1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
AnthonyBowes PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The firstweekof our projectwe startedresearchgathering
imagerytodo withour chosenFMP we alsoresearchedartists,asI
chose animationsIhave a varietyof artistsas well ascompanies.
Thiswentwell andI have gainedagood understandingof whatI
wouldlike toachieve
NextweekIplanto start mypitchfor my ideaas well as
a fewpre-productionstudies’suchasenvironmental
and character.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIstartedthe pitchas well assome pre-production.I
startedoff with my pitchcreatinga scriptand visuals,thenstarted
some environmental art.Thisweekhasgone well andIam upto
date withmy work.
NextweekIplanonstartingcharacter designssuchas
colourexperimentationandmaterial expectation.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary
ThisweekIstartedmy mainenvironment art;thiswasmainly
focusedonhandpaintingan environmentusingwatercolours,this
weekImanagedto finishmyForestenvironmentusingwater
colours.My nexttaskwas to create my tavernbackground.
NextweekIplanoncreatingmy TavernI planon using
verydark coloursto match the theme.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I startedto draw andpaint outmy tavernbackgroundsuinga
reference image fromthe internet, Iusedalotof woodlike colours
to make it a more natural environment.AftercompletingthistaskI
movedonto my nextbackground.
NextweekIplanonmakinga Cityenvironmentwhich
will be one of the mainbackgroundsusedinthe
animation.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIrelievedthathandpaintedbackgroundswill take too
longand take up to muchof my time whichIneedtospendon m
characters soI have decidedtocreate all my backgroundsdigitally
thiswas muchquicker.
Nextweekwillbe focusedoncharacterdesignand
creationthiswill focusonfindingacharactertemplate
and expandingonthis.
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have starteddesigningmycharactersbyfindingsimplecharacter
templatesonline andcreatingmyownversions,Isketchedouta
fewideasbefore findingmyfinal design.AfterthisIstartedto
experimentwithdetail.
AfterthisI planon choosingafinal character style and
experimentingwithdifferentcolourandmaterial.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I chose my final charactersthroughwhichone I thoughtwasbest
and had themphotocopied2x eachsoI couldtry differentmedia,I
usedfelttipsandcolouredpencils.
Afterchoosingmyfinal colourIdecidedtocreate them
digitallytomatchthe backgroundand ive a greater
aestheticlook.
2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIcreatedall my characters digitallyfirstIdidtisroughly
to give me an ideaof what I needtodo andnow I couldcreate
them.Thistooka weekbecause Iwasexperimentingwithshapes
and coloursanddifferenteffects.
NextweekIplanoncreatingmy final charactersto us
for myanimationthisincludesprintingoff andcutting
out.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIstartedmy final characters,eachcharacter had
differentfeaturesbutsome similaritiessuchasthe eyesandbody
shape butthe detail wasverydifferent.Ithenprintedthemout.
NextweekI planoncuttingout my charactersinto
separate componentssoIcan animate themeasily.
AfterthisI will startmyanimationitself.
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIcut outall my characters thistooklongerthen
expectedbecauseIwantthe characters to be neatand accurately
proportioned.Ithentestedmydifferentcharacterswith
movementaswell aswhattheylooklike onthe backgrounds.
I thenplanon creatingmyfinal animationthiswill only
take one lesson toget all the shotsbut the editingis
much longer.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I startedthisweekbyfinishinganycharactersoff and startedmy
animationIfirsttookall my picturesanduploadedthemtomy
computerwhere Itheneditedthemall andaddedsounds.Myfinal
outcome wascomplete.
My nexttaskwasto presentmyworkfullyina sketch
bookas well asonline onmyblog,thisincludedany
extranotesand workingoutthe costs.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I startedby presentingmyworkneatlyandprofessionallyusing
linedpapertowrite upmy notes.AfterthisIreviewmysketch
bookand once happyfocusedoncreatinga costssheetformy
time andmaterials.
AfterthisI planon evaluatingmyworkfullyand
commentingonthe final productaswell astime
management.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
My final weekwasspentevaluatingmyworkasa whole and
makingsure my workispresentable andfinished. Thiswaswrote
inmy bookand stuck inat the end.My evaluationcommentedon
time managementaswell ashowprofessional myfinal product
was.
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