On Going Project Evaluation

Date: 1st of March 2021

Task: Research PowerPoint
Evaluation: Today I worked on the research power point focusing on existing music videos. I
found and analysed three music videos all filmed from a first-person perspective as this is
how I plan on filming my own MV. I looked at video editing techniques, filming techniques,
lighting effects and special effects. Looking at these things will allow me to see the common
techniques in a POV music video that I will need to include in my own, along with possible
effects that I could use. To make this better, I could have found a few more music videos to
analyse and I think I could have gone into a bit more detail with some of the techniques.
Next steps: Next, I plan on researching some existing single CD covers and possibly doing
some POV filming research and artist research.

Date: 2nd of March 2021

Task: Research PowerPoint
Evaluation: Today I worked on the research power point focusing on existing single CD
covers. I found and analysed five CD covers all from single songs as the CD cover I will be
making will just be for the song I am using in the music video. I looked at the layout, colours,
and main focus of each cover. This allowed me to see the main layout techniques used along
with what different colours show and how they can help other parts of the cover stand out.
To improve of this section, I could have found some more covers that don’t include people
to have a better range of research.
As some extra research I also looked at some information about the artist of my chosen
song and information about first person perspective filming.
Next steps: Next, I plan on creating a questionnaire and analysing the feedback I receive
from it.

Date: 3rd of March 2021

Task: Research PowerPoint
Evaluation: Today I created an audience questionnaire. I asked a series of questions to do
with different aspects of my project. The answers I receive from these will help me decide
certain things to include for parts of my project and the feelings I need to get across. I will
send the questionnaire out for a few days and then analyse the results. To improve I
probably could have included more questions to get better research from it.
Next steps: Next, I plan on analysing my questionnaire responses.
Date: 8th of March 2021

Task: Research PowerPoint

Evaluation: I spend the last few days gathering answers to my audience questionnaire. Today I read
through those answers and analysed them. I looked at each question and its answers individually,
discussing the most common answers and how they will influence my video. To improve I could have
shared my questionnaire more so I can get more responses, I also could have gone into a little bit
more detail with my analysis.

Next steps: Next, I plan on starting my pre-production power point.

Date: 9th of March 2021

Task: Pre-Production PowerPoint

Evaluation: Today I completed the reflection, equipment list, all production resources, and personnel
slides on the PowerPoint. For the reflection I discussed what I am making, why, who is it for, and
where will it be shown. I went into as much detail as I could for this section however I think I could
have worded my discussion on what I am making a bit better. For the equipment slide I listed the
equipment that I will be using during the filming process of my video and included images of each
one. For the production resources slide I talked about the equipment in more detail, the locations I
will be filming at, the costume, and the props I will need. I explained what I would be using each
thing and place for, and also explained why I am using the equipment I chose. For the personnel
section I discussed who will be helping with the production of the video. I also explained what their
jobs would be and why I needed someone to do those jobs. All these sections where simple to
complete and I believe I did them the best I could with only one small improvement needed.

Next steps: Next, I will be continuing with slides on the pre-production power point.

Date: 10th of March 2021

Task: Pre-production PowerPoint

Evaluation: Today I completed a reference images slide, shot list, production group info, and started
working on the storyboard. For the reference images I found photos on google that were roughly like
the look I was aiming for. To improve this section, I could have used all first-person perspective
images as this is how my video will be filmed. For the shot list I explained the shot that I plan to use
throughout the whole video and then discussed why I have chosen to use this shot type. I also
included some images to show off what this shot looks like. On the production group info slide I
listed the names of the people involved in the filming, their contact info, and what their job will be. I
completed one page of the storyboard drawing out the key scenes in the video along with a short
description explaining what each one showed.

Next steps: Next, I will be finishing the storyboard.

Date: 15th of March 2021

Task: Pre-production PowerPoint

Evaluation: Today I finished my storyboarding and did a couple of CD cover design ideas. I created
three more pages with drawings of key frames in the video along with a brief description of what it is
showing. I used the final page to show the two possible endings I will have as I'm not sure which one
I will do. To improve this, I could have written in a bit more detail talking about the camera
movements for each clip and possibly used arrows in the drawings to show them. For the CD cover
designs I drew out four boxes and marked out with basic shapes where I wanted things to go. I
created two ideas and designed both the front and back of the cover. To improve this section, I could
have done a few more designs to extend my options.

Next steps: Continuing with slides on the pre-production power point.

Date: 16th of March 2021

Task: Pre-production PowerPoint

Evaluation: Today I completed the storyboard examples and structural breakdown slides. For the
storyboard examples slide I picked 5 of clips I had drawn out and took photos to match each one to
show roughly how it is going to look on the finished product. To improve this section, I could have
chosen a couple more clips to show examples of. For the structural breakdown slides I wrote out the
lyrics of the song and for each part I explained what footage would be played at that point in the
song. To improve this section, I could have set it out differently on the page as I think it looks a bit
messy how it is now.

Next steps: continuing slides on the pre-production power point.

Date: 17th of March 2021

Task: Pre-production PowerPoint

Evaluation: Today I completed the contingency plan, risk assessment, and production schedule. For
the contingency plan I made a list of possible issues and stated the effect on production, the solution
to the problem, and the person responsible for making sure the issue doesn’t occur. For the risk
assessment section, I named the locations and the risks at each one, I then stated the probability of
that risk happening, how high the impact of that risk occurring would be, and the solution to
preventing that risk. To improve this section, I could have thought of a few more risks for each
location. For the production schedule I created a chart to show roughly the number of hours it would
take for me to complete the filming, video editing, and creating the CD cover. I also discussed why I
gave myself that amount of time for each section.

Next steps: Production experiments.

Date: 22nd of March 2021

Task: Production experiments

Evaluation: Over the weekend I filmed some footage to experiment with some transitions. I used my
head mount and iPhone to film as this is what I will mainly be using for my final piece. I edited my
footage in adobe premiere pro and tried to make the transitions as smooth as possible. Both the
transitions I tried out worked well however next time I would need to make sure the clips are more
similar in terms of speed and angle.

Next steps: Start the filming process.