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Media Department 2017/2018

Learner Production Tracker

Unit 13

Extended Project in Creative Media Production

Name: Harry BartlamBlog URL:Course: UAL Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and

Technology – Level 3Pathway: Digital Design and Animation

Unit 13 Extended Project in Creative Media ProductionLearning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

AIM: Demonstrate their achievement through proposing and realising a project, which integrates the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired throughout the course

1. Be able to initiate and develop a creative media production project proposal.

1.1. Use critical and contextual perspectives to initiate a creative media production project proposal.

1.2. Use analysis and evaluation to clarify and develop ideas for a creative media production project proposal.

2. Be able to use research, analysis and evaluation to develop solutions for a creative media production project.

2.1. Use research to support the development of a creative media production project.2.2. Use analytical and evaluative skills to develop creative solutions to realize a media

production project.

3. Be able to solve practical, theoretical and technical problems in a creative media production project.

3.1. Solve practical and technical problems within a creative media production project.3.2. Solve theoretical problems within a creative media production project.

4. Be able to plan, organise and produce a creative media production project.

4.1. Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise & produce a creative media production project within an agreed timeframe.

5. Be able to use practical methods and skills in a creative media production project.

5.1. Demonstrate the exploration, adaptation and application of practical methods and skills in the realisation of a creative media production project.

6. Be able to use evaluative and reflective skills in the production of a creative media product.

6.1. Maintain evaluative and reflective records of the development and production of a creative media project.

6.2. Use evaluative and reflective skills to make decisions for a creative media production project.

7. Be able to present a creative media production project.

7.1. Explore strategies to present a creative media production project.7.2. Present a creative media production project to a specified audience.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 16th April 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Audience profiling and experimentation

What is your Learning Task/Assignment for the week? (What are you going to do in the week)

Over the week I plan on developing my audience profiles so that I have a better understanding of who I need to adapt my project for. As well as this I am going to continue with my experimentation that I started in the half term break.

How do you plan to achieve this? (SMART Targets)

Before I carry out any more practical work, I am going to ensure I know exactly who this project is aimed for and what kind of people would take an interest in what I am doing. I have planned that I can finish the audience work within a day and then I will focus on the practical experimentation. In doing this I will look into illustration and colour schemes to see what would be most suitable for what I am doing.

Learner Progress TrackerReflection on the work you have produced this weekOverall I am happy with the outcome for this week. I now have a much better understanding of the audience who would be interested in the project and how I can adapt my work to work in the most effective way. I have also been able to develop my practical work and will continue this into next week as I feel I need to learn more before I begin the production of the video.

Notes on Resources and Sources used in the production of the week’s workI have used my own survey to understand the audience of my project more, as well as YouGov articles based on the context of my project.

Full Harvard Reference of Sources is Located in portfolioChecklistSpellchecked Proofread Introduction Conclusion Harvard Presentation Published

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Feedback from your Lecturers and peers, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)I have been able to develop my experimentation through feedback I have received. I now feel more confident with the work I have done as the animation looks smoother and therefore more realistic.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 23rd April 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Experimentation and pre-production/production


Over the week I am going to finish my experimentation by creating a storyboard and animatic to help me visualise the timing of the final sequence. This will help me understand what needs to be done in each shot throughout the animation.


Through previous work I have been able to develop an effective way of creating storyboards and animatics at the same time. By creating each frame in Photoshop I can import them into a sequence and work out the timing of the sequence as well as the content of each shot. This overall saves a great amount of time as it sets up a comprehensive plan for the animation and makes the entire production a clearer process. Once I have completed this I plan on beginning the design of the video which will be used in the final piece. This will allow me to move onto the animation production early next week.

Learner Progress TrackerReflection on the work you have produced this weekThis week I have been able to accomplish what I set out to do. I have finished both the storyboarding and animatics. I am happy with the outcome of these as I now have a much clearer idea of what needs to be done next week during production. Also, I have begun preproduction by designing the first few shots of the sequence. To make the process more efficient I am going to design each shot carefully so that they can be used more than once throughout the sequence.

Notes on Resources and Sources used in the production of the week’s workI have used programs for the Adobe Suite to develop the storyboards, animatic and initial designs for the video.


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Feedback from your Lecturers and peers, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)I have received feedback on my progress so far and am now confident about how I can use text in the video to make the moral a clear message to the audience. Also I now know how I can easily show the animated parts of my project through gifs on my project portfolio.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 30th April 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Animation production


This week I plan to work on my final animation. I predict that this will take roughly two weeks to finish so I aim to complete half of the animation this week.


If I ensure that I used my time efficiently, I feel that this is a realistic goal. I think if I complete 1 – 2 shots each day, this will make my target a lot more reachable. I also plan to work on the animation at home after college each day so that I can have as much time as possible to work on the sequence. Using After Effects and Illustrator, I have been able to develop a production process throughout Unit 12 that will make my work more time efficient which is crucial since I am now realising how ambitious my project is with the time frame I have to work with.

Learner Progress TrackerReflection on the work you have produced this week

Overall, I am happy with what I have been able to produce. Although it feels like I have made much progress, I have been able to develop all of the assets for the video which means that the remaining part of the sequence will be easier and faster to create. Now that I have done this I feel that I am in a good position for next week to finish the video. I’m also glad that I used Adobe Dynamic Link as this has helped me watch the video in its entirety so far without having to render. This allows me to save time and check to see what my progress has been so far.

Notes on Resources and Sources used in the production of the week’s work

Used After Effects and Illustrator to work on the video.


x x x x x x x

Feedback from your Lecturers and peers, detailing further actions you need to take (student to complete)

I have received positive feedback so far. I have spoken with the tutors about how the use of text in the video in certain shots might feel out of place, so I now feel more aware of where I can use text in the video to accurately inform the audience without taking anything away from the story.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 7th May 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Finish production of animation


This week I am going to finish the animation for my extended project. This includes making changes to the final sequence and making sure that everything is to the quality I envisioned it to be when planning.


Since I created all of the assets last week, I feel that this is a very realistic task. This is because it is now much easier to drag and drop the background or sprite that I need into the composition. This helps me save time as it means that I can also recycle some of the animation used for previous shots which is idea since this can be a very time-consuming process, especially for character animation.


Overall, I am happy with my progress. I have been able to finish the video in its entirety and will render/check for any issues early next week. I chose to do this as I underestimated how long it would take to finish the video as well as how long it would take to render the entire sequence. I think this shows that I need to be more realistic about my time estimations in the future. However, I feel that I am now in a good position to completely finish the video next week as well as start on my evaluation.


Used After Effects and Illustrator to work on the video.


x x x x x x x


Overall, I have received positive feedback on the work I have produced. I am happy with people’s reactions as it shows that the work is to a good quality and that it is near a professional level. If I have time I hope to add foley sound to the sequence as this was one area that was suggested that could be improved.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 14th May 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Render video and write about production processes.


This week I am going to firstly render my video and check to see if I can quickly improve/fix any parts of the sequence. Then I plan on working on my production processes whilst also proof reading the entirety of the portfolio so far.


Firstly, I am going to render the video as this will take a considerable amount of time to finish. I can render this in the background, so it shouldn’t affect my progress on my other tasks. After this I plan to work on my production processes as this could also take some time to complete as I have an extensive amount of work to talk about. I feel that this is a realistic target if I split the week into the 2 sections I have for the production processes. I feel that I have taken enough screenshots/gifs to sustain my work so I feel that completing this within a week won’t be a problem.


This week I was able to easily finish my tasks with the time I had. Firstly, I was able to render the video on the first day of the week which allowed me to then move onto the written work which spoke about the work I did in pre-production and production. I feel that this puts me in a good position to begin my evaluation next week and do one last check to see if I can improve my portfolio in any other way. Overall, I am happy with the work I have been able to produce and what I have been able to achieve through this project.


This week I used After Effects to render the video and collect screenshots/gifs to visualise my written work.


x x x x x x x


Again, I received positive feedback regarding my video, now that it has rendered fully I have been able to show the sequence to people in its entirety. The only element I would have liked to of changed was the facial expression of the characters however this is something I can talk about in the evaluation of my work.

Learner Progress TrackerWeek Number Date w/c 21st May 2018

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Subject/ area of focus for the week (Title)Complete evaluation and proof-read portfolio.


This week I am going to complete my evaluation and proof read my portfolio.


Last week I feel that splitting the work up into smaller sections for each day helped me work more efficiently so I plan to do this again this week. I feel that if I can complete 2 – 4 questions a day I will easily be able to finish the evaluation with time left over to improve other parts of my portfolio before the deadline.


This week I have been able to complete the evaluation in good time. I feel that clearly outlining what I had to do each day helped me as I knew exactly what I needed to do and if I was making good enough progress to finish the work I needed to do. After finishing my evaluation, I proofread my portfolio and ensured that all referencing was done. I found this a good way of ensuring that everything was done. Overall I am happy with what I have been able to achieve throughout the project and feel that what I have learnt will be fundamental for projects in the future.


This week I used Microsoft Word to work on my evaluation and check to see if anything needed to be changed in my previous work.


x x x x x x x


I am happy with the progress I have made throughout the project. I have spoken with my tutors and feel that I am on target to meet my targets. We have also discussed my plans for the future and what I intend to do to further improve my work to enter the industry.

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