The document provides details on the production process for a music video. It outlines technical aspects such as using battery packs for sufficient power and not using a tripod due to shot requirements. Logistically, three locations were used - a rage room, a house, and a car. The filmmaker's sibling acted in the video, allowing for easy scheduling and communication. Planning was helpful but a full storyboard would have been preferable. During editing, the filmmaker struggled with transitions between clips but was able to add effects like color tinting. Overall, the production process taught the filmmaker lessons about camerawork, planning, and working under time constraints.

1. MUSIC VIDEO
PRODUCTION
PROCESS LOG
YOUR NAME

2. PRODUCTION LOG:
GUIDANCE
• This document is for you to track the progress of your
production – filming, editing and post-production.
• This is so you can track what you did and how you did it,
explaining and amendments and changes you made and
tracking the decisions that have shaped the practical
creation of your music video.
• The more detail you include about how you made your music
video, the better. The document is broken down in to two
sections, Filming and Editing, each of these is then made of
specific elements that occur in both.
• For each slide there is a prompt detailing what you should
include, delete the prompt after you have complete the slide.
• Remember, images often show what you’ve done more
effectively than words. Use text to explain an illustration.

3. TECHNICAL
To do the lip sync in the video, especially because the song
is Italian, we practiced the words beforehand. To keep the
actor in time with the song, we played it as we filmed the lip
sync.
To make sure we had enough battery life, I booked two
battery packs out of college.
I did not use a tripod due to the heights I wanted in my video
as well as the fact that at our rage room location I was
constantly moving about under a 30 minute time limit so the
tripod would’ve definitely slowed me down.

4. LOGISTICAL
I used three locations, the rage room, my house and inside a
car.
At the rage room, I had to ask permission to film which they
were completely fine with.
In my home, there was not enough space to get as wide
shots as I would’ve liked. However, I don’t think I
compromised any shot because of it.
Inside a car was slightly challenging as roads are bumpy
which means you cant always keep a steady shot- which is
evident in the video.

5. PERSONNEL
I used my sibling for my video which meant there were no
conflicts in timing as we simply arranged the shooting
around our timetables together.
It also worked as I was able to shoot inside the house
whenever I wanted because they live with me and didn’t have
to travel to the location.
It allowed communication to be a lot easier as we were able
to talk about the production before I shot anything and meant
we were able to do little shots over the course of a few days
rather than all in one big chunk.

6. PLANNING
My planning was a massive help as I was able to go into
production with an idea of what I wanted to film which helped
with my time management.
However, I didn’t finish my storyboard before the production
stage which would’ve been preferable as there were parts of
the video where I had to think on the spot for what I’d like to
have in the video and what I could use as B-roll.
In future I will make sure I have a full plan/storyboard before
starting production so I know exactly what I need without
compromising time or energy during production.
I found researching the genre conventions and what is used
in music videos extremely helpful to my planning and my
video.

7. EDITING
• Record your edit progress, decisions, problems, etc. in
this section
• Include screenshots with annotations, statements, etc
where possible
• Try to explain how you worked and justify why you chose
to work the way you did.
• Follow the structure and what to include on each slide as
this is necessary for evidence for assessment
• Pick notable moments in the editing process and discuss
them, what worked/didn’t work and why, how you adjusted
to problems. Discuss how you worked and what you
learned from the process

8. WHAT WENT WELL
[3 EXAMPLES]
I think being able to use a layer effect
on the video worked well as it looked
very effective. I used this effect to
give a demonic appearance and to
show a possible difference in the
personality of the character.
I liked using a red tint to further the
idea of the character ‘seeing red’ or
referencing an evil energy in the
video.
I enjoyed putting the video to keep on
time with the beat,, which includes
mainly the starting credits and the
scenes of things being smashed. I
think it makes the video more
polished and aesthetically pleasing.

9. WHAT PROBLEMS DID YOU
HAVE? [3 EXAMPLES]
I struggled to create a good edit of a fade
between two clips which means there is a
bit of an obvious jump in the appearance of
the two figures either side of the actor- even
though it isn’t the effect I wanted I think it
still works.
I also struggled to tint the very dark and
very light shots where a lot of red wouldn’t
have been comfortable in the shot, but I still
wanted there to be a tint. I had to find a
compromise between looking ‘realistic’ and
achieving the effect I wanted.
The other problem I had was using ‘warp
stabilizer’. This effect doesn’t work on clips
that are slowed down or sped up and I
didn’t realise until I had put the clips in
place, so I had to choose between
steadying the shot or having it at the speed
I wanted.

10. NEXT STEPS…
I have become more proficient in Premiere Pro and am now
able to use the basics of the Lumetri Colour effect, as well as
warp stabilizer and tint.
I have learnt that I should redo shots that I deem ‘okay’ in
production because in post-production the unsteadiness or
blurriness is a lot more obvious and there isn’t always a fix
for the issue.
I have learnt how to use a camera better on my own, every
test we did in advance of the project was done in pairs or
groups – being on my own meant I had to face problems I
didn’t know how to fix (such as putting a shot in focus) and
finding out how to fix them.
I have learnt how to work under time pressure. At the rage
room location we only had 30 minutes to shoot every clip of
smashing I needed for the video which went by very quickly
and required good communication from me and the actor.
I have learnt how to plan efficiently for a music video and
how to research genre conventions which will aid me in
future filming projects.