WEEKLY JOURNALS

This is where you think about your FMP learning journey and development.
Don’t simply describe what you did - consider what you have learnt and how this has benefitted
your project. What do you need to improve?

THIS IS JUST GUIDANCE THAT YOU NEED TO ADAPT TO YOUR OWN PROJECT. YOU HAVE CREATED YOUR
OWN PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS SHOULD REFELCT THAT.

THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE WEEKS YOU COMPLETED THEM. DO NOT JUST SUBMIT THIS
FORM FILLED IN FOR YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS. THERE SHOULD BE 11 WEEKLY BLOG ENTRIES (INCLUDING
EASTER).

Week Three - Research

RESEARCH

What did you learn from your I learnt about other famous directors and what they did to get as
research? successful as they are as they have produced for many different
famous artists and gained lots of views overall on their music
videos. I also learnt about the history of music videos and what
the first music was which I learnt that I can take certain
techniques from to also make a successful music video. I also
looked into dangerous places and crimes in London which is
what my music video will be about so will help me gain some
reality to my music video and make it more believable that it
could actually happen.

How has the research into your target
audience helped you improve your
ideas?
It has helped me to improve my idea as I now know how to make
my music video more realistic to the viewer and at the same time
make it more professional as well. This means that over all I can
gain more views and popularity on my music video as the viewers
will be more drawn in to watch the whole video and may even
watch it again. I also know about how music videos have gotten
successful in the past and so now I can look to incorporate these
into my music video as well to hopefully gain more success.

How has the research into your
platform helped you improve your
ideas?
Research into my platform has helped me to improve my ideas as
I know what made other music videos successful so I can use
techniques from these music videos to help improve mine as well.
I also have looked into how videos have gained a lot of views by
advertising themselves and how they have given the artist more
publicity as well which I can also include in mine.

How has researching characters and
actors helped you decide who to
cast?
Researching my characters has helped me to decide who should
act in mine as I know who I can use to get the most realistic cast
which is the most believable such as I know what muggers in
London look like so I can chose someone who can act this
character the best.
What have you learned from your
test shoots? How will you use these
ideas in your production?
From my test shoots I have learnt how to do an eye zoom
technique which is where it zooms and spins into my eye and
then reveals another scene which spins into place at the same
speed. I then did a dolly zoom which is where the camera and
person stay the same distance but both move back at the same
time in stop motion. Both of these techniques will help me to
make my production more professional and satisfying to watch
as it will be more gripping and interesting to the viewer.

What work do you need to complete None, I am up to date.

outside of lessons to stay on track?

High Grade Tips

Research
● ‘Thorough research’ - include plenty of sources and detailed analysis of this information
● ‘relevant & coherent’ – make sure your research sources are not just the same as the Media
product you hope to make - and talk about how they inform your planning
● ‘sustained’ – continue your research throughout the eleven-week project and don’t just limit it to
the first two weeks
● ‘accomplished & considered’ – all of the above referred to in your daily/weekly reflections