This document contains a student's weekly progress updates for their BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production final major project over several months. It details the tasks completed each week such as creating a schedule, conducting research, developing ideas, filming, and editing. The student acknowledges falling behind schedule at times and plans to improve time management. They complete the project by the final deadline.

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Daniel Hopkins PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Firstlythisweek,we receivedseveral practical lessonsonthe
assignmentandwere givendetailedinstructionsonhowto create
our workplansto a professional standard.
Followingthis,Icreatedmyprojectschedule,insertingtasksonthe
followingsections:Research,Pre-production,Production,and
Post-production. Byhavingthese foursections,Iwill be easilyable
to documentanddisplaythe variousworkforeachof the project
phases.
Nextweek,Iplantofullyfinishthe schedule,asthere
are some minorthingsthatneedtobe updated.Ialso
planto begindetailedresearchintosimilarprojectsto
the one I have chosen. Hopefully,the creationand
schedule planningwill gosmoothlyandwill notrequire
too muchwork.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finishedcreatingmyschedule andsubsequently,will
regularlyupdate it. Ihave made significantprogressintaskone,
havingdefinedandsummarisedarange of creative production
briefs. Ihave alsomovedontothe secondpart of the taskwhere I
am discussingthe benefitsof communication,time management,
technical skillsandcareerprogressionforcertaintypesof briefs.
Nextweek,Iplantocarry onwithtask one and
hopefully come close tocompletionwithit.Following
this,I intendtobeginin-depthresearchintomyfinal
majorproject.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave continuedworkingwithtask1,whichwas part of
my previousweek’splan.Ihave come close tocompletionwiththis
task,thoughI may add an extraweektoensure thatthe task is
fullydone andfinishedtoagood standard.
Once task 1 iscompletedIintendtomove ontomynext
task,whichinvolvesresearchintomyFinal Major
Project. Ihope to beginthistaskas I feel thatprogress
inotherareas of myprojectneedtobe started. This
part of myprojectwill involve analysingsimilarprojects
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have nearlycompletedTask1and have begunideas generation
and researchintomyFinal Major Project. Though
I missedthe Fridayof thisweek,asIattendeda funeral.
I alsohad little time toworkat the weekendasIhad to
tendto variousthings.Task1 requiresasmall amountof
workand I intendtocomplete itduringthe week.
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Due to the previousweekbeingcutsort due to a personal matter,I
have pushedeachof my researchtasksforward1 weekinorderto
give me more time to complete them. Ihave notgivenmyself an
extraweekforTask 1, as I believethatthe amountof work
requiredforitdoesnotwarrant a full week.
I planto complete all of myinitial researchtasksand
move ontomore detailedpre-production. Iwouldalso
like tobegincreatingmymindmapand otherinitial
plansfor myproject.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have nearly completedTask1and have movedontodetailed
ideasgeneration.Ihave beguncreatingamind-map,moodboards,
Despite beingoff mycollegeschedule due tohalf term,I
will continue withmytasksathome.I will finishoff the

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initial ideasandcodesandconventionsof the shortfilmgenre.
Alsothisweek,Iplanto complete myfinal majorprojectproposal
form,where Iwill write aboutvariousstagesof myproject.Iwill
write aboutthe type of mediaformatIam creating,the synopsisof
my idea,the targetaudience,howthe projectwillmeetthe target
audience’sneedsandproductionIwill use. Task1has taken
significantlylongerthanIfirstanticipatedandI believe there are
manycontributingfactorsto this.Firstly,Igreatlyunderestimated
the amountof workthat the task required.IconstantlythoughtI
wouldcomplete interimpartsof the taskat certainpoints,butI
alwaysendedupcrossingthese self-setdeadlinesanddidn’t
complete themontime.Ialsogo intoa lot of (sometimes)
unnecessarydepthwhichalsoleavesme workingontasksfortoo
long.I alsoattendedafuneral andsubsequentlyhadpersonal
mattersto attendto. Thoughthisperiodlastedforarounda week,
it didcut my time.Inthe future,Iwill definitelyplanmytime much
betterandthe amountof work I dofor each task,as I will tryto
workthoroughand to the pointbut withoutgoingalittle overthe
top.
majorityof my researchandideasgenerationtaskas
well asupdatingmydiaryin the week.Duringmy week
off, I will alsotryand complete task1.As mentionedin
thisweek’sprogressupdate,Ihave hadsome struggles
completingthistaskandI have documentedthem.I
personallyacknowledgedtomyself andmytutorthat I
have spenttoolongon the task and I will use itas a
learningcurve.Iwill make ita prioritytoplanmuch
better,especiallyinthe latterstagesof thistask.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedTask1 and beganin-depthcreationof ideas
generationwhile alsofinishingresearchtasks.I intendtocontinue
withthese stagesof myassignment,while alsobeginningtogeta
fully,detailednarrative formyfinal project.
I have beenof for thisW/B 16/02/15 and therefore
have not necessarilybeensetanyinterimdeadlinesfor
any tasksnor have I had to doanythinginparticular. So,
duringthe followingweekIwill mostlikelycarryonwith
pre-productiontaskssuchasmoodboards,the film
treatmentandotherthings.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Ihave plannedandcreatedthe pitchfor myfinal major
project. I have usedimagestoprovide visualsformypresentation
and to putintocontextthe ideafor myproject.The imagesare
supposedtodisplaythe general ideaformyprojectandto
accompanymy verbal dialogue/pitch. Aswell ascompletinga
presentation,Icompletedascriptinwhichwouldprovide the
informationneededformypitch. Inorderto ensure
Nextweek,Iplantogive mypitch formy final major
project.I am aimingtogaina highgrade so I will
therefore trytoremaincalmand collectedduringthe
presentationandtogive all of the informationtothe
clientthatisrequired. If the presentationthatIgive isn’t
up to a professionalandqualitystandard,thenIwill
requestthe opportunitytore-pitch.

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professionalism,IdidnotreaddirectlyfromscriptbutinsteadI
memorizedthe outline of it,while alsocreatingcue cards. The cue
cards will enable me togive myself apromptif I getstuck during
the pitchand will helpme keeptothe structure Ihave given
myself. The cue cardsare small piecesof card whichcan fitintomy
palm,whichmeansthatI can lookat themandkeepthemonmy
personwithoutcreatingtoomuchof a distraction.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Firstly thisweek,Igave mypitchto the client.Duringthe
presentationIthoughtthatI hadmade some mistakesasIwas
nervousandhad to keepthe pitchconcise.However,Ilaterfound
out that mypitchwas done to a professionalstandardwith
suitable informationandagoodpresentingstyle.ThismeansthatI
will nothave to redothe pitch.
Nextweek,Iplantobeginmyin-depthpre-production
workfor my final majorproject,whichwill includetasks
such as riskassessments,treatments,draftscriptsand
moodboards amongstotherthings. Ishouldhopefully
geta professional standardtreatmentcompletedorat
the veryleastnearcompletion,inorderforme to begin
draftingscriptsandbeginotherpre-productiontasks.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Ihave come close to completionwiththe treatmentfor
my project.Thishasbeena roughoutline forthe scenesof my
short filmandto give arough overviewof it. Ihave alsocontinued
to workon my pre-productiontasks,completingsome andmaking
significantprogressinothers.
Nextweek,Iplantocomplete mytreatment andto
beginthe firstdraftscriptfor my final majorproject.
Hopefully,Imayalsobe able tofinishitbythe endof
the week.Iwill alsocontinue workingonvariousother
pre-productiontasks.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek Ihave continuedtoworkon my treatmentandhave
begunroughdraftingformy script.As myshort filmisa comedy,I
have alreadybeenbrainstormingandcomingupwithjokesand
sceneswhichIwant to occur. However,thisisveryinitial drafting
and the scenesIwrite and subsequentlyfilmmaybe cutfromthe
final editincase I do notthinktheyare suitable.Alsothisweek,I
have gatheredsome testfootage,whichIintendtoeditnextweek.
I intendtotestout cloningmethodsonPremierePro,whichisa
keycomponentof myshort film.
Nextweek,Iplantoeditthe footage I planto shootin
orderto certifythatI can create the clonesI wantto
withinmyfilm.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Ieditedthe testfootage Igatheredinthe weekprior. By
usingvideotutorialsonYouTube Iwasable to gaina good
technique incloning.Thoughthere were some minorniggles,I
thinkthat withpractise andsome small corrections,the clone
Nextweek,Iplantobeginto lookforappropriate
locationsforthe filmingof myproject.

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effectcouldbe rathergood.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Iwas onan Easter break. I completedsome production
tasksas well asaddingextrawork to myideasgenerationand
researchtasks.
Nextweek,Iamstill ona break,so I will continue with
the same work I have done thisweek.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Iwas onan Easter break.I completedsome production
tasksas well asaddingextrawork to myideasgenerationand
researchtasks.
Nextweek,Ireturntocollege andI hope tobegin
filmingdue toa lackof resourcesduringthisEaster
break.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIreturnedto college andbookedoutacamera,tripod
and soundrecorderto beginmyfilming.Afteracouple of daysof
gatheringpreliminaryshots,Ishotseveral scenesformyproject.
FollowingthisIbrought themintocollegeandviewedthem.I
believethattheywere generallygoodthoughImayneedto
reshootone or twoof them.
Nextweek,Iplantocarry onwithfilmingformyfinal
majorproject.I hope to geta large portionof scenes
completed.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Ishotthe majorityof mycharacter scenes.These
includedSloth,Libido,Happiness,Sadness,CommonSenseand
variousaccompanyingshots.Ialsobegansourcingsoundeffects
and musicto use inmy shortfilm.
Nextweek,Iplantoshootsome more scenesformy
short film.Ialsoplanto beginbringingthe footage and
audiointopremiere protobeginthe sound
synchronisations.
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Once again thisweek,Ishotmanyscenesformy shortfilm.These
includedsome remainingcommonsense scenes,anger,
Intelligenceandsome reshoots.
Nextweek,Iplantofinishfilmingformyfinal major
project. I hope toshootall the remainingscenesand
reshootseveral others,whichIthinkneedimproving.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Icompletedfilmingformyfinal majorproject,apart
fromone recordingwhichI will completewhenIfindan
appropriate actress.
Nextweek,Ihope tohave made significantprogress
withmyeditingwork.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Iwas able tocomplete manyof the soundsyncsfor my
projectand subsequentlybegincuttingthemappropriately.
Nextweek,the college isshutforhalf term.However,I
still intendoncomingintocomplete some editingwork.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,the college wasshutforhalf term.However,Icame in
on twoof the daysto carry on withthe editingformyproject. I
was able tocomplete alot of my editinginthe twodaysI came in
Nextweek,Iplantomake significantprogresswithmy
workand I hope to geta large portionof itcompleted.

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duringthe half term.I managedto complete all of the sound
synchronisationsandbeganplacingtheminorderinpremiere pro.
I managedto arrange a large majorityof the footage andso there
are onlylittle partsof itthat needtobe workedon.
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Ibeganaddingsoundeffects,music,transitionsand
titlestomy work.I alsofullyarrangedall of myfootage soit has a
structurednarrative. Ialsomanagedto recordthe final bitof audio
I neededwiththe helpof someone inmyclass.Iplan to bringthis
intomy projectnextweek.
Nextweek,Ihope tocomplete myeditingandrender
out the video.Ialsoplanto complete the evaluationand
audience feedback,alongwithsome minortasksthatI
have not yetcompleted/missedduringthe otherstages
of myproject.
Mon W/B 08/06/15
(DetailedWeekly
Summary)
Thisweek,Icompletedmyeditinganduploadedmyvideoto
YouTube.I thenembeddeditintomyblog. Ialso completedthe
evaluationandaudience feedbackthisweek,aswell asseveral
otherminortasks.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)