Thursday, February 15, 2024

My Hopeful Schedule

 I will be dedicating this blog posting to the organization of my project. Last year's portfolio project kind of went along with the schedule I created for it until the end when it got really chaotic; however, I plan to use my time this year and get through with as little stress and procrastination as possible.


I will organize this posting through weeks and mention first what I want to have done, relating to the actual filming, by that week, and then talk about the blog postings I wish to accomplish.


Week 1: (2/12 - 2/18)

Project: 

- By the end of this week I hope to have a more detailed plan of what I want to do (or at least a more specific idea of the topic or genre)

- I also want to make sure that if I do come up with at least one other idea for my project in case I decide that the way I am leaning to currently, will not work out.

Blogs:

- Even though I have already posted one, I want to have a total of 3 blog postings throughout this week, this being my second one.

- Apart from this schedule (which I have decided to print out and put on my wall), I will be making one more blog post talking about 2 projects I have done throughout this year that will relate to my topic or some aspect of my Portfolio project this year.

          - My Film Distribution Project

          - My Documentary Project


Week 2: (2/19 - 2/25)

Project: 

- By this week I want to have a solidified idea of what my project idea is (this does not mean it has to be concrete with everything in place, only that I know what and how I want to make my piece)

- I also want to try and research a bit during this week some documentaries or shows that relate to the topic and feeling I'm trying to portray, so I can get a more delicately formed idea.

Blogs:

- 3 blog postings dealing with the researching aspect.

          - Genre posting (conventions) + other films with similar or same genres + target audience

          - Vague idea of storyline, or "working with" my project idea/subjects

          - 'Why are Interviews Important' and dive into potential interviewees


Week 3: (2/26 - 3/3)

Project: 

- By this week I want to have my storyboard almost complete or create a list of shots I could use. This could also allow me to begin to film B-roll since getting the perfect shot may take a while.

- I also want to research music that will fit the feeling of my piece

Blogs:

- 3 blog postings on my research and incorporation of that information into my own terms for my project.

          - Color design and schemes (how I want to portray my film through the colors shown)

          - Background music 

          - My Brand (company or self)


Week 4: (3/4 - 3/10)

Project: 

- By this week, I want to have my storyboard completely finished. By finished, I mean that I want to have all of the shots I plan to take written down and how they would look. Including what cues in the music would fit right with them.

- Since I should have had some of the storyboard done by last week, I also plan on filming some B-roll this week in order to advance in the process.

- I would also like to have at least two interviews scheduled, so I can start getting the fitting B-roll as soon as possible.

Blogs:

- 3 blogs reflecting the ending of my grand researching phase and the beginning of my production phase. (3 of the 4 listed)

          - Finished storyboard and extra ideas for B-roll

          - Location scouting post

          - Music + B-roll post (including an ending paragraph about potential upcoming interviews?)

          - If an interview is conducted, one posting about the interview and how it went


Week 5: (3/11 - 3/17)

Project: 

- This week I want to have all of my planned B-roll finished being shot

- I also want to have all my interviews done by this week; however, if necessary, I can maybe push one back to the next week.

Blogs:

- 3 blogs all on my production process and troubles I may be having. If I have a class discussion, then include one of those as a replacement.

          - B-roll sum up, 'how I approached it'

          - Interview post

          - WILD CARD (I can pick anything according to how the process is going)


Week 6: (3/18 - 3/24)

Project: 

- This week I hope to begin editing my piece even if I haven't fully finished the interviews or haven't gotten quite enough B-roll.

- I also want to start researching for my social media page and my print component, the magazine spread.

Blogs:

- 3 blogs focused on components relating to research of minor topics and post-production (3 of the 4)

          - Post-production in general (not related to my project) research

          - Beginning of post-production

          - Social media page and magazine spread research content

          - Another interview blog if I did not finish the interviews last week


Week 7: (3/25 - 3/31)

Project: 

- By this week I want to have basically all of my video projects fully edited or almost done.

- I also want to research for my critical reflection essay to make sure I have all of the topics ready and begin to create it if I have time.

- Lastly, I want to be working on my social media page (hopefully done) and my magazine spread (working on)

Blogs:

- 3 blogs on post-production conclusion, and moving onto my minor aspects of the project (3 out of 4)

          - Ending of post-production

          - CCR research (gather all info into one blog so I can easily put it into an essay)

          - Social media page posting (hopefully finished one)

          - Work in progress magazine spread


Week 8: (4/1 - 4/7)

Project: 

-This week I want to get feedback on my final video portion and maybe alter it a little to fix mistakes or recommendations.

- Finish the social media page and magazine spread

- Finish or very final draft of my critical reflection

Blogs:

- 3 blogs mainly focusing on the final aspects of the project

          - Group meeting and how I changed my project because of it

          - Any issues or mistakes I encountered

          - Final wrap-up of my print and digital content (social media page and magazine spread)

Week 9: (4/8 - 4/10)

Project: 

- The only thing I want to do this week is wrap up my critical reflection and enjoy the peace of being done with the project

- Be happy with my final project

Blogs:

- 3 posting to finalize

          - Final post to talk about the reflection process of the whole project

          - Critical Reflection

          - Full video + social media page + magazine spread


Looking at this whole schedule makes me kind of nervous but hopefully, I'll get through it and be extremely happy with my final project! I can't wait!

-Dana

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