some links

Browsing the net I found a few things that were/are helpfull in creating my pitch for the minor project. The first is an article by Bill Reichert.

Endless articles, books, and blogs have been written on the topic of business plan presentations and pitching to investors. In spite of this wealth of advice, almost every entrepreneur gets it wrong. Why? Because most guides to pitching your company miss the central point: The purpose of your pitch is to sell, not to teach. Your job is to excite, not to educate.

heres the link

The other is a posting on Creating Passionate Users website

When we show a work-in-progress (like an alpha release) to the public, press, a client, or boss... we're setting their expectations. And we can do it one of three ways: dazzle them with a polished mock-up, show them something that matches the reality of the project status, or stress them out by showing almost nothing and asking them to take it "on faith" that you're on track.

heres the link

slow progress, rats and a desktop

Progress on my minor has been very slow in the past few days. Mainly because there seem to be bloody rats in the walls around where I work, so all I hear is constant scratching! Bloody hell. I have started building the presentation slides using flash and getting very frustrating with the trouble I have to go to just to get some simple fade in and outs. Why doesn't someone design a piece of presentation software which makes this all very easy!

I have wasted time in modding my desktop to make it less osx like and more like I imagine a proper desktop to look like. I've utilized the space on my 20inch monitor with an iTunes controller down bottom left, album artwork top left, and adium contacts middle left. There is also a five day weather forcast and time bottom right. I have used a program which hides the menu bar. Its suprising how much effect this has!

production schedule

Today's todo list comprised of creating this blog, and setting down a production schedule which I have been putting off because it will show precisley how far behind I am... as well as how much work I have in the next few months!


I found a brilliant, free piece of opensource software called GanttProject. If you don't like to use microsofts excel or want some more functionality then check it out. They have both a windows and osx version.Using this I have created a first draft of the production schedule. I am worried.






It's not untill you visualize the project lifetime over the next few months that you can really understand how much work is involved and quickly it must be done! Especially as I have undertaken quite a large project with way to much backend code needed!

post numero uno

Ok. Finally I have setup this blog, even though its not exactly a mission. It is essentially going to be a journal primarily serving the purpose of the production of my major project for university - ActorsOwn. This is a final project for the Interactive Media Production course at Bournemouth University. I've decided to create this because my memory is worse than than of a stoned goldfish and shortly will have to write a production analysis detailing the why when who what and where of the project. Hopefully this will all be here!