Josh BentonUWRT 1101

4/12/2016Writer/Designer 106-118 Discussion Assignment

This section of the writer/designer book allows the reader to see the stages after the story board or mock-up. These stages include the rough cut and rough draft, all the way up until the project is almost finished. The text explains what the difference is in the steps and gives many examples of how you can tell what step you’re on and the characteristics and actions to take in each of the steps. It also tells how each step leads to the next and how the steps are different when it comes to different types of media or a different genre altogether. This section also gives examples and advice on how to give feedback as a stakeholder on the topic so that revisions can be made most effectively.

On page 109, it clearly explains the difference between a rough cut and rough draft. I liked how this was implemented because I don’t think many people, including myself, had heard of the term or knows what it means. I had always thought that there was a rough draft, then the final draft right after it. I never knew that this step existed, no matter what the assignment is. I think the concept of a rough cut is neat because there is something to it that could help when it comes to organizing and putting the pieces of the project together. I can see how this is useful because you can miss some important things and leave out stuff that can make the project better if you just go from one stage to another in one step.

One thing I wasn’t understanding very well was the concept of the “text” that is included in the project. I am doing a flyer/poster for my project and I am not exactly sure how I am supposed to include text in my genre and it has confused me a little.

Do you think the rough cut stage is necessary? Why or why not?