This document outlines the weekly progress of a student on their media studies advanced portfolio over 6 months. It details the completion of test shoots, editing, analyses of music videos, creation of ancillary pieces including a magazine advert and digipak, additional footage collection, and the finalization of the music video by the end of March. Contingency plans are made for potential issues with equipment or poor weather affecting planned shoots.

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)
Productiongroupwasformedconsistingof ElizabethSmithand
NiamhConneely.
Picka song and analyse the lyricstohelpgenerate ideas
for musicvideo
Mon W/B 7/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Chose a songand startedto analyse the lyricstogive us ideasfor
the video.
Mon W/B 14/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Createdan ideasgenerationformy musicvideoonPrezi.
Mon W/B 21/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Bookedouta camera and tripodinorder to dotestshots inour
owntime.
Filmtestshots overthe weekend touse topractice editing
Mon W/B 28/09/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Followedinstructions onhow andstarteda videousingourtest
shotson Adobe Premiere
Mon W/B 05/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Startedon mydigipakanalyses,completedone forRihannaand
beganmy secondor KatyPerry
Mon W/B 12/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completedmysecondand thirddigipaksanduploadedall three to
my blogunderthe productresearchlabel
Mon W/B 19/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Bookedoutcamera and tripod
Plannedfora shoot
Do shotsin Manchesterformusicvideo
Mon W/B 26/10/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadedshotsfromweekend andstartedonthe musicvideo
Beganmy firstdraftfor my magazine advertancillary
Mon W/B 02/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Took photosandshotsfrom bonfire nightsof fireworks Uploadfootage andimagesto edit
Mon W/B 09/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Continuedwithmymagazine advertdraft,howeverIdidn’tfeel
that itwas workingsoI begana newpiece
Complete magazineadvert ancillary

2. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 16/11/15
(Detailed Week Summary)
N/A
Mon W/B 23/11/15
(Detailed Week Summary)
Continuedwithmagazineadvertancillary
Mon W/B 30/11/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Bookedoutcamera to take more shots
Completedmymagazine ancillary
Mon W/B 07/012/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mock week Planfor shootsoverthe weekend
Mon W/B 14/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Handmade bokehlensesreadyforshoot
Beganon my secondancillary- digipak
Go out for shootusingbokehlens
Mon W/B 21/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadedfootage andeditedsome intothe musicvideo
Researchedlighttrail photography
Get more shotsoverthe weekend andtake some lighttrail
photos
Mon W/B 28/12/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Wentout to do some shots,howeverwe encounteredacamera
problemandfootage didnotrecordcorrectly
Get photos
Mon W/B 04/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
N/A Get more footage fromManchesterto addto musicvideo
Mon W/B 11/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Took some newshotin Manchesterand uploadedthemsowe
coulduse the shots inout video
Mon W/B 18/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Carriedon withmydigipakancillaryandused
Mon W/B 25/01/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Wentto the TraffordCentre fornewfootage- shotsof people and
inand aroundthe arcade
Mon W/B 01/02/16 Uploadedrecentfootage andworkeditintothe video

3. A2 Media Studies
AdvancedPortfolio
ProductionDiary
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 08/02/16
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N/A
Mon W/B 15/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Workedon mydigipak ancillaryandcompletedall the imageryon
it
Complete digipakbyaddingtext
Mon W/B 22/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Continuedonmusicvideoandcompletedmydigipakancillary
piece
Mon W/B 29/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 01/03/16
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Mon W/B 07/03/16
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Mon W/B 14/03/16
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Mon W/B 21/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finishedmusicvideo
Mon W/B 28/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency PlansIf ProblemsAnticipated)