Shooting Script

Now that you have decided on the final idea based on your group storyboards you should produce a shooting script. This is a shot by shot FINAL plan so that when you go out and film you can be sure that you have filmed all the shots you need.

This should be completed together (for groups) and must be finalised before filming.

The template has been sent to you!

Half Term Grade

We will be basing your half term grade on the progress you have made throughout focusing in particular on the following pieces of work:

• Two essays analysing codes and conventions of music videos
• Essay analysing narratives in music video
• Storyboard

List of Tasks - First Deadline

By half term you must have completed the following planning tasks:

Decide on whose video you are making…then…

1.       Schedule including planning, production and post production

2.       List of locations – post to blog

3.       Resources list

4.       Photographs of locations

5.       Recce of locations

6.       Risk assessments of locations

7.       Booking forms completed to borrow equipment over half term (put these in the pouch and I will keep these safe)

8.       Organise actors – e-mail/FB/Tweet and put evidence on blog

9.       A post about how you will represent your star

Meetings and Production Log

Meetings

If you are working in a group you will need to hold regular production meetings. Here are some times when you should have a meeting:

• pre-production: to discuss which idea to use and begin planning for filming
• production meeting: this might be with your entire cast and crew to discuss schedules and hand out call sheets
• post-production: to discuss the first draft and how you can improve. You might even need to think about re-shooting some sequences or adding footage.

Production Log

You will all need to keep a log during the production phase of the coursework. The template has been sent to you and you should fill it in for each day of filming and editing.

Planning for filming

Once you have decided which video you are going to develop you will need to complete the following:

• list of locations, props and equipment needed
• photographs of potential locations and recce information
• risk assessment for each location
• filming schedule

You will need to have a meeting with your team mates to discuss all these issues and begin planning.

Templates for all of these have been e-mailed to you.

Audience Research: Planning

You now need to carry out a survey into your audience's views of your music video plan.

Post your video to YouTube so that they can access your storyboard.

Ask questions that are going to help you to improve your planning or that will help you to understand what you have done well.

An example might be 'Do you think there are enough close up shots of the artist?'.
You could ask about the pace of editing, how well the audience could engage with the artist, if the narrative was clear/interesting/intriguing and so on.

When you have your results write a short evaluation of your planning based on the feedback.

Target Audience Profile

Make a profile for your ideal target audience.

Include the following:

• name
• age
• gender
• job?
• interests
• ideologies

Include a picture of your ideal audience too!

Moodboard

Your task today is to create a moodboard for your music video idea.

This should be a visual representation of your video. You can include the following ideas:

• locations
• props
• costumes
• star image
• inspiration (from other music videos, films etc)
• quotes or words that describe your ideas

You can do this maually i.e. cutting and sticking, or you can make a digital version. This is Harry's example from last year and he chose to make a manual collage which he later photographed and uploaded.

Student Blogs

http://coolstorybroneedsmoredragonss.blogspot.co.uk
http://conniea2media.blogspot.co.uk
http://vladsmedia.blogspot.co.uk
http://somekindofsuperboy.blogspot.co.uk

http://kailaryea.blogspot.co.uk

http://muminabegum94.blogspot.co.uk

http://simonaviackuteadvancedproductions.blogspot.co.uk/

http://raimondaa2.blogspot.co.uk

What we have covered so far...

By now you should have submitted the following:

• 2 x media language essay i.e. textual analysis of two videos
• Narrative analysis essay
• Star image analysis

You have received feedback on one of your media language essays and your narrative essay. Make sure that you upload your final version to your blog with the appropriate images.

You will receive feedback on your other two pieces on Thursday.

You should now have decided upon your group song and posted your three potential ideas and your developed final idea - all individual.

You should then have annotated your lyrics and be on your wayt o developing a storyboard for your individual idea.

This should be completed by Thursday so that we can create our animatics.

Coursework Overview

The A2 course is made up of two components:

Coursework 50%
Exam 50%

This is the coursework brief for this year:

A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video, together with:
a cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package);
a magazine advertisement for the digipak (CD/DVD package).

Planning & Research Grading Criteria

A2 Media Studies Winter Term Deadlines