This schedule outlines the timeline for a student's final major project for a BTec Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production in Games Design. Over the course of 15 weeks, the student will research popular kids' shows and cell animations, develop storyboards and characters, take animation frames, create the game in Flash, and finally evaluate the completed project by week 20.
1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTec Level 3
Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Games Design
Final Major Project
Schedule
Review date: 06.02.13
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
w/b 04.02.13 Task 1 - FMP Launch
Meeting
w/b 11.02.13 Half-Term
w/b 18.02.13 Book meeting slot Research into cell Research into popular Continue Research Continue Research Finish up all Research Review Schedule and
with project manager. animations kid’s shows tasks Production Log
w/b 25.02.13 Start Story planning Tweak Story planning Get Background(s) set Continue Finish Background(s) Review Schedule and
up Background(s) Production Log
w/b 04.03.13 Start doing Continue with Continue with Continue with Continue with Review Schedule and
character(s)/object(s)( drawings drawings drawings drawings Production Log
Do Pitch)
w/b 11.03.13 Finish drawings Start taking Frames Continue taking Continue taking Continue taking Review Schedule and
Frames Frames Frames Production Log
w/b 18.03.13 Continue taking Finish taking Frames Upload to Computer Review Schedule and
Frames Production Log
25.03.13 Easter Review Schedule and
Production Log
01.04.13 Easter Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 08.04.13 Start work on Flash Continue Work on Continue Work on Continue Work on Review Schedule and
Flash Flash Flash Production Log
w/b 15.04.13 Continue Work on Continue Work on Continue Work on Continue Work on Review Schedule and
Flash Flash Flash Flash Production Log
w/b 22.04.13 Continue Work on Continue Work on Finish Flash, Convert Do Evaluation Review Schedule and
Flash Flash both movies into one. Production Log
w/b 29.04.13 Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 06.05.13 Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 13.05.13 Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Spare Day Review Schedule and
Production Log
2. w/b 20.05.13 Task 8: Evaluation DEADLINE
should take place no
later than the
beginning of this
week.