Creative Journal

Week commencing 10/10/16

I will begin to research into existing media products such as music videos similar to the one I hope to make and also research into print products used for successful artists.

Week commencing 17/10/16

I will start to begin planning my music video by creating mind maps to suggest what my music video could entail, I will also begin audience research to find out what the target audience of my music video will be. I can do this by looking into target audiences of existing music videos and artists.

• I began thinking about my music video and what genre I would like it to be.  I did this by creating mind maps. I think I would like to create a music video that connotes the feeling of melancholy and use a song that also does that. I think I have decided on Lea Michele's 'If You Say So' as I am a big fan of her work and I feel a personal connection to the song.
• I started researching successful music videos and how they convey messages. In class we looked at Lady Gaga and Beyoncé and how they showed messages subtly through different shots.
• I also needed to plan where I think a song like this would be suitable to film (locations). I have decided on filming in one of my actor's houses and in a graveyard near his house.

Week commencing 24/10/17

I will arrange my video ideas into a storyboard so I have a visual reference when creating my music video. I will also begin thinking about how an audience would like to see a song like mine portrayed in a video.

Weeks commencing 31/10/17 and 07/11/16

I have annotated lyrics to 'If You Say So' to draw literal interpretation and meaning from the song itself. I have begun to film some performance elements of my music video as well as one narrative section with only Becky. I have also made posts on both my cast and a production schedule.

Weeks commencing 05/12/16

I have started to brainstorm initial ideas for my print artefacts as well as write a post about my video locations. I will also explore the meaning behind the song in a post.

Week commencing 12/12/16 to week ending 22/01/17

In these weeks I plan to both complete filming and have done the majority of my editing to the music video. I will have filmed with both Becky and Alex and this time frame will also leave time for any mistakes that may need to be refilmed. I will also start to crop and edit my shots in order to combine them into a music video

Week commencing 23/01/17 to week ending 19/02/17

I will complete my editing process as well as take images that will be used for my print products, I will then complete my print products and put them onto my blog, as well as my final edit of my music video.