This document contains a student's weekly progress updates for their BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production final major project over 15 weeks. It details the planned tasks for each week. The student started by completing initial tasks, creating a mind map of ideas, analyzing short films, and developing a pitch. They then conducted research, wrote a first draft script, and created storyboards. Due to time constraints, they changed their project to creating a manga-style trailer instead of a full short film. Over subsequent weeks, they drew pages, added color, edited in After Effects, and compiled the finished project together in Premiere. Their final tasks were to complete their evaluation and upload all of their work to their blog.
1. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
Contingency Plans If ProblemsAnticipated)
Mon W/B 05/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
For the firstweekwe have startedwithtask1. I have not finishedthe taskyetbutwill continue withit
nextweek,itshouldbe finished soon.
Mon W/B 12/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIwill be carryingon withtask1, itis nearlyfinishedI
shouldbe done inthe nextfewlessons.
NextweekIwill finishtask1and start makinga mind
map of ideas.
Mon W/B 19/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finishedtask1and have starteda mindmap of ideasto do
for myfinal majorproject.
NextweekIwill complete mymindmapanddecide on
whatprojectI want to do.
Mon W/B 26/01/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have completedmymindmapwithanextensiveamountof ideas. I will startshortfilmanalysis’snextweekandcontinue
to researchothershortfilms.
Mon W/B 02/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finishedanalysingone shortfilmaswell asstartingtogather
locationideasandfilmsstyles.
NextweekIstartmy pitchpreparation.
Mon W/B 09/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave startedmy pitchscript andhave startedthe
presentationandimage gathering.
NextweekIwill finishthe scriptandhopefullyhave
finishedthe presentation.
Mon W/B 16/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have finishedbotscriptandpresentationformypitch. NextweekIwill startmy projectresearch,andalsostart
a questionair.
Mon W/B 23/02/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have done some more projectresearchandhave finishedmy
questionair;Ihave alsofinishedanalysingthe resultsfromthe
questionnaire.
NextweekIwill startmyfirstdraft scriptand location
reviewsaswell asequipmentplanning.
Mon W/B 02/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave startedto write up myfirstdraft script,and have
alsostartedlocationreviewing.Iwill be startingequipment
planningnowaswell.
NextweekIwill addmore tomy locationreviewand
hopefullyfinishmyscript,if myscriptisfinishedthenI
will startto make a story board.
Mon W/B 09/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave finishedmyfirstdraftscriptandnow will dosome
ouch upson it as well asstart mystory boards.
Have startedmy storyboardand done mytouch upson
my script.
Mon W/B 16/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave changedwhat I’mgoingto do formy final major
projectfortime managementpurposes.Iwilluse the scriptI have
I have changedwhatI’m goingto doagain do to more
changeswithmyplan,I have decidedthatitwill be
2. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 23/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
alreadymade anduse it to helpmake a teasertrailer.Iwill startby
analysingotherteasertrailersandthencontinue on astoryboard.
AfterI have finishedthatIwill starton my equipmentbudgeting.
more productive forme to do a manga as well itwill
helpme save time asI will be doingthisprojectalone.
Mon W/B 30/03/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
Thisweek,Iwill be usingmyscriptand researchsofar to helpme
developadraftpage lay outfor the manga style trailerI’mgoingto
make.I have swappedfromdoing myinitial ideabecause this
wouldbe more practical to do and will playtomystrengths.
I have generatedapage layoutfor mymanga sequence
and have alreadydrawnupto of the mainsketchesfor
it,nextweekIwill be scanningtheminandadding
colourto them.
Mon W/B 06/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave scannedinmy imagesandhave startedto add
coloursto them,I will continueinmyspare time todraw the
imagesanduse my collage lessonstoapplycolourtothemin
Photoshop.
NextweekIshouldhave nearlyfinishedthe drawings
for the firstpage and will continue tostartcolouring
themand addingthemtothe page layouts.
Mon W/B 13/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have almostfinishedthe drawingsforthe firstpage,Ihave also
coloureda lotof themand setthemup in page number1.
NextweekIwill have finisheddrawingsforthe firstpage
and mightbe able to start drawingformy secondandI
shouldnearlyhave the firstpage complete.
Mon W/B 20/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave finisheddrawingall mysketchesformyfirstpage
and have uploadedmyfirstsetonmy bloggeraccount,I have also
nearlyfinishedthe firstpage.
NextweekIshouldhave finishedmyfirstpage andhave
testedthe cameramovementsinadobe aftereffects,I
shouldalsohave startedmysecondpage.
Mon W/B 27/04/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIput my firstcompletedpage inaftereffectsanddida
quickdaftof howthe final productwill look.Ihave alsostartedmy
secondpage as well asthe drawingsforit.
I shouldbe half wayfor finishingmysecondpage next
weekaswell,andIshouldhave finishedmysecond
page drawingsbythen.
Mon W/B 04/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave finishedmysecondpage andhave started
drawingformy third.
NextweekIwill startputtingtogethermythirdpage
and carry on drawingimagesforit.
Mon W/B 11/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave startedmy thirdpage and have drawn some new
imagesforit,I have alsodone some more researchon other
manga’sfor inspiration.
NextweekIshouldbe half waythroughfinishingmy
thirdpage and shouldhave finisheddrawingimagesfor
it.
Mon W/B 18/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave nearlyfinishedmythirdpage andhave completed
drawingimagesforit,I have scannedinmostof themand
coloureda few.
NextweekIshouldhave finishedmythirdpage as well
as puttingall myimageson blogger.
Mon W/B 25/05/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekI have finishedmythirdpage andbloggingmysketches,
I have startededitingmysecondpage inaftereffects.
NextweekIshouldhave finishedmysecondpage in
aftereffectsandwill startmythird,afterthat I will put
themall togetherinpremier.
3. BTEC ExtendedDiplomainCreativeMediaProduction
IG4 Final MajorProject
ProductionDiary
Mon W/B 01/06/15
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
ThisweekIhave finishedall mypagesandhave putthemtogether
inpremieraftereditingthemthrough aftereffects,Ihave also
startedmy evaluationandshouldhave itfinishedfornextweek.
NextWeekIwill have finishedmyevaluationandput
the remainingof myworkon bloggertobe marked.
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK (IncludingPossible
ContingencyPlans)