productiondiaryandensure bloggerhasthe firsttwoancillariesin
it.
Continue analysingmusicvideos;begincreationof
surveyformarketresearch.
Mon W/B 02/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completedanalysisof videos,handedinformarking. Addimprovementstovideoanalysis,create survey.

2. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 16/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Improvedanalysisof musicvideos,checkedbloggertosee if any
postswere missingand begansurvey.
Finishsurveyanduploadvideo analysistoblogger.
Mon W/B 23/11/15
(Detailed Week Summary)
Uploadedanalysisof musicvideos,posteranalysisandDigipacks
ontoblog.
Begineditingsome clipsonAdobe Premiere.
Mon W/B 30/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Beganediting, experimentedwithclipstakentosee whatwouldbe
bestfor specificvideostaken.
Beginmarketresearch.
Mon W/B 22/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Startedcreatinga SurveyforMarket Research, checkedblogfor
missingpieces.
Carry on buildingSurvey.
Mon W/B 01/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Re-draftedanalysisof eachAncillary. Needtoemail RecordCompanytoutilise permissionfor
song.
Mon W/B 07/012/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Carriedon buildingsurvey,editedquestions. Discusswhowe needto aimsurveyat.
Mon W/B 14/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
EditedSurvey,afterdiscussingthe targetmarketthe videowould
be aimedat, to match the requirementsandexpectations.
CheckSurvey,eitheruploadorprint.
Mon W/B 21/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
CheckedSurveytoevaluate itseffectiveness.Beganplanningemail
to Recordcompany.
More editingof currentclips.
Mon W/B 28/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Editedcurrentclipsthatwe had,learnedhowtoremove the sound
and add the track.
Prepare tocontinue withMarketResearchwhenyou
getback.
Mon W/B 04/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Continuedwithsurveyconstruction.
Mon W/B 11/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadfootage of videostakenduringthe holidays.Begin putting
these videosinsequence andre-arrange themtosuitstoryline.
Continue workingonAncillarytasksandeditingvideos.

3. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 18/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Editedvideos, eliminatedsoundtracksfromsome andarrange
footage tomatch these.EditedAncillarytwoandchangedthe
orientation toPortraitinsteadof landscape.
Take more footage forvideoandupload.Continuework
on AncillaryTwo.
Mon W/B 25/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Didn’thave footage toupload – re-plannedwhoisinvolvedinthe
project.WorkedonAncillary2 andcheckedwithpeople usedfor
Market Researchas to whetheritwasaffective atgrabbing
attention.
Editproducts of AncillaryTwoaccording to whatthe
respondentsrepliedwith.Save these asotherversions
inorder to use as planning.BookoutCamerainorder to
getthe footage needed.
Mon W/B 01/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Startedworkon Digipak.Continuedtoeditmusicvideoand
workedonPosters.
ProceedupdatingProductionDiaries,editingvideoand
builduponconstructive criticismof DigipakandPosters.
Mon W/B 08/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Updatedproductiondiaries,editedvideo,beganmakingmore
draftsof Posters.
Work on newdraftsand checkfor waysto be improved,
uploaddigipaktoblogger.
Mon W/B 15/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Addedfootage toour currentrecordings.CheckedBloggertomake
sure all requiredimagesandworkhadbeenuploaded.
Work on updatingProductionDiaries.Uploadany
missingworktoBlogger;beginwithnextstage in
coursework.
Mon W/B 22/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finalisedall work andclipsinmusicvideo. Uploadedittoblogger
as a firstdraft, alsocreateda focusgroup onfacebookto analyse
the videoandanswera seriesof questions.
Findresponsestoquestionsandplace these intoa
report(write up).Thenanalyse andplace ontoblogger.
Mon W/B 29/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Placedanalysisontobloggerand re-editedmyvideo. Savededited
versionof videoafterplacingsoundtrackintothe file.
Uploadedvideotoblogger.Beganworkingonanswering
evaluationquestions.Checkbloggertodetermine
whetherall requiredinformationisonthe site.
Mon W/B 01/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Update productiondiaryand videoonblog.Finishevaluation
question1on Prezi,begansecond.
FinishevaluationquestionsandaskTeacherto mark
them.Checkforfurtheropportunitiestoimprove
previousuploadsand documents.
Mon W/B 07/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Receivedteacher’sfeedbackandbeganredraftingevaluation.
UploadedtoBlogger,filledoutthe productiondiary.Checkedthe
linktomusicvideoandyoutube couldbe seenandcopiedeasily.
Finishproductiondiaryandshowcreationof music
videowithinpremier.
Mon W/B 14/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Beganfinishingproductiondiary.Startedworkingonthe screen
imagesof the video’screationandbuilding.
Uploadtestshots to blogger.Finish screenshotsof
buildingmusicvideo.
Mon W/B 21/03/16

4. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 28/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finishedscreenshotsof musicvideocreation,uploadedtoblogger. Uploadtestshots andfinalise the productiondiary.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency PlansIf ProblemsAnticipated)