a) In foundation level there was a lot less equipment to have to think about and therefore all I had to remember were my flatplans of magazine and a camera. I was a lot less organised in foundation and chose the props on the day of the photoshop. I wanted to it look ragged so I found some old items such as a rug, an old guitar, candle stand, and when I got there there was an almost table like thing which worked extrememly well. My time was organised in that I kept to all my deadlines despite starting the course a term later.
I think the fact that I asked so many people in my target audience what they think that would appeal to them, and I took a risk of not really planning it in too much detail actually really paid off as I am very proud of my product.
The problems that I encountered were that when it came to editing I had so many ideas that I did not know how to finish my product off. If I had had a set plan like I did in A2 I could have got it finished a lot quicker and maybe perfected it more. I had ideas in my head but didn't portray them as well as I wanted too.
For my advanced portfolio I was a lot more confident in my product and had it planned very early on in the year. I was so excited by the concept of producing a music video that I could not wait to get started. As I was travelling far away to the beach I needed to make sure that I didn't forget anything and therefore to do that I produced a check list and as my friend was putting things in the car I ticked them off on the sheet and managed to not forget anything. I had a clear shot list and timetable in which to do them in. When arriving to the beach I did follow this but towards the end I was coming up with more and more ideas and therefore it had got a bit confusing as to what shots I had done. Also the tricky issue with this was that all my storybarding and shot lists were blowing away in the wind. My time management was a lot better as I was often completing tasks before they had even been set so that I could go back and improve them to my best ability.
By having a clear plan I was able to get everything that I needed to do in time and also do even more while taking advantage of being at the beach. I used absolutely all of my shots and therefore those extra ones were really needed. I felt so much more confident and enthusiastic about my advanced portfolio that I was able to plan it a lot better, and I feel this shows in my outcome.
B) In the foundation portfolio I found it a lot easier to organize my actors as I only needed one and that was my sister so it was easy to chose a day to take photographs of her. The setting was a little harder for me as I new that I wanted somewhere rugged but I didn't know anywhere local so we traveled to Huntingdon.
I am glad that I made the effort to travel as I really liked the location as it fitted in to my genre perfectly, but if I am honest my planning wasn't good enough but I do not feel that this ruined my photographs, but if anything made it better. I always told myself that I needed to take a huge range of shots so I could choose the best one and that is exactly what I did and this aspect worked very well because I had a large choice. Although I didn't plan the location and props that well I had a clear image as to what she should wear and pose like.
The only real problems that I encountered was the fact that my sister was cold when taking photos of her so this limited our time, but I personally feel that this could not have been solved as she was wearing clothes that I wanted her too.
In my advanced portfolio it was a lot harder to organize my actors as there were two and we are all in full time education so therefore it was harder to get a day off when we were all free. I planned clothing, especially for Hannah, and my setting was always obvious to me because of the lyrics of the song. My props were also all planned with a written list and them all in my storyboarding. I even had photographs of them posted on my blog previous to filming to receive feedback.
I was a lot more organised with props and location in my advanced portfolio and through this I was able to produce a higher quality outcome despite it being a lot more difficult. I think this was partly due to the fact that I enjoyed the conventions of a music video a lot more that the concventions of a music magazine as I tend to watch more videos than reading music magazines and therefore I could relate to it more.
C) I felt that my scripting of my foundation task was not as detailed and planned as what I did for my advanced task. I did do a flat plan of my product but I found that my final piece changed so much from this whereas my music video was nearly 100% accurate to my storyboard.
For my foundation task I must have done about 10 drafts due to the lack of planning. I did not feel passionate to this task as I did my music video. My problems were that I did not ever like my final product it was more that I was getting frustrated with it and therefore towards the end it was getting a little half hearted.
My storyboarding for my advanced portfolio was a lot more detailed and planned with clear annotation. Every time I came up with a new idea I also made sure that I wrote it down on my blog as an online diary so that I would not forget it and could get feedback. This was something that I didn't do with my foundation level.
D) In my foundation task I used survey monkey to research in to my target audience. I feel that I did not ask enough questions and did not receive enough detailed answers in order to help me move my product further. The good thing was that I chose my target audience to be my age and therefore I could relate to that and get the basics from my own knowledge. With the lack of research I feel that I didn't quite meet the conventions as well as I could have.
In my advanced portfolio I did extra target audience which I feel really benefited me. I did a more detailed questionnaire on survey monkey and received a lot better range of answers. I also did an audience profiling which allowed me to really study someone of my target audience to really get a feel as to what they are looking for in a music video. What was similar to last year was that I chose a target audience that included my age so again I could benefit from my own knowledge.
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E) In my foundation portfolio I really had to research in to music magazine as they are not something that I read so I had absolutely no idea what their content was. I feel that I researched very well and bought a lot of magazines that allowed me to rip them up and annotate them etc. Whereas in my music video task I did not have to research as much as I was aware of the conventions and already knew which videos to take as inspiration. I found that the music video conventions were a lot more structured due to Goodwin's theories and therefore I was able to tick them off more easily.
The research that I did do benefited me so much, especially in the foundation task as without it I would not know what the conventions were. In doing my research I was able to produce a product that followed the right conventions and looked professional (especially in my music video).
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