This document outlines the production plan for a student's music video project from February 2014 to April 2015. It details the weekly progress made, including choosing roles, locations, filming test footage, editing drafts, gathering audience feedback, and making improvements based on that feedback. The plan accounts for potential issues by including contingency activities like additional filming or research if needed. The overall goal is to complete all filming, editing, ancillary materials, and evaluations by the end of April 2015.

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Mon W/B 02/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Chose our workinggroupsandassignedeachgroupmembertoa
role e.g.cameraoperator,editor,scriptwriteranddirector.
Come up withfurtherideasforthe musicvideo.
Mon W/B 8/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Discussedpossible ideasandthemesfor ourmusicvideo. Choose a songfor our musicvideoandbeginplanning.
Mon W/B 15/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Chose our songfor the video – SweetDisposition - TemperTrap. Discussideasforlocations,anarrative andgeneral
theme.
Mon W/B 22/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Decidedonour musicvideostyle,we chose touse amixture of
narrative andconceptual.
Start story boardingcamerashotsand ideasforthe
storyline.
Mon W/B 29/09/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Storyboardedsome camera angles,shottypesandsceneswe
coulduse in ourvideo.
Shootsome testfootage andexperimentwithcamera
shots.
Mon W/B 6/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Took a camera outto take some practice shots. Uploadthe testfootage ontothe computer.
Mon W/B 13/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Uploadedthe testshotsand usedthe editingsoftwaretoeditthe
testshotstogether.
Beginthinkingaboutfilmingmore ideasforthe actual
video.
Mon W/B 20/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Brain stormedforour videoincludingthingssuchasthemes,
settingsandlocations,narrativesand genres.
Filmshotsoutof car window
Mon W/B 27/10/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmedhandheldcamerashotsoutof the car window Filmfireworkdisplayandcandidshotsat the fair.
Mon W/B 3/11/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmedshotsatthe fair, fireworks andTescooverthe weekoff Researchsonglyrics
Mon W/B 10/11/14
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Researchedsonglyricsandlookedatothermusicvideosfor
influence, beganideasgeneration
Continue marketresearch

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Mon W/B 17/11/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Market research,usingsurveymonkeytocarryout a survey.Began
to lookat othermusicvideosforinspiration.
Begina rougheditof clipswe already have with music
Mon W/B 8/11/14
(Detailed Week Summary)
Roughlyeditedfirstsequence,editingthe videointime tomusic. Addbonfire andfairgroundclipsto roughedit,continue
to editthe firstdraft.
Mon W/B 15/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Addedbonfire andfairgroundclipstoroughedit Continue marketresearch,carryoutsurvey
Mon W/B 22/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Productresearch,analysed1975 ‘GIRLS’,Beyonce ‘PrettyHurts’
and Sigma‘Everythingischanging’musicvideos.
Continue withdraftedit.
Mon W/B 29/12/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Editedthe draftedit,continuedtoaddmore clips. Market research.
Mon W/B 5/01/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Carriedouta surveytohelpwithmymusicvideoandancillariesto
findoutwhat themes are popularinindie musicvideos.
Go to the arcade and bowlingalleyinthe Trafford.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmedbowlingatthe Traffordcentre andin the arcade using
phonesand cameras.
Addthese clipsintothe draftedit.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Editedthe bowlingclipsintoone sequencereadytoputintothe
draft edit.
Put the bowlingclipsinthe draftedit.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Continuedwiththe draftedit,fillinginanyblank spaceswiththe
bowlingclips.
Analyse musicvideopostersforancillaries.
Mon W/B 2/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Analysedmusicpostersinacritical way. Go out and take photosfor ancillaries.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Photoshootformyancillaryproject. Analyse existingdigipaksfromdifferentmusicgenres.

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Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
AnalysedBeyoncé,Rihanna andThe Killers.Thishelpedgenerate
ideasformy owndigipak.
Filmfinal clipsforthe video.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Wentto Leedsto filmforthe musicvideo,takenvideosonthe
trainand in locationsinLeeds.
Beginto pickout the bestclipsthatcan be used.
Mon W/B 2/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
PickedoutbestclipsfromLeedsandstartedlayoutdesignsfor
ancillaries.
Continue ancillariesandlayouts.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Layoutsfor the ancillaryprojects,thenbegantofinishthe actual
ancillaries.
Complete ancillariesandbeginthe draftedit.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
CompletedancillariesusingPhotoshopandbegantostart the draft
edit.
Beginthe draftedit.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Made a quickeditshowingtestshotsfilmedonlocation. Uploadthe drafteditto YouTube.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
UploadeddraftedittoYouTube,preparingforFacebookfocus
group.
Uploadthe videotoYouTube,readyforaudience
feedback.
Mon W/B 6/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Setup a focus groupon Facebookinwhichwe postedourdraft
edit,askedaudience togive acritical feedback.
Wait foraudience feedback.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Analysedthe audience feedback,pickingoutwhatneededtobe
improvedinourmusicvideo.
Make improvementstothe musicvideo.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Improve the musicvideotailoredtothe feedbackgiven. Beginto uploadall finishedwork.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Make sure that all workis uploadedtothe blogg.Finishoff any
outstandingpiecesof workthatneeddoing.Beginthe evaluation
on prezi powerpointandword.
Uploadall finishwork,includingevaluation.

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PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency PlansIf ProblemsAnticipated)