Lyrics Sheet + Storyboard

Here are my group's annotated lyrics sheet and completed storyboard. Me (Mai) and Gusde worked together on the lyrics sheet, and Max and Gusde worked together to complete our storyboard. Sagara helped out by giving ideas and inputs.

Design by Max W

Reflection❤︎⋆˙⟡⋆.˚

My role for this task was to help my group write our ideas down through annotations on the lyrics sheet. This role in particular was not difficult, because all I had to do was listen and write for my group. However, the difficult part was helping my friends coordinate the scenes with the lyrics/timing of the song. We had a hard time deciding which scenes would go first, or which scenes should play during a certain part of the song. We figured everything out in the end after a long discussion. I wasn't in charge of the storyboard, but I helped both Max and Gusde whenever they asked for my opinions or inputs. Overall, I think we make a great team. 

Classwork: Technical Elements, Theories, Etc.

Here is my classwork on the materials we learned in theory lessons. I referenced my old classwork blogs for this, but altered it a bit. 

Comp 3 Media Studies Classwork by Maisie Halomoan

Reflection𓏲𝄢

This task wasn't difficult, it was just time consuming. It wasn't difficult because I used my old classworks as a reference and only had to change the words up a little bit. I also used Mr. Nick's presentation as a reference, meaning I didn't have to go through the struggle of typing down all the technical elements and theories from memory. As I've mentioned earlier, the only problem I faced was time management. This took up so much time, which halted my progress on other things (persona classwork and other blogs). Eventually, I was able to complete this task because most of my other important works were basically done. Next time, I would have to start this task earlier and not leave it till the end. 

Location Scout & Risk Assessment

Here is my group's location scout & risk assessment. This was made by Sagara on Canva.

Location Scout & Risk Assessment Table .docx by Gusde_ Dabs

Reflection౨ৎ˚₊✩‧₊

Although I wasn't the one who was in charge of this task, I still participated by helping my teammates brainstorm which places would ideally fit the scenes we wanted to film for our music video. The only problem I faced was the brainstorming itself, because there are too many places in Bali, but too little realistic/available ones. For instance, we wanted to film a jail/prisoner scene, but there was no way we could go to an actual prison to film. So, our solution was to find a location with an enclosed space/room to make up for it. After a few discussions, we decided to temporarily put Gusde's house as the location. However, we might change this in the future just in case we find a better place. 

Mood Board

Here is my team's moodboard made by me (Mai). I used Canva to make this.

Comp 3 Media Moodboard by Maisie Halomoan

Why?.•°:✧⋆.°

Our team decided to go for a bleak, oppressive and dark mood. This is because such coloring scheme and mood will represent the suppression imposed by the politician upon the journalist, and in the larger scheme, the people. 

Reflection₊˚࿔*:･୧

In this take, I took up the role of making our team's mood board myself. I think it was a pretty simple task to do myself, so I didn't really face problems in the process of making it. I think the only problem I faced was having a hard time picking which images to add. It was my first time designing a mood board for my own music video, so I didn't really have a clear idea of what kind of images to put inside. However, after consulting with my teammates and asking for Mr. Nick's opinion in the end, I was able to finalize our mood board. I didn't have to change anything in the end, I only had to add more pictures and a brief description of why we wanted to go for the mood we chose. 

Classwork: Persona

Here is my classwork blog on "persona". We did this together as a group, howevcr in different documents. I chose to make mine on Canva slides. 

Persona Media Studies by Maisie Halomoan

Reflection⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

Making this was super fun in my opinion. I liked the part where I could research on Avril Lavigne's on-screen and off-screen persona. I grew up with her music, hence learning more about her persona off-screen was very enjoyable to me. My only struggle was to write about the persona I'd like my artist to have. I had to discuss with my teammates a lot to decide on a specific facade our artist should put on. As of right now, we're still not entirely sure of what kind of persona we want our artist to have. However, if we were to make changes in the future, we'll make sure to note them down. Overall, I think Canva has made all of my research processes so much easier and enjoyable. 

Statement of Intent

Here is my statement of intent. We as a group worked on it together.

ALT rock G12_Statement of Intent_Comp 3_Template.docx by Gusde_ Dabs

Reflection ִֶָ𓂃⊹ ִֶָ 

Making the statement of intent helps me and my group stay on track and not lose focus. However, a problem we faced was that it was hard to choose on a specific song at first because of the many choices. After a few more discussions, we were finally able to settle with a song. Another problem we faced was filling in the "Artist Description" section. We didn't know how to properly fill this section in, as we hadn't had class about persona before. However, we decided to do the best we could before the submission date and improve it later on. Next time, it's best for us to discuss more and decide our song choice way before the deadline to avoid the pressure of picking it last minute. Overall, I am still happy with our song choice and I'm looking forward to our first shooting session. 

Pre-Production: Genre Research

Here is my genre research blog, where I dig deeper into some music genres I am interested in. Below is a Canva document you can refer to.  

Mai Genre Research Media Studies by Maisie Halomoan

Reflectionᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

Researching on the specific genre of my choice feels more useful than researching on many different genres at once. It keeps me focused on one genre without getting confused with all the different ideas and concepts. A problem I faced when doing my research was time management, because around the same time my grade was really busy with photoshoots and I also had personal matters to take care of outside of Bali. Next time, I might have to manage my time more wisely by starting my research early so I don't get rushed by deadlines. If needed, I'll make a small schedule and ensure I follow it so that I can complete my research without being under pressure. Overall, I'm happy with how my genre research turned out. I hope I get a good score.