Portfolio Project Schedule

     Hello! This post is dedicated to what I want to get accomplished and when. I know myself and I know this class. I need to know what's happening and when. This is what I will be referring to for my activities on my portfolio project during the week.

Overview:

Initial research:

• Research film openings in my chosen genre
• Research movie plots in my chosen genre

Planning:

• Come up with the plot of the movie
• Plan what I want to include in just the opening
• script and make a story board
• Find actors
• Find music (if I need to)
• buy and create items to immerse a viewer in the film opening (find things to decorate the set so the mise-en-scene makes sense) 
• Choose dates for filming
• Choose location to film

production:

• Film scenes
• record audio
• record foley

Editing:

• Edit scenes together
• include all necessary names and titles
• Production company with logo
• Main actors
• Editor
• Production design
• Director of photography (cinematographer)
• Producer
• Writer
• Director
• Edit specific scenes to fit vision for project
• Rerecord foley and audio if needed

Revisions:

• Review the video
• Make edits as necessary

Critical Creative Reflection (CCR):

• Research information that would help with completing the CCR 
• Complete all the components of the CCR
• edit and review CCR to make sure it fits guidelines and looks good overall

    From the time I'm writing this, The week one of the project has already passed. In order to be prepared for any delays, I want the opening itself to be done one week before the due date. I would also like to try and finish the CCR early, just incase something comes up and there is some sort of problem

Timeline:

Week 1: 1/22/26 - 1/25/26 

• Choose the genre 
• Start planning the intro  
• Complete blog posts (three) 
• Get actors to agree to be in it 

Week 2: 1/26/26 - 2/1/26 

• Research and complete the blog posts (four) 
• Complete schedule 
• Set days to film 
• Start storyboard 
• Buy some things for the mise-en-scene 
• Write out who the characters are 
• Start planning and recording audio 
• Decide on title of movie 

Week 3: 2/2/26 - 2/8/26 

• Research and complete the blog posts (four) 
• Finish storyboard 
• Write script 
• Start filming 
• try to invite the girls over on the weekend to film the scene in K’s room 
• Start brainstorming how I can show who the characters grew up to be with the mis-en-scene in the scenes that take place in the present. 

Week 4: 2/9-2/25 

• Research and complete the blog posts (four) 
• AUDIO (this needs to be DONE by this week) 
• Finish filming the scenes at my house at LEAST 
• If you can go to the girl's house this weekend to film with them 
• Start editing  
• You want to have at least the pink done by now 
• Audio on video would be ideal though (doesn't need to be perfect yet, keep working on it) 

Week 5: 2/16/26 - 2/22/26 

• Research and complete the blog posts (four) 
• Start and finish the production company logo 
• Continue editing 
• Try to have the names, the production company, and the title edited in 
• Start looking at the CCR and doing a rough draft on how to answer the questions 

Week 6: 2/23 - 3/1 

• Research and complete the blog posts (four) 
• Finalize project 
• Make sure it's up to Cambridge standards and everything looks good 
• Do at least the first CCR and try to finish all the questions 

Week 7: 3/2 - 3/8 

• If you didn't finish CCR, finish it 
• Do the post reflection 
• Extra week for editing in case of delays 

Next steps:

    I will follow this schedule to the best of my ability and update my progress on this blog. I know that I like to wait until things are almost due to actually get them done, and I know that I cant do that with this project. I want my film opening to be the best that I can make it, and the way to make that happen is by following this schedule and making sure my work gets done. I know that things could happen, so I've given myself ample time to finish this project, and do it well.