Schedules and Deadlines

As we ramp up into production, we're going to have to be more aware of schedules and deadlines.

Schedules are important because they give us expectations and help us plan. We know when our show is. In this case, April 26. So, working backwards, we can see that certain things need to be done by certain dates. Obviously, if we are trying to advertise, a poster that's finished 2 days before the show won't really help.

Sometimes we don't have enough experience, so we can't schedule things. An example would be these music videos. I have no idea how long it's actually going to take to shoot these things. But my gut says that we'll need about 3-4 weeks for each video. As we learn and gain experience we can adjust the schedule accordingly.

Deadlines are there to help you get prepared for the final product. Whether be writing, art, or anything else, a deadline helps everyone else schedule and plan. It's been said that writing is rewriting. Deadlines help reinforce that mentality. It's understood that things take time to develop. Having deadlines puts structure into that development. It also adds discipline.

Dependencies also rely on deadlines. If someone is waiting for your work, missing your deadline might screw them up. Or you may be waiting on someone else and can't move on with your tasks if they haven't finished theirs.

It's understood that things happen so you'll miss deadlines or meetings. For the most part, you guys have been good about letting me know if you can't make a meeting. But try to let me know a week in advance so we can schedule and plan around it. As for deadlines, if the date is coming up, and you feel that you can't make it, just let me, or whomever's in charge, know. I won't get angry. I won't yell at you. It just helps us work around it.

It's been said that you're either early or late. Let's be early.