WEEKLY JOURNALS

This is where you think about your FMP learning journey and development.
Don’t simply describe what you did - consider what you have learnt and how this has benefitted
your project. What do you need to improve?

THIS IS JUST GUIDANCE THAT YOU NEED TO ADAPT TO YOUR OWN PROJECT. YOU HAVE CREATED YOUR
OWN PRODUCTION SCHEDULES AND YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS SHOULD REFELCT THAT.

THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE WEEKS YOU COMPLETED THEM. DO NOT JUST SUBMIT THIS
FORM FILLED IN FOR YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS. THERE SHOULD BE 11 WEEKLY BLOG ENTRIES (INCLUDING
EASTER).

Week Four - Planning

PLANNING

What did you learn from your planning From planning I learned that trying to fill the audience’s
this week? requirements with an idea that I already had made it a little bit
difficult. A lot of the original idea changed to make it work with
the audience.

What issues did you encounter and

how did you overcome them?
I had a bit of an issue with scripting and how I wanted to make
it work with what the audience wanted. The audience wanted
a horror I tried to make it a psychological horror. I when with
the theme or regret to make the audience have more of a
connection and feel like they really are a part of the story. I
made it so that the script feels personal.

How did you ensure that your I made sure to scan them in so that its clear to see. But
storyboards were completed to a high unfortunately drawing in pencil made it hard to see what had
standard? been written and what the images was meant to be

How has your planning The original story was going to be about losing a friend in a
developed/changed during the friendship group to a disease, but I decide to make it have
planning stage? more of a closer bond to the main character.

How have you ensured your I asked my teacher where to find the template for scripting and
script/shooting script is of a high I made sure that I coped the layout of a template script to
detailed standard? make sure that it was as close to a professional script with
fronts.

How well have you managed and N/A

organised your cast and crew to be in
available when you need them?

Are you on track for the week? If not, I have a few small things that I need to do still for a bit of
how far behind are you? research. I also create some character profiles to help show
some more planning.

What work do you need to complete Add more research and add extra parts to planning
outside of lessons to stay on track?

High Grade Tips

Planning & Production

● ‘effective planning, organisation’ – your FMP Workbook will explain what you need to do in the
next few weeks to make sure all of your planning is completed, and also how this will help you
● ‘efficient production against timescales’ – your FMP Proposal will clearly identify how you intend
to create your project before the deadline in May
● ‘commitment & subject engagement’ – all of the above referred to in your daily/weekly
reflections