A2 Media StudiesAdvanced PortfolioProduction Diary 2015/16

PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)

Mon W/B 01/09/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Listen to many songs- choose the most appropriate.Song chosen: Saint Raymond - Movie In My Mind

Mon W/B 7/09/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Analysis of the song’s lyrics - identify themes / iconography.

Mon W/B 14/09/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Product Research- Ancillary 2 (Advert) Artists / Bands:Delilah, Olly Murs, Manic Street Preachers

Mon W/B 21/09/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Continuing with ancillary 2 product research and then uploading to blog once completed.

Mon W/B 28/09/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 01/10/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Filming test shots in Altrincham town centre / Along the river bollin

Mon W/B 05/10/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Product Research- Ancillary 1 (Digipack)

Mon W/B 12/10/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Planning ideas for Ancillary 2: fonts, images, page layout, colour palette

Find actors to feature in my video. Need a male and fe-male. Advertise of Facebook.

Mon W/B 19/10/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B26/10/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Found my cast members - Tim & Leah Decide on a first filming day: Time and Location. Ensure both actors are free.

Mon W/B 02/11/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

A2 Media StudiesAdvanced PortfolioProduction Diary 2015/16

Begin Market Research on survey monkey.Decided 10 questions that would go onto the survey to then send to 10 people. Once all responses had been collected I analysed them to help in-form decision I will make when producing my final pieces.

Mon W/B 16/11/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Location scouting around Manchester (& Altrincham)

Mon W/B 23/11/15(Detailed Week Summary)

Locations decided: manchester; piccadilly gardens, christmas markets, deansgate, bridgewater canal, river Irwellaltrincham; cafe, town centre, markets

Product Research: Music Video

Mon W/B 30/11/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Planning all props that will be needed during filming:photographs, female army costume, roses.

Mon W/B 22/12/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Planned to begin filming narrative components of videolocations: manchester; piccadilly gardens, christmas markets, deansgate, bridgewater canal, river Orwell altrincham; cafe, town centre, marketsHowever, bad weather (heavy rain) restricted this therefore we filmed indoor footage (inside a home and in some cafes / bars)

If bad weather: Film indoor aspects (at home / in cafes)

Plan next filming date and location.

Mon W/B 01/12/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Begin editing footage in Adobe Premiere Pro Start planning ideas for digipack and advert.

Mon W/B 07/012/14(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Continue editing footage

Mon W/B 14/12/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Begin planning Ancillaries: CD digipack and poster.

A2 Media StudiesAdvanced PortfolioProduction Diary 2015/16

Mon W/B 21/12/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Hand sketch poster design, scanned into a computer, traced over using Adobe Illustrator.

Mon W/B 28/12/15(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Continued working on poster, touching up the designs. Decide on what font is going to be used for different pieces of text.

Mon W/B 04/01/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Decided on next filming day (30th January)

Mon W/B 11/01/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Took some images (not featuring the characters) that will feature on my advert and digipack.

Mon W/B 18/01/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 25/01/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Filming narrative components of videolocations: Altrincham town centre streets, cafe, pub and park.

Plan further filming

Mon W/B 01/02/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 08/02/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Planning on filming in Manchester City Centre end of February.

Mon W/B 15/02/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 22/02/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 29/02/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Filming narrative components of video that had to be abandoned in November.locations: manchester; piccadilly gardens, deansgate, outside

Finish edit of flashbacks

Decide on day to do more filming.

A2 Media StudiesAdvanced PortfolioProduction Diary 2015/16

lowry hotel (bridge), quay house.

Take photographs of the characters for digipack and advert.

Mon W/B 01/03/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Colour grading clips throughout my video in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Mon W/B 07/03/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Digipack and Poster final touch ups completed and uploaded to blog. Re-shoot some scenes of video incorporating new ideas.

Mon W/B 14/03/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Internal -Flashbacks- edit complete, rendered, and exported so that it could feature in the rest of the video while it gets projected onto a screen.

Mon W/B 21/03/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Filming present tense clips including the projected video sections inside a converted garage.Props needed: army outfit, photographs, projector.

Mon W/B 28/03/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Editting

Mon W/B 04/04/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Editting - including final colour grade.

Mon W/B 11/04/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Editting Finished Digipack and Advert.

Mon W/B 18/04/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Mon W/B 25/04/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Uploaded Final Draft of Music Video.Sent to a focus group of Facebook to receive feedback.

Mon W/B 02/05/16(Detailed Weekly Summary)

Everything uploaded to advanced portfolio blog.

A2 Media StudiesAdvanced PortfolioProduction Diary 2015/16