This document outlines the weekly progress and plans over a 5 month period for a group creating a music video as part of an A2 Media Studies course. It details research, choosing a song, storyboarding, test filming, editing, additional filming, and completing post-production work and evaluations. Contingency plans are made in case of problems with filming or editing deadlines. The overall plan is to have a completed music video and evaluations uploaded to YouTube and the student's blog by the end of the period.

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PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 02/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We got intoa groupof 4 anddecidedonthe brief,aftersome
brainstormingwe choose MusicVideo.
Researchdifferentgenresof musicandhowthe lyrics
representthe genre.
Mon W/B 8/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We watcheddifferentmusicvideos videofrompreviousstudents
and industryprofessionals andsongideas.
Annotate differentlyricsto geta betterideaof what
songwe shouldchoose anda betterunderstandingof
whatthe songsnarrative is
Mon W/B 15/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe lookedatpossible songchoicesandbeganto
annotate the lyrics.Thishelpedusthink logicallyaboutwhatmusic
videowe thoughtwe couldproduce.We alsohadto thinkabout
whatsong wouldsuitourexistingideas.
Choose a final songanddiscussdifferentvideoideas
includingthe videostyle andlocations.
Mon W/B 22/09/14
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Narrowdownsong choicesandfurtherannotate the lyricstosee
howwe can representitthroughfilm.
Choose one song,andplanpossible shotstotry when
we take the camerasout fortest shots.
Mon W/B 29/09/14
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Decide onthe final song.Lookat previousvideosbythe artistto
findoutabout whatthe artist normallydoesandwhatthey
representbutremembertobe original andlookat the lyricsof that
songin furtherdetail tofindthe meaning.
Testout the cameras and getusedto the equipment.
Learn byproducingtestshots.
Mon W/B 6/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We wentoutand took some testfootage usingaNikoncamera
and tripodat pointsbutusedthe camera free handedatsome
pointstopurposely make the footage notascleancut as it
would’ve beenif we usedatripodwhichfitsinwithoursong as it
putsthe audience intothe scene andlooksmore informal.We got
usedto the technical side of the camerasuch as the FPS,and
learninghowtouse a tripodwithpanningandtracking.
Try editingthe videoshotswe gotlastweek.Thiswill be
usedas practice,sothat whenwe come to editour final
piece we will have experience andmostof the skillswe
needtobe successful.
Mon W/B 13/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We beganto editourtestfootage usingadobe premiere proin
orderto gain some understandingof the software
Beginto brainstormmusicvideoideas,style and
narrative ETC…
Mon W/B 20/10/14
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We beganto brainstormideasas a group and schedule times.We Start filminginManchestercitycentre,mediacityand

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workedtogetherasa groupplan furtherideashopingtomake
filmingaseasyandrun as smoothlyaspossible.
the Traffordcentre.
Mon W/B 27/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We bookedoutthe neededequipmentand begantogetseparate
shotswhichthencan be combinedandeditedwhenwe return
back to college. We choose tofocusonone locationatone time,
for example filminManchestercitycentre one dayandthenfilmin
the mediacity anotherday.
Reviewthe footage takenandbegintoedit.We will also
decide if we needanyfurtherfilming.
Mon W/B 3/11/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Transferthe footage fromthe camera to the computerand review
whatis suitable.
Filmmore usingthe same camera andeditthe previous
shots.
Mon W/B 10/11/14
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Reviewourideaandsettle ona final narrative combinedof the
group’sideas.Organise filmingtimesandplanwiththe female
characters we are planningtouse.Continue filmingnowthe
narrative hasbeenimproved.
Reviewthe footage andsee whatneedstobe filmed
againor more indepthand begintoeditthe final video.
Mon W/B 17/11/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Testshots were completed duringamedialesson.Anddue toour
change in ideawe finallydecidedon narrative,theme and
characters.
Schedule atime tobeginfilmingthe finalvideoand
begininthe mainlocation;the bedroom.
Mon W/B 24/11/14
(Detailed Week Summary)
Filmin the main settingusingthe femalecharacterinthe
bedroomcryingandlookat certainelementshe indicatethe
brokenrelationship
Reviewandeditthe footage andschedule filmingwith
the male character inthe alternative setting.
Mon W/B 1/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadfootage & reviewfootage andsee whatneedstobe filmed
againbefore addingtothe rough edit.
On a computerlookat the footage andsee if anything
needschangingwhenbeginningtocreate a roughcut.
Mon W/B 8/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Planoutdoorshotsand visualisehowthe onscreenrelationshipwill
be portrayed
Continue tofilminanotherlocationandaddto the
roughcut that isinprogress.
Mon W/B 15/12/14
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Filmwhilstice skating(e.g.couplesskating,laughing,memories
ETC…). Capture the character lookinglike areal life coupleand
capture theminteractingwithfriends.
re-shootshootunsteadyshots
Mon W/B 22/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadand reviewmore footage tosee howmuchmore needsto
be filmedbymakingarough cut on premierpro.
Collectall of the footage thatis neededforthe video
and uploaditreadyfor use.
Mon W/B 29/12/15 Re-shootscenesthatneedtobe improvedreadyforthe final Start a rough editof the videowiththe selectedfootage

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(Detailed Weekly Summary) footage.Alsofilmthe ChristmasmarketsPOV showingtheir
journeyandthe timestheyspenttogether.Christmasmarketsare
a keylocationas theyare quite couple orientated.
and adaptthe storyboardwiththese ideas.
Mon W/B 5/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Considerwhichfootage we canuse forthe final editandstart to
finalise arougheditof howthe footage will linktothe narrative
and lyricsbefore storyboardingbycombiningthe footage fromthe
several locations.
Continue rougheditanddrawup final storyboard.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Overviewall footage,lookatrougheditand see whatcan be used
for the final editof the video.See whatwe needtofilmorwhat
needstobe re-filmedtomake sure we are ontime withthe
deadline.
Continue the roughedit.Plantocomplete the CD
digipakandmusicposter,usingthe teststillsfromthe
firsttime we filmedandrecentstills.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Place footage inorderfor a rougheditand see whatneedstobe re
filmed.
Continue rougheditandlookoverthe newfootage as
well asput togetherAncillary1CD Digi pack.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Continue the roughedit andbegintotake picturesforCD digipack. Finishplacingfootage intoorderandbegintoaddpost
productioneditingtechniquestothe orderedfootage
Mon W/B 02/02/15
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Addeditingtransitionsandpostproductionstylingtechniquessuch
as the use of blackand white.Reviewthe photostakenforthe CD
Digi pack.
EditDigi pack photosand continue the draftedit of the
musicvideo.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
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Continue the roughedit.EditDigi packphotosfor ancillary1. Take more picturesforAncillary1Digi pack and
Ancillary2CD Advert.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
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Take photosfor bothAncillary1 and 2. Editextra pictures fordifferentvariationsof the Digi
pack.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
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Printscreenimagesfrompostproductionanddiscusswhatwe
have done ina worddocument.
Continue roughedit andtime cutsto the beatof the
song.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
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Continue the rougheditandbeginmore precise cuts. Complete rougheditandUploaditto YouTube.
Mon W/B 09/03/15 Complete editanduploadtoYouTube.Create closedgroupon Start to answerthe evaluationquestionsandtake the

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(Detailed Weekly Summary) Facebookinorderto gain helpful feedbackandpossible
improvementsthatcanbe usedinmy evaluationandalsotowards
improvingmyfinal edit.
feedback fromthe closedgroup toapplychangesto the
final edit.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Change final editinaccordance to evaluationfeedback. Finishfinal editandevaluationtobe uploadedtothe
blog
Mon W/B 23/03/15
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Answerthe evaluationquestionsanduse differentmedia
platformsinorderto presentthemmore creativelyonmyblog.
Recordthe answertoquestion3 withthe groupand
begintoput togetherthe restof the evaluation
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Recordthe groupansweringquestion3of the evaluation overthe
Easter breakanduploadthe videotomy blogas question3.
Continue workingonevaluationsandbegintoputthem
ontodifferentplatforms(e.g.Prezi)
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Start to turn draftevaluationsintofinal evaluationsbycreating
themon Prezi,PowerPointandword.
Finishevaluationquestions1,2 and 4 before startingto
record a groupvideoevaluationforquestion3.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Put final touchesonthe finishedevaluation questionsandrecord
and editthe answertoquestion3.
Finisheditingquestion3and begintouploadall of the
workto my blogto submitas myfinal work.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
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Put the restevaluationquestionsontothe blog alongwith
uploadingthe final editof the musicvideotobothYouTube and
my blog.
Uploadremainingworktoblogalongwiththe final edit
and finishedancillaries.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
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Ensure all workis uploadedanditisall labelledcorrectly.Finished Finished
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