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 Five - Planning

PLANNING

What did you learn from your
planning this week?
This week from planning I learnt to always be up to date with
everything I’m doing and making sure it’s to a high enough
standard. I also learnt that planning is very important when
making and filming a production because improvising on the
spot might mess up your whole production

What issues did you encounter and
how did you overcome them?
One issue I encountered this week while planning was I had
to cancel one of the interviews. This was the interview with
my brother. Me and him decided not to do this interview
because when our parents decided to move to England we
were very young and can’t remember anything so we didn’t
get the sensation and difficulties moving countries.

How did you ensure that your To insure my location recces were completed to a high
location recces were completed to a standard I got a teacher to check them and give me
high standard? feedback as to what I could add to make it high standard

How did you ensure that your props To ensure my props list and crew list was to a high standard I
list and crew list were completed to once again asked a teacher to check them over and see
a high standard? what I could add or improve to make it the best I can.

How have you ensured your
production schedule includes
enough detail?
To ensure my production schedule included all the detail I
had my peers look over it and ask the first questions that
popped up to their head and change my production schedule
so that it was understandable and had enough detail. I also
got a teacher to check it over and tell me what I need to
add.

How well have you managed and I think I’ve done a good job of organising my cast because
organised your cast and crew to be they’re my family so I think they know how much this
in available when you need them? production means to me so they did everything they could to
help me and make it work out.

Are you on track for the week? If not, I think I am on track for this week but I do still need to plan
how far behind are you? my interviews a bit more and think of questions I could ask
my interviewees

What work do you need to complete Outside of lesson I need to complete weekly blogs and also
outside of lessons to stay on track? make sure my pre-production schedule is up to date and has
as much detail as possible.

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