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A2 advanced portfolio production diary template 2014 to 2015
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A2 Media Studies Advanced Portfolio Production Diary PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated) Mon W/B 02/09/14 (Detailed Weekly Summary) We talked in groups about ideas for our video. Deciding what genre of song to do and a type of video to do. (Narrative/performance/etc...) We decided on Lana del ray and to compose an indie pop video, like Lana del rays own videos. We wanted to use shallow depth of field, sepia filters and fast forwarding to create a feel of thought tracking. We plan to work around the themes and context we want to focus on through the video. To do this we will use mind genius to mind map our ideas. Mon W/B 8/09/14 (Detailed Weekly Summary) Our group’s changed and new comers were able to contribute ideas to progress our idea. We decided to place the video mainly on a beach. For this we would have to drive down to Blackpool; however this Is a good idea as we could also film the illuminations to rewind and fast forward for effect. From looking at themes and locations we plan to look at times we could go to location and how we will get there, we will also look at stars we will use. Mon W/B 15/09/14 (Detailed Weekly Summary) We thought of people who would be able to be a part of our video for characters, using friends from collage with similar timetables. We also decided to use an old woman to start the idea of a flashback to her younger years. After finding actors of the video we will decide costume and base this around the location, settings and time of the video, Mon W/B 22/09/14 (Detailed Weekly Summary) Planned costume design, theme and locations with the actors to arrange what would be efficient and work well within the group. After organising all the aspects of the video we will organise travel expenses and how we will get to Blackpool Mon W/B 29/09/14 Organised travel and expenses for train Next we will have to get used to the
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PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)
Mon W/B 02/09/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We talked in groups about ideas for our video. Deciding what genre of song to do and a type of video to do. (Narrative/performance/etc...) We decided on Lana del ray and to compose an indie pop video, like Lana del rays own videos. We wanted to use shallow depth of field, sepia filters and fast forwarding to create a feel of thought tracking.
We plan to work around the themes and context we want to focus on through the video.To do this we will use mind genius to mind map our ideas.
Mon W/B 8/09/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Our group’s changed and new comers were able to contribute ideas to progress our idea. We decided to place the video mainly on a beach. For this we would have to drive down to Blackpool; however this Is a good idea as we could also film the illuminations to rewind and fast forward for effect.
From looking at themes and locations we plan to look at times we could go to location and how we will get there, we will also look at stars we will use.
Mon W/B 15/09/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We thought of people who would be able to be a part of our video for characters, using friends from collage with similar timetables. We also decided to use an old woman to start the idea of a flashback to her younger years.
After finding actors of the video we will decide costume and base this around the location, settings and time of the video,
Mon W/B 22/09/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Planned costume design, theme and locations with the actors to arrange what would be efficient and work well within the group.
After organising all the aspects of the video we will organise travel expenses and how we will get to Blackpool
Mon W/B 29/09/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Organised travel and expenses for train journeys to Blackpool and organised meeting times for other more local locations.
Next we will have to get used to the technology of the camera and practise our camera skills so that our final piece will look artistic and professional.
Mon W/B 6/10/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmed practise shots on a Nikon SLR during lesson times on three sisters. Started editing on adobe premiere. Some of the footage we got we really liked and may use in our real video.
Upload the footage we recorded today and practise using adobe premiere and editing techniques.
Mon W/B 13/10/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Worked around editing on adobe premiere to test what we would like and dislike in the real editing of the video.Looked at black and white – sepia and rewinding.
Will look at aspects of micro aspects for the real footage to ensure we include major aspects that will help towards our video.
Mon W/B 20/10/14 Mind map for ideas towards my video. Planning via character Complete all theory and mind mapping planning for the
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(Detailed Weekly Summary) genre, mise en scene and iconography.Worked on digi pack analysis
video and start to get some of the real footage done .
Mon W/B 27/10/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completed mind generation of ideas for the narrative of the video and started on the ideas generation essay based on what we had planned.
Start on market research
Mon W/B 3/11/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Market research – created a survey and sent it out to friends and family based on the visual aid of music videos and how it contributes to the c=success of a record.Worked on Digi packs
Complete incomplete work so far.Keep up with the returned surveys and look at the results.
Mon W/B 10/11/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Market research -Finished Ideas Generation essay.
Finish Digi packPlan music video analysisContinue edit on adobe
Mon W/B 17/11/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Product researchCompleted digi pak analysis and started Music video analysis.
Complete product research
Mon W/B 8/11/14(Detailed Week Summary)
Product researchWorked on music video analysis.
Meet with full cast included group – updateProduct researchMake survey for market research
Mon W/B 15/12/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Changed location and characters – adapted to mind maps and idea generation essay – We decided not to go to Blackpool due to actors letting us down and transport as a group. We decided to work closer to home in environments we find ourselves in every day.
Made survey monkey survey based on the concept of music videos to ask what people like to see most in a video – so we can capture a biggest audience possible.
Mon W/B 22/12/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Retrieved information from the Surveys and worked on an analysis of the results.
Analyse the results and finish power pointing the findings.
Mon W/B 29/12/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Updated blog and presentation/ layout of the work. Compete survey monkey work
Mon W/B 5/01/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)
-Completed the PowerPoint of results for music survey.Looked at the editing of what videos we have so far and uploaded
Work on adobe premiere – editing possibilities such as fast forwarding and rewind, rather than effects and
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more home videos of our personal experiences in our youth to contribute to the new theme of the music video.
filters
Mon W/B 12/01/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Worked on the sampling videos we have so far cutting them down and satirically placing them to fit the song.
Update blogWork on adobeFilm
Mon W/B 19/01/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Updated blog – planned deadlines and scheduled filming times. Film – lactation Trafford centre
Mon W/B 26/01/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Collected archive footage from out own phones – add realism to the video and relation to the audiences lives, past and present. Modern and conforming to popularity, therefore current and useful to the target audiences.
Upload the current footage recorded onto adobe – start the main project
Mon W/B 2/02/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Worked on advertisement analysis. Competed 1/3 – updated diary. Film footage + book out the Nikon camera from media room.
Mon W/B 09/02/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Started 2/3 advertisement analysis. Record using the Nikon in photography room.Upload this footage to premiere
Mon W/B 16/02/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Edited scenes if the video using layered audio files f the song Piece together the archive footage with the performance footage – analyse the lyrics
Mon W/B 23/02/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Competed 3/3 advertisement analysisActors for video dropped out
Re-film performanceEdit and upload
Mon W/B 2/03/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Re filmed scenes we couldn’t use due to the change in actors .Decided to use one of the group so that we could be confident on relying on attendance etc.
Fit new footage to video and edit.
Mon W/B 09/03/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Added the new filming to the video.Edited the video and found spaces.Re filmed again to fill the spaces of the video
Add the footage to fill spaces.
Mon W/B 16/03/15 Added new footage and new home videos using hand held Continue to work on editing and adobe premiere –
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(Detailed Weekly Summary) cameras for the super 8 filter to look stylistic. taking screenshots and writing location letters. Upload currently finished work onto blog.
Mon W/B 23/03/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Fitted together the footage for the video in order of the progressing narrative enigma – made final touches to the editing such as filters etc.
Set up edit for YouTube and start Facebook group for feedbackStart evaluation – question 1
Mon W/B 30/03/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploaded the daft edit onto YouTube and started a link within a Facebook page to allow those we diced to include to comment and give feedback on what they thought of the video.
Collect all feedbackWrite up analysis continue evaluation question 2
Mon W/B 6/04/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Collected the feedback and organised this into positive and negative comments. This allowed us to see the overall opinion depending on what column had more points. Overall opinions were positive.
Complete the Facebook feedback analysis essay / evaluation – video questionFill gaps in video
Mon W/B 13/04/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Working on polishing the video we added two more clips to fill gaps and to help spacing. After this we watched back the video to find it complete and therefore we uploaded this onto YouTube as a full video. We then uploaded this onto our blogs.
Continue evaluation – record questionUpload question to blogLog all screenshots used on abobe
Mon W/B 20/04/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
We then proceeded to upload all the editing techniques and screenshots onto the blog as examples and proof of production. Adobe premiere screenshots showed the production methods and how we achieved effects within the video.
Finish evaluation + uploadUpload survey monkey essay
Mon W/B 27/04/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploaded front and Digi/magazine layouts - show the planning of the video and contact sheets to show the progression of the work and the decisions we made throughout the production.
Upload all work onto blog make final last minute changes if needed.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)
