Signal Flow Team Schedule Deliverables

DateKey Project Junctures
June 14Team groups, project topics, and video categories finalized.
June 21Initial scripts drafted and prepared for team review.
June 25Group entry forms and scripts prepared for submission.
June 30Run-of-show, storyboard, animation scene list, and visual plan completed.
July 3Simple visual style, avatar test, and signal flow diagram list prepared.
July 6Basic animation test, title cards, lower thirds, labels, and diagram style completed.
July 9Pre-production lock freeze for major style/format decisions. No new format, new visual style, major script rewrite, or added scenes unless approved as necessary.
July 10Voiceover/talent parts and any needed reference video recorded.
July 10–19Main animation scenes built, early editing started, and production-ready diagrams/graphics assembled.
July 20–26"Anniversary Thanksgiving". Break week, minimal work if any - a little file organization, audio cleanup, brief review of missing visuals or light editing only.
August 2Full rough cut completed. Rough cut freeze - after this point no more rebuilding the video from scratch.
August 3–7Polished edit: captions, callouts, diagrams, transitions, audio cleanup, and final visual polish.
August 8–10Internal team review for audio accuracy, animation clarity, timing, readability, and final fix list.
August 11–13Final fixes only. Production freeze — no new creative ideas, major length changes, or new technical sections.
August 14Final export and backup copy.
August 15–16Final District TSV / District Office review.
August 17Final submission due.