This document contains a student's production diary for their major project creating 3D animations. Over the course of several months, the student researched examples, developed storyboards, textured 3D models, added skeletons to models, animated sequences in Layout, tweaked the animations, and planned to render and present the finished animations on their blog along with a review. Their plans for upcoming weeks involved continuing, tweaking, and completing the various animation production stages.

1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
LewisBrady PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave begunto carry out my researchwhichinvolvesme
researchingexamplesof 3Dgameplayanimationsand3Dassetsfor
inspiration,whatI’mthinkingaboutdoingwillmostlikelyinvolve a
medieval characterdoingcertaintypesof move sets.
My planfornextweekistohave finishedmyresearch
and mostof myideasgenerationwhichwill thenallow
me to move ontotask 4 – storyboard.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave completedafewstoryboardsbutI have been
focusingontexturingthe 3D modelsIchosen,Idone thisearlyso
whenI getto the productionIcan move ontothe animationalot
quicker.
The plan fornextweekiscomplete all the storyboards
and thenbegincompletingdifferentanimationtypes
followingverycloselytomycreatedstoryboard.
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave completedthe necessary storyboardsthatare
neededtoprogresstomy animationstage of the project,thiswill
resultinseveral animations whichwill thenbe renderedand most
likelypresentedontomybloggerpage.
NextweekI planto start addingskelegonstomychosen
modelsthatwill be animated.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave beentweakingthe skelegonswithinthe model
makingsure eachpart of the character movesthe wayI want it to.
NextweekIplanto carry on tweakingthe skelegonson
modellerthenaftercompletionIwill importitinto
Layout.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave finishedthe mainprocessof tweakingthe
skelegonsandbegantoanimate itwithin Layout.
NextweekIplanto finish atleastone animation
sequence thenmaybe startproductionof another
sequence.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave animated2 differentsequencesthatthe
character performswhichinvolvesthe characterblockingwith
theirshieldandmagicallymovingtheirsword.
NextweekIplanto tweakthe 2 animationstothe point
of completionand thenrenderthe final production
pieces.
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave beentweakingthe animationsequencesandwill
mostlikelymove ontorenderingthemandthenpresentingthem
ontoa blogpost.
NextweekIplanrenderthe finishedanimations,
presentthemontomyblogthenbeginmyreview.
Mon W/B 08/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 15/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)