Thursday, October 3, 2024

Weekly progress + plan

 This is my weekly progress and plan for the music video

WeekStart DateTaskBlogpost TitleContentDeadline
W1
30 September
Pre Production
Research
1Brief
2Team
3Weekly Progress
4Preliminary ResearchBroad genre researchW3
W2
7 October
Research
5Research: IndustryWho makes music videos?W3
W3
14 October
Research
6Research: GenreCodes and Conventions of your genreW4
W4
21 October
Plan
7Statement of IntentYour initial proposalW5
8Theory of Stardom: Richard DyerA summary of the class, plus your exampleW7
W5
28 October
Plan
9MoodboardYour visual styleW7
10Lyric SheetBreakdown your song into scenesW7
11StoryboardShot by shot planW7
W6
4 November
Plan
12Song ResearchBackground of your songW7
13Screen Teststar auditionsW7
14ClassworkHow to: Camera, MeS, Sound, EditW7
W7
11 November
Plan
15Location scout & Risk AssessmentW7
16Filming ScheduleFilm over the break?W7
W7
BREAK

Week 1

We were introduced to the music video project for our last project exam which we learned about all the various kinds of music genres and their conventions and how it impacts the audience. We also learned new media theories which helps us develop our skills for the music video analysis soon. Researches were done starting from preliminary research which is the music video genre difference and we also started on Industry researches.

Problem: We were having a hard time deciding our groups as some of us are taking A levels which means that they are going to put more effort then those who doesn't take A levels.

Solution: We think that first come first serve is good, but personally for me since I know that I will not put as much effort as those who are submitting to cambridge, I let them choose and I'll go with the other groups available 

Week 2

We did our genre research and my theme was pop music. I really enjoyed researching about music as it is something i love, especially researching the music videos of one of my favorite artists (NIKI). 

Problem: However, since me and my friend Jocy is not taking A Level in media studies we were seperated from others into a group of 2 only to not bring their average done as we are not going to put as much effort as the ones taking A level. This means that there are more work for us to be done :(

Solution: We decided to do a music video that is more easier to be done, as we only have 2 people capacity (meaning extra work of the other members even if not as much quantity).

Week 3

We were finalizing our research for genre, and industry as this is already the last week.

Problem: I was sick for this week alot and we had photoshoot so we aren't able to do as much media (i missed out alot). 

Solution: catch up after school and at home so that i can finish them

Week 4

We did theory of stardom which we analyze the celebrity characteristics and use the the theory to create our own star pesona. We also did our statement of intent which helps us get our ideas out.

Problems: We did not have enough time in making the statement of intents as our media time at school is very limited. 

Solution: I finished the statement of intent at home as to get in track of the time. 

Week 5: 

We did our moodboard for the locations and scenes, we also came up with ideas in the lyrics sheet as we can imagine the scenes in our head. Mr nick also asked us to start doing our storyboard.

Problems: Again, as we have limited time we haven't finished our lyrics sheets and annotating the ideas in handwriting. 

Solution: However, I am going over to my teammates house to do more work and if we are finished with the work, we might be able to start recording.  

Week 6: 

We did our song research and screen test as a class, also finished location scout and risk assessment.

Problems: We have limited time in class as always, so the projects are usually done after class in my own time

Solutions: doing it consistently outside class hours. in free times, ect.

Self Reflection: This was the weekly progress for this semester, I think there were definitely ups and down on making this projects such as for me research takes up most time. However since I learned that on last term I tried to manage my time better this term and me and my teammate Jocelyn were on track for this project and we actually almost got ahead. However we still needed to finish some research and classworks which we focus on doing. I also think that even the team was only the two of us, it is still very much possible and it helps us focus more as we know we cannot rely on other people but only ourselves. I think the hardest part of timing it with a weekly progress is if one of us gets sick, as we only have 2 members so it would definitely be harder for the team to work alone.

Semester 2,
WeekStart DateTaskBlogpost TitleContentDeadline
W1
22 July
W2
29 July
Pre Production
Research
1BriefDescription of the brief, embed powerpointW2
2Plan & Weekly ProgressPlan for the whole project, Weekly diaryW2
3TeamYour team + Links ot their blogsW2
4ResearchResearch into documentary openings of the same genreW4
W3
5 August
Plan
5Statement of IntentPlan for the productW4
6Storyboard & Script/ScreenplayScene by scene storyboardW5
7Location Scout & Risk AssessmentPossible shooting locations, risk assessment tableW5
W4
12 August
8Filming Schedule
W5
19 August
Production
Produce
9Behind the ScenesImages of the shoot. What problems did you face in the shooting day, how did you overcome them?W8
10Thumbnail (Research & Development)Research into similar thumbnails. Development of own ideas.W9
W6
26 August
W7
2 September
Post Production
Edit/Reflection
11Editing ProcessHow did you edit? Challenges, solutionsW9
12Self ReflectionSelf Reflection EssayW9
W8
9 September
Edit
Deadline for everythingFriday 13th
W9
16 September
Submission
13FinalFinal doc, thumbnailW9

Week 1: 

we started filming our music video in the start of the week on break and lunch times as our scenes are located in school.

Problems: this was our first filming together so we had alot to adjust to and many mistakes

Solutions: However, that didn't stop us from filming a good shot, we continued the shots and completed some filming at school

Week 2:

We did an editing mini project which really helped us to understand the basics of editing (multicam).

Problems: on our main filming project, we had finished most however on our performance scene which is located in the beach, the weather has been really bad and constantly gloomy and rainy.

Solution: We changed our location into a more reliable location which is my house, we used my room for the performance scene. 

Week 3:

we started doing more research as our teacher introduced us to more research such as social media

Problems:me and my team struggle to choose the social media page to analyze + limited time

Solution: we decided that i would do researches while my teammate (Jocy) does her technical things.

Week 4:

We created additional blogs that mr nick told us to, continued research + me and my team came up with more ideas

Problems: less time in class for project lesson (only once this week)

Solution: we decided to do it at home individually, while always communicating with the team if we need anything

Week 5:

We had so many holidays so we didn't film much only fillers

Problems: holiday, schedule don't align 

Solution: we film fillers that we can, in school

Week 6:

We did our blogs such as branding, research, and started critical reflection planning. We also shared the audience feedback even tho our video is halfway done, just to know what we can improve better

Problems: bad weather, online school

Solution: since it's online school we finish up what our teacher is telling us about.

Week 7:

Mocks review for the past week, less project time 

Problems: our time is taken to do mocks, which means we have to manage out time well.

Solution: we have to manage out time better outside lesson,

Week 8:

We did a project lesson where me and my team finalized the final scenes needed to finish this projects. We needed 2 more final scenes (some files are corrupted).

Problems: we have been very busy as we have mock exams almost everyday, so it's hard to manage our time to film as it takes lots of time. Some files were also corrupted, which means we have to repeat some scenes.

Solution: We made time in our busy schedule to finish film, which we start filming all scenes and started finishing other blog posts. 

Week 9:

Another project lesson where out teacher checked our works and final edits, he also checked our blogs such as digipacks, ect which helped us finalize

Problems: we have one scene missing so we decided to do it at monday since it's just a small scene. 

Solution: we did our finalization on our free time, immediately as the due date is getting near, we tried our best to finalize everything.

Week 10:

Very final, finalization where me and my team ask for mr nick's opinion on our music video project and mr nick finally approves.

Problems: however, we have one scene missing due to the corrupted files

Solution: we did a bit of filming on project lesson, finally finalized it and finalize social media too


Self Reflection: I find personal reflections like this very unimportant if I'm being honest as by doing the project itself, I am able to self introspect on the things I need to do and to improve. The checklist on problems and solution honestly did not help at all because I solve thing immediately most of the times instead of writing it down. However, I understand that this is to maintain our progress so that we do not lose track of our works and progress. 


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