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Personnel, facilities, locations and resources

Personnel, facilities, locations and resources Getting the right staff part 1 - One way is to audit them - Complete a media skills audit part 2 - Create a list. If you were to make a short film what skills would you need? eg. camera work, editing, directing, acting, costume design, production design, concept design Production Designer  - Responsible for concept design in theatre productions and films - They identify a style for sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting, camera angles, while working closely with the director and the producer 1) What does the role of a production designer entail? And what skills do they need? - "the hand of the director" - Understand how the director reads the script and helps the director visually accomplish what he interprets the film to be. Helps achieve the directors vision of the script. - Have to "mind read" the director - Have tot create the visual world of the film - In preproduction, their key role is  tak

sitemaps and wireframes

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Research pre production documents find two visual examples of a sitemap and two wireframe Write a paragraph describing what a sitemap is write a paragraph describing what a wireframe is Create a table a table for each one and write two advantages and two disadvantages Sitemaps A sitemap (also known as a sitemap.xml file) is a list of pages of a website, or rather a map of a website. Sitemaps are used during the planning of a website by its designers. Wireframes A wireframe is a layout of a webpage that demonstrates what interface elements will exist on key pages. This is a critical part of the design process. Advantages makes changes more efficiently saves time and money Disadvantages  provides design limitations adds more to the process of making a website  Disadvantages - can only be used for designing website Can't use it for films etc... sitemaps  a list of pages of a website three main types:  - Those used duri

Funding video

Funding video - post a final xop

Key financial constraints

Key financial constraints (in the context of a media production company Staffing                                                                                                                                            - paying their national insurance                                                                                                      - training them Premises                                                                                                                                          - somewhere to work (offices suitable for a media company Location                                                                                                                                          - pay for location costs when filming or shooting in a certain place (secure the rights and pay for time using it) Legal costs                                                                                                                                       - Copy wri