This document outlines the weekly progress and plans for a student over a 4 month period in creating an advanced media studies portfolio. It details tasks such as planning and filming a music video, conducting market research, and creating ancillary materials. It also notes potential issues like weather affecting filming and solutions like indoor shots. The plan aims to have all portfolio elements completed and uploaded to a blog by early May for submission.

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PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK(IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 01/09/15
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Introductiontocourse.DecidedBrief 1(MusicVideo) Start planningCourseworkmusicvideo.
Mon W/B 7/09/15
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PostProduction:PlannedSong,decidedonWonderwall byOasis
and analysingthe lyricsforsymbolism. StartedStoryboardingfor
video.
Do testshotsto try and capture the type of image being
usedforthe video
Mon W/B 14/09/15
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Re design the story board;scout outlocationstouse in Music
Video,
Try and findthe email of the Oasismanagerto askto
use the song forour musicvideo.
Mon W/B 21/09/15
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Findpeople toperforminmusicvideoandthinkof name forband.
Try and showthe indie genre inthe name of the band
If email cannotbe found.Findthe recordlabel and
message themviathe website
Mon W/B 28/09/15
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Look at Ancillaryexamplesandproductresearchexamples.Find
three differentgenre of ancillaryexamplestowrite about
Create LayoutPlansfor the ancillarytasks
Mon W/B 01/10/15
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Try and getmore testshotsdone formusicvideo.Practice
revertingfromdeepdepthof fieldtoshallowdepthof field.
Meetwithteamand take still andmovingshots.
Mon W/B 05/10/15
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ExperimentwithAdobe Premierwith effectsandvideotransitions.
Finishplanningof musicvideo
Take more shotsof locationand findthe cast of video.
Mon W/B 12/10/15
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Start Ancillarytaskone andtake stillsof location Work on adobe premiere tofigure outthe use of
effects,transitions,timingtoimprove.
Mon W/B 19/10/15
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Update blogby addingPlanningworkandfinishDigiPakanalysis1
for nextweek
Start iconicshotsfor musicvideo(burningheart,
throwingthe ball,drinkbottles)
Mon W/B26/10/15
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FindDigipakfor2nd
analysisandstart analysing. Editmy ancillarytasks - Poster
Mon W/B 02/11/15
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Start analysingbandpostersforhelpwithancillarytask2 Meetup withpartnerto start iconicshots – Burning

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Mon W/B 16/11/15
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Get some shotsdone forthe video – ShotswithStevenandJenn If weatherchanges,findaway to filmanyshotsthat
may be inside
Mon W/B 23/11/15
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Hand inancillarytaskanalysis2 and start ancillarytaskanalysis3 Try and getmore scenicimagesforancillarytasks1 and
2
Mon W/B 30/11/15
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(Music Video) Write downthe actorsandthe props and mise en
scene used
Editancillarytask1 (Digipak) andstartto editshotsthat
have alreadybeentakenforthe video.
Mon W/B 01/12/15
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Friday–Most of the shots,withSteven,Sam,JennandOwen Finishingtouchesonancillarytaskanalysisformusic
videoanalysis
Mon W/B 07/12/15
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Start editingthe footage we have tocreate some sortof video
Location– Worsley
Cast – Jenn,Steven,Sam,Owen
Crew – Josh,Me
Try and filmmore footage onthe Friday
Mon W/B 14/12/15
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Filmediting!!! Some more shots - iconography
Mon W/B 21/12/15
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Start takingshotsfor Ancillary2task and figure outdesign Arrange mise enscene props – pill bottle
Finda way to make the videoseemrealistic
Mon W/B 28/12/15
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Planningforvideo.Figure outthe change incharactersand change
inplotof video
Filmshotsforthe videoaswell astakingstillsforthe
maincoverof ancillary1 and the posterfor ancillary2
Mon W/B 04/01/16
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Gettinglocationsfinishedforvideo,decidingtimesandlighting
- Bestto work before itgetspitchblackoutside asthe months
are gettingdarker
Thinkof questionsformarketresearch
Mon W/B 11/01/16
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Start marketresearchquestionnaire Take more shotsforancillary – include the main
characters of the video
Mon W/B 18/01/16
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Continue Marketresearchquestionnaire.Tryandfindimagesthat
will gointhe questionnaire tomake itmore attractive
Thinkaboutthe targetaudience forthe questionnaire

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Mon W/B 25/01/16
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Start handingoutto people andstartwritingmarketresearch
report
Editthe footage alreadytakenandaddaudio.
Mon W/B 01/02/16
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Begincollectingresponsesandstartingthe marketresearchreport
– featuringgraphs
Get full face shotsof the actors or ‘bloopers’toputinat
the end
Mon W/B 08/02/16
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Start editingthe pre-recordedpiecestogether.Startapplyingshots
to the ancillarytask1
Finishthe marketresearchreportanduploadto blog.
Mon W/B 15/02/16
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Finishfilmingwhenpossible!!Starteditingnew footage Try and getmore iconicshots
Mon W/B 22/02/16
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Put all camerashotsand videosontothe computerandstart
collaboratingandeditingall of the shots
Addmore detail tomy ancillarytask – opacitychanging
and manipulate the coloursonthe images
Mon W/B 29/02/16
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Re-shootsome shotsastheyhave beendeletedfromthe
computer
Try and editall of the footage alreadyonthe computer
incase newshotsdon’tworkout
Mon W/B 01/03/16
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Uploadall work done sofar to the blogand start finishingof
Ancillarytask1
Label all of the postsand organise the blogdothe
examinercanfindthe posts.
Mon W/B 07/03/16
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FinishAncillaryTask1 and uploaditto my blog Adddetail tothe ancillarytask2 and try to getit
uploadedbynextweek
Mon W/B 14/03/16
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FinishAncillaryTask2 and uploaditto my blog Start writingoutevaluationanswersfor1 and 2
Mon W/B 21/03/16
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Complete Questions1and2 and beginQuestions3and 4 Create Questions1and 2 in a mediaplatformsuchas
Word and Powerpoint(turnedintovideo)
Mon W/B 28/03/16
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Complete Questions3and4 in writingformat Finishthe Questions1and2 and getthemuploadedas
soonas possible

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Mon W/B 04/04/16
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Create feedbackgroupforQuestion3and create questionsfor
groupto ask
Start Question4by takingscreenshotsof all of the
mediaplatforms.
Mon W/B 11/04/16
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FinishQuestion3bycollectinganswersandthenbegincompleting
it onmediaplatforms
BeginQuestion4on the website Prezi
Mon W/B 18/04/16
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Complete Question4anduploadbothquestion3 and4 onto
Blogger
Make sure all workso far is onBlogger
Mon W/B 25/04/16
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Uploadany final piecesof worksuchas documentsthatmaybe
important.
Make sure all workis labelledcorrectlyandthat the
labelsare inorder.
Mon W/B 02/05/16
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Finisheverythingandputitall on myblog,includingthisweekby
weekplan
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