Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Weekly Progress

Here is my weekly progress blog for the music video project.

Time Table⋆.˚ ☾⭒.˚

Music Video Project
StageWeek Blogpost No. Blopost NameDescription of Blogpost 
Pre-Production
W1
1BriefDescription of the brief, embed powerpoint
2Plan & Weekly ProgressA weekly journal that is updated at the end pf each week. Contains a list of what you do, problems, solutions, and a to-do list
3Team Your team + Links ot their blogs
W2
4ClassworkCan be carried over from last project
5Preliminary ResearchResearch into variety of music genres
6Genre ResearchResearch into relevant music videos within your genre
W3
Genre Research (cont)
Deadline for Research (end of Week 3)
W4
8Statement of IntentProposal for the details of your project. Final product, target audience, Star Persona etc
9Storyboard Scene by scene storyboard
W5
10Location Scout & Risk AssessmentPossible shooting locations, risk assessment table
11Filming ScheduleSchedule of when you will film, what locations, and what you need to prepare
W6
Finish Pre-Production
Production
BreaK
Term Break
Use your Term Break to Film
12 Behind the scenes What did you do on shooting days, your roles
Post-Production
W1
13Thumbnail (Research & Development)Research into similar thumbnails. Development of own ideas.
14Social Media (Research & Development)Research into similar Social Media Accouts. Development of own ideas.
15Editing ProcessHow did you edit? Challenges, solutions
W2
16Research: Production CompanyWho is a big producer of your genre. Who is an independent distributor of your genre
17Test ScreeningAudinece Feedback
W3
Continue Work 
W4
20Production DeadlineFinal Music Video, Thumbnail, Social Media Account
W5
18Movie analysisText analysis of your film opening
19Critical ReflectionSelf Reflection Essay 
W6
Continue Critical Reflection
W7
Continue Critical Reflection
Final (Submission)Full Blog

Week 1

This week, we started researching into different types of genres as well as our own preferred genre. We faced complications with the groups originally assigned by Mr. Nick and took a long time discussing with each other to finalize our desired teammates. After a week of compromising and considering pros and cons, my original group decided to split into two and form another group instead. I have already completed my Preliminary Research and would have to finalize my genre research. Overall, despite the challenges we faced this week, my research seems to be going well. 

Week 2

This week, we did more genre research on specific music videos of our choice. We were told to complete six researches by 23rd of October. A difficulty I faced was time management because in the same week, I had to fly to Surabaya for a family event. On top of that, our grade also had to do photoshoot which made me even busier. Thankfully, before all that, I had quite a few researches done, so after all the photoshoot sessions ended I just had to continue where I left off during my free time (now I have 3 researches done). I plan on finishing and finalizing my research as fast as possible so I could spare time to check for errors before the deadline. Overall, despite the challenges I faced this week with time management, my progress is doing very well. 

Week 3

This week, we didn't do much except continuing our genre research. We were told that the deadline for our genre research was due at the end of the week, so I really had to speed up my process. A difficulty I faced was, again, time management. Although I started my research earlier than the others, I still sort of rushed in the end because I gradually got busier with other things, hence halting my research process. Additionally, another difficulty I faced was trying to be as specific as possible with all the section details (target audience, binary opposites, etc.) because there was so many and it was impossible for me to cover all of them. Figuring them out in the first place was already difficult. However, with the help of Google and some websites (who discusses deeper about hidden meanings/metaphors), I was able to complete my research. Overall, despite the challenges, I still enjoyed the process a lot because I got to learn more about the songs and MVs I truly enjoy. 

Week 4

This week, we finally started our storyboard and statement of intent. These two are pretty challenging to do. We took a lot of time completing the statement of intent because we couldn't decide on a song. After a few more discussions with my teammates and Mr. Nick, we finally settled on a song we all liked. Another problem we faced with the statement of intent was describing our artist persona. We didn't really have a vision of what our artist would be like, so that section was empty for a while. After we had a lesson on persona, we finally understood the meaning of persona and we were able to fill in our artist persona.

Additionally, we also faced some challenges with the storyboard. We took a long time figuring out the visuals, technical elements, durations, etc. However, doing the storyboard with the whole group present really helped us focus on the storyboard, because being together allowed us to share many different ideas and inputs. Overall, despite the challenges we faced, we were able to overcome it through group discussions and communication. 

Week 5

This week, we started our location scout & risk assessment. This task was relatively easy, because we settled on a couple locations already. However, if I were to describe a difficulty, it would be figuring out whether we have permission to film in said locations or not. For example, we planned on filming at a dark parking lot for our band performance scene. First of all, we don't know if we would be able to film there in the first place, and second of all, we have not figured out how to bring all the instruments needed (drums especially) into the parking lot. We hope to figure this out as soon as possible so we can get to filming. Overall, we were able to complete our location scout & risk assessment successfully, we just have to figure a few things out. 

Week 6

This week, all our lessons were focused on our project. Because we finished our Unit Assessment, we were able to use the whole week to finalize our pre-production. I used the time to finish our mood board, and I have successfully sent it to my group and inputted it into my blog. Additionally, I also tried continuing our persona classwork. So far, I already have our mood board, location scout & risk assessment along with all the reflections needed completed. Overall, we are almost done with our pre-production and will use the remaining time wisely to finalize them. 


Reflection๋࣭⭑𖥔‧₊˚  ⊹

Completing my weekly progress was actually quite simple. It doesn't take up much time and I pretty much knew what to say because Mr. Nick had provided us with the template and a time table to keep us on track. However, the only problem would be coming back to it itself. Due to how busy I got with pre-production, I often forgot to update the weekly progress, so I ended up completing it near the deadline and not weekly (as ideally suggested). Next time, I would have to come back to the weekly progress regularly to prevent forgetting our past activities/agendas. Overall, I still managed to complete it just fine with the help of the time table.  









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