Production Schedule

*Slight update* (As of 19th of Feb)

Week 1

7th of Feb – 13th of Feb

Create group blog. Read script and start researching. Early sketches.

Week 2

14th of Feb – 20th of Feb

Work on the script and continue research. Work on character & background design, early storyboards. By the weekend – have a finished version of the script ready!

Week 3

21st of Feb – 27th of Feb

By Tuesday - rough storyboard ready! Further develop and FINISH by Friday this week! Continue and finish the character design, further develop backgrounds.

Week 4

28th of Feb – 6th of March

By Monday the 28th – have a first version of the animatic ready (I'll put this together with the storyboard images. After this, Oscar will put together a moving animatic using Flash (finish first version by end of this week!). During the week - do animation tests. Keep gathering sound effects to add on to the animatic (train sounds etc)! Have all backgrounds ready!

Week 5

7th of March – 13th of March

Keep perfecting the animatic. Finish this by WEDNESDAY at the latest. Do animation tests and work on finished backgrounds etc.

Week 6

14th of March – 20th of March

Start the Animation Production stage! All animators to be given specific scenes to work on - more detailes will come. We will also be having sound studio workshops this week! Record any necessary dialogue (Lukas and Oscar in charge here).

Week 7

21st of March – 27th of March

Continue with the Animation Production!

Week 8

28th of March – 3rd of April

Continue Animation Production. Finish linetests.

Week 9

4th of April – 10th of April

Animation Production. Clean up the linetests and shoot on proper camera.

Week 10

11th of April – 17th of April

Animation Production. By Friday – Be FINISHED with the actual animation and the Production Stage!!

Week 11

18th of April – 24th of April

Easter Break! Start the Post-Production phase. Before break, give everyone video files of the actual animation. Keep updated via blogger.

Week 12

25th of April – 1st of May

Still Easter break! Keep working with the post-production stage!

Week 13

2nd of May – 8th of May

Burning DVDs, create DVD labels etc and organise portfolios of work.

MONDAY 9th OF MAY – ASSESSMENT DUE