On Monday, December 1st, 2014, I was absent and not here to do further research on the project. I do realize that this is my fault, and I should have taken it upon myself to do further research on my own time at home.

Nothing too new has accumulated since the last bit of research. I am still analyzing lyrics to try and put forth a storyline to the music video. I am trying to get the general consensus of how many people I am having be in this music video, and how many of them will be required on multiple days.

               I have now fully decided to change my project, from a short film comedy, to a music video to the song "The Ultimate" by Stan Bush. Recorded and released in 2014, the song itself sounds like it easily could have come out in 1988.

The lyrics to the song are very motivational and uplifting, with lyrics such as "Hold tight, life's a rocket ride" and "Rise up like an eagle in flight." The song also has a very unique ending, with the combination of a snare drum march, synthesizer beats, and a choir.

I'm currently deciding on my storyline. I want to base it off of the plot to the 1985 film "Better off Dead," (an all-time favorite of mine). I need to try and brainstorm the exact plot of the video before I plan the individual shots. I also know I want to tie in childhood footage of myself, since the overall message of the song is about how you've come a long way in life, and are about to face the biggest challenge that your life has been building you up to.

               Some new developments have been made with my "Almost, Famous" project.


In class, I spent the hour looking up and recounting on various movie plots for movies I like for inspiration. I wanted to try and combine plots to several movies to see if I can make a coherent story for my short comedy.

I am now now debating if I should change and do a music video for this class.

My intent was going to be to make a short film (comedy) for my TV Pro film festival we attend in the spring. However, for that, I brainstormed the idea of creating a 30 sec - 1 minute long PSA (Public Service Announcement). That would be extremely small for this project, so I figured I would also try something new with this project.

I still used the movie plots that I researched for ideas on what my story should be if I do a music video. I've made dozens of short films, however, I have never done a music video. This would be a new experiment to try out. I'm thinking about doing a music video to the song "The Ultimate" by Stan Bush.

Pitch

My Almost Famous project that I am doing will be the creation of a short, comedy film.

This is meant to tie in with my TV Production class at Bremen, and the CTEC competition in which we attend.

I am not sure of the specific story yet, that is still in development. I know I want to make a comedy that would pretty much be for any viewer in the district or on the internet. It is to make everyone laugh. There is no specific target audience as of yet.