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Digital Graphic Narrative Planning

Use this booklet to help structure your planning and collate your planning documents.

Considerations:

There are lots of things to consider in this project. Fill out each section in detail to show you have thought about each one. You should imagine that this is a live project, so considerations like cost, quantity and codes of practice must be thought about in that context rather than just as a college project.

Costs:I will try to keep my costs as low as possible to do this I am going to use resources I already have that are free like my own labour, home printer and computer graphic software at college. I know there will be some printing and production costs as the printer ink and materials for pages will have a cost but I will source the most cost effective products by setting up trade accounts and researching online.

Available resources:

I will be using Photoshop and Powerpoint also my home printer. Another resource is the web for research on production, market research and codes of practice.

Quantity:I will make it Special Edition that will produced for a very limited print run. 200 copies only.

Audience and Target Market:It is for the British market, age 6 and above. It’s a book that a parent could read to a child or an older child could read by themselves.The target market will be predominantly boys who are interested in History and battle games both board and online.

Quality Factors:

Getting ill might negatively impact the quality of the work. Also being late. Doing work at home will positively influence my work because I can get more done. If I have a plan it will be very beneficial and I will be able to concentrate on what I need to do and keep on schedule for production which will also have a positive impact on keeping costs down. Doing plenty of market research will help me understand my target market, the look, quality, content, price point of current childrens books on the market. Getting peer or industry feedback will help me improve the quality of what I produce. File management will help me be more organised and keep track of the work I have produced ensure nothing is lost or missed out.Codes of Practice:

As the author I would have to fall within the Code of Practise for Publishers so that I could get my book published. I have to deliver a complete manuscript to them and if I don’t deliver my book within a certain time it could get pulled. I have to ensure I keep my work to a high standard and make sure it is of a good quality otherwise the publisher might be able to reclaim the advance. My book content can’t contain anything that could cause defamation or contain anything illegal otherwise I publisher could pull the book and refuse to publish it.

Regulation:My book does not fall under a toy, so I’m not submitted to the toy regulation. I will make sure that Im not at all racist in my book or discriminate against anyone this should mean that I will comply with the Equality Act 2010 and the Obscene Publications Act 1959.

Copyright:

As the story I created is basically mostly an original story and that the original story its based on ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ it is based on is many 100s of years old I will have no problem with copyright.

Maybe some of the images I have used may be copyrighted without me realising.

Ethical Issues:

The story might be a bit insensitive to Germans as they are the main antagonist. It might upset a few females because there is no female character but then again World War 2 was a “boy’s only club”. Also I wanted to write a book specifically for young boys as they are very easy for me to write for from my perspective and there also is not a lot of good reading material out there for boys.

Resources:A successful project relies on good planning. Considering all the resources you will need for a project and then assessing which you already have and which you need will help ensure you are ready to start your project.

If there is a resource you don’t currently have, then consider how you are going to get it before you go in to production.

Resource:Do you have it? What do you need to do to get it?

Mac computer yes

Photoshop yes

Printer yes

Powerpoint yes

Word yes

Safari for images yes

Production Schedule:Delivering your project on time is vital. In order to do this, you need a solid plan of action. This will help you divide up your work in to manageable chunks to be tackled one at a time. It will also allow you to plan which tasks need to be done in which order. It will also allow you to track your progress each day. If you are falling behind, you will need to modify the way you work. If you work faster than expected, you can clearly see what the next steps you need to take are.

Each session is a half day of college.

Session 1:

Page 1 Get it right –fonts, text position and image

If I get that finished begin page 2

Getting a image of a spitfire to edit and make the basis of my work. Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image

Get all the sources and images togetherSession 2:

Definitely start page 2 (continue page 1 if needed)


For this image I will get images of 4 separate pilots Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image

Get all the sources and images together

Session 3:

Start page 3 (if haven’t finished previous page continue to do that)


Get a image of a bf109 and add stormy clouds. Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image


Start page 4 (if haven’t finished previous page continue to do that )


Copy and pasted page 2 then edited to make it look different but keep a lot to keep constancy


Session 5:



Get another image of a spitfire. Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image




Get a image of a diving bf109 and a image of a spitfire Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image


Session 7:



Get both the bf109 and spitfire to turn fight Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image




Get the spitfire and edit to make it look like is shooting down the bf109 Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image


Session 9:



Get a crashing bf109 and a spitfire flying off Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image



If I get that finished go over work to see what I would do to improve

Get a image of a plane flying off in to the sunset Rotoscope the image and filter gallery to make the final image


Health and safety:Your health and safety and that of those around you is very important. Just like in industry, an accident could prevent you from working. Whilst we don’t work in a highly dangerous environment, there are still risks. Some are short term, such as trips and spillages whilst others, such as long term damage to eyesight or back problems, may affect you much later in life.

Consider the risks based on the activities you will be undertaking during the project. Explain how you could prevent them from happening.

Ensure you reference appropriate pieces of legislation, design to protect people at work.

Health and Safety Issue How can you prevent it?

Back strain from sitting down too long Have a chair that will support your back

Eye strain Have breaks. Look around instead of continuously looking at the screen. Don’t get too close to the monitor.

Headaches Take breaks. Drink water and ensure that Display Screen Equipment is appropriately set up.

Electrical equipment Don’t touch any faulty equipment. Avoid moving or touching any equipment .

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