Blogging Checklist for A2 - 2015

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You MUST remember to log out of the blog after youve finished as each class has a different password.
Important:
To get an A grade your blog must contain around 60 quality blogs, which must include all of the following:
Detailed and relevant pieces of research into similar products for the main and ancillary tasks
Detailed and relevant pieces of target audience

research for the main and ancillary tasks

Detail around choices of location for the main and ancillary tasks
Detail around choices of costume for the main and ancillary tasks
Detail around choices of props and performer for the main and ancillary tasks
A shot list
A draft and final storyboard
Draft and final flatplans for both ancillary texts

Blogging checklist
Task

Blogging Task Activity

Technology used

Introduction to your blog

1

Introduce yourself and post a link to your Weebly that you created in the
summer lessons

Post your summer work

Research for Music Video:

3

What is the function of a music video? Add in an analysis of a music video

that you consider to be the best example of the music video form, clearly
explaining why you feel it's a great example.

A summary of the main points of Andrew Goodwin's theory (Dancing in the

Distraction Factory), including clips from examples of videos that follow his main
ideas.

Carol Vernallis research: find examples from music videos of slow motion,
jump cuts, obvious edits and multiple use of close-ups. Think carefully about
how to present this.

A short summary demonstrating what you understand about Laura Mulveys

theory on representation. Explain with reference to clips from music videos
that illustrate her ideas.

Complete the individual YouGov Profiler activity researching typical target

audiences for music videos.

A review of your favourite previous student video. Include a link to it and

some screen shots of elements that you particularly liked. See Hall of Fame.

Date due

Date posted

An overview of your individual homework task on analysing costume, setting

and location in music videos. Include visual elements to illustrate your analysis.

10

Brief account of the group costume, setting and prop activity completed in
class

11

Post the findings of your research into the differences in appeal to target
audiences of mainstream v independent

12

Post your finished lip sync video. Identify your use of base tracks, jump cuts
and discontinuous editing.

13

Post the synergy activity homework with links and screen shots to illustrate
your findings.

14

Reflection on Progress. How well do you feel you are progressing with
your blogging compared to last year? What mark out of 20 would you give
yourself at this point for use of different ICT and level of detail in your
blogging? What three things do you need to do to improve?

Planning
15

Short-list of potential songs

16

Final song choice and letter requesting copyright clearance for final song
choice.

17

Post an analysis of the original video for your song choice (if there is one!)
stating clearly how your video will differ.

18

Post an analysis of the digipak/CD for your final song choice.

19

Examine the website for the original artist and discuss how they use it to
promote their brand image and songs. Use an ICT app to annotate the
webpage and post an image of this.

20

Embed your ThingLink mood board / brand image for your artist(s) that you
worked on in class. Brand your blog to match

21

Post test-shots and footage of potential performers

22

Post a detailed account of the choice of costume, setting, props and

location with justification for these decisions. Include images and any that
youve discounted (stating why).

23

Briefly describe how you will incorporate synergy into your three
productions.

24

Post your initial ideas for the design and layout of your digipak and
advertisement.

25

Post an overview of the audience task you have been set this must be
posted separately to the pitch audience task and must be in detail.

26

Post the audience task from the Pitch

27

Show where you got your final ideas for your music video from. Post screen
shots from influential videos with annotations. You must refer specifically to
editing, camerawork and mise-en-scene.

28

Post your shot-list

29

Post your draft storyboard

30

Post your final photo storyboard/animatic with a brief account of the

differences between the draft and final storyboards

31

Animatic (final storyboard digitised)

32

Technical run-through using lyric sheet pictures or video from technical

run-through

33

TimeToast production schedule (*this must be updated regularly to

reflect changes in filming during production)

34

Detailed Risk Assessment

35

Pitch remaining elements clearly labelled. (some parts of this can be )

36

Revisions to pitch and final decisions post a clearly detailed list of the
changes that you are making to your final filming plans in light of the feedback
that you got from your pitch.

37

Reflection on Progress. Look back at your Reflection on Progress blog for

planning. Discuss your progress in relation to the three things youd hoped to
improve. Set yourself two more targets and give yourself an updated mark out
of 20.

Production of music video

38

Photos from filming sessions (with captions explaining where they are taken
and what is happening in them) MUST use flickr, photo-bucket or similar
to display photos.

39

Post notes and ideas for evaluation question 1.

40

Reflection on what goes well and what needs to be re-shot after each session
this will require several group blog entries. Reflect on successfulness of
costume choices, locations choices and what changes you need to make as you
go along.

41

Rough cut

42

Feedback from the rough cut to include a close analysis of one sequence that
you plan to change in light of teacher comments

43

Feedback on your rough cut from your target audience

44

Outline of improvements needed before final deadline

45

Post initial ideas and notes for evaluation questions 3 and 4.

46

Progress review blog. Review how youre your blogging work has
developed. These questions will help: How successfully do you think your blog
details the research, planning and construction stages of your music video?
How happy are you with your individual blogging so far, in relation to the
targets youve set yourself? Count up how many individual blogs are included
in your overall blog count.

Researching Ancillary products

47

Give a summary of class discussion around the importance and function of

digipaks to the music industry.

48

Ancillary text 1: Detailed analysis of three similar products that relate to

your genre you must outline how they relate to your genre and audience.

49

Ancillary text 2: Detailed analysis of three similar products that relate to

your genre you must outline how they relate to your gene and audience.

Planning Ancillary products

50

Short list of fonts, colours, layout and design ideas, including flatplans.

51

Show where your ideas have come from link to existing ancillary products.
Use an annotation app to annotate digital images and post on your blog.

52

Brief overview of the Dos and Donts of design work.

53

Post the photos that you plan to use on your ancillary products include a
brief overview of the reasons why they are in your shortlist (this should have

been completed already re-post).

54

Give an overview of the costumes that your artist(s) will wear link them to
your music video and the genre (this should have been completed already- repost).

55

Digital Mock-up of ancillary task 1

56

Digital Mock-up of ancillary task 2

Production of Ancillary work

57

Screenshot of your ancillary products in production

58

Show your ancillary work to the target audience when you are half way
through get feedback on what you need to improve.

59

Upload your completed ancillary work (jpegs for advertisement/digipak and

link to your website)

Evaluation of finished production work

60

Audience feedback - using survey monkey - comments on particular

aspects of the editing and sound, mise-en-scene and lighting for your music
video.

61

Get specific audience feedback on both ancillary productions.

62

Completed Evaluation clearly labelled and posted

right order!!
63

Final blogging task: Formally close off your blog.

in the

How your blog will be marked:

Your blog is worth 20% of your coursework and so it's really worth putting in lots of effort with it. Below is an outline of the mark scheme that your
teachers will use when they mark your work. For an A grade, you must show excellence in the following areas:

research into similar

products and a potential target audience;

organisation of actors, locations, costumes and props
work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding;
time management
level of care in presentation of the research and planning
skill in the use of digital technology and ICT in the presentation of the blog

Suggestions for other blogging activities:

Behind the scenes videos / director's commentary of the filming/editing process;
Piece to camera where you discuss what happened in that day's lesson and what you are going to do next;
Review of a music video that you saw at the weekend;
Your own market research into what kinds of people watch music videos and why;
Photos of inspirational locations that you encounter on your journey to college or when you are out and about;
Photos of clothes that you see when you are out shopping that would suit your artist(s) brand image;
Photo of a digipak you see when you are next in HMV, and state what you particularly like about it and any ideas you could borrow for your
ancillary work;
Have a look at the handout on ICT and blogging for ideas for making your blog look good.
Evaluation Questions
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
What you have you learned from your audience feedback?
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?