This document contains 14 weekly progress updates from a student on their final major project creating a magazine. In each update, the student summarizes the tasks they completed in the previous week and outlines their plan for the upcoming week. They experience various setbacks and changes to their schedule but ultimately complete all tasks by the final deadline, finishing their magazine and evaluation. Potential issues they foresee include technical problems, delays in receiving information from others, and losing motivation toward the end of the project.

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IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Reece Mechan
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 01/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
The task I setmy self forthisweekwasto analyse magazine covers
and to generate ideasformy magazine.Ihave gave myself 3weeks
to do this task, I chose to give myself 3 weeks because I feel like I
can do each analysis in enough depth to achieve a good mark for
the task.
The plan for this week is to focus on the analysis of
other magazines to generate ideas in my head. I have
chosento use thisweekasa way to ease myself into the
assignment.Idon’tfeel like anyproblemswillarise with
thistask because theyare all done usingMicrosoftword
which I can get access to on my laptop at home.
Mon W/B 08/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have decided to move tasks 3, 4, and 5 onto this week because I
don’t feel like I have to devote much time to it as it can easily be
done within an hour and half. I have got majority of my analysis
done so I have decided to devote majority of my time this week
towardscreatingmy surveyandannotatingthe results. I feel like I
shouldbe able toget thisdone intoday’slessonandmaybe give 30
minutes of tomorrow’s lesson onto these tasks. After I have
finished all the tasks to do with my survey I will then devote my
time towards my magazine analysis.
This week’s plan is to devote today’s lesson and
tomorrow’s lesson to getting tasks 3, 4, and 5 done and
then spend the rest of the week focusing on finishing
the analysis part of my research tasks. I can only see
veryfewproblemsarising;one of the problemsIsee isif
the college internet goes down whilst creating the
survey.Idoubtthiswill happen but I have considered it
and I think I will still be fine because I will create my
survey when I go home.
Mon W/B 15/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finished all the tasks that I set for last week to a standard I
am happy with. I can now look at the analysis part of this
assignment knowing that I couldn’t have done better.
The plan for the week ahead is that I will write my
survey results up in today’s lesson and get task of
research done. After I have done this I will then move
ontoworkingon pre-production tasks 3, 4, and 5. There
will be no problems arising with these tasks because
they can all be accessed and worked on at home.
Mon W/B 22/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have decidedtotake task5 overto thisweekbecause Ididn’tend
up starting.Ididn’tstart thisbecause I am still thinkingif anyprops
will be usedinthe photoshoot.AnothertaskIhave decidedtotake
over to this week is task 6, I chose to take this over because I am
still awaiting a reply from a personal trainer to tell me if he can
feature, if he can’t do it then I have a stand in model.
The plan for the week ahead is focus on planning my
pitch; I have decided to focus on this because it is the
thing that I am most worried about doing. The only
problemthatI can see arise isthat I take too many tasks
overto nextweekbecause Imightspendtoomuchtime
on my pitch script.
Mon W/B 29/02/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finished all the tasks I logged in for last week’s entry
including the pitch script. Hand on heart I don’t know what I was
worriedaboutI feel likeIhave done all the pre-productiontasksso
The plan forthisweekisto do the pitch,prepare the
interviewquestions,anddoesthe typeface design.Ifeel
like thisweekcouldbringupalot of problemsbecause

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far up to the best standard I can. Tuesday’slessonisn’tlike anyotherlessonbecause we
can’t use the room as to the classrecordingall their
pitches.Ifeel like Icouldhave totake some tasksover
to the followingweekbecause Idon’tknowhowmany
distractionsthere willbe onTuesday.
Mon W/B 07/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
No taskshave beencarriedovertothis weekwhichI’mhappy
aboutbecause I am back on track. I am unsure abouthowthe
recordingof the pitchwentbecause I wasreallynervousandI
stuttered.I don’tknowif thiswill hindermygrade butI’mwiping
lastweekawayand notlettingthe worriesIhave multiplyand
affectthisweek’swork.
The overall plan is to be on a roll I have four tasks that
needdoing;headline design,take photos for magazine,
editthe photos,contactsheet.Ihave got my motivation
playlistreadyforthe weekahead.I’mdeterminedtonot
make a lot of change towards the project schedule. I
don’t want any more tasks being brought over a week
because I don’t know how I will get it all done to the
best of my capability, nothing more nothing less. I feel
like once again this week could have a lot of problems;
one of the major problems is with taking the photos. I
want to do an outdoor shoot but obviously it depends
on the weather.
Mon W/B 14/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
No extrataskswere carriedoverintothisweekexceptthe ones
alreadyplanned.Ihave decidedtogive myself more time on
editingthe photosbecause Iwanttokeepthisassignmentfunfor
myself soIdon’tget bored.The task of editingphotoscandrag on.
As youverywell knowIthoughtproblemswouldarise butthey
didn’tcause the weatherwaspermitting.
The tasks I have for this week consist of 4. As you know
fromlookingatthe schedule Ihave extendedthe editing
of the photos task. My other three tasks are to edit the
front cover, place the headings, and place the images.
The spice girls are going on and the Photoshop
application is open this week will be the most
productive week of them all.
Mon W/B 21/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have gottenmostof the tasksfrom lastweekdone.Ihave
decidedtocarry overthree tasksbecause I am still creatingthe
headlinesthatwill appearonthe cover.Afterthishasbeen
inputtedIwill be finishedforthe coverandall I have to dothenis
editthe photos.
ThisweekIwant to properlymake a productive start on
the post-production part of my assignment. I am
optimistic about this week because I can’t see a
problemthatcould arise which will hinder my progress
on this assignment.
Mon W/B 28/03/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
All myheadingshave beentypedandputontomyfront cover.I am
not uploadingthe coverbecause Iwantto pickthe rightplacesfor
themon the page to complete the overall lookof the magazines.
I aimingtofinish the front cover for this week and start
to move onto the contents page and interview page. If
you look on my brief I have set the tasks of setting up

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the columns and typing the contents page up, to be
started this week. As the weeks progress I am noticing
extreme change within my overall product which is a
good sign because it means I am almost done.
Mon W/B 04/04/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
MY FRONTCOVER ISFINISHED!!!!Anotherimpressive progression
that has beenmade onthe progressionisthat my contents page is
lookingvery professional and I am happy with it. I would go as far
to say I am feeling most positive about the contents page.
This week I am mostly focusing on achieving the
completion of the contents page and I am optimistic
that this will be the last week I am working on it. I also
wantto start the productionphase of myinterviewpage
this week, I am unsure that it will get a lot of time
dedicated to it though.
Mon W/B 11/04/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ALL THE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN FINISHED!!!! I am not going to lie I
am over the moon that I have finally finished the task because it
was so repetitive and dull. I also am a few pages away from
finishingthe contentspage I am currently unsure as to what these
pages are but I am still feeling optimistic.
The plan thisweekisthat I want tohave more of my
contentspage completed;Ihave lostabitof optimism
for itbeingcompletedASAPbecause Iamslightly
unsure as to whatto fill the page with.Ihave roughly
made a start on the interviewbutIam inno rushto get
it done ASAP Iwantto enjoythisperiodbecause after
the editingisthe dreadedevaluationwhichisboring.
Mon W/B 18/04/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have deleted some of my contents page because they weren’t
suiting the overall vibe of the magazine.
This week I want to devote more of my time towards
the interview part of the magazine because I’m in the
mood for abit of a change up.
Mon W/B 25/04/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I no longer have to set up columns which I am happy about
because that was also getting tedious.
ThisweekIam just goingto try andget done what I can.
I am feeling less motivated within myself which I feel
will hinder my work ethic for this week.
Mon W/B 02/05/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Verylittle progresswasmade overthis lastweek,sadly. I am feeling a lot more motivated this week which is
good considering I’m still feeling under the weather. I
have a gut feeling that this week will end up being
beneficial to my work I just have no idea how. The plan
for this week is to get as much as I can done.
Mon W/B 09/05/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
A lotof progresshasbeenmade,mycontentspage isstill notdone
but I have a feelingitwillgetdone thislessonthenall Ineedtodo
ischeck overit all andthenuploadmy pages.
ThisweekIstill have a lotof tasksto do butI have a
funnyfeelingthatbyWednesdayitwill all be done.
Mon W/B 16/05/16 MY MAGAZINEIS FINISHED!!!!WOOOOOOO!!!!!!! ThisweekIam focussingonthe onlytask I have leftto

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IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
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(Detailed Weekly Summary) do and thatis my evaluation.Iknowwithinmyself this
will take along time butI am preparedforthe longhaul.
Mon W/B 23/05/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I am halfwaythroughmyevaluation. Withhalf of myevaluationdone Iammotivatedthatthe
restwill be done thisweek.
Mon W/B 30/05/16
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
EVALUATION FINISHED!!!!
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)