Action Plan

Here is my action plan; an action plan is a plan of what parts of the project are going to be done in what week. I have roughly 14 weeks to complete my Coursework, so I have organised my work schedule week by week, as follows:

   Week commencing-

·         Week of November 14, 2011

·          Set up blog

·          Create action plan

·          Discuss which artist’s music we’ll be using

·          Initial research into the genre

·         Week of November 21, 2011

·          Get in contact with the artist and their management asking for permission and research them

·          What is a music video and its history

·          Textual analysis of a music video in the same genre as the chosen song

·          Contact and get permission from the artist to use their music

·          Decide on the song for the music video

·          Gain cast and crew who will help me to film

·         Week of December 5, 2011

·          Reece information; looking at locations and taking photos.

·          Decide on location and gain correct lighting and filming equipment

·          Create cast list

·          Decide on mise-en-scene

·          Create the initial storyboard for the music video

·         Week of December 12, 2011

·          Research the best way to create representation in my own way

·          Speak to cast and crew about the story board and make any necessary alterations

·          Create shooting schedule

·          Create a risk assessment

·         Christmas Break

·          make sure all the script is learnt

·          start speaking with actors and do some practice shots

·         Week of January 4, 2012

·          Get all of my props ready
·          Create Risk Assesment

·         Week of January 9, 2012

·          Filming

·         Week of January 16, 2012

·          Filming

·          Photo-shoot of the artist for ancillary texts

·         Week of January 23, 2012

·          Filming

·          Begin editing

·         Week of January 30, 2012

·          Editing

·         Week of February 6, 2012

·          Editing

·          Research Ancillary Tasks

·         Half Term

·          Making/Organising the photo shoot

·         Week of February 20, 2012

·          Photo shoot

·          Final Editing

·         Week of February 27, 2012

·          Work on ancillary texts

·         Week of March 5, 201

·          Work on ancillary texts

·          Gain final audience feedback

·         Deadline March 9, 2012

·          Finish any last things remaining