Theoretical research

Completing this research has meant I could apply Todorov's narrative theory to my own work. When coming up with the story idea for our video we kept this typical story structure in mind in order to create something that followed conventions. Now that it has been filmed, we can use this structure in editing to make sure it follows the 5 steps.

Settings board

Completing this settings board has made me consider why we chose our locations and what makes them appropriate to film at.  It also made me think about why they might not have been as good as our original choices, or may have actually turned out to be better.The most important issues that came up were the fact that public places would be crowded with people, and therefore there might not be enough space to film. There were also timing issues - our original ideas were only available to us as short, awkward time slots. Even for our current choices we had to arrange special times to go and film, and outdoor scenes had to be filmed quickly before it got too dark.

Textual analysis for ancillary tasks

Completing this task has allowed me to research into existing digipaks and adverts, and find the conventions of these. This means I can see what definitely needs to be included in my ancillary tasks, and use some ideas takens from these in my own work to make it look more professional.

Actors profiles

Completing this task has meant I have thought about why specific actors should be chosen, and why our actors are suited to our music video.

Institutional Research

Completing this research has taught me about the biggest companies in the music industry and all the different stages required in distributing a music video. It made me consider how we would go about making ours 'in the real world' by thinking about what kind of budget we might get and what platforms would be best to reach the widest audience, and our target audience.