Production Diary 2015

1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Ryan Sharman PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Startedto fill inthe projectschedule soIcan stayon task and
complete mydeadlines.Doingthisallowsme toknowwhattodo
and whentodo it.
NextweekIwill finishoff myschedule andhopefully
start to generate ideasandcome upwitha solidproject
idea.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekcompletedthe scheduleandalsostartedtocomplete
Task 1 andam still doingso.
Because of havingto complete Task1 I had to leave the
ideasgenerationtoalaterweek.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIam still completingthe Task1 whichwasassigned;Iam
strugglingtounderstandthe secondpastof the task but have
askedforhelpand slowlybutsurelycompletingitandhopefully
will finishbefore nextweek.
I am hopingto finishtask1 bythe start of nextweek
and hopefullynextweekIwill startmyideasgeneration
and continue the restof the researchwork.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finishingoff Task1 due to otherworka lack of completingithas
become effectedbutwill finishASAP.
Finishoff Task1 andbeginIdeasgeneration
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The completionof task1 isstill undergoing,althoughtask2and
ideasgenerationhasbeenstartedandmindmaps are inthe
making.
Finallyfinishtask1 overthe weekendandfinishideas
generationmindmap
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Task 1 hasnow beencomplete afterseveral weekof puttingitoff
due to lack of motivation,nowthatthatis done Iam nowfocusing
on more towardsmy ideasgeneration.
Workingon more of my ideasgeneration,Iwill startmy
proposal formand alsoa moodboard for task2 ideas
generation.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I completedamindmapof a range of ideasformy final major
project;I alsostartedto write myproposal form.
Mind mapis completed,proposalformisundergoingI
hope to finishthisbynextweekandhopefullystarta
moodboard.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completedmyproposal fromandpublishedintomyblog,then
startedmy moodboard findingdifferentvideosnapshotson
YouTube.I thenhadto come up witha powerpointfora
presentationpitchformyfinal majorprojectidea.
Mood board andpresentationwillbe completedfor
nextweekandall preparedforwhenIpresentmyidea.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIpresentedmypitchideatomy tutorand it thinkitwent
okay,he said I hadconfidence when speakingbutthe onlymajor
issue washowit waspresentedandhowImisseda fewminor
detailswithinthe presentation.Iagree withwhatmytutor said
Nowthat my presentationisoutthe wayfor now,I can
nowfocuson the pre-productionworksuchasthe risk
assessmentandstoryboardwhichIwouldlike tobe
completedbynextweek.

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
and nexttime wouldbe more preparedwhenitcame tothe
presentingside andhave well writtennoteswhichare easytoread
off and alsounderstandable.The overallgrade formypresentation
was a meritwhichIam quite happywithbutIwouldlike togetit
to distinctiongrade because IknowIcan do betterwhenitcomes
thissort of thing.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I startedand completedthe locationreece,thiswasdone very
easilyandquicklybecause therewasonlyafewlocationswhere I
am filming.Ihave startedthe equipmentchecklistandshould
finishthatpiece of workbefore the weekisover.
Nowto finalise mypre-productionIwill complete the
productionplanandshootingschedule.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
At the beginningof the weekIhadthe twotasks to complete a
shootingschedule andproduction.Icompletedthese withinthe
firstfewdaysbecause theywere quite asimple process.
Nowthat I have completedmypre-production,Ishall
nowstart my productionformy advertcampaign.Now
that thisprocessiscomplete Ican nowput all my focus
ontothe more differentpartof the project.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Nowthat all my pre-productionhasbeendone,Icannow focuson
actual productionside.Togetan ideaof whatI wantedI gathered
a fewtestshotsto see whatit wouldlook.
NextweekIhope tofilmsome actual clipsandstart the
editingprocesses.
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmedclipsof myfirstsceneshave beenshotbutnotthat much
was recordedbecause of the weatherconditionsonthe daywhich
affectedthe processof this.
Hopefullythe weathernextweekwill be muchbetter
and muchmore suitable forthe conditionsIwouldbe
like toshootin.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Filmedsome extraclipsof sceneryandlandscapesbecause actors
were unavailable toshoot inthisweekdue toothercommitments.
By nextweekI’ll be able togetat leastone of the
scenarioscomplete andfilmed.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Improvedsome earlierworktogeta bettergrade,didthiswith
Task 1,2 and 4.
By nextweekIshouldhave afilmingdate for one of my
actors and thenhopefullyfilmeverythingIcan forthat
situationanduploadthe footage bythe endof next
week.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekImanagedto filmone of the actors on a slightlyovercast
day,triedto getas manyclipsandshots as possible.Ihave also
uploadedall the footage fromthatshootontothe computerand
have startedrenamingthem.
Nowthat one shoothas beendone,Iam goingto start
puttingclipsintopremiere proandhopefullybynext
weekhave anothershootdone.

3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have completedanothershootwithmysecondactorand itwent
reallywell andIhave startedmore of myeditafterall the clips
were importedandthenrename onthe computer.
HopefullybynextweekIwill have anothershootdone
withthe lastactor andby Monday I shall be editingmy
whole final majorproject.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have nowfilmedall of myactors, andhave startedthe editing
process for myfinal majorproject.Ihave importedthe footage
intothe premiere fileandstoreditinthe E drive sothat ithas
enoughmemory.
I have juststartedmy editingprocessformyfinal major
projectand hope tofinishbythe endof nextweekso
that I can finallystartthe evaluationandhopefully
squeeze inworktoredoif needbe.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I am still editingmyfinal majorprojectandthinkImightbe a little
behindbecause of focusingonothersubjectsbutIam still ontrack
withmyschedule andhopefullycarryondoingso.
Like I justmentionedIamon schedule formyfinal
majorproject,so fromlookingIshouldbe finishingthe
editverysoonand hopefullystartthe evaluationjust
after.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have addedthe lastfewbitsto my final majorprojecteditand
shouldbe ontothe processof finishingthingsupandfinally
rendering,exportinganduploadingtoYouTube.
Nowthat my final editisnearlydone Ihope toobe
finishedbynextweekandhopefullyexportandupload
to YouTube so I can tart my evaluation.
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Nowthat I have finishededitingmyfinal majorprojectIcan now
rendermyproject,exportanduploadtoYoutube.Thisdidn’ttake
verylongbecause itisa advertand runsjustovera minute long.
Nowthat I have completedmyfinal majorprojectandI
have uploadedittoYouTube I can nowstart to evaluate
it andredo anyotherwork if needbe.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)