Rough Draft Checklist: 

  1. All written content has been finalized, edited and proofread
  2. All visual and aural elements (photos, illustrations, logos, videos, audio clips) have been edited in the appropriate software to their exact lengths or sizes and converted to the correct formats and resolutions, and the have been placed in their exact locations withing the project
  3. Fronts, text sizes, and color schemes have been implemented consistently throughout the document
  4. Styles ( when appropriate) have been used, and style guides have been followed
  5. Animations (title screens, visual transitions, object movement) have been edited, synced for appropriate duration on-screen, and placed on their final locations in the project.
  6. Color photocopies of all visual elements have been printed at the quality needed
  7. Soundtracks or other whole-project media elements have been edited for appropriate volume,  added to the timeline, and synced to the individual scenes or navigation
  8. Navigation or movement within the project (prezi, slideshow, autoplay, web menues) has been created and finalized
  9. Nothing is broken (images are in place, links work, videos don’t stall, programs don’t crash)
  10. The project has been exported from its editing program (word, indesign ,publisher, movie maker, imovie, audacity, dreamweaver, kompozer) into the final output format (pdf, mov, mp3, server)