The document provides planning details for a digital graphic narrative project. It includes considerations for costs, available resources, quantity, audience, quality factors, codes of practice, copyright, ethical issues, a production schedule, and health and safety precautions. The student plans to create a limited edition children's book aimed at ages 4-6 using available college resources like cameras, computers, and Photoshop software. The production schedule outlines tasks to be completed in each of 10 sessions. Health and safety risks from display screen equipment are addressed in reference to appropriate legislation.

1. Digital Graphic Narrative Planning
Use this booklet to help structure your planning and collate your planning documents.
Considerations:
There are lots of things to consider in this project. Fill out each section in detail to show you have thought about each one. You
should imagine that this is a live project, so considerations like cost, quantity and codes of practice must be thought about in that
context rather than just as a college project.
Costs:
The cost of my book will be very low however there are some costs that will have to be considered to produce
my children’s book. These are, printing cost, the Photoshop software I will be using. I will be doing al my
production on the computer so I will not have to use any money for props or transport.
Available resources:
Recourses available to me are DSLR Cameras can be borrowed to capture images for my book,
Computers/Macs are available to me at the college and at home to produce my work. Also Photoshop
software is available at college for my to create my book.

2. Quantity:
My children’s book will be a special edition and will only be produced in limited numbers. this will ensure all
books will be sold.
Audience and Target Market:
My target audience for my book will be aimed at young children from 4-6 as it will contain a simple story line
but will have more text so that children that are more confident with reading can read something with more
mature text for them to discover in my book.
Quality Factors:
My theme of how I make the book for example rota scoping, shapes ect need to follow the same pattern to
make it look professional and make the quality of my book as good as it can be. I will ensure I stick to my
timetable so I spend enough time on each part of the book.
Codes of Practice:
I will make sure my book is released by a set date and make sure the standard and quality is to a high
standard and reaches my targets. The book will be proof read, spell checked, read over multiple times and
then printed checked for any errors and the printed more to be sold.

3. Regulation:
Copyright:
My story follows the same storyline as the ugly duckling however I have changed sections in the classic
children’s story to make it my own and so it does not come under the copyright law. I will get permission of the
people who own the copyright ownership of this children’s book to allow me to use features from there story in
my own work. However I am using a very old story so it may be out of copyright and therefore I can use it.
Ethical Issues:
Decency, representation and cultural sensitivity could all apply to my work. I am limited in what I can include in
my book as it is targeted at ages 4-6 so certain language and events cannot happen in my story. I must also
be careful of not having the influence of racism, sexism and other things that may offend my audience.

4. Resources:
A successful project relies on good planning. Considering all the resources you will need for a project and then assessing which
you already have and which you need will help ensure you are ready to start your project.
If there is a resource you don’t currently have, then consider how you are going to get it before you go in to production.
Resource:
Do you have
it? What do you need to do to get it?
Photoshop Yes Download it and pay a monthly fee
Macs/computers Yes Go into college or use it at home
A3 paper (story board) no Ask college to supply some paper
Pencils and colourings Yes Take my pencil case to college

5. Production Schedule:
Delivering your project on time is vital. In order to do this, you need a solid plan of action. This will help you divide up your work in
to manageable chunks to be tackled one at a time. It will also allow you to plan which tasks need to be done in which order. It will
also allow you to track your progress each day. If you are falling behind, you will need to modify the way you work. If you work
faster than expected, you can clearly see what the next steps you need to take are.
Each session is a half-day of college.
Session 1:
Create characters for second page
Create back ground for second page
Finalise page
Session 2:
Create characters for page 3
Create background for page 3
Finalise page
Session 3:
Create characters for page 4
Create background for page 4
Finalise page

6. Session 4:
Create characters for page 5
Create background for page 5
Finalise page
Session 5:
Create characters for page 6
Create background for page 6
Finalise page
Session 6:
Create characters for page 7
Create background for page 7
Finalise page
Session 7:
Create characters for page 8
Create background for page 8
Finalise page
Session 8:
Create characters for page 9
Create background for page 9

7. Finalise page
Session 9:
Read over insert the text
Make every page have a paper layer texture
Session 10:
Finalise everything

8. Health and safety:
Your health and safety and that of those around you is very important. Just like in industry, an accident could prevent you from
working. Whilst we don’t work in a highly dangerous environment, there are still risks. Some are short term, such as trips and
spillages whilst others, such as long term damage to eyesight or back problems, may affect you much later in life.
Consider the risks based on the activities you will be undertaking during the project. Explain how you could prevent them from
happening.
Ensure you reference appropriate pieces of legislation, design to protect people at work.
Health and Safety Issue Health and Safety (Display
Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
How can you prevent it? Health and Safety (Display
Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
You could get eyestrain, which can cause headaches and
eye injury.
You need to take frequent breaks roughly every 20
minutes to give our eyes a short rest. You should also be
working from a good distance from the screen. Try to
reduce as much glare as you can to ensure your eyes
aren't strained.
You could get wrist strain or hand cramps.
Make sure your keyboard is stable and adjustable to your
own comfort. Make sure you have space on york work
surface.
You could get backache or back strain.
Make sure your chair is comfortable and stable. Make
sure there's enough legroom that’s appropriate to your
size.