Proposal | Progress | Meeting | Research | Week ahead | Reflections

FYP1

Members:

Kang Ye(61149), Zat(60987), Hilmi(60376), Mynn(60103), Idris(62769)

Role

Forecasted Working Budget

• Searching and paying for cast
• Transportation fees
• Location fees
• Printing of script
• Props and wardrobe rent
Total: $300 to $600

Creative objectives:
-Explore a new form of media (Multi-Media)
-Composing a song about the story and recording them.
-Creating a promotional websites with original idea (e.g. web application that plays music)
-Online messenger that enable viewer to interact with the character

New Media Elements:
-Combination of media to tell a story (we are telling a story and not just film)
-Promotional website with original interactive element (music playing web interactive application, messenger)
-Our new media element will be through the use of a social networking account and online messenger service we will ‘realize’ our characters beyond just the film.

How do we do this?

Forecast Schedule:
28/1/08: Pre Production Planning
28/2/08: Gather resources (talents, equipment, location)
28/3/08: Shooting
28/4/08: Editing (rough and final cut)
28/5/08: creating trailer
15/6/08: Building promotional website
15/7/08: Final package (check if everything is done), should be completed

UPDATED SCHEDULE:

Actual Progress
(Production/Project Notes)

28/1/08-28/3/08: Finalising story, script, searching for cast and webpage to record progress

Final Story: Download Broken.doc

Script: Download Broken.pdf (to view it online just click, to save file right click save as)

28/3/08-21/4/08:Update Script

Updated Script: Downlown BrokenScript2.pdf

21/4/08-05/5/08: Final Script Update and Alternative New Script

1. FYPfinal1
2. FYP2ndOption1

15/5/08-19/5/08:

1. Fine tune the new script
2. Create a full storyboard for the new script
3. Searching for cast
4. Create myspace for the main characters in the story (for new media)
5. Update the web log with more details
6. Production Planning

19/5/08-20/5/08:

1. Finalise script
• Download final script: Dude, I know
2. Finalise storyboard
3. Calling for Cast
4. Production Planning
5. Web design

21/5/08-26/5/08:

1. Complete production planning (storyboard, rundown, location, cast, equipment required, schedule for shooting)
2. Plan to get equipment on 27/5 9.30am
3. Plan to shoot on 27/5, 28/5, 29/5
4. Plan to edit the scene after school on the day of shooting so that we can review the shots and save time at the same time
5. Start building possible human input and response for chatbot (automated messenger)
6. Start building Myspace for the characters

27/5/08-13/6/08:

1. The film shooting is 95% completed
2. Final cut editing is 95% completed
3. Trailer is completed (might have some changes)
4. Chabot responses is 75% completed
5. Web-design is 90% completed
6. Completed photo-taking of cast (required for website)

14/6/08- 11/7/08:

1. Completed Final Cut of the Film and trailer
2. Completing report
3. Completed website beta version 1: web.rp.sg/61149/dudeiknowChangelog:
   • Change Preloader
   • Adjust Volume issue
   • Fixed minor bugs

12/7/08 to 18/7/08:

• Finalise full video clip and trailer and website (minor editing based on veera comments)
• Decided to distribute the film package (full clip and website) online
• The official release of the website is on 17/7/08
  • Changelog:
  • Uploaded the full film and enable online streaming
  • Enable full screen high quality video streaming
  • Added full film streaming link to the trailer and sitemap page
  • Fixed messenger text disabled problem due to compiling 2 flash
  • Fixed minor bugs
• We uses Email to publicise our website web.rp.sg/61149/dudeiknow
• The full clip direct link is http://web.rp.sg/61149/dudeiknow/DudeIKnow.html
• A poster is embed in the email (download poster)
• Embed a hidden counter in the website (counter link is in the dvds because we don not want to reveal the counter to the public)
• Writing report, preparing submition (dvds, report) and submitted on 18/7/08

Minutes of Meeting

7/4/08- 21/4/08 (3 meetings) (with Veera)

1. Discuss about the script
2. Discuss on how to improve the script
3. Discuss on New media ideas
1. Make the character realistic by using myspace
2. Game like film concept
3. Using a combination of media to tell the story (website, film, animation, game etc)

05/5/08 meeting

1. Discuss the use of different form of media to tell the story. For example, using film, comic, animation, website and game style.
2. We define new media as Combination of media to tell one story
3. We make the character realistic
4. Discuss on the TWO script, try to decide on one (not confirm on the choices of script yet)

15/5/08 meeting (with Veera)

• Listen to Veera advice
  1. Veera have a neutral stand on the TWO scripts and think that both script are workable.
  2. He also share the fact that doing a comedy is a challenge and not much fyp teams work on this genre
     
     
• Decided to work on the NEW script because
  1. It is comedy, it stand out from the rest since not much people doing this genre (reference from Veera and serene comments)
  2. The story is more interesting since there is a twist and the fact that it is comedy
  3. Comedy film can get more attention
     
     
• Define New Media. We define new media as an endless story because it is realistic. How:
  1. To make it realistic, we create myspace for the characters
  2. Add in messenger function in a website to enable viewer to communicate with the characters (make use of talking AI)
  3. It is endless story because the story doesn’t end when the film end. Audience can visit the website to communicate with the characters, look at their profile in myspace and try to understand the characters more. Thus, audience will continue to build on the story although the film has end
     
• List out the current things to be done and distribute the jobs
  1. Fine tune the new script
  2. Create a storyboard for the new script
  3. Searching for cast
  4. Create myspace for the main characters in the story (for new media)
  5. Update the web log

20/5/08 meeting

• Create a powerpoint presentation for midpoint presentation and discussion that includes:

  1) Introduction to the project topic
  2) Individual roles & responsiblity
  3) Areas of Research
  4) Documentation & Weblog
  5) Facilities and Equipment Required
  6) Project Timeline
  7) Update on current project status

• Download the PPT

21/5/08 - 22/5/08 meeting

• Searching of cast (audition) and finalise cast
• Brief our cast on the shooting time, dates and requirements
• Creating detailed rundown for the film
• Create a schedule on shooting process (shooting days: 27/5, 28/5, 29/5)
• Research on technology to create chatbot (automated messenger)

26/5/08 meeting

• Complete and finalise the rundown for the film
• Remind our cast about the shooting for the film
• Plan to get the equipment during 27/5 9.30am
• Plan to start shooting during 27/5 11.30am (if cloudy, we shoot scene 1, else we start shooting scene 2)
• Plan to edit the scene after school on the day of shooting so that we can review the shots and save time at the same time
• Discuss on building possible human input and response for chatbot

13/6/08 meeting

• Plan to complete the shots and editing in one week time
• Finalise web-design (sitemap and wireframe)
• Plan to compose original music

14/6/08 to 10/7/08 meeting

• Editing of film
• Composing music
• Creating web graphic
• Website development

11/7/08 meeting (with veera)

• Discussion on distribution of the package (film and website)
• Discussing report format
• Completed website beta version
• Completed film and trailer
• Discuss on what is needed to be submitted (3 DVDs, report, film, trailer, website)

12/7/08 to 18/7/08 meeting (same as actual progress because we discuss and work on fyp on the same time)

• Finalise full video clip and trailer and website (minor editing based on veera comments)
• Decided to distribute the film package (full clip and website) online
• The official release of the website is on 17/7/08
  • Changelog:
  • Uploaded the full film and enable online streaming
  • Enable full screen high quality video streaming
  • Added full film streaming link to the trailer and sitemap page
  • Fixed messenger text disabled problem due to compiling 2 flash
  • Fixed minor bugs
• We uses Email to publicise our website web.rp.sg/61149/dudeiknow
• The full clip direct link is http://web.rp.sg/61149/dudeiknow/DudeIKnow.html
• A poster is embed in the email (download poster)
• Embed a hidden counter in the website (counter link is in the dvds because we don not want to reveal the counter to the public)
• Writing report, preparing submition (dvds, report) and submitted on 18/7/08

Research material

1. Reference of other comedy film (e.g. the girl next door, Super bad)
2. Romantic comedy
3. Types and element of comedy: http://www.filmsite.org/comedyfilms.html
4. Chatbot (automated messenger) creations and programming
5. Final Cut Pro tutorial research
6. Analyse movie flash website
7. Flash website research:
   • Chatbot:
     • http://www.pandorabots.com/botmaster/en/home
     • http://www.alicebot.org/aiml/aaa/
     • http://www.jamiedurrant.com/flashbot.html
   • Preloader:
     • http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/preloaders
   • Randomise in flash:
     • http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles
   • Insert Media:
     • http://livedocs.adobe.com
   • Actionscript:
     • http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/index.htm
   • Music Player in Flash:
     • http://www.webwasp.co.uk/tutorials/b40-StreamMusic
     • http://www.gotoandlearn.com/
     • http://www.thegoldenmean.com/technique/mp3player01.html

The Week Ahead

1. Planning for the Angust Oral defense presentation

Reflections

In conclusion, considering the amount of problems that occurred, the whole thing turned out fine.

Many things were learned through the process as each and every problem was tackled head on.  Skills and capabilities were gained. This project was not only a good experience, but has also moulded and strengthened the ties between group members. Of course, there were differences but working with these differences and overcoming obstacles together was what really mattered.

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Last Updated: July 18, 2008