This document contains 16 weekly progress updates from a student on their BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production final major project. Each update summarizes the work completed in the past week and outlines plans for the coming week. Over the course of 16 weeks, the student and their group progressed from initial research and planning through production, pitching their idea, and completing their project, trailer, and evaluations.

1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Harry Johnson PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhad my introductiontothe FMP we alsocreatedour
blogsthis weektogetthemreadyfor the Assignments Ialsohave
decidedtoworkwitha group to create an advertpack andwe
have begunto assigneachmemberof our groupdifferenttasks.
My plansfornextweekare toresearchenvironments
for the groupthiswas the task I have beenassignedand
I hope to complete itbefore the endof nextweek.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe hadan unexpectedtasksodue tothat we have had
to move are projectovera weekandwe are goingto get started
withthe othertasks nextweek.
My plansfornextweekare toget startedwithour
researchtasksthiswill hopefullybe done bythe endof
nextweek.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekme andmy group completedtask1-6we hope to
complete task7 -8 nextweekbutare progresswas successful this
weekbecause we have done plentyof workthisweek. Ibelieve
our progressisgoodand I thinkitwill be evenbetterif we keepit
up.
NextweekIhope tofinishtask7-8 these are group tasks
so weekshouldgetthemdone reallyquickandwe
shouldbe readyto move ontoour pre-production.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe finishedourinitialideas andthe researchwe have
createda mindmap and a moodboard and we alsocompleteda
numberof sketchesandwe have beenearlyforthistaskso we are
makinggo progression. Ibelievethisweekhasbeensuccessful and
I hope itto carry on thisway.
Nextweekwe hope toachieve storydevelopmentand
sketchesforall our productswe will be making
hopefullythiswillonlytake aweektocompete.
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe have completedafewsketchesandthe story
developmentwe alsodidourprojectproposal we are still doing
sketchesbutwe have completed. Ibelieve myprogressionthis
weekhasbeengoodandI hope to keepitup forthe nextweeksto
come.
Nextweekwe hope todomore sketchesandwe will be
usingthe weekto developthe game conceptartthisis
the pan for nextweek.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe completedoursketchesthisgave usmore time to
finishourproductionplanIfoundthistaskto be simple butat
some stagesof it I wasconfusedbutafterdoingit I have a clear
ideaof where me and mygroup and goingforour FMP.
Duringnextweekwe plantostart our pitchthisshould
be enjoyable butitwill be hardif we don’tprepare
ourselvesfirstbutoverallourprogressionisgoingreally
well andenjoyable.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe were off soprogressionwasminimalthrewthe
week.
NextweekIhope tomake a start withmygroup onour
pitch.

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe designedourpitchvisualsusingimagesonapower
pointour pitchwasmainlyspokenandwe usedQ cards to helpus
presentitnextweek.
NextweekIhope topresentmypitchwithmy group
usingthe powerpointwe createdI believe thisweek
wentwell andwe are workingreallywell andour
progressionisgoingreallywell to.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe performedourpitchwe were preparedforthispitch
but I don’tfeel like we didasgoodaswe couldhave done but
otherthan that ithas beenanaverage weekforthe group.
Nextweekwe hope tostartour production.Thisshould
be a productive weekof usbecause we intendondoing
lotsof workfor ourFMP.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe startedproductiononourpostersour progression
was reallygoodandwe have done a fewof themthe qualityof
workit goodas well andI am happywithhowit isall going.
NextweekIhope tofinishaposterI have startedand
some conceptart too even thoughitwill be earlyIthink
we will be okwiththe extratime.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe beganbuildingourcityand we have collectedimages
for our sketchesourprogressionisgoodandwe are up to date
witheverythingthisweek.
Nextweekwe hope tostartour sketchesandfinishour
environmentbuilding.Ithingwe are workingreallywell
and the workis of highstandards.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe begantorecord for ourtrailerthis wentwell andwe
didmost of it I alsodrewsome sketchesaswell.
NextweekIhope tofinishrecordingforourtrailerandI
hope to have finishedanotherdrawingbutoverallthe
progressionisturningouttobe reallygood.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe didsome more sketchesandideasgenerationwe
alsodidan overall projectreviewonwhatwe were upto.
NextweekIam of for twoweekbutI hope to getbitof
workfinishedlike some sketchesandotherthingsfrom
the project.
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe didsome sketchesbutthe workwasminimal. NextweekIhope todo some more sketches
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe didsome sketchesbutthe workwasminimal. NextweekIhope tostart the packagingfor our project.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekthe trailerwasfinishedandputtogetherafteritbeing
rendereditwentwell anditislookingreallygoodandthe finished
productshouldturnout reallygood.
Nextweekwe hope tostartdoingthe voice recordings
for the trailerandhopeful we getitdone nextweek.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe finishedourtrailerandbegantodo some
improvementsonothertasksI thinkourprogressionisgoingreally
well andI thinkwe are doinga good joboverall.
Nextweekwe hope tofinishourimprovementsandI
hope to getthe packagingat leaststartedsowe can get
otherthingsdone.
Mon W/B 04/05/15 Thisweekwe managedtoget the feedbackof ourtrailerwe also Nextweekwe hope tocomplete ourpackagingand

3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
(Detailed Weekly Summary) didimprovementsforourtask 2 thisweeksandit wentreallywell. otherlittle improvementshopefully thisall goeswell
and I getthemall done.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek we finished ourproductionwe thinkwe have worked
well asa team andour overall progressionhasbeenbetterthan
anticipatedandIbelieve the endresultisreallygood.
Nextweekwe planonhavingourfocusgroup and
hopefullythatgoeswell we alsoplanongettingour
feedbackforourtrailer.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe didn’thave afocusgrope insteadwe createda
surveyonline thiswastogetquickfeedback.
NextweekIhope tostart my evaluationandtryand get
it done inmuchdetail as possible.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIstartedmy evaluationImanagedtodo some voice
recordingsanda couple of paragraphs thiswasquite easyandI
managedto doit quick.
NextweekIhope tofinishmyevaluationandgetitdone
to a good qualityevaluationdone butthisweekmy
progressionwasgood.
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekI have finishedmyevaluationthiswasn’taneasytask
and itwas time consumingandIfoundit difficultatsome points.
ThisweekIfinishedmyevaluation.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)