Unit 2: pre production planning

  What is project management software? Capacity to help plan, organize, and manage resource tools and develop resource estimates. Can be used for communication and can help for Sharing work.  What is a production schedule? Helps the team keep on track With timing, document or form where deadlines are set so that the team can keep on track with the project development.  Why are spreadsheets useful?   Can analyse data and change the data into different graphs.  Beyond pre-production documents such as storyboards there are also other forms and document that are required to fill in: 1. Call sheet/ daily planner- a daily planner/ call sheet is a form that helps for each staff member know what they are doing that day and if so what equipment would they need to bring that day.  2. Consent and release forms - models, actors, location release, content release.- these forms help for the staff responsible to get permission for their location they want/need. 

Logistics  Media products need to organise their time so deadlines are met: - Project management software - used. By all team members, hub 1. Collaboration  2. Sharing documents 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) - Spreadsheets - budgeting, keeping track of equipment   1. Storing data and information  2. Analysing data 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  Assets - videos, video footage, can be found or created...

Mainstream audience Be domestic, conformist, conventional, sentimental-favour for money family brands. The largest group. Common interests.  Niche audience Specialist product for a small group of people. Psychographic profiling Categorising an audience through their valises, attitudes and how they I’ve their lives.  Geo-demographic Where digital media products are popular. Location.  Social grade  Catergprising people from their social status. 

  Mind map Advantages-  Enables meaningful learning, helps to memorise and retention, it’s more engaging, it makes complex issues easier to understand.  Disadvantaged- people struggling to form one, if done wrong can be confusing, thought of them being unprofessional, hold little information, doesn’t work for everyone, lack visual data, doesn’t plan time. Mood board Advantages- fluid, establish the basic, creative, physical examples can be used, collaboration is easier, colour scheme and house style, key words, themes.   Disadvantages- don’t loom professional, some people cant understand them, not easy for everyone to  create,  can show all the proposal, not a lot of writing on them, client may not understand the idea you’re creating, doesn’t plan timing, cant organise equipment.  Blue-Sky Thinking   Advantages- helps people brain storm, focus on the idea, discuss and explain each other’s ideas in depth easier, find it easier for people to discuss...