This document outlines the production diary and progress plan for an A2 Media Studies advanced portfolio project from September 2012 to April 2013. It details the monthly and weekly plans, which include deciding on a media product (music video, film or newspaper), conducting research on genre, narrative and audience, constructing ancillary products, developing and filming the main product, editing the footage, gathering audience feedback, and evaluating the completed project. Contingency plans are also mentioned in case of problems during the production process.
1. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK(Including Possible
Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)
September 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Deciding on what brief to do (Music Video, Film or Newspaper) Ancillary 1 research 2 research.
October 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Ancillary 1 research 2 research.
Music Video analysis in terms of genre, narrative, performance,
concept and audience.
Ancillary 1 & 2 construction.
November 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Ancillary 1 & 2 construction.
Genre, narrative, performance, concept and audience theory
studying and essays.
Main Product Research.
December 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Main Product Research. Analysing a range of products similar to
main piece.
Main Product Research. Analysing a range of products
similar to main piece.
Mon W/B 07/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Main Product Research. Analysing a range of products similar to
main piece.
Main Product Research. Revising the structure,
conventions, concepts, narratives and performances of
a music video, in preparation of our own product.
Mon W/B 14/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Main Product Research. Stated generating ideas through
MindGenius Education.
Main Product Research and market research.
Mon W/B 21/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Main Product Research and primary market research via
questionnaires and collating results into a report.
Develop final idea.
Mon W/B 28/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Final idea has been established with a brief synopsis of a script and
ideas for storyboards.
Finish storyboard and script and begin filming.
Mon W/B 04/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Storyboard descriptions completed, as well as the script. Begin filming.
Mon W/B 11/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Practise shots and some filming. More shooting for different scenes.
Mon W/B 18/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Evaluate the footage so far and edit the song on Audacity. Continue filming.
2. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
Mon W/B 25/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Complete final filming and upload to Adobe Premiere Pro. Begin to edit.
Mon W/B 04/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The start of the editing, some problems over some footage lacking
quality.
Finish the full edit.
Mon W/B 11/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The song is editing, however some of the shots are a cause for
concern.
Revise over extra footage to replace worrying shots.
Mon W/B 18/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The shots are replaced and the song is finally edited and uploaded
onto www.YouTube.com
Set up an audience feedback page via Facebook.
Mon W/B 01/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Facebook Event is set up as well as YouTube comments. Collate
results.
Begin to evaluate Questions 1 – 2.
Mon W/B 08/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Question 1, and 4 of evaluation are completed. Record the evaluations and begin work on the 3rd
.
Mon W/B 15/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Group video evaluation completed as well as individual video
evaluations. And evaluations have been made into Prezis.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans)