Research and Planning.

• Bentley on Creativity- 'making of the new, rearranging of the old'- the research allows me to see the old, and planning allows me to rearrange it to make the new.

AS

• Green screen testing AS
• Practice shots prior to making AS
• Timeline of opening scene of Wild Child so I could see how quickly the shots change.AS
• Researching Certificate Ratings. AS
• Prezi on the conventions AS
• Iconic Sounds of Chick Flicks  AS
• Typical synopsis of Chick Flicks e.g Mean Girls. AS
• 9 Shot analyses of Chick Flicks e.g. Bride Wars AS
• Researched and planned for possible challenges e.g. finding a location AS
• Interview with a potential viewer enabled me to learn more about how the audience sees the Chick Flick genre AS
• Asking different ages what they expect from chick flicks (ranged from 10-21) AS
• Collage of chick flick conventions AS
• What production company might invest in my chick flick production?

A2

• When I had my second day of filming, I made a list of shots I still needed to film in order to plan for the day to use my time well.
• Made a mock-up music video as my green screen usage was much more advanced than at AS.
• Attended Making Music Videos Conference which helped me research about the course and plan my video
• Storyboarding- AS- 13 shots A2- 120- all on my blog so I could easily access it when I was filming.
• Researched what to include in a digipak by looking at other popular artists ones e.g. Katy Perry
• Typical sypnosis of music videos- e.g. Best song ever by One Direction
• Annotated the lyrics to 'Nasty'
• 9 shot semiotic analysis of 'How Ya Doin' by Little Mix
• Collage of pop music videos for inspiration
• Andrew Goodwin's Music Video theory- in order to find out the conventions of a typical music video.
• Spoke to a music video director who gave me constructive criticism for my music video.