This document provides guidance for creating a blog to receive a high grade for a music video project. It lists the minimum requirements for a C/D grade blog, which includes analyzing music videos, creating a timeline, storyboard, shot list, and other production materials. It also lists additional items that could be included to improve the blog grade, such as creating animatics, conducting audience research, and posting behind-the-scenes photos and videos. Tips are provided for creating an animatic by storyboarding, taking photos of each frame, and editing them together with music on a timeline.

1. Blog List for A grade Blogs!!
*Use:http://www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/
You MUSTdo…… (this is the bare minimum for roughly a C/D
grade)
 Analysisof 3-4 musicvideoslooking at camera angles, editing,
lighting, mise en scene
 a timeline
 a storyboard
 a shot list
 lyric planningsheet
 RoughCut with analysis and feedback
 Pitch
 a shoot schedule
 a call sheet
 a costume and propslist
 ongoingbehind the scenes photos/video clips
 Meeting minutesand records
 Musicvideo permission/reply
 Teacher tutorial feedback
You SHOULD/COULDdo…..remember blogs are individual!!
 Animatics
 Target audienceresearch (questionnaireof interviews)
 Roughcut posted on youtubewith commentsadded to blog
 Initial ideas
 Opening/closing posts
 Research into lyrics (looking at meaning behind lyrics, looking
at interviewswith artist/ band etc..)
 Location shots and analysis
 Mood Board
 Collage style images to represent target audience
 Screen test of possible actors
 Video of lip synching practice
 Evidenceof attendance at our workshops
 Treatment
 Create a record label (logo, mission statement)

2.  How did you use choose your track?
 History of music videos
 Costumeanalysis
 Musicvideo genre analysis
 Representation of women/men in music videos
 Use wordleand glogster
 A detailed evaluation/ feedback from other class member
 Your influences(notjust other music videos)
 Create a facebook page
(http://jordansavillewgsbmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/organ
ising-film-shoot.html)
 Individualresponsibilities
 Practice shots, practice with final cut (evidenceof using
tutorials)
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See: our new blog for more links to good blogs:
http://www.hasnmedia.blogspot.com/
How do I create an animatic?
• Draw storyboard frames - nice and bold with black pen if
necessary
• Take individual photos of each frame
• Upload the photos to the computer
• Importthe photos into the edit programme
• Drop each image onto the timeline and cut to required length
• Put music or other sound on the audio timeline
• Add titles or effects / transitions as required
• Export to Quicktime and upload to Youtube or Vimeo
• Embed the video onto the blog or save it to a CD