Production Diary

1. KelseyHaslam
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)
Had the choice as to whetherwe will make amusicvideo,
newspaper,filmora documentary.Aftera discussionof the
briefs,we gotintogroupsand decidedwhichone we were going
to do.
Mon W/B 7/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I didsome researchintomusicvideossuchas‘Wake me up when
Septemberends’ –GreenDay,‘Call the shots’ – GirlsAloud,and
‘KnivesOut’ –Radiohead,‘Until the morningcomes’ –
Tindersticks. These videoswere lookedatsoI couldlearnmore
aboutdifferenttypesof videossuchasnarrative videosand
performance based video.I’vealsolookedintolyricsof songs
such as Stone Roses – ‘Bye bye badman’andidentifiedparts
whichyoucouldportray metaphoricallyinamusicvideo.Me and
my grouphave lookedatdifferentgenres,artistsandsongsand
all agreedon ‘Halsey –Hold me down’andhave chosento create
a more narrative videoandhave beguntothinkof ideasof how
we couldportray phrasesinthe lyricsmetaphorically.
We will continue ourplanningof the videobycreating
a story boardwithour ideasof what propsto use and
whatscenesto create inour musicvideo.
Mon W/B 14/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I’ve beenlookingatothermusicvideosforideasandinspiration
as to what we could include inourmusicvideo.Iwasparticularly
interestedinanotherone of Halsey’ssongsmusicvideo:“Ghost”
as, as a group,we were all interestedinthe lightingused.I’ve also
lookedintoothermusicvideossuchasTaylorSwiftandLana Del
Ray.
PlantestshotsphotoshootinManchester
Mon W/B 21/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe have focusedondiscussingwhere we are goingto
go as a group for ourtest shotsand where tofilmourmusicvideo
and have a lookat characters and costumes.Asa group,we took
a camera and walkedaroundiconicplacesinManchestersuchas
AfflecksPalace whichwe foundrelevanttoourmusicvideo,
takingtestshotsand photographsandhavingan overall lookat

2. KelseyHaslam
A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
locations.WhilstinAffleck’sPalace,we also hadalookat
costumeswhichmaybe interestingtouse inourmusicvideo.
Mon W/B 28/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We will be attemptingtogetin contact withHalsey’smanager
JasonAron byfindinghisdetailsonHalsey’sofficial Facebook
page.We will sendhimanemail askingforpermissiontouse
Halsey’ssong.
Mon W/B 01/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have beenusingPhotoshoptoexperimentwithsome ideas
whichI coulduse for myancillarytasks.
Analyse digipacks
Mon W/B 05/10/15
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ThisweekIhave writtenupmy mindmap intoa worddocument
to explainmore the processof ourideasasto what we are going
to include inourvideoandwhywe chose the song we have
chosen.
Mon W/B 12/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have analysed3 digipackssoIcouldgather myideasas to what
needstobe includedsuchas iconographyetc.
I have alsolookedintomore musicadvertstosee whatI could
possiblyinclude inmyancillaryof anadvert
Analysis3adverts
Mon W/B 19/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I’ve analysed3musicadvertsfrommagazineslookingatthe
GutenbergprincipleandtechniqueswhichIwill needtolook into
whendesigningmyancillarytask.
Planvideomore indepth
Mon W/B26/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have startedto create a story boardto gather ourideasmore
indepthas to what we will includeinthe musicvideoandthe
orderwhichwe want itto be like.
Mon W/B 02/11/15
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Thisweekwe have beenfocusingonplanningmore whenwe are
goingto filmourmusicvideoandgatheringourpropstogetherto
create a contextual type of narrative.
Start to filmcontextual piecesformusicvideo
Mon W/B 16/11/15
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Startingto filmsmallerandcontextual partsof the videosuchas
match stickand doingmakeup.Analysed2musicvideostogive
me an ideaof whatartistswouldinclude. Ialsostartedto plan
for 1 week’sproductionbyfocusingonthingslikelocations and
props.
Analyse 1more musicvideo
Continue filming

3. KelseyHaslam
A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 23/11/15
(Detailed Week Summary)
We concludedthe filmingof oursmallerconceptual shots,suchas
the star applyinglipstickandlightingamatch.We alsocaptured
footage of piecesof paperbeingsetalightwithwordsrelatedto
the videowrote uponthem.
Nextweekwe intendtocapture more footage asat
currentwe have onlycompletedthe beginningof the
video.
Mon W/B 30/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
A lottime thisweekwasallocated toplanninganotherdayof
filming;the initial planistofilmAbbey(The Antagonist) inapark
playinginthe snow.The antagonistwill have darkeye makeupto
reflecthertoxicnature withthe white snowybackground
intendedtorepresentthe protagonist’spurity.
In the upcomingweekwe plantodevelopourancillary,
inorder to doso the group will require more imagesas
at current there isnota sufficientamountof imagesto
formour idea.
Mon W/B 22/12/14
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X-MAS BREAK- MOCKWEEK WAS PREV IOUS WEEK
Mon W/B 01/12/15
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We begantakingmore imagesforour ancillaryandtwotaskswith
a large proportionof the imagesbeingintendedforthe digipak,
withshotsof the local park beingtakeninorder to matchthe clip
of the antagonistinthe park.
The plan forthe weekaheadistobeginputtingour
clipsintothe editingsoftware andeditthemdownin
orderto see howfluentandcohesive ourclipslook.
Mon W/B 07/012/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We plannedoutandestablishedanarrative arc forthe video
whilstalsobeginningtoeditsome of the more recentshotsthat
have beentaken.
The aim for the videoistohave it completedbyMarch
whichwill enableustodedicate more time tothe
othertasks,in orderto fulfil thiswe plantotake more
conceptual shotsforthe video.
Mon W/B 14/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Withinthisweekwe filmedfurtherconceptual clipsaswe intend
to use these todevelopandillustratethe theme withinthe video;
we alsocompletedpractice shotsandtestshotsfor the blog.
For the nextweekwe intendtobeginediting the
imagesforour ancillaries,withthe aimbeingtocreate
a strong blackand white image thatconveysthe
intendedtheme.
Mon W/B 21/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Overthe weekwe allocatedourtime toour ancillaries,we added
our desiredeffecttothe image (BlackandWhite) andeditedour
bokehshots.
To meetthe deadline we intendtoeditthe ancillaries
whilstalsocapturingfootage forthe video.
Mon W/B 28/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We continuedtocapture shotsforthe video;the shotsfromthe
bath have beenplannedoutwiththe planbeingtohave acolour
splasheffect.The bathwill be inblackandwhite withthe
Furtherpicturesare required forthe ancillarytasks.We
alsoneedto establishthe relevanttheoriesforthe
video.Withaparticularlookintogenre,narrative and
representation.

4. KelseyHaslam
A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
surroundingobjectsincolour.Bokeheffectandclose upswill be
usedthroughout
Mon W/B 04/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Time thisweekwasusedtocreate a solidfoundationfor the
video;the beginningisalmostcompletedwiththe endof the
videoalsostartingtofall inplace.
Ratherthan usingthe weektotake picturesforthe
ancillary,we decidedtomove thattothe following
weekinorderto spendtime perfectingthe start.
Mon W/B 11/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Withinthe weekmore imageswere takenforthe ancillaryasthe
currentimageswere notsufficient,furtherplanningwasalso
done so we knewwhere we were goingwiththe ancillary. Other
than thiswe alsocompletedtasksrelatedtoquestion1A of the
examto helpusunderstandthe structure andexamtechnique.
The plan forthe followingweekistocapture more
footage;at currentwe needmore bathshotsand
walkingshots.
Mon W/B 18/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
As plannedwe completedmore bathshots,withcandleslit
aroundthe subject.The purpose of thisbeingtoconveycalmness
and cleanliness,withthe protagonistriddingherselfof the bad
thingsshe didwhilstinthe presence of the Antagonist.
Nextweekwe have setouttocreate a planfor eachof
the ancillary’s,withthe hope beingthatwe can also
start to editthe final pieces.
Mon W/B 25/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The weekwasdedicatedtoour ancillaryforthe digipak;the
pictures takenoff antiquatedbuildingsinManchestercame inuse
for the task.Screenshotswere alsotakenoff the video, withthe
picture of the protagonisthairunderwaterbeingused.
Our intentionforthe followingweekistosolidifyour
examknowledgeforquestion1B,inorderto create a
highqualityresponse foraquestion.
Mon W/B 01/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We developedourknowledgeof question1Bfurtherwhilstalso
editingourvideo.A firstdraftof the videohasnowbeen
completedwiththe groupproposingthatwe have the second
draft finishedbefore ournextsetof mocks.
Overthe nextweekwe are goingto finishthe response
to question1Band complete the seconddraftforour
musicvideotoa higherstandardthan the first.
Mon W/B 08/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The response toquestion1Bwas completed,withthisassisting
me in understandingthe paperasa whole.The seconddraftfor
our videoalsonearedcompilation,withthe “middle”of the video
beingclarified.
A lotneedstobe done inthe comingweek;we hope to
finishthe seconddraftandto capture more bath shots
and shotsof the protagonistwalkingthrough
Manchester.
Mon W/B 15/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The bath footage wascompletedwiththe lightingissuesthat we
had previouslynoticedbeingirradiated,whichwillhelpusto
developthe necessaryfluidity.Furthermore we capturedfootage
of historical buildingswithinManchesterandmore shotsof the
protagonistwalking.Lastlywe uploadedasurveytosurvey
Nextweekwe plantocontinue filmingandediting
footage,the aimisto have our ancillary’scompleted
and forthe relevantmarketresearchtobe done.

5. KelseyHaslam
A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
monkeyandcompletedananalysisbasedonthe tenrepliesthat
we got.
Mon W/B 22/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Overthe weekendthe marketresearchreportwascompleted
alongwithany otheroutstandingresearchthatIneededto
complete.
The plan forthe followingweekistocomplete our
evaluationandbeginthe completionof any
outstandingtasks.
Mon W/B 29/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Duringthe weekwe completedourfirstdraftforthe ancillaryand
startedto developthe seconddraft.Althoughthe imagesforthe
digipackandadvertwere sufficientwe experimentedwiththem
inorder to give themamore professional look.
Time withinthe nextweekwill be splittwowayswe
aimto finishthe seconddraftforthe ancillarywhilst
alsofillinginanygapsthat there are withinthe final
draft of the video.
Mon W/B 01/03/16
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HALF TERM
Mon W/B 07/03/16
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HALF TERM
Mon W/B 14/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Althoughbefore half termwe believedwe were cominguptoour
final editwe decidedtouploadanunfinishededittoYouTube in
orderto see whatcommentswe wouldreceive,notonlydidthis
flagup issueswithinthe video.Butitalsohelpedustocomplete
our evaluationquestion3and update our survey.
Aftersome issueswere noticedwe have decidedtore-
capture them,as inthe final draftwe needa
sophisticatedandprofessional looktoourproduct.
Mon W/B 21/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The final clipswere filmedandthe editingforthe musicvideowas
finalised,withthe errorsbeingreplacedwithnewfootage.
Nextweekwe willhave one lastcheckoverthe video
and providingthatall goeswell uploadittoYouTube.
Mon W/B 28/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The editingforthe videowasfine-tunedandthe completedpiece
was uploadedtoYouTube.Anyremainingworkwas completed
includingthe evaluationsothateverythingcouldbe uploaded
ontoour vlogs.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency PlansIf ProblemsAnticipated)