A rough plan for our working schedule this year, there might still be changes though.
Hope this makes it clearer for what we should do at this stage.

I also sent a copy to all group members, please take time to have a read, thanks.

Dates

Week

Tasks

Note

Mar 21 – 25

4

ž  Storyboard

ž  Script – calculate number of shots, scenes, BG

ž  Character Design – Model Sheets (1)

ž  Concept Design – Props (1)

ž  Environment Concept Art (shops, busway, scenery on the road)

 

28 – Apr 1

5

ž  Refine Storyboard (1)

ž  Character design – Model Sheets (2)

ž  Concept design – Props (2)

ž  Environment Design – including BG lining (1)

ž  Hand storyboard panels to musician

4 – 8

6

ž  Refine Storyboard (2)

ž  Environment Design (2)

ž  Background Painting (1)

ž  Layouts (1)

ž  *Cinematography Ex. Due*

ž  Character work complete

ž  Refined Storyboard complete

11 – 15

7

ž  Environment design (3)

ž  Background painting(2)

ž  Layouts (2)

ž  *Mid-Sem Presentation*
(Script, Production design – style/technique/medium, Learning Contract, Progress Document, Preliminary Research)

18 – 22

8

ž  Environment design (4)

ž  Background painting (3)

ž  Layouts (3)

ž  Timing & Animatic (1)

ž  Layouts complete

25 – 29

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ž  Background painting (4)

ž  Timing & Animatic (2)

--- Mid-Sem Break ---

ž  Environment design complete

May 2 – 6

9

ž  Background painting (5)

ž  Animatic complete

 

9 – 13

10

ž  Background painting (6)

ž  Rough animation on Toon Boom (1)

 

16 – 20

11

ž  Rough animation on Toon Boom (2)

ž  Preparing props for Final Animation (1)

ž  Background Painting complete

ž  Require scratch music from musician

23 – 27

12

ž  Rough animation on Toon Boom (3)

ž  Preparing props for Final Animation (2)

 

30 – Jun 3

13

ž  Rough animation on Toon Boom (4)

ž  Test making complete shots to see results

ž  *Complete Pre-production*
(Storyboard, Animatic, scratch Sound Design, Production design, Model sheets, Colour styling & treatment, Rough animation)

6 – 10

14

ž  Rough animation on Toon Boom (5)

 

13 – 17

15

ž  Final animation – line work (combining BG) (1)

ž  Render test

ž  Check music progress (1)

20 – 24

16

ž  Final animation – line work (combining BG) (2)

ž  Render test

 

27 – Jul 1

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ž  Final animation – line work (combining BG) (3)

ž  Render test

--- Mid-Year Break---

4 – 8

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ž  Final animation – line work (combining BG) (4)

ž  Render test

 

11 – 15

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ž  Final animation – line work (combining BG) (5)

ž  Render test

 

18 – 22

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ž  Final animation – colour & shade (1)

ž  Render test

 

25 – 29

1

ž  Final animation – colour & shade (2)

ž  Render test

--- Semester 2---

ž  Check music progress (2)

Aug 1 – 5

2

ž  Final animation – colour & shade (3)

ž  Render test

 

8 – 12

3

ž  Final animation – colour & shade (4)

ž  Render test

 

15 – 19

4

ž  Final animation – colour & shade (5)

 

 

22 – 26

5

ž  Render test

ž  Sound effects & Voice-over (1)

ž  Editing (1)

 

29 – Sep 2

6

ž  Sound effects & Voice-over (2)

ž  Editing (2)

ž  Titles & credits

ž  Require final music pieces from musician

5 – 9

7

ž  Editing (3)

ž  *Production Check*
(Animatic/previz, scratch sound, animation, rough edit)

ž  Combine visual & music

12 – 16

8

 

 

 

19 – 23

9

 

 

26 – 30

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--- Mid-Sem Break ---

Oct 3 – 7

10

 

ž  PROJECT COMPLETE

10 – 14

11

 

 

17 – 21

12

 

 

24 – 28

13

 

 

31 – Nov 4

14

 

ž  *DEADLINE*

 

 

Character Design          WK 4 - 5           (2)

Concept Design: Props  WK 4 - 5          (2)

Refine Storyboard          WK 5 - 6         (2)

Environment Design      WK 5 - 8          (4)

Background Painting     WK 6 - 10        (5)

Layouts                          WK 6 - 8          (3)

Timing & Animatic          WK 8 - 8.5       (2)

Rough Animation on Toon Boom                      WK 10 – 14      (5)

Preparing props for Final Animation               WK 11 - 12      (2)

Final Animation: Line Work combining BG      WK15 - holiday wk3        (5)

Final Animation: Colour & Shade                     holiday wk4 - WK4          (5)

Sound Effects & Voice Over                 WK 5 - 6          (2)

Editing                                                   WK5 – 7           (3)