Calendars!

    So before I get too distracted by my ideas and forget important details, let's talk logistics. This project is Due April, 13th, so as of the time of writing it's about 9 weeks away. I feel to get an idea of when I could work on this project, I have to figure out when I can not (or at least when there's less chance of progress)

    Being the outgoing student that I am, I'm in the crew of students representing Cypress Bay Television at the 2023 Student Television Network National Convention in Long Beach, California. Now, I competed last year during the first week of the Media Studies AS Portfolio project and I got absolutely no work done. When I got back I had to sit down with my instructor and she basically told me I had to pick up the slack because I was really behind, I made not blog posts in that time and didn't even have an ide of where I wanted to take the project. And whether you believe me or not, I really did try to work on the project whenever I had a moment to myself, but we were kept very busy while on the trip and I also desperately needed to sleep whenever given the chance to.

    This year, STN's National Convention got pushed back to mid-March (the 15th-19th), so I want to make a plan that would involve working around that trip. Though STN, isn't the only thing that may get in the way.  I recently just won Gold at SkillsUSA Regionals (a competition where I make a short film in about 2 days based on a given prompt), SkillsUSA States would take place April 10th-13th. While States last year wasn't as busy as STN, I wouldn't want to rely on the spare time during that trip to finish my work for this Portfolio project.

    Basically what I'm trying to say by all of this, is that in this plan of mine, I will plan my project schedule around those days since I'm uncertain of the amount of work I will complete on those days. Below is a rough outline for a Full Project Schedule (including video, print, and social media component)

Week One: 2/7/23-2/13/23
-choose project genre
-develop project schedule
-begin developing full film plot
-research genre and story ideas
-post 4 blogs

Week Two: 2/14/23-2/19/23
-continue research on project components
-continue to develop story
-begin search for music
-post 4 blogs

Week Three: 2/20/23-2/26/23
-continue to research/plan project components (digital/print)
-develop script
-create shot list/storyboard
-create social media tool
-post 4 blogs

Week Four: 2/27/23-3/5/23
-continue to research/plan project components
-finalize script
-finalize shot list
-develop key art ideas
-make list for equipment
-post to social media
-post 4 blogs

Week Five: 3/6/23-3/12/23
-continue to research/plan project components
-finalize storyboards
-continue to develop key art
-begin production of video component
-document production process (for social media and blog)
-begin planning print component
-post to social media
-post 4 blogs

Week Six: 3/13/23-3/19/23
-begin post-production (review/organize footage)
-finalize print component
-post to social media
-post 4 blogs

Week Seven: 3/20/23-3/26/23
-research information relating to Critical Reflection
-finalize video component
- work on print/digital components
-post to social media
-post 3 blogs

Week Eight: 3/27/23-4/2/23
-research information relating to Critical Reflection
-finalize video component
- work on print/digital components
-post to social media
-post 3 blogs

Week Nine: 4/3/23-4/9/23
-create Critical Reflection
-finalize print component
-post to social media
-post 3 blogs

Week Ten: 4/10/23-4/13/23
-create final, overall project reflection
-post all project components to blog
-Post Critical Reflection to blog

Now since the Short Film is a large component of the Portfolio, below is a more specific outline with deadlines:

START: 2/9/23

SCRIPT FINALIZED: 2/28/23

STORYBOARDS/SHOT LIST FINISHED BY: 3/8/23

BEGIN PRODUCTION: 3/11/23

(STN 3/15/23-3/19/23)

BACKUP FILMING DATES/RESHOOTS: 3/21/23-3/26/23 (Spring Break)

RADIO EDIT/ROUGH DRAFT BY: 3/31/23

FINAL DRAFT BY: 4/7/23

OFFICIAL DUE DATE: 4/13/23

    Generally speaking, I want to prioritize my planning to make sure I have a fully developed story that will serve as the foundation for the rest of this project, so I don't mind allotting more time for that than other areas like post-production. Of course nothing is Final, but I will do my best to stick with this schedule, not only for the project itself, but also for my own sanity.