This document outlines the schedule for a final major project at Salford City College for a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production in Games Design. The schedule spans from February 6th to May 20th and includes tasks such as meetings with a project manager, working on animations and scenes using Source Filmmaker, gathering character and sound assets, testing animations, getting feedback, and a final deadline on May 20th.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTec Level 3
Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Games Design
Final Major Project
Schedule
Review date: 06.02.13
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
w/b 04.02.13 Task 1 - FMP Launch
Meeting
w/b 11.02.13 Half-Term
w/b 18.02.13 Book meeting slot
with project manager.
Work on task 2 Finish schedule Work on task 2 Aim to have task 2
finished
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 25.02.13 Start task 3 Work on task 3 Finish task 3 Start task 4 Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 04.03.13 Finish task 4 Task 4 pitch 10:00AM Begin task 5 Finish task 5 over
today and Saturday
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 11.03.13 Task 5: Pre-production
must take place by
this week.
Meeting 10:00AM Finish any leftover bits
with previous tasks
Start task 6 Improve skill with SFM Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 18.03.13 10:00AMMeeting Work on task 6 Finish task 6 Improve skill with SFM Review Schedule and
Production Log
25.03.13 Easter Review Schedule and
Production Log
01.04.13 Easter Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 08.04.13 10:00AMMeeting Work out a list of
characters required
Work out a list of
sound files required
Find skins for existing
characters
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 15.04.13 10:00AMMeeting Work out a list of
objects required
Start a test scene Finish up test
animation
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 22.04.13 10:00AMMeeting Render some
screenshots of how
the animation takes
place
Annotate the
screenshots and blog
them
Generate scene ideas
with people who are
successful at using the
program
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 29.04.13 10:00AMMeeting Work on making the
scenes that I have
generated based on
feedback
Work on scenes Finish up a few basic
scenes and start
something more
elaborate
Review Schedule and
Production Log

2. w/b 06.05.13 10:00AMMeeting Begin a more detailed
animation
Work on final scene Work on final scene Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 13.05.13 10:00AMMeeting Finish final scene –
time take around 10
hours
Refine the final scene
and add sound files
Co-ordinate speech
and sort out
phonemes
Review Schedule and
Production Log
w/b 20.05.13 Task 8: Evaluation
should take place no
later than the
beginning of this
week.
10:00AMMeeting Task 8 – Write up an
evaluation
DEADLINE