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1. MUSIC VIDEO
PRODUCTION
PROCESS LOG

2. PRODUCTION LOG:
GUIDANCE
• This document is for you to track the progress of your
production – filming, editing and post-production.
• This is so you can track what you did and how you did it,
explaining and amendments and changes you made and
tracking the decisions that have shaped the practical
creation of your music video.
• The more detail you include about how you made your music
video, the better. The document is broken down in to two
sections, Filming and Editing, each of these is then made of
specific elements that occur in both.
• For each slide there is a prompt detailing what you should
include, delete the prompt after you have complete the slide.
• Remember, images often show what you’ve done more
effectively than words. Use text to explain an illustration.

3. FILMING
Explain what worked and didn’t work about your filming and how you
managed this covering the following areas:
• Technical – using the cameras and any technical equipment; this
could be how you did your lip sync, used the green screen, dealt
with problems with batteries, etc
• Logistical – did your locations work? Did you have any access
problems? Did it rain?
• Personnel – how were your cast/crew? Did anyone let you down?
How did you manage this?
• Planning – did your planning help? Do you think it could have
worked better? How?
• Next steps – do you need to re-film? Film more? Have you
changed your video? How/why?

4. TECHNICAL
I used my phone propped up against a stairwell for a camera. I’d
listened to the song enough times to know the timing of each
lipsync, though it took me a while to get things perfectly right.

5. LOGISTICAL
My only issue with location was that I was filming on a stairwell,
so there were a few times where people used the stairs while I
was filming, but other than that there were no real issues with
location.

6. PERSONNEL
I was the only member of my cast, so I did not have to
communicate with other members to the same extent I otherwise
would have.

7. PLANNING
I didn’t think I needed too much in depth planning, as I had
planned to copy the style of the original video, but I think having a
clear list of every lyric I needed in order would have helped.

8. EDITING
• Record your edit progress, decisions, problems, etc. in
this section
• Include screenshots with annotations, statements, etc
where possible
• Try to explain how you worked and justify why you chose
to work the way you did.
• Follow the structure and what to include on each slide as
this is necessary for evidence for assessment
• Pick notable moments in the editing process and discuss
them, what worked/didn’t work and why, how you adjusted
to problems. Discuss how you worked and what you
learned from the process

9. WHAT WENT WELL
[3 EXAMPLES]
- I thought the video itself looked good for the most part
- My enthusiasm with acting out the actions was emotive
enough
- Everyone I got peer feedback from seemed to enjoy the video

10. WHAT PROBLEMS DID
YOU HAVE? [3
EXAMPLES]
- Some of the lipsync was just a little off
- Some of my footage wasn’t good enough to use, so I had to
find royalty free footage to fill in gaps
- I wasn’t wearing the same clothes in each shot

11. NEXT STEPS…
What are the main things you’ve learned from this project?
Pick a minimum of 5 to discuss…
- How difficult and time consuming it is to make even the
simplest of music videos