1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
CallumDeighton PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe begunFinal Projectpreparationplansandformeda
group.We startedour projectschedule andplannedoutour
research,pre-production,productionandpost-productionplans.
Our groupalso hasdecidedonwhattype of game/mediaproduct
we want to make.
We beginoursecondaryresearchwhere we will
researchgamessimilartoideaswe have inmindand
lookat whytheyare so popular/whatpeople like about
themas well aslookingat componentsof saidgames
that couldbe usedinmakingour game.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekwe begunworkonTask 1 which isabout lookingat
variousdifferentcreative productionbriefs,we hadtoresearch
each brief,provideadefinitionof whatthe brief is,explainhowit
isusedin thingssuchas communicationandtime managementas
well asprovide 3 examplesof saidbriefsbeingused.
NextweekIam goingtohave the restof Task1 finished
and I thinkmygroup are goingto start our researchfor
our FMP as it will keepusontrack withthe FMP and we
will still be uptodate on the productionbrief.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedTask1 and have begunmysecondaryresearch
for myFMP. For my secondaryresearchIhave begunlookingat
variouselementsof gamessimilartothe game we have in mind,in
thiscase being2D Games.I have been researchingpopular2D
gamesas well aslookingatelementsusedinthe gamessuchasthe
gameplaystyles,environmentsandcharacters.
NextweekIplanonfinishingmysecondaryresearch
and beginningthe Primaryresearchforourgame.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedmySecondaryResearchandalsobeganand
completedmyPrimaryResearchwhichconsistsof asurveyImade
and uploadedconcerning2Dgamesfor the publicto answer.
NextweekIplanonbeginningmyideagenerationfor
my 2D Game as well aslookingatdoingsome concept
art.
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIstartedand finishedmyIdeaGenerationaswell as
begundrawingsome conceptart forour gamesenvironments,
characters,enemiesetc.
NextweekIam goingtocontinue myconceptart and
finishit.AlsoImightlookintohowthe gameplaywill
workand plan/mapitout.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekourgroup workedonsome more conceptart and
conferredoverhowthe game will playandthe elementsof the
game such as the story,characters etc. Alsowe wrote ourpitch
proposal whichwe will be usingverysoon.
NextweekIplanonmakingsome designsandtesting
gameplayideasonGameMakersoI can getusedto the
program andprepare the productionforour game.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Duringthisweek the majorityof mytime wasspentcreating
character art for our game on GameMaker.I made a varietyof
modelsandposesandwill continue tocreate themintonextweek.
NextweekIwill continuetocreate more character work
for mygame andwill alsobeginpreparationof ourpitch
for our project.

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekOurgroup focusedalot of workon creatinga pitch to
presenttoour teacherinwhichwe wouldexplainourproject.We
createda script as well aschosen whichpersonwouldexplain
whichparts of the project.Alsoduringthe weekIcreatedmore
sprite workon GameMakerforour game.
Nextweekwe willbe presentingourpitchtoour
teacheras well asworkingonmore productionforour
game,specificallyonmycharactersprite designs.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekourgroup showedourpitchto our teacherforour
projectas well asworkingonmore productionformy game.
NextweekIplanonhopefullyfinishingsome of the
character productionforour game and startingon the
codingprocess.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIonlyjustfocusedoncreatingmore Sprite art for my
productionof mygame.
Nextweekwillmore thanlikelybe me finishingoff the
sprite art formy firstcharacter.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIimprovedalot of sprite art for mycharacters inmy
game,alsoI beganto workon some backgroundart for my level;I
usedsome darkbrick texturestocreate mylevel asitis setina
dark dungeonsetting.
NextweekIwill complete mybackgroundartand work
on some more character sprite art.
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedmybackgroundartand have finishedmostof
my firstcharacter.
NextweekIwill finishmyfirstcharacterandbegin
productionof the secondcharacter andpossiblythe
game mechanicsitself.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedoff myfirstcharacterandbeganlookinginto
creatingan engine forthe game itself.
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Mon W/B 06/04/15
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Mon W/B 13/04/15
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BREAK NextweekIwill beginthe recordingof soundsand
musicfor my game butI have keptnoteson the video
tutorial Iwatched.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIrecordedsome soundstouse as soundeffectsinour
game,I recordedsoundssuchas walkingonvarioussurfaces;
bashingsurfacestocreate soundssuch as a swordslashand shield
effectsandrecordingoutside ambience.AlsoIstartededitingthe
NextweekIam goingtoimprove the soundeffectsand
implementthemintoourgames,alsowe will begin
recordingmusicto addintothe game.

3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
soundsandaddingeffectstoimprove the qualityandmake them
more suitedforthe game.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIcompletedmyfirstcharactercompletelyandworked
on/finishedmostof the secondcharacter.
NextweekIplanon firsthavingthe secondcharacter
completedandthenIwill workonhavingthe game
engine sortedandhave a workingfinal product.
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedbothof mycharactersand beganto workon
my fightinggame engine.
NextweekIplanongoingoverwhat isleftof the
fightinggame engine andfinallygettingthe fullgame
finished.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhad to change my initial ideafromafightinggame toa
buttonmashinggame.The reasonfor thisisthat as I was
underwaywithmakingthe engine, multiple errorscame withit
and itbecame too muchfor me or the groupto solve because of
our time restraintssoI’ve begancreatingsome newartworkfor
the changes.
NextweekIplanongettingthroughmostif not all of
whatI have leftto finishmygame,includingfinishing
the artwork andthe programmingforthe game.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIfinishedcreatingthe artworkandfinallyfinishedthe
engine formygame.Our groupall finishedourgamesthisweek
and putthemtogetherforour final game.Alsowe begangetting
some of our feedbackforourgame and lettingpeople testingour
game,and if any glitcheswere foundbythemwe wouldnote them
downand quicklyfix them.
Nextweekwe willfinishgatheringourfeedbackand
publishourfinal game,alsoIwill beginmyevaluation
and workingonfinishingsome of my blogwork.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweekourgroup finishedgettingthe feedbackwe hadbeen
collecting,fixedthe littlebugsandglitchespeople foundand
uploadedourfinal product.Ialsobeganmy evaluationandblogger
work.
NextweekIjustneedtofinishmybloggerworkandmy
evaluation.
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIworkedonmy evaluationandbloggerwork,howeverI
couldnot finishitdue totime constraintsonotherworkI needto
finish.
NextweekIwill finishbothmyevaluationandblogger
workand have the FMP finished.
Mon W/B 09/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
This week I finished all of my evaluation work as well as all of
my blogger work.
FINISHED FMP.