Week 4

Learning Contract

During the week 4 I have spent most of my time working on the Learning Contract. The process was quite long and tedious but I managed to email the document to my supervisor within specified timescale by 23.9.2011.

Dr. Hetherington then forwarded the document onto my second marker. Once the second marker gets back to us there will be a meeting to discuss the contract and whether any changes should be implemented.

Pre-production

At this point I have begun the Pre-production stage, which involves writing treatment and other preparatory tasks. I sketched my initial ideas into a brief storyboard. I have also created a Gantt chart that aids to effective project planning.

Smartsheet

I discovered a free online software for project planning and collaboration online that supplies various templates that aid recording the progress on your project. Nevertheless, I have just found out it's a free trial not for indefinite use. This means I will have to re-do my Gantt chart altogether.

For more information and to sign up for a free account visit the link below:

http://www.smartsheet.com/

Supervisor Meeting

My supervisor was pleased with the initiative and gave me a few ideas how to update and review my Gantt chart regularly. I am to further define individual tasks under the research topic.

My supervisor and I have further discussed my Literature review. I need to plan on how I will review the individual books within my Week 12 Report.

Because the Production stage falls into the winter months in January, most of the outside shots should be done now while the weather is still good. I will plan to achieve this within the next few weeks.

Tasks to complete this week:

• Plan on how to include literature review in the ‘Week 12 Report’
• Search for books and begin researching cinematography shot planning and learning AE software.
• Start learning how to use the DSLR camera Canon 550D that will be used in the production stage.
• Location Scouting: search for appropriate location for shooting and post the results on your blog next week
• Review the Gantt chart