This document outlines the progress of a group working on an A2 Media Studies advanced portfolio over several months in 2012 and 2013. It details their research process, development of ideas for a music video, filming, editing, and completion of their video and blog. Throughout the project, group members dropped out, there were delays in filming due to scheduling issues, and additional footage was needed. Their process involved research, developing ideas, filming, editing, and evaluating their final video and blog.

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)
We got into our groups and began to develop our briefs on the
music videos we are beginning. We began our blogs and started
our research.
Research videos and upload evidence of research to
blog.
October 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
We researched in depth working on ancillary one and two and
uploading them to our blogs. Group member left leaving 3 of us.
Further research.
November 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
We carried on our coursework researching the types of music
videos and genres we could work with and uploading this onto our
blogs.
Complete blog upto date.
December 2012
(Detailed Monthly Summary)
Further research went into coursework and blog was completed.
Another group member left leaving 2 of us.
Choose song and research into genre.
Mon W/B 07/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have chosen our song ‘Amy Winehouse – Back to Black’ and
have begun developing our ideas on how we will film.
Collect research of artist and genre this artists falls
under
Mon W/B 14/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have collected our market research and now putting the
results into a pie chart and beginning the report.
Come up with ideas for video
Mon W/B 21/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have started working on our initial ideas and have come up
with an idea focusing around a linear narrative structure.
Complete ideas and begin filming.
Mon W/B 28/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have completed our ideas and decided what type of setting we
would like to film in. We will now start filming.
Film footage for video
Mon W/B 04/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filming has begun to take place. We have changed location but
believe this is better for the pop genre.
Begin editing video.
Mon W/B 11/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have started editing our music video and are very pleased with
the outcome of the footage.
Do more editing the video
Mon W/B 18/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
There is more footage to be filmed as we realised we did not film
enough.
Film.

2. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
Mon W/B 25/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
There has been a problem getting cast members together so have
had to postpone filming. We are working on other ancillary tasks in
the mean while.
Get more footage and carry on with coursework
Mon W/B 04/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We have got more footage and are carrying on with editing while
doing ancillary’s in the meanwhile.
Begin evaluation.
Mon W/B 11/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have started the completion of my blog and starting my
evaluation.
Complete video and blog
Mon W/B 18/03/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The video has been completed and so has my blog.
Mon W/B 01/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 08/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 15/04/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans)