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Mon W/B 02/09/14
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Formedgroup,chose to produce a musicvideo Look forsongsand decide onthe genre forthe music
Mon W/B 8/09/14
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Decidedonthe genre of alternative rock,lookedforsongsforthe
musicvideo
Decide onsongchoice,try and come up withideasfor
the videoandnarrative development
Mon W/B 15/09/14
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Basic ideasforthe musicvideo,involvingsongchoice (RedHotChili
Peppers,UnderThe Bridge) andnarrative structure ideas.
Decide onactors, developideasof narrative and
performance aspects,findpossible locationsforthe
narrative
Mon W/B 22/09/14
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Foundpotential locationsclose tothe college grounds,aswell as
usingthe drama studioforperformance purposes
Beginworkon storyboardingandadvancednarrative
structure
Mon W/B 29/09/14
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Finishedbasicstoryboard,involvingbreakingupthe songinto
performance andnarrative sections
Enhance the storyboardto add more detail andspecific
time differences
Mon W/B 6/10/14
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Took some testshotsusingthe college camera (NikonSLR),
includingarange of shotssuchas close up,highangle andpanning.
AlsointroducedtoAdobe Premiere editingsoftware andbegan
practicingeditingforthe musicvideo
Addspecificdetail ontothe storyboard,showingexact
scenestobe ready forfilminganddevelopideasforthe
performance section
Mon W/B 13/10/14
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PracticedusingAdobe Premiere editingsoftware,following
tutorialsfromChris.
Developonstoryboard,uploadworktoblog.
Mon W/B 20/10/14
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Beganusingmindgeniustomindmapideas. Bookthe camerafor the holidaystopractice taking
shots.
Mon W/B 27/10/14
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Usedthe mediacamerasoverthe holidaytobecome more
comfortable withtakingshotsand projectingideas.
Havingusedand become accustomedtothe use of the
camera developonstoryboardideastogainamore
realisticideaof howthe projectwill progress.
Mon W/B 3/11/14
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Ideashave beenshapedtofitthe use of the mediacameras Developideasgenerationintowrittenassessmentfor
use on the blogand to highlightgenerationstagesmore
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Mon W/B 10/11/14
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Noteddownandwrittenoutideasgenerationprocess Developonlyrical contenttofurtherimprove our
analysisof the songto be transcribedintovideoform.
Mon W/B 17/11/14
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Analysedlyrical contentof MileyCyrus’‘WreckingBall’,which
helpswithtranscribing lyrical contentof ‘UnderThe Bridge’in
orderto create a more effectivelinkbetweenlyricsandvisuals.
Beginworkon ancillariesone andtwo.
Mon W/B 24/11/14
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Takenraw photosfor ancillaryprojects. Applyphotostoancillariesonphotoshop.
Mon W/B 15/12/14
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Beganwork onancillaryone onphotoshop,applyingphoto
manipulationsuchasaddinga blackand white filter.
Complete ancillaryone andbeginworkonancillarytwo.
Mon W/B 22/12/14
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Completedancillaryone,beganworkonancillarytwoincluding
findingfontsoff ‘dafont'foruse onadvertisement.
Complete ancillarytwo.
Mon W/B 29/12/14
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Ancillarytwocomplete, readytouploadtoblog. Uploadancillariestoblog,developideasforvideoready
for filming.
Mon W/B 5/01/14
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Ancillariesuploadedtoblog,locationschosenforfilming. Findactors and pinpointlocationsforfilming.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
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Actor(s) establishedandreadytobeginfilminginthe coming
weeks.Propsandcostume also established.
Plannedtobeginfilmingnextweek,locationestablished
aroundEccles precinct.If weathergoeswrongthenit
will potentiallyaddtothe sombre feel we are tryingto
achieve inthe video.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
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Plannedtodosome filmingonthe Wednesday,andalthoughwe
were preparedtoworkin badweatherconditions,snowwasnot
somethingwe couldworkwith.
Complete the majorityof the filming,if Itsnowsagain
thenworkprimarilyonthe performance aspect.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
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Filmedseveral rawshotsinEcclesprecinctfor the narrative
section.
Beginfilmingforperformance aspect.
Mon W/B 2/02/15
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Filmedseveral shotsforthe performance aspectof the videoover
the weekend.
Complete shootingof rawfootage fornarrative section.

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Mon W/B 09/02/15
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Filmedshots forthe narrative sectionwhilstincollege.Raw
footage isnowavailable forediting.
BegineditingvideoonAdobe PremierePro.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
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Basic sequence of footage putintopremiere alongside audiotrack
‘UnderThe Bridge’
Developthe footage usingtransitionsandcuts.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
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Addedtransitionsandcutsto the videotocreate a more coherent
continuityedit.
Beginworkon more detailededits.
Mon W/B 2/03/15
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Experimentedwiththe use of overlayingdifferentshotsoverone
anotherto create a ‘spacedout’effect.
Continue withexperimentation of differenteffects.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
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Appliedablackandwhite filtertothe narrative andsome
performance sections,continuedoverlayingshots.
Continue editandtyto finishfirstdraftreadyfor
feedback.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
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Finishedfirstroughedit,completewitheffectsandtransitions. Uploadvideo toYoutube for use infeedbackgroup.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
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Uploadedvideotoyoutube,createdfeedbackgrouponFacebook,
awaitingreplies.
Work on repliesandimplementthemintothe video.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
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Beganwork onimplementingcriticismsintovideo,suchasre
filmingcertainscenesformore creative shots.
Editchangesintovideo.
Mon W/B 6/04/15
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Made changesto the video,replacingsome shots,aswell as
makingsuggestededitssuchaschangingthe lumacurve incertain
shotsect.
Beginwritingevaluationreadyforfeedback.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
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Finishedwritingevaluation andgainedfeedback. Presentevaluationquestionsthroughacombinationof
mediatechnologies.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
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Begantransferringwrittenworkontoacombinationof Prezi,
Powerpoint,WorddocumentandVideoformats.
Finishevaluationandmake sure all workisuploadedto
blog.
Mon W/B 27/04/15 Evaluationcompletedandworkuploadedtoblogreadyfor

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