U2 REVISION

Different types of media products. 

- Interactive (website, game, app)

- Print (magazine, newspaper, advertising)

- Audio-Visual (Film, TV, Show, Trailer, Advert, Radio ad) 

COSTS

- Talent

- Skill

- In House Staff 

- Consumables (film, lighting bells, batteries)

 - Power

- Premises Locations

- Insurance

CONSTRAINTS

- Time

- Budget

- Weather

- Availability of talent/location/resources

- Staff

ASA- Advertising Standards authority- Advertising on all media

BBFC- British board of film classification- All films

PEGI- Pan European Game Industry- Computer Games 

OFCOM- Office Of Communication- TV and radio

PRS- Performing Rights Society for Music- Music

IPSO- Independent Press Standards Organisation- Newspaper + magazines

W3C- World Wide Web Consortium- The internet

IF MAKING A:

VIDEO PRODUCT- cameras, filming locations, editing software (Premier Pro), Actors

INTERACTIVE- Software, computers, cloud storage

PRINT- Camera, Studio, Editing Software (photoshop), Models

Job Roles/Personnel. need to consider: how many ppl in the team, job roles (Producers, Editor, Director), skills, experience. 

Pre-production documents:

- Storyboard: Visual rep of what each shot of product will look like

- Visualisation Diagram: used in magazines 

- Moodboard

-Call Sheet: who is involved in production. name, email, number, how to contact

- Sitemap

- Wireframe/flat plan: what the website will look like 

- production schedule

- Mindmap

- SWOT Analysis

- Set Design

- Risk Assessment: table of risks and how to prevent/severity 

- Script: Dialogue/what is said

- Treatment: outline what the product is 

- Asset Log

- Shooting Script: for camera movements 

- Concept Art

- Character design

- Prototype 

- Page Mock Up 

- Permission & Consent form: everyone in production is given one.  

Revision

Structure- One Part 3 Mark

Mark 1- identification of the required factor e.g. age of audience

Mark 2- Impact on the production e.g. Taking important photos

Mark 3- Expansion of the point- how this connects to the brief.  

A copywriter- Writes content (copy) for a media product. 

Project management tools: a document (workplace/calculator) or software (Trello, Monday.com) which allows the user to track a project to completion in terms of tasks complete. 

Questionnaire Vs Interview

Questionnaire Pros: Simple to complete, quick, high response rate, cheap

Interview Pros: Individual responses, candidate response, informal, detailed/depth of answer. 

Questionnaire Cons: Dyslexia, quality of answer, responses might get lost, 

Interview cons: Time consuming, organisation, stressful, 

LO1-

 1- Educational website: BBC Bitesize 

PREPRODUCTION revision

Preproduction

- Proposal/treatment: a written word document that outlines what I will produce for the client. Includes equipment, staffing requirement, budget.

- Production schedule 

- Call sheet

- SWOT Analysis: Analysis style separated into 4 categories (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) - which is applied to the concept of media product early on in pre-production. 

- Asset Log: A list of requirements I need.  

- Risk assessment 

- Storyboard

- Script

- Shooting script: A script specifically created for a film. 

- Concept Art: What my product will look like. A method of developing look or feel.

- Visualisation Diagram

- Flat Plan/Wireframe: Typically used to plan a sites structure/functionality. These are sketches/illustrations of what a website or app may look/feel like. 

- Prototype: Functional version of product but not final.

- Page Mock Up: A one above visualisation diagrams and flat plans. Making an example with placeholder images. Gets approval from client before production. 

- Set Design: These can be 2D or 3D physical or digital renderings of the way a set will look in front of the camera/audience/player. Takes place early in the planning of moving image/gaming products. It allows for the direction to happen around the set and Develop the story etc. This can be done digitally or through maquette/white card models of the planned scene.

- Site Map: Helps clarify sites goals before planning or creating the website.

- Permission & Consent Form

Chris Trujillo

Ken Adam

Miri Katz

Gary Freeman

John Barry

Tanya Jones adventure game- is set design useful?

IS USEFUL: Existing landmarks makes set design easier. Fictional areas need design and deviation from reality needs design.

ISN'T USEFUL: Inhibit the work for level designer means slow production. Stifle creativity. 

CONSTRAINT- A constraint is a factor which limits the ability of a producer to create a product. These can be physical (lack of resources, staffing) for environmental (time, weather, time of year).

The following products could be specified in your Unit 2 exam. Constraints that affect their production:

- Magazine- printing costs, time

- TV Advert/Title sequence- time, budget, acting schedules,  

- Game Levels- copyright, time, budget

- Social Media Page- time, budget, terms and conditions

- Website

- Radio Show

- YouTube video series-

CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYS- 

-Push back of release: larger studios/productions

-Loss of earnings: smaller producers can be forced to work longer on the same budget or be required to pay penalties for late completion

-Loss of contract: failure to complete on time can result in agencies/production houses losing a contract.

-Unemployment: failure to meet a deadline can lead to losing your job/position.

-Damage to company reputation: clients may discuss failure to meet deadlines with contemporaries damaging the reputation of the production house.

SCHEDULES, schedules are disrupted by constraints

LO1- COSTS

Black Panther

PLANNING- Budget needs to be considered: props, actors, crew, equipment, location.

5- Locations

4- Props

3- Equipment

2- Crew

1- Actors 

Unit 2- Long Answer Question

 Evaluate the suitability of using a wireframe diagram for the planning of a website home page. 

Wireframe diagrams are very effective for the planning of a website homepage. This is because it allows the production team to get a general idea of what the website will look like before it is made. This is important as it gives the design team an idea of what to create and how, allowing them to assess their work and the effectiveness of the layout as they create it. It also ensures that if multiple people are working on the design of the website homepage, they both have the same vision of what it will look like so that there aren't any conflicting ideas during production. Wireframe diagrams are also the most effective way to show the client what the website homepage will look like during the planning stage. Although sitemaps are effective in showing what pages will be linked to the homepage, wireframe diagrams show a much more accurate representation of what the homepage will look like, making it more useful for the client as they can assess whether it fits their brief accurately.

Print Pre-production

 The following is a list of possible pre-production documents that could be used for print. 

- Flat plan/Visualisation Diagram 

-Call sheet (for models/stars)

-Risk Assessment

-Production Schedule 

-Mindmap

-Moodboard

The order in production of these documents are: Mindmap, Moodboard, Production Schedule, Visualisation Diagram, Risk Assessment, Call Sheet. 

Documents that would be different if the product are a Website/zine rather than printed. 

-Sitemap

-Wireframe (replaces Visualisation Diagram)

-All else stays the same.