Deadlines and what you should be doing

Yr13 New Schedule 1314 Final Deadlines by Julie Thrasher

Digipack and website research, planning and construction. Next week

Ancillary products

• a) Websites and Digipacks analysis should be up on the blog.

• Select at least 3 examples of each for inspiration.

• b) Begin planning your ideas and placing them on the blog.

• c) Remember to blog post your editing decisions.

Finalise plans in groups- shooting next week- see timetable

According to the schedule you have in your Coursework pack you MUST have:

a) Finalised storyboard by the end of this week

b) Completed your audience research and blogged a post

c) Created a shooting schedule

d)  Planned locations, costumes, script, risk assessment, actors

e) Book camera for the FIRST TWO WEEKS OF FILMING - week beginning 9/12 as per
timetable in coursework pack.


Remember to blog posts of your meetings using pictures and videos.

Most of you are on target for next week- well done.

p.s You might also want to try using 2 cameras for greater coverage of the scenes.

Production Scehdule - How to get the project completed

A2 Student Outline Schedule Autumn Spring Production Detail 1314 A by Julie Thrasher

Music Video blogging - How to get a chance of Level 3/4 mark.

Ideally we need to see 3 case study research of music videos in your chosen genre on your INDIVIDUAL blog.

For the GROUP BLOG you need to submit 1 music video analysis.

Looking at the blogs so far you will not be achieving the criteria of excellent research into Music Video with only 1 or 2 music video research blog submissions. 

 The OCR examiner needs to see that specific research into your media form (music video) has informed your production practise. This will create a sense of a research journey- a unique record of your project.

Planning for next 2 weeks

Planning tasks for the next 2 weeks. These are group tasks for the group blog.

1) Storyboarding- animatic

2) Location recce pictures

3) Cast photos. Lead singer and band pictures. Discuss the image you intend to construct for your artiste.

4) Make up pictures and test.Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations

5) Costume ideas- discussion. Explain your choices in reference to genre expectations.

6) Schedule- week overview and shooting schedule

7) Audience feedback from pitch of idea.

8) Meetings

Preparation and Planning in early Nov- deadline 15th Nov

Here are some GROUP tasks you should be doing before or at least alongside storyboarding:

a) A visually exciting moodboard.

b) Deconstruction of the lyrics- meaning and basis for ideas.

c) Discussion of target audience- demographics (age, nationality, gender) and pyschographics (hobbies, attitude to life, music consumption habits etc)

d) Any other inspiration apart from Music Video media texts?

e) Copyright posting

f) Treatment of your project.

g) Group meeting blog posts- 2 per week at least.

h) Evidence of questionnaire and initial feedback on your treatment/idea from a focus group of the target audience.


When publishing blog submissions identify student who posted.