The document outlines a student's progress over several months in creating a magazine as part of their final major project. It includes weekly updates describing the tasks completed such as developing project ideas, creating layout designs, writing articles, and taking photographs. The student worked on various magazine elements like the cover, contents page, and double page spread. They analyzed survey results, experimented with fonts and layouts, and made adjustments based on feedback. The updates conclude with finalizing the front cover and setting up an online group to evaluate the quality of the finished product.

1. BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
IG4 Final Major Project
Production Diary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans If Problems Anticipated)
Mon W/B 06/12/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Started on the final major project ideas generation task.
Completed the mindmap and tagxedo part.
Start on the moodboard and pinterest part of task 2.
Mon W/B 13/12/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finished task to of IG4 and completed the proposal form. Started
on the script for my pitch.
Finish the script and complete the presentation of
images ready for my pitch next lesson.
Mon W/B 20/12/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Pitched my final major project idea. n/a
Mon W/B 10/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Created a survey for my target audience to complete in order to
get feedback on my idea.
Get people to fill in the survey ready to analyse next
lesson.
Mon W/B 17/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Analysed the results of my survey as part of task 4 for IG4. Analyse other magazine covers and double page
spreads.
Mon W/B 24/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Produced the layout designs for the front cover and double page
spread of my magazine using Adobe Illustrator.
Experiment with the different fonts for the typography
of my magazine.
Mon W/B 31/01/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Started to write the article for the double page spread of my
magazine.
Completed the article for my magazine
Mon W/B 07/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Use the layout design for the double page spread and start to
create my own. Added the article in the columns and the title for
the article above
Completed the risk assessment, take test shots and start
to take pictures that I can use in my double page spread
Mon W/B 14/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Finished all of the details for my double page spread in terms of
page numbers and tweaking certain elements and also added my
picture to it as well
Take pictures for my contents page of my magazine
Mon W/B 21/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completed the contents page. Added the image, text (articles,
page numbers and details of the different stories).
Made final adjustments to the double page spread and
take pictures for the front cover of the magazine
Mon W/B 28/02/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Started to create the front cover using the template I designed.
After playing around with the composition, the layout is different
Take more pictures for the front cover so I have a
variety to choose from

2. BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
IG4 Final Major Project
Production Diary
to how I planned it
Mon W/B 07/03/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Completed the front cover of my magazine by adding the articles,
barcode, masthead and main image and other little details.
Finalise the front cover and set up a closed facebook
group to get people to discuss the quality give me
feedback of the overall product.
Mon W/B 14/03/14
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Evaluate the final product and discuss the things I could have
improved, how I thought I managed the project and the quality of
the overall product.
N/A
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (Including Possible
Contingency Plans)