FEB 17 - FEB 23 ETHEN DENT WEBSITE Parallel companies and other animation studios, such as Jumbla and Pixar studios, offer a much more simpler website experience. To adhere to the conventions of other websites, we have chosen to overhaul designs, reducing the amount of clutter and tailoring the experience to be much more simple and concise. The home page is the first to be overhauled. [SunCoast Studios, website home page redesign] During a feedback session, it was advised to

FEB 10 - FEB 16 ETHEN DENT MASTER SPREADSHEET Production Summary - One issue with the production checklist is that it contains an overwhelming amount of information. Hence making the sheet quite difficult to digest information. Since asked to make the information more digestible, a production summary sheet has been made to rectify the issue. In order to make this work, I looked into additional aggregate functions so that the information didn’t require constant input whenever

FEB 03 - FEB 09 ETHEN DENT RETROSPECTIVE As the deadline for the retrospective approaches, I am predominantly tasked with finishing in time for submission. Most of my time this week will be on the retrospective. I will, however, move on to anything else if needed or asked. MASTER SPREADSHEET Aside from the retrospective, the rest of my time has been spent correcting information on the Master Spreadsheet Updated Roster Chart - to reflect the updates to the team roster, the ro

JAN 26 - FEB 02 ETHEN DENT INTEGRATING SPOTIFY INTO PRODUCTION LOGS During a feedback session between the team and tutors, it was mentioned that one prominent USP that SunCoast possesses is the personality of the team. As a small studio, showing personality is a much more manageable task as opposed to a larger studio. Hence why we’ve chosen to embed Spotify into the blog to show what our highlighted song of the week is. Most likely in the future, this will change to an altern

JAN 19 - JAN 25 ETHEN DENT PRODUCTION LOG This weeks' work involved the development of SunCoast's production log as well as entry logs intended to be posted. As weeks progress, I will be inputting weekly entries in a blog format. Production Log Entry #007 is first to be published and the remainder will be scheduled. [SunCoast Blog, Production Log Entry #007] WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION After the development of the website prototypes, I have been realising the concept of the homepag

JAN 12 - JAN 18 ETHEN DENT WEBSITE PROTOTYPING "Conversations have been ongoing about my 'Art & Direction' module contribution for the SunCoast project. This will entail the development of a website that will premiere alongside the animated production." "I’ve started compiling a library of references by ‘Pinterest Diving’. Taking elements from some of the obtained references, I would develop my own compositions. These compositions consist of paper prototypes which I have con

JAN 05 - JAN 11 ETHEN DENT CHRISTMAS BREAK "Most of the team are currently on break this week. We will be back in full swing, January 10th." What I’ve been listening to this week: GEORGE MORRIS “Planning with director on how to film new presentation video, looking over scripts and what to shoot and where” What I’ve been listening to this week: JACK DEVEREUX “Began working on the visual presentation for later this month” What I’ve been listening to this week: JESSICA HILES “Tu

DEC 29 - JAN 04 ETHEN DENT CHRISTMAS BREAK Most of the team are currently on break this week. We will be back in full swing, January 10th. What I’ve been listening to this week: GEORGE MORRIS “Still on break for New Years, spent time with family and friends. Did some personal work to prepare myself for lighting a short film.” What I’ve been listening to this week: JACK DEVEREUX “Continued to work on edit and re-recorded voice lines” What I’ve been listening to this week: JESS

DEC 22 - DEC 28 ETHEN DENT COST ESTIMATIONS Utilising research I previously conducted, I detailed a hypothetical annual estimate of the studio if and when SunCoast is established enough for an office space. The spreadsheet uses a basic level of aggregate functions which I have been learning to automate the process of adapting information throughout production. [Master Spreadsheet, General Estimates Sheet] PRODUCTION CHECKLIST Realising that it was detrimental for my last univ

DEC 15 - DEC 21 ETHEN DENT 'HEART OF THE NAMELESS' BUDGET ESTIMATION Last week involved the research of business costs. This ranged from typical office expenses (renting, utilities, etc.) to optional costs (decoration, office dog, etc.). I compiled this information into the master spreadsheet as a general estimation sheet. [Master Spreadsheet, General Estimates Sheet] In the hypothetical that the client intends to pay for our services, the percentage allocation shows how much