Planning: Timeline/Gantt Chart/Calender

Planning: Timeline/Gantt Chart/Calender

To start your planning portion of your project you will first need to create a Timeline/Gantt Chart/Calender illustrating what needs to be completed and when. This will cover every task remaining in the project, not just the planning side.

A suggested list of tasks that should be included in this are listed below. This list is only a suggestion, if you feel any tasks are missing feel free to add them, equally any tasks that do not apply to your specific project can be taken out.

Task List:

Create a Mood Board
Contact Models for Photo Shoot
Create Props List for Photo Shoot
Image Planning for Photo Shoot (FC + DPS)
Visiting Location 1
Visiting Location 2
Visiting Location 3
Write up of Location Recces
Drafted Masthead Examples
Audience Feedback on Masthead
FC Mock Ups
CP Mock Ups
DPS Mock Ups
Audience Feedback on Mock Ups
Flat Plan for entire Magazine
Reflection on Planning Process
Collection of Props
Photo Shoot/s
Editing Images from Photo Shoot/s
Re-Shoots?
Drafts of FC
Audience Feedback
Final FC
Drafts of CP
Audience Feedback
Final CP
Draft Article for DPS
Final Article for DPS
Draft DPS
Audience Feedback
Final DPS

These tasks need to be planned out in the form or either a Timeline, Gantt Chart or Calender. Regardless of which form this planning takes it should be clear from looking at your planning when each task will start and finish.

An example of a Gantt chart for a film schedule can be seen below:

A template for a Gantt Chart can be found here:




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