Production Diary

1. A2 Media Studies
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PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 01/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe plannedanddiscusseddifferentideasforthe music
videoandcreateda mindmap forthem. We wrote downprops,
mise enscene,artistsandnarrativesthatwe couldexplore with
differentsongs.
NextweekIam goingtoanalyse a songby an artistto
practice for the songwe choose forour musicvideo.
We are also goingto create storyboards forthe music
videoanddecide whichone we are goingtouse,along
withplanningoutdifferentcamerashots/movement.
Mon W/B 7/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIanalysedsonglyricsby‘Stone Roses- Bye Bye
Badman’to practice lookingatways I couldcreate a musicvideo
frommetaphorsandcertainlyricswithinthe song.Thishelped
me analyse the songwe have chosenfor ourmusic video‘Hasley-
holdme down’.
On MondayI am goingtocollectimagesfromvideos
and picturesforthe mise enscene tohelpme visualise
the musicvideobetter.Iam alsogoingto analyse the
lyricsforthe songmore in depthandwrite downideas.
Mon W/B 14/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have startedgatheringimagesformymoodboard of ideasfor
the musicvideo,andI have also createda word documentof
shotsand editingtechniquesandmise enscene inthe music
video. ThenIbegan incorporatingLaci’srepertoire of elements
intomy planningthatIusedfor the musicvideos,‘Girlsaloud- call
the shots’and ‘Radiohead- .AfterthatIcreatedmy blog.
NextweekIam goingto go out intotownand filmtest
shotsfor the video,togatherinspirationfor the main
footage.
Mon W/B 21/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe plannedourvideoforwithmoodboardsanda
storyboard, and filmedthe footageonThursday.We wentinto
Manchesterand Affleck’sandshotvarioustypesof testshots.
We are goingto attemptto contact Halseymanagerto
see if we can have permissiontouse hermusic
Mon W/B 28/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe contacted Halseymanagertoask for permission,he
hasn’tgot back to us at the minute. We alsobeganlearningabout
genre theoryforpostmodernism.
Nextweekwe are goingtoplanour digi pack analysis
and begintodesignthe firstdraftof what we wantit to
looklike.
Mon W/B 01/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe gatheredinformationdigi packanalysisandbegan
to designadraft example of whatwe wantourDigi pack to look
like.
Our planfor nextweekistostart writingourmindmap
essay.

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Mon W/B 05/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe startedwritingoutmindmapessay.We alsowent
out andfilmedsome practice footage onthe location intownand
differentshots- highangle,lowangle,close-up, mid-shot,long
shotand establishingshot.
We are goingto beginto designthe posterforour
adverton the albumrelease.
Mon W/B 12/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Plannedthe designforthe poster,usingimagesfromthe practice
shoot.
NextweekIam goingtorefine myideasforthe advert
posterand start to create mydigi pack designsaswell.
Mon W/B 19/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I beganto editthe digi packdesignideas, tosee whatwe could
use for it,whichI made 2 designsandIam now workingonmy
maindesign.Ihave alsocompletedthe posterforthe music
video,creatingdifferentdesigns andrefiningthem.
We are goingto start filmingsmall shotsforourmusic
videotosee howit will work,usingthe photography
studio.
Mon W/B26/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe wentintothe studioandfilmedsome practice
footage of the matchesand projectorto lookat double exposure.
I am goingto uploadthe footage tomy blogand select
shotswe coulduse for the videofootage.
Mon W/B 02/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I selectedthe shotsthatwe coulduse forthe videoandthen
beganto filmdifferentscenestosee howandwhatwe coulduse
it the scenesfor.AfterthatI createdanotherstoryboard withthe
testshotson them.
We are planningonfilmingourvideoinrelationtothe
storyboard we created,usingthe informationwe
gatheredfromthe testshots.
Mon W/B 16/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We are filmingsmall shotsforourmusicvideo,usingthe
informationwe gainedfromdoingthe practice shotsinthe
photographystudiolastweek. We shottheminthe bath to
representthe charactersinnocence andthe factthat she is trying
to cleanse herself fromthe badthingsshe’sdone. We alsostarted
to learnmore aboutpostmodernism-narrative.
Nextweekwe are uploadingthe footage we tookonto
premierprowhere we are goingto editthe shotsand
refine whatwe needtodothe weekafter.
Mon W/B 23/11/15
(Detailed Week Summary)
We uploadedthe footage and were able toeditthe videos
togethertoform an introduction. Now we are planningtofilm
more shotsfor the videointownto create more of a narrative
takingintoaccount the stereotypical viewsof teenage girlstofit
the narrative.
Nextweekwe are goingtoplanmore shootsforthe
bath shootso that we have enoughshotsthatwe can
crosscut to creatinga narrative enigma.

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Mon W/B 30/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We beganto filmHollyinthe bath,filmingatdifferentanglesand
usingthe natural lightfromthe windowtolightthe set.It was
difficulttogetclearshotsof the subjectbecause of the camera
and itslenswasn’tthatgood of qualitythanthe cannon,due to it
beinga croppedframe usinga prime lensof 35mm.
Duringlessonnextweekwe are goingtouploadthe
footage andsee howwe can use itwithin ourvideoso
that itflowsanddoesn’tlookoutof place.
Mon W/B 22/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe are planningournextshoots andlearningmore
aboutsectionB of the exam.We have uploadedthe footage and
because the footage wastooexposedwe are goingtorefine the
shoot.
Nextweekwe are goingtoplanour shootsmore and
alsoprepare formocks.
Mon W/B 01/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe workedonexampreparationformockweek –
revision. LearningaboutsectionA andsectionBand alsorefined
the shotswe tookof Hollyinthe bathgatheringa varietyof
differentcameraanglesthatwe can playaroundwithduringpost.
NextweekIwill be revisingformocksandplanningon
whatwe can filmthe weekafter.
Mon W/B 07/012/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mock week On MondayI will be planningdifferentquestionsIcan
ask outtarget audience tosee whattype of videosthey
like andwhattheythinkmakesan effective music
video.
Mon W/B 14/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I createda surveyto handto studentsto answer,askingthema
varietyof questionrelatingtothe editing,photographyandtheir
overall opinionof musicvideos.Ididthisusingsurveymonkey; an
online surveysite thatallowsyoutocollectandcollate results.
NextweekIwill be collectingresultinordertoanalyse
Mon W/B 21/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIanalysedmyresultsandfoundthatthere was a mixed
response fromourtargetaudience- Ifoundthatmost of the
people askedlikepop,rockandhouse musicwhichis
stereotypical of thisage group,andonlya fewpickedalternative.
Due to the songwe pickedbeingalternative/indie genrewe
understandthatthisgenre hasa niche audience andsothe
surveysupportsthisfact.
We are goingplanningonwhatwe are goingto do
duringthe holidaysandIam goingtostart designing
and draftinglogosformyancillaries.
Mon W/B 28/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIbegandesigninglogosandpanningforthe Christmas
holidays.We are goingto go andfilmintownand gathersome
shotsof Affleckswhere the robberywill be.
Nextweekwe are goingtoput togetherthe footage we
tookfrom town usingpremierpro.

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Mon W/B 04/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe learnedmore aboutthe theoristsinsectionBof the
examalongwithpiecingtogetherandplanningwhatfootage to
filmnext,referringtoourstory boards.
I am goingto uploadthe footage takenin the bath and
see where we canit in.
Mon W/B 11/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Throughoutthe weekwe learnedaboutthe theoristsandhowto
answersectionA of the exam.The secondhalf of the weekwas
devotedtocourseworkandsowere able to include some of the
shotstakeninthe baththat we shot at the weekend.
From Mondaywe are planningoncreatinga listof
shotsfor our nextshootduringthe weekend.
Mon W/B 18/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
On Mondaywe createda planfor ournextshootand are goingto
go back to townto refine the shotswe took.
Nextweekwe are goingtorefine the bathshotsagain
and filmsome of the symbolswe wantinthe videoto
make our narrative clearer.
Mon W/B 25/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe are planningonfilmingmore footage inthe bathof
the symbolismof the wordswrittenonthe cardsin the bath.We
are doingthissothat the audience hasa betterpicture of
character one’sthoughtsandfeelingsduringthe video.
Nowthat we have the shotswe are goingto editthem
inpremierpro
Mon W/B 01/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe editedthe shotsinthe bathand addedthemto the
videowhichwe editedandaddeddifferenteffectsto
We are planningonshootingmore shotsforthe video
to add the lastbitsto
Mon W/B 08/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekendwe wentgatheredmore shotsof hollyinthe bath
but the lightingwastoooverexposedagainsowe are goingto
refine the shoot.We alsoplannedoutananswerforsectionB
Duringthe weekendwe are goingtorefine the shotsof
hollyinthe bath
Mon W/B 15/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe refinedthe shotsof hollyinbath,gatheringvideos
of the paperand candlestoacts as symbolismwithinourvideo
for the thoughtsandfeelingsthe characterisfeeling.
Duringnextweekwe are goingto addthe footage to
the videoandsee howwe can fine tune the videoby
make the videoschange intime withthe beat
Mon W/B 22/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Throughoutthe weekwe lookedatcoursework,addingbitsto
our blogsandeditingthe videotofill inthe gaps
Due to the fact I realisedmyproductsdon’thave any
synergyIam goingto re draft y ancillarytwo
Mon W/B 29/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I beganeditingancillarytwo,creatingdraftsandmakingsure that
the productshave synergy
NextweekIam goingtowork on mydigi pack and
crate draftsfor my logoto puton ancillaryone.

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Mon W/B 01/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIworkedonmy digi pack,planninganddraftingmy
workand gatheringpicturesforthe ancillariesinthe studio.I also
gatheredinspirationforimagesandfonttypesformylogoto be
put onthe ancillaries.
NextweekismockweeksoIam planningondoing
revision
Mon W/B 07/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe made a drafteditof ourvideoof the footage we
shotin townusingmyIPhone tocreate a short demo.We then
uploadedittopremierproand beganeditingthe sequenceswe
wantedinour actual video.
Nextweekwe are goingtocomplete ourfirstdraftof
the musicvideoandI am goingto finishanybitsof
analysisanddraftsthat I have created
Mon W/B 14/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe completedthe firstdraftof ourvideoanduploaded
it to ourblogsand addedextrabitsto my ancillariesanddrafts
We are goingto refine the videosthatwe tookintown
to add to our videoinresponse tothe marketresearch
and begintoplanmy evaluations.
Mon W/B 21/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thiswe uploadedthe videostooureditandbeganfine tuningthe
videoandalsorefine the picturesformyancillarybecause mycd
digi pack andposterdidn’thave synergysoinorderto create itI
wantto recreate my poster
NextweekIam goingtobeginthe planningof the
secondhalf of my evaluations andcreate anewposter
for myancillary2
9Mon W/B 28/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We beganeditingourseconddraftof the musicvideoasthere
are some bitsmissingandIcompletedmyancillaries
Nextweekwe are goingtoeditour final draftof the
musicvideoreadytouploadto our blogs
Mon W/B 04/04/16
(Detailed weekly summery)
HALF TERM:
Workingon evaluations
Mon W/B 11/04/16
(Detailed weekly summery)
HALF TERM
Workingon evaluations
NextweekIam goingtostart workingon my
presentationsformyevaluations
Mon W/B 14/04/16
(Detailed weekly summery)
ThisweekIbeganaddingthe last fewbitstomy evaluationsand
beganuploadingthemdifferentpresentationmethods,suchas
prezi
NextweekIam planningonworkingonmyevaluations
and uploadinglastpiecesof worktomyblog
Mon W/B 18/04/16
(Detailed weekly summer)
I have nowcompletedmyevaluationsandhave begunuploading
themto my blog
Nowthat my evaluationisdone we are goingtoadd
finishingtouchestoourvideoanduploaditour blog

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Mon W/B 25/04/16
(Detailed weekly summery)
We have exportedthe videoanduploadedthe finalproductto
our blogs.Ihave uploadedandaddedextrasbitstomy
courseworkanduploadeditall tomy blog.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency PlansIf ProblemsAnticipated)