1. Unit 4 & 5 – Creative Media Production Management Project & Working to a brief in Media

2. Structure of my lessons
Monday Morning
9-10am:
Academic Co-Ordinator session
10.15 – 12.00am:
Unit 4 & 5 – Creative Media Production Management Project & Working to a brief in Media
Friday Afternoon
9-12am & pm :
Unit 66 & 67 – 3D Modelling & 3D Animation
Unit 4 & 5 – Creative Media Production Management Project & Working to a brief in Media
2-3pm:

3. Assignments
Unit 4 & 5 Assignment Assignment 1 - Pre Production and presentation Assignment 2 - Production and post production including testing
Unit 66 & 67 Assignment Assignment 1 – 3D Modelling Theory Assignment 2 – 3D Model Design Assignment 3 – (Unit 66 P3) – Due: TBC
Unit 67 Assignment Assignment 1 – 3D Animation design and creation

4. Your brief
You are an apprenticeship games designer working for games developer SLC Studios in the East Midlands.
Your manager has asked you to plan and develop a new concept for a video game inspired by the TV show Stranger Things. This will be a 3D game created using the Unreal Engine with custom created 3D models, other royalty free assets can also be used. This game will be developed for Windows PC but should consider the possibility of ports to consoles and mobile devices.
You will be expected to present 4 brief game ideas initially with design documentation. Moodboard(Padlet), Mindmap,
One will be chosen to create a full game design document
This will be pitched and feedback given before beginning production
You will be expected to create weekly logs through production detailing the games progress
Stranger things trailer:

5. Stranger things - Areas to consider:
Narrative/story – What is the story?
Location/setting – Where is Stranger Things set? Give a description of the location.
Time period – When is Stranger Things set? Does it link to any previous time periods?
Character(s) – Who are the main characters? How are these characters personalities portrayed through costume/make-up/hair and the dialogue and action within Stranger Things?
Genre(s) – Which types of genre does Stranger Things have?
Visual Style – What kind of colours, lighting and styles does the show use
Sound/Music – What music and sound effect does the show use. Do they fit well?
Target audience – Who are the target audience? Why?

6. Gameplay Styles to Consider
Interaction model
Narrative
Game setting
Rules
Game goals
Challenges
Risk & Rewards

7. Mechanics A driving game
Braking, skidding, reversing, accelerating, crashing, swerving, jumping (ramps), turbo boost…

8. Based on this brief produce 4 basic game ideas
Use the 4 brief design templates provided
goo.gl/Ud2Ag1
Moodboard using Padlet: inspirations/visual/audio
padlet.com
If finished, using blogger choose and justify your final choice of idea to take forward. How and why is it the best? Will you use any of the ideas from the other game?
Minimum 1 idea you can discuss with me by 12.

9. Individual exercise: Decision time
Using blogger choose and justify your final choice of idea to take forward. How and why is it the best? Will you use any of the ideas from the other game?
Define the situation/decision to be made
Identify the important criteria within the brief and requirements for creating the game and what the expected game should be.
Consider all possible game ideas including positive and negative aspects
Which one is most likely to meet the game brief criteria given to you?
Which one will be the most fun? Most unique? Likely to be achievable?
Choose the best option