pre production

1. Date What needs to be done Location Equipment Needed
2nd Nov Start of Pre – Production
1 - Music video analysis (similar product research)
Students will use their notes on Goodwin to analyse a
music video of the genre t
hey have chosen.
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
Production Schedule
November 2nd through to Friday 25th March

2. Extension – shot by shot breakdown of your music chosen
video
2nd Nov 2 – Ideas drafting
Peer listen to the songs chosen and feedback what ideas
everyone has for the songs
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
2nd Nov 3 – Genre Research
Research your chosen genre and find out:
 Where it originated from
 Main artists in it
 Awards they may give out
 Key features of it
 Style/clothing/attitudes
Anything else?
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
9th Nov 4 – Target Audience
Research the target audience for band/artist. Produce a
male and female avatar detailing what they would look like
annotating it with their interests etc
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
9th Nov 5 – Digipak and poster Analysis (similar product
research)
Digipak and print advert research – Research CD covers
and print adverts to see what has been done before in
terms of artist/band and genre. Do an annotated CD cover
and print advert to show what style of font has been used,
what colours have been used and their meanings, what
images etc
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
16th Nov 6 – Annotated Lyrics
Ideas from lyrics – Look up the lyrics to your song and
annotate them with your initial ideas
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
16th Nov 7 - Script/storyboards
Use lyrics ideas to flesh out plan for video. Then draft
storyboards and script if needed.
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen

3. 23rd Nov 8 – Shot List
Continue fleshing idea and use storyboard to produce a
detailed shot list.
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
30th Nov 9 – Recce photos
Location recce – go and find locations and take photos for
each scene.
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
30th Nov 10 – floor plans
Produce a layout/floor plan for your shoot.
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
30th Nov 11 – Costumes 12 – Actors 13 – Props
Decide on who your actors will be any why. What costumes
will they wear and why. What props will you need
Media
lessons
Computer, paper, pen
11th Dec Make sure every bit of Pre production work is
completed, in enough detail and posted on blogger.
At home and
in media
lessons
Computer, scanner, check list
18th Dec End of pre-production, start of Production
Start collectingequipmenttobe able to filmwheninMallorca.
IPhone 6 Plusforfilming (useddue toautostabilisationandHDquality
camera,8 megapixels,goodfor
portabilityinthe environment)
- Alsoneedtogetprops and
costume together.
At home,
from media
department
and from
friends.
IPhone 6 Plus, charger, costume:
glasses, black shorts, t-shirt, flannel
shirt, Nike trainers.
Cannon 1100D camera for prop.

4. 19th Dec Get together shot list, floor plans and story board
So that when my filming starts I shall have a complete
guideline.
At home Shot list, floor plans, story board
20th Dec Flying to Mallorca for seven days of which filming shall
commence.
Filming shot 1, establishing shot out of the plane window
when almost coming into land in Mallorca.
Filming shot 2, close slow mo of legs walking – location
aiport in Mallorca when landed.
Airport,
airplane , taxi,
Iphone 6 plus, plane tickets, passport
etc.
21st Dec – 23rd
Dec
Shoot footage of the backstreets and town centre
Filming anything
colourful, vibrant or
interesting.
Town centre
and
backstreets
of Palma De
Mallorca
IPhone 6 plus, possibly costume and
camera prop
24th Dec – 26th
Dec
Shooting footage of
Beachfront
Beach front
of Palma De
Mallorca
Iphone 6 Plus, possibly costume and
camera prop
27th Dec Last day of filming
Airplane shot, filming out
the window of the plane
taking off from the interior,
which shall be filmed using
the ‘Time Lapse’ setting on
the IPhone.
Plane back
from Mallorca
Iphone 6 Plus,
28th Dec Make sure all footage is stored onto laptop ready for
editing.
Home MacBook Pro

5. 3rd Jan Start of editing
Focus on drawing together shots to sow together to create
the videos story arch or some kind of flowing feel.
Home Macbook Pro, IMovie.
4th – 5th Feb Edit Music video
Making sure to colourgradient,edithighlights,shadows,contrast,
warmthetc, to create the desiredeffectof the aestheticsof Mallorca.
Home and
media
department
Macbook Pro
22nd Feb End of Production - Start of Post Production
Final watching of music videos receiving peer feedback for
evaluations
Media
department
22nd Feb Uploading final music videos to youtube then blogger Home and
media
department
Computer, blogger, music video
exported and loaded on memory stick
22nd Feb Intro to evaluation questions and design digipak and poster Home and
media
department
29th Feb Design digipak and poster Home and
media
department
Computer, Adobe Photoshop, blogger

6. 14th March Complete evaluation question 2 Home and
media
department
Blogger, other sources of
presentation methods.
21st March Complete evaluation question 3 Home and
media
department
Blogger, other sources of
presentation methods.
21st March Complete evaluation question 4 Home and
media
department
Blogger, other sources of
presentation methods.
21st March Complete evaluation question 4. Upload all evaluation
questions to blogger.
End of whole production
Home and
media
department
Blogger, other sources of
presentation methods.