Deadlines - A compilation of Uni's best third year dates

Okay, so for a while now i've been trying to gather all the dates this year. I find it really weird how in our third year they throw loads of dates at us (unlike the previous two years) and expect us to continue on as if we were used to it. I can see why they've had to do it as it seems to be the nature of the briefs. But their should've been more effort in preparing us for exactly when all these dates are. So, drum roll please, without further ado, I give you, DATES!...

SPP3
2nd March -- Assignment 1 - Post-graduation package
24th March -- Assignment 2 - Exhibition Package

CLIENT
25th January -- Aural presentation before proposal hand-in
30th January -- 1000-1200 word proposal
26th March -- Final product agreed and submit
30th April -- 3000 word evaluation

PRP
1st February -- 1st Artefact & 300 word evaluation
15th February -- 2nd Artefact & 300 word evaluation
1st March -- 3rd Artefact & 300 word evaluation
15th March -- 4th Artefact & 300 word evaluation
29th March -- 5th Artefact & 300 word evaluation
12th April -- 6th Artefact & 300 word evaluation


Twelve dates! *phew* finally got there at least! Still feels to me like i'm missing some though... hella lots of work to be doing this year!


Soundtrack: Stump - In The Green

Client Gantt Chart

I got some feedback today from Andy my tutor and Client and PRP supervisor. He said it would be better to create a Gantt Chart for the client project rather than use the calender setup so i've done just that in Microsoft Excel...

This is really cool because it means if I see anything changing I can just edit the numbers in the excel spreadsheet and my GANNT chart will be automatically updated!

Modeling is well underway. At the moment working on the legs and so far it's going quite well.


Soundtrack: Stump - Orgasm Way

Planning the next two months of work aka. procrastinating

When my Client, Rebekah from Smoke & Mirrors sent me over the brief she included their own schedule calender which looked like an intense month to forfil all requirements; hence why I now have this job. When she asked me to provide her with a schedule I decided to create a similar calender like they used and include, for myself, dates of PRP and SPP3 where possible.





I think there are dates missing, though i'm not sure where yet so this isn't the final calender. I've now got this on my wall in front of my desk too so I can keep referring to it by simply looking up!


Soundtrack: Blonde Redhead - Mama Cita

The Hero

I just found this from a friend and course mate Tom Pearson. You'll need quite a good internet connection as it may take a while to finish but it is worth it! So so good! :D

THE HERO

Soundtrack: Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Alice In Wonderland - Disney Games Brief

Last month I received an e-mail about a year internship with Disney. I decided not to look at it until last week and really regret not bothering at the time because the brief seems quite cool and I could've spent this time working towards it! Thanks to a friend on the course Troy for reminding me about it too this morning. If I can squeeze it in with my other work I will definitely give it a go!

The brief requires me to pick one of the following aspects of the games features; PUZZLE SOLVING, COMBAT, EXPLORATION. Then visually communicate one or all of the following story elements of the game:

1. Grown up Alice finds herself led back to Wonderland by the White Rabbit
2. To rid Wonderland of the evil Red Queen and her loyal subjects
3. Alice meets both familiar characters from the original books and a whole new cast
4. She sets out to prove that she is the one to slay the Jabberwocky and put an end to the Red Queens evil reign.

Medium to visually communicate:

- Storyboard

- Animation

- Video Montage

- Web Flash Game

- Concept Artwork

- PowerPoint Presentation

etc.

Key words:

- World of Illusion

- Distort Reality

Target Audience:

7-18 years

Platform:

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii

End date:

26th February 2010

Soundtrack: Yasmin Levy - Una Noche Mas