A2 Coursework Checklist – Music (There should be a least one blog post about each stage) 1. Choose who you are going to work with and name your production company, design a logo for your production company.
2. Create your blog on either www.blogger.com, www.wordpress.com or www.tumblr.com.
3. Send the URL of your blog to Mrs B, so she can put it on www.mrsblacksmedia2.wordpress.com.
4. Choose the track you are going to use (remember between 2 mins and 3.30 mins). Try and define the genre of your track. From this genre, come up with a list of identifying traits of the genre – things that usually appear in videos for your type of song, that you will need to include.
5. Find out who owns the copyright of the song you have chosen and find an email address or postal address for them or their management. Write a letter seeking permission to use the track. Put a copy of this letter on your blog.
6. Research similar videos to the one you want to create. Each member of the group should do a full textual analysis of at least 2 videos (cinematography, editing, sound and mise-en-scene). 7. Pick another video from the genre and choose the 9 key screen shots from it (see www.artofthetitle.com for inspiration). Annotate the 9 shots describing why they are the key shots and what you can take from them as inspiration.
8. Create a mood board, scan or photograph it and upload it to your blog, write a short entry on why you have used what you have on the board.
9. Look at music video theory (look up Andrew Goodwin on Google) and try and work out whether your video plans and the videos you have studied conform to this theory. Produce a prezi or a mindmap on your findings.
10. Audience research – research why people choose the films they do, whether trailers make a difference, what attracts people to trailers and what puts them off. Blog your findings. 11. Go to http://www.uktribes.com and http://www.findyourtribe.co.uk and use them to define your perfect audience member. (Have some fun and find out what tribe you are too). Create a complete picture of your audience member, from clothes to the food they eat, music they listen too. You can get a friend to dress up in the appropriate costume and take photos. 12. As secondary research go to the ‘Channel 4/4music website. Go to the business section and have a look at their breakdown of audiences. Can you apply this to your own video? 13. Research the institutions that might produce, distribute and exhibit your film.
14. Define the key elements you must include in your video to conform to the expectations of the genre you have chosen, the audience you have chosen and what is expected of a trailer. Make a check list.
15. Create a story arc for the whole of your video; write a brief synopsis 16. Plan 5 sections from your video, to add interest and variety to your video. Create a storyboard (either drawn or photo-strip) for each.
17. Create an animatic of your video, with sound. 18. Create a shot list and shooting script. Write out the lyrics and show where specific shots appear next to it (cut up your storyboard)!
19. Plan locations and take location shots. Blog your reasons for choosing these locations. Seek permission if needed.
20. Cast your film and take casting shots. Blog your reasons for casting. 21. Plan and collect all props and costumes. 22. Produce a risk assessment. 23. Shoot your film 24. Make a rough edit and check that you have all the shots you need. 25. Do any re-shoots and pick ups needed. 26. Complete finished edit.