A2 Media Studies Coursework – rough week by week plan

W Week Tasks to be completed

eek beginning
1 7th September • Update blogs.
• Watch student videos.
• Go through brief and mark scheme.
• Textual analysis.
• Deconstruct digipak covers and adverts for
digipaks.
2 14th • Choose songs and groups.
September • Prepare and deliver pitch.
• Start research into similar genre music videos.
• Research into digipak covers.
• Research into target audience.
3 21st • Research and planning for artist’s image.
September • Deliver presentation on image.
• Genre research.
• Mood board on artist and target audience.
4 28th • Audience focus groups and feedback.
September • Decide on final ideas.
• Storyboards and animatics.
5 5th October • Shooting schedule.
• Shot lists.
• Finalise all research and planning. (No camera
until teacher agrees that planning and
research are complete!)
• Flat plan for advert and digipak.
6 12th October • FILMING
• Research into magazine adverts.
• Chosen magazine case study.
• Flat plan for magazine advert.
7 19th October • RESHOOT
• Take all required photographs and complete all
planning for digipak cover and advertisement.
8 26th October HALF TERM
9 2nd November • EDITING – Rough cut
10 9th November • Design and finish digipak cover and magazine
advert.
11 16th November • Present Rough cut to class.
• Feedback on all products.
12 23rd November • FINAL EDIT
13 30th November • Audience feedback and evaluations.
14 7th December • Presentation on skills developed over time.
15 14th December • Finalise Blogs.
• Save all products on to CD.