Weekly Check in Week 7

This past week was our programing night, which went rather smoothly, compared to all the scary rumors about The Long Night...

...but then again, Jon Snow knows nothing. 

I'm really happy programming is out of the way, because now I can search for awards that better suit the winners. As of today, I have a plethora of stuff for an animation winner (as in wayyyyy too much stuff) but not quite enough for the live-action crew. I am gearing up to present this Tuesday, so I can explain to the class all the companies I have reached out to, who has answered, and who hasn't as well as ask for their ideas on other places to try. March will really be my "crunch time" work, and I just hope more people will answer my pleas, but I am pretty proud of myself considering I have almost $4,000 in awards secured. 

In the art department side of life, I have been commissioned to create the Visions bookmarks, and I am really happy with the design. When I look in my art folder and see all my creations for Visions, I realize that they all have a certain look. I hope everyone likes my design; I tried to follow Michelle's color scheme but I couldn't really grasp the art deco look and stuck to my cartoonish, really space-influenced style. 

This coming week will involve presenting, emailing more companies and finding better contacts, as well as keeping up with the sponsors I do have. I need to create certificates for the Jungle Software awards, but other than that my Art duties are done for now. 

Weekly Check in Week 6

Awards contacting has been going smoothly. ToonBoom has gotten back to me and agreed to sponsor,  but about 3 other companies, including the film festivals for the scholarship winner, have declined. For the companies that haven't answered, I will be following up and calling into next week. Jungle Software has agreed to sponsor all the awards (over $1,000 worth), so at least everyone has something at this point. I plan to present in two weeks, once we have decided on the winners.

On another note, I have been working on the Video Race logo for Aedan and Devon. The three of us have been in contact all week and they've been including with the design ideas and look, and so far they love it. It's going to be a rocket with the fire behind it spelling out VIDEO RACE with the words 1 Hour 1 Film in a cool race font underneath.

Also, it turns out that my Trello doesn't work at all, and that I've been adding stuff to my personal page and not the Visions page because, when I go on the Visions page, it doesn't let me add anything, or check anything off. Adrianne has been trying to fix it all day but it won't work, so I will have to ask Carson or Simone on Tuesday. :(

Weekly Check In Week 5

    The Development Department is on their game as usual, with Indiegogo, the Valentine's day bake sale and party all wrapped up. Awards, of course, is still a work in progress. We are up to 5 companies that have responded, but silence so far from the rest of the companies (about 25). The follow up emails are going to be sent out on Sunday night, so they are the first thing to be seen Monday morning, just as the initial emails were. If there is still no response, phone calls begin next week. Since last week I have contacted 5 more companies, and I will add 5 more this weekend as well. There should be some awards on their way to school though, so that's exciting.

     On another note, I have been assigned the Video Race Logo to design, and will be throwing around ideas with Devon and Aiden later this week. Nothing else too big to report, just more emails and positive thoughts that more companies will answer me this week. 

Weekly Check In Week 4

So much to do this week! Where to begin? Although we did not have a Development Meeting this week, since our fearless leader was away, I think we all in the Dev. Dept. have been flooded with stuff to do, with the Valentine's day Bake Sale and Party being this week coming up. This past week I have sent out 22 emails/forms and heard back from FOUR companies so far, and have been in correspondence with them all week. I am still searching for more potential sponsors and spend a lot of time updating my excel sheet with every bit of information I can on the Awards.  I have also made up the 4 Ups for the party, which is something I had never done before. Adding to that has been grading the films and papers, as well as trying to get together Beth's resume project stuff, and of course, all the other homework for my other classes. Busy, busy, busy!