Unit 2: Pre production planning

Mindmap: The advantages for mind maps are that they are easy to see the links between certain nodes which will make it easier for the production team to understand the ideas. The disadvantages of mind maps are that they rarely show images which doesn’t benefit the producer. Also they are just notes so they don’t go into a lot of detail. It can also be time wasting if in the end you don’t send up using the mind map. Mind maps can be confusing if someone does it wrong. https://www.ayoa.com/ourblog/why-mind-mapping-works-the-benefits-of-mind-mapping/ https://www.mindmeister.com/blog/the-top-7-reasons-not-to-mind-map/ Mood boards: The advantages of a mood board are that you can visually see the ideas and that will help the production team understand the concept when creating product. We can also see the house style of a product and see the fonts. They are easy to make and are universally understood. The disadvantages of mood boards is that they are not in great depth as they are just notes...

DESIGNERS ANIMATOR CONCEPT ARTISTS  BACKGROUND/MAP DESIGNERS 3D MODELLERS TEXTURE DESIGNERS PLANNING STORYBOARD CREATORS CONCEPT ARTISTS.  SOUND VOICE ARTISTS MUSIC DEVELOPMENT SOUND EFFECTS TEAM PROGRAMMING IT TECHNICIAN  DEVELOPERS BETA TESTERS SECURITY/ENCRYPTION TRANSLATORS BUSINESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADVERTISEMENT  PROMOTIONAL/SALES TEAM MARKETING TEAM  EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT  LEGAL

Beyond pre production documents such as story boards there are also other forms and documents that you are required to fill in.  1. Call sheet/daily planner, so all the team when and where they’re meant to be and what they need to bring. 2. Consent and release form- models, actors, location release, content release. Permission to film in a documentary in a certain location or consent for a actors service. 

 Logistics means the detailed organising and implementation of a project or making of a product. Thing included in logistics are:  - researching information and analysing it - the movement of equipment  - gathering and creating assets -organising or assigning the appropriate and correctly skilled staff for a job - carrying out the planning and scheduling  - creating the pre-production documents  - communicating with a client 

 Media producer need to organise their time so deadlines are met: - project management software- used by all team members, hub bought by businesses to plan projects 1. Collaboration 2. Share document and access documents 3. Standardised planning document formats  4. Delegate tasks easily 5. Remote working 6. Budgeting 7. Communication tools with clients and staff (VOIP) - spread sheets- budgeting, keeping track of equipment 1. Storing data and information. 2. Analysing dats and information 3. Visualisation and presentations  - production schedule- meet deadlines, tasks assigned to personnel 1. Tasks- main jobs needed to meet deadlines  2. Activities- steps needed to complete tasks 3. Workflow- order tasks are done in 4. Resources- equipment and assets 5. Milestones- key deadlines and tasks  6. Contingencies- plan B, alternative plan if something fails/ruins plan A Hubstaff: the main unique selling points (USP) are online team sheets, geofencing and simple payrol...

What is a mainstream audience? An audience which has a large range of people meaning a product can be versatile as it is for the plethora of people. What is a niche audience? An audience that is quite specific to a certain product that is designed for not many people. What is psychographic profiling? The study of an audiences hobbies, interests and opinions. What does geo-demographic tell us? It tells us the location an audience lives in so they can focus the product on that specific area. What is social grade? The ranking on how much money a citizen earns via their job, the rankings for this are A,B,C1,C2,D and E. This was created by the NRS

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