This production diary details the progress of a student over several weeks as they worked to complete animations for their major project. Over the course of multiple entries, the student researched examples, developed storyboards, textured 3D models, added skeletons to models, animated sequences in Layout, tweaked and rendered the final animations, and uploaded them to YouTube and their blog. Their plan for each following week was to continue working towards completing and polishing the animations.

1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
LewisBrady PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK
(IncludingPossibleContingency Plans
If ProblemsAnticipated)
Imagery Evidence
Mon W/B
20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave begunto carry out my
researchwhichinvolvesme researching
examplesof 3Dgameplayanimationsand
3D assetsforinspiration,whatI’mthinking
aboutdoingwill mostlikelyinvolve a
medieval characterdoingcertaintypesof
move sets.
My planfornextweekistohave
finishedmyresearchandmostof my
ideasgenerationwhichwill thenallow
me to move ontotask 4 – storyboard.
Mon W/B
27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave completedafew
storyboardsbutI have beenfocusingon
texturingthe 3D modelsIchosen,Idone
thisearlyso whenIget to the productionI
can move ontothe animationalotquicker.
The plan fornextweekiscomplete all
the storyboardsand thenbegin
completingdifferentanimationtypes
followingverycloselytomycreated
storyboard.

2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B
04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave completedthe necessary
storyboardsthatare neededtoprogressto
my animationstage of the project,thiswill
resultinseveral animationswhichwill then
be renderedandmostlikelypresentedonto
my bloggerpage.
NextweekIplanto start adding
skelegonstomychosenmodelsthat
will be animated.
Mon W/B
11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave beentweakingthe
skelegonswithinthe model makingsure
each part of the character movesthe way I
wantit to.
I am makingsure the skelegonsare
correctlyplacedbecause Iwantto be able
to easilymove the model withouttoomuch
hassle whichwill allowme tocreate
successful animationsequences.
NextweekIplanto carry on tweaking
the skelegonsonmodellerthenafter
completionIwill importitintoLayout,
Before thatis done howeverImust
correctlyparenteach skelegon.

3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B
18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave finishedthe mainprocess
of tweakingthe skelegonsandbeganto
animate itwithinLayout. Thiswill allowme
to easilymove the model inlayoutasIhave
correctlymovedthe skelegonsinthe right
place and indoingso itwill helpmove
throughthe productionstage quickly.
NextweekIplanto finishatleastone
animationsequence thenmaybe start
productionof anothersequence.
Mon W/B
25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave animated2 different
sequencesthatthe characterperforms
whichinvolvesthe characterblockingwith
theirshieldandmagicallymoving their
sword.
NextweekIplanto tweakthe 2
animationstothe pointof completion
and thenrenderthe final production
pieces.

4. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
HA12 – Marionette Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B
01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave beentweakingthe
animationsequencesand followingthatI
will mostlikelymove ontorenderingthem
and thenpresentingthemontoablogpost.
NextweekIplanto renderthe
finishedanimations,presentthem
ontomy blogthenbeginmyreview.
Mon W/B
08/06/15
(Detailed Weekly
Summary)
ThisweekIhave finished animatingand
have nowuploadedeachcreatedsequence
ontomy YouTube account,I have also
begunto type upmy Reviewwiththe
feedbackIhave collected.
I have rendered3animationsequencesand
have placedthemontomy blogpage which
can alsobe accessedonYouTube.
NextweekIplanto have completed
my Review sonofurther
improvementswillbe made tomy
assignmentorupdate onmy blog
page.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK
(IncludingPossible Contingency
Plans)
Imagery Evidence