Jason Finch is creating a cell animated sci-fi sitcom for his final major project that blends elements of classic and modern cartoons. He researched popular shows from the 1950s and today to inform his project. Jason developed a storyboard and pitched his project idea, which involves time travel between the past and future. He began researching humor styles in vintage cartoons and completed pre-production planning, including a risk assessment and budget. To start production, Jason designed black and white background scenes based on his storyboards.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTec Level 3
Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Games Design
Final Major Project
Production Log
Name Jason Finch
Date Comments
Wednesday
27.02.13
This week, I booked my meeting with my Project Manager for March 5
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, in this I have to do a pitch about my project.
I started my project this week by researching popular kids shows from around the 50’s and those at this present day and why. There were a few iconic ones I found such as Tom
and Jerry, Regular Show etc. I also researched the environments from the 50’s and in the future.
I also had to research Cell Animations to see what it is and how it works, since I am doing a Cell Animation for my FMP.
Finally, from my research I collected earlier in that week, I started thinking of story ideas that could blend both classic and modern cartoon show elements together.
Wednesday
06.03.13
This week, I continued story planning and developed a Story Board, coming up with a Sci-Fi Sitcom that involves Time-Travel; I also researched shows which were popular from
surveys that I made last week like Tom and Jerry, Ed Edd n Eddy, Adventure Time etc.
I did my pitch this week as well, explaining what I plan to do with my FMP, what I have been researching, what I have found etc. I talked about the environment of both the past
and the future, even technology from the past and future and the cartoons made past and present.
Wednesday
13.03.13
I began researching my findings to get an idea of what sort of humour was in those cartoons and take ideas from those. I also finished it within the same week and began to get
more ideas for my story, I also got the risk assessment done this week, making myself aware of possible hazards and how they can happen.
Wednesday
20.03.13
This week I did the pre-production of my FMP, I had to figure out how much everything I would need to do my FMP would cost, getting all of the stuff I needed etc.
Wednesday
27.03.13
I didn’t produce anything this week.
Wednesday
03.04.13
This week, I made a start at producing the backgrounds that I plan to use based on the storyboards I did, I decided to design them in black and white because most cartoons in
the past were in a Black and White Style. The backgrounds I did this week were both outside buildings next to roads.