These notes are intended for occasions when you will need to plan a comprehensive project such as a short film in Year 2 or 3, or a Junior Film in Year 3 and a Senior Film during Year 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To begin, there is an exercise you should do with this, to identify the amount of time you might have in your schedule to dedicate towards the creation of a large work like this. The link to that document is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have assessed what your daily, weekly, and semester-long commitments are, you should then proceed with organizing a production schedule, specifically considering the tasks needed to produce the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You should design the schedule to be edited and adjusted. It\u2019s vital to review and adjust things regularly, as you proceed with the development and production of the project. Along the way, on a weekly, even daily basis, you will need to make additions and modifications as you progress forward. Therefore, online spreadsheets and lists are particularly useful, or a physical board, where you can easily add notes and move them around. A large bulletin board or white board in your home or studio are good. However, due to their size, it might not be practical. A digital document is a good alternative \u2014 even better. You can then open it on multiple devices and it can be shared..<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are steps you should do to organize a production timeline or schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find a list of proposed production categories here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will need to refer to the early story and visual development documents you have organized, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Name all characters and locations, even if it\u2019s simply \u201cCharacter 1\u201d for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Give scenes and shots names and numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will need to count:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find a list of proposed production categories here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the storyboard and animatic, list, in detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add this information as \u201crows\u201d on the production timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To create a production schedule, you could use use a whiteboard with dry erase markers, slips of paper or sticky notes on a wall or large sheet of cardboard, and the like. But, this will require physical space, like a wall in a studio or in a room where you live (but probably not above your bed \u2013 that might not be a good idea). A paper calendar is also fine, provided that you write tasks with pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You will want to devise a system that maintains the schedule as a flexible, editable document so you can add more tasks if you need to, and to split time periods into smaller parts, like weeks in days, to zoom in for more detail and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To this end, you can see that organizing a production schedule with a spreadsheet program is an excellent option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With spreadsheet software, or similarly with slips of paper temporarily fixed on a wall, you can move the tasks around, when you add new segments to the the film, change production goals, or find that you are behind schedule. Such a production timeline is meant to be an ongoing reference of where you are at, what is currently on the go, what needs to be done, and a record of what you have completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can download your own version of the spreadsheet<\/strong>, as Excel documents, here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Go ahead and adapt the document for your purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Google Docs is a good option for a production schedule, particularly if you collaborate with others on a project, like with an animation course, when several people will refer to a single source document for reference, and to keep up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you set up the document (e.g. Main Menu > File > New \u201cWorkbook,\u201d \u201cBlank Document,\u201d etc.), you will find a document that consists of columns and rows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be realistic with your projections, based on your current experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Factor in a \u201ccontingency\u201d. It\u2019s a buffer that accounts for the unanticipated, the parts that are taking longer than expected. An accepted rule of thumb is to allow for an additional 10% – 30% to the project timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you proceed with production and find that you will run overtime and will go past the time you projected, adjust the timeline. If necessary, you might have to adjust features like animation and\/or design detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can download your own version of the spreadsheet<\/strong>, as Excel documents, here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Go ahead and adapt the document for your purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These notes are intended for occasions when you will need to plan a comprehensive project such as a short film in Year 2 or 3, or a Junior Film in Year 3 and a Senior Film during Year 4. 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