This document outlines the progress and plans over several months for a student's final major project creating a movie trailer. It begins with researching different types of trailers and movie genres. The student decides to create a horror film trailer, writing a script and selecting filming locations. Problems with timing arise and the project is changed to creating a movie poster instead. Photographs are taken and posters edited over subsequent weeks, with plans to add text and create a questionnaire to evaluate the final products.

1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
In thisweekIhave startedto thinkaboutthe differenttypesof
mediaprojectIwant to create.DoingthisI have decidedwhat
piece Iwant to create and learntandwrote downwhatI needto
do to achieve this.
NextweekI’mgoingtostart myresearchintomovie
trailerswhichismychosenpiece.Iwill lookatevery
aspectof howtheyare puttogetherandwhat makesa
reallyengagingmovietrailerandhowtheymake people
wantto watch the film.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I’ve researcheddifferenttrailersanddiscussedthe differenttypes
of editingetc.thatare usedand howtheydifferineachgenre.
NextweekI’mgoingtodecide whatgenre of filmIwant
to do and howI’mgoingto achieve it.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I’ve decidedthatI’mgoingtocreate a Horror filmtrailer,andI’ve
chosenwhoI wantto star inthe trailer. Andthe voice over.
NextweekI’mstartingmyscriptand goingto find
where tofilm.Finishtask1.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I’ve nowdecidedwhere Iwanttofilmandfinishingtask1also. Complete task1.And recordon a word documentmy
locationetc.
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finishwritingthe script. Complete riskassessment, name the film
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Riskassessmentdone
Name chosen
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Write proposal form
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Presentationscriptwritten Create notesfromthe script
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
FinishPowerPoint Prepare forpresentation
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finishstoryboard
Bookequipmentthisweek Filminthe nextfewweeks
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Mon W/B 06/04/15
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Mon W/B 13/04/15
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Mon W/B 20/04/15
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Mon W/B 27/04/15
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Thinkingaboutthe time we have tofilmandeditour trailerwe’ve
decidedthatchangingor final projecttoa filmposterinsteadof
trailerwouldbe more realisticandthe endproductwill be
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Takenpicturesformy posters
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finisheditingpostersbynextweek
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Start to add textto editedpictures
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Save as imagesandcreate questionnaire
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Write evaluationonfinal products

3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)