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:The cost of my book will be very low however there are some costs that will have to be considered to produce my children’s book. These are, printing cost, the Photoshop software I will be using. I will be doing al my production on the computer so I will not have to use any money for props or transport.

Available resources:Recourses available to me are DSLR Cameras can be borrowed to capture images for my book, Computers/Macs are available to me at the college and at home to produce my work. Also Photoshop software is available at college for my to create my book.

Quantity:My children’s book will be a special edition and will only be produced in limited numbers. this will ensure all books will be sold.

Audience and Target Market:My target audience for my book will be aimed at young children from 4-6 as it will contain a simple story line but will have more text so that children that are more confident with reading can read something with more mature text for them to discover in my book.

Quality Factors:My theme of how I make the book for example rota scoping, shapes ect need to follow the same pattern to make it look professional and make the quality of my book as good as it can be. I will ensure I stick to my timetable so I spend enough time on each part of the book.

Codes of Practice:I will make sure my book is released by a set date and make sure the standard and quality is to a high standard and reaches my targets. The book will be proof read, spell checked, read over multiple times and then printed checked for any errors and the printed more to be sold.

Regulation:

Copyright:My story follows the same storyline as the ugly duckling however I have changed sections in the classic children’s story to make it my own and so it does not come under the copyright law. I will get permission of the people who own the copyright ownership of this children’s book to allow me to use features from there story in my own work. However I am using a very old story so it may be out of copyright and therefore I can use it.

Ethical Issues:Decency, representation and cultural sensitivity could all apply to my work. I am limited in what I can include in my book as it is targeted at ages 4-6 so certain language and events cannot happen in my story. I must also be careful of not having the influence of racism, sexism and other things that may offend my audience.

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?

 Photoshop  Yes  Download it and pay a monthly fee

 Macs/computers  Yes  Go into college or use it at home

 A3 paper (story board)  no  Ask college to supply some paper

 Pencils and colourings  Yes  Take my pencil case to college

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:

Create characters for second page Create back ground for second page Finalise page

Session 2:Create characters for page 3 Create background for page 3 Finalise page

Session 3:

Create characters for page 4 Create background for page 4

 Finalise pageSession 4:Create characters for page 5

 Create background for page 5 Finalise page

Session 5:

Create characters for page 6 Create background for page 6 Finalise page

Session 6:Create characters for page 7

 Create background for page 7 Finalise page

Session 7:

Create characters for page 8

 Create background for page 8

 Finalise page

Session 8:

Create characters for page 9 Create background for page 9

 Finalise page

Session 9:

 Read over insert the text

 Make every page have a paper layer texture

Session 10: Finalise everything

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 Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

How can you prevent it? Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

You could get eyestrain, which can cause headaches and eye injury.

You need to take frequent breaks roughly every 20

minutes to give our eyes a short rest. You should also be working from a good distance from the screen. Try to reduce as much glare as you can to ensure your eyes aren't strained.

 You could get wrist strain or hand cramps.

 Make sure your keyboard is stable and adjustable to your own comfort. Make sure you have space on york work surface.

 You could get backache or back strain.

 Make sure your chair is comfortable and stable. Make sure there's enough legroom that’s appropriate to your size.