Last week, I posted a blog post about how I organized my cosplans. I had a request to have a template of the spreadsheet I use uploaded so others could use it. Below you'll find a downloadable file so you alter what parts are useful to you. Today's post will discuss the other tabs in the sheet that weren't covered earlier. If you happened to miss that post, you can find it here. ![]()
![]() References This page is pretty basic. Sometimes I find tutorials that will help me with a future project that I don't want to lose. I'll write down what the tutorial is for and write a link. I personally don't include pictures in here since I find it easier to organize reference photos in folders on my computer (perhaps a future post if peeps are interested?). I'll group my tutorials together by cosplay since I *try* to finish one cosplay at a time. ![]() Shoot Ideas Sometimes I come up with great locations for shoots, and I'm so forgetful that I need to write them down. I'll write down the character's name and location that I want to shoot at. If I have a certain photographer in mind, or I have discussed the shoot with someone, I'll put down their name too, since I am super forgetful, but I don't want to burn bridges with my photographers. Once I actually have a shoot booked, I'll put it on the table on the right so I know not to double book a shoot and to keep my days straight. I only write the character name in the table since I can easily find the rest of the information in the columns to the left of the table. It might make it easier on yourself if you organize the left side by alphabetical order for the characters. ![]() Con List I use the con list section to organize the conventions I'm going to. I will put an "X" in the booked column when I officially buy my ticket. Sometimes I forget if I have a ticket (especially with events being canceled), so this helps me make sure that I actually buy the ticket. Tickets are cheaper the earlier you buy them, so I try to buy them a year in advance if I can. If you can't buy them right away, that's okay. Just avoid buying them at the con if you can. You'll save a lot of money. I also like to keep track of other con information such as dates, hotel price, and the con website. To make it easier for me to navigate, I try to organize the cons by the date they happen so I can make sure that I am booking hotels and buying tickets in the order that they happen. I like to include badge and hotel costs so I can figure out a budget. If you plan on going to out of state cons, I would also include a column for travel. Lastly, the website is good to have so you can access information about policies and other important information. ![]() Line Up The last tab is my line up tab. I like to plan my cosplays in advance so I can figure out what I need to work on to avoid con crunch. This also helps me figure out what groups I am in and what days we are doing them. Every two columns is a new year. Sometimes I plan things a year in advance, so I like to make sure I can organize multiple years at a time. In the left column of each year I write the day or event (rave, contest, etc.) for the con. In the right column, I make sure to write the con name (in order that they happen) and then the costumes that I plan on wearing. I hope this helps keep you organized next con season! Did you make any adjustments or add any new tabs? Let me know in the comments below!
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