You have this week to film and edit your Dummy Mash Up. We will not be organising this for you. It is a ‘dummy’ run in organisation and production. You may need to use frees and lunchtimes – just as you will with your music video next term.

Before you leave for the weekend have you talked about and organised the following:-

• Costumes – as conventional as possible and remember accessories
• Props (use objects as instruments etc)
• Make Up – if appropriate
• Lyrics to your performers – nothing worse than bad lip syncing or PRINT THEM OUT IN BIG LETTERS TO HOLD UP
• Brief your performers on the style, energy and type of performance you want
• Locations (have a look around school at break – look at the photos on the blog – great hay in the field next door at the moment)
• Book the Lecture Theatre studio set up if you require it (Wednesday or Thursday)
• Check the cameras are charged
• Have a clear idea of how and who is filming – remember long shot, mid shot, close up, movement, specials
• Create a folder in the D drive – experiment with the new Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Blogs – there are one or two of you who are already significantly behind. If there is not a positive improvement over the weekend then contracts will be issued and parents contacted. Not a good way to start the A2 – if you are not keeping up now, then it does not bode well for next term.  JUST DO IT!