Explain the requirements of finance, logistics and adherence to codes of practice and regulation for planning and delivering a specific media product. P1, M1

Task 1

Research how productions are financed (how productions get their money)

Look at:

1.Sources of Finance:

• Private

• Public

• Joint Financing

• Crowdfunding

• Lottery funding

1.Requirements of finance (what is needed to be funded)

• Equipment

• Crew

• Transport

• Materials ( storyboards, scripts, production logs etc.)

• Clearances ( location recces, risk assessments etc)

• Talent (cast, extras)

• Facility hire ( location, studio, film stage, backlot)

Task 2

Research the logistics of film production (how things are organised)

1. • Time

   • Deadlines

   • Availabilty of equipment

   • Availability of personnel

   • timescales (Gantt)

2. Facilities

   • Production equipment

   • Post-production equipment

   • Facility houses (stages, studios, backlots)

   • Prop houses

   • Sourcing and costs of facilities

3. Locations

   • identification

   • Recces

   • Limitations and risks

4. Personnel

   • technical crew

   • actors

   • extras

   • contributors

5. Materials

   • Original footage (actual filming)

   • Archive and library film materials

   • Photo-library materials

   • Sound-library materials

   • Internet materials

   • Assets

   • Audio

   • Script

   • Animatics

   • Computer generated Graphics (CGI)

   • Costume and Props

Task 3

Research the rules and regulations surrounding the media industry and why its important for the adherence to codes of practice and regulation.

1.  Clearances

   • MCPS

   • PRS

2. Legal

   • Copyright

   • Health and Safety

3. Regulations

   • OfCom

   • IPSO

   • ASA

4. Trade Unions and professional bodies

   • PACT

   • NUJ

   • MU

Explain the documentation, formats and functions of pre-production processes for a specific digital media product. P2, M2

Task 1 –  Formats for pre-production

Research and explain the following industry standard formats

• Templates for scripts

• Written or visual storyboards

Task 2 –  Functions of pre-production

Explain the importance of:

• The need to revise and discount ideas

• The need to visualise content to be created

• Establishing feasibility (expertise, costs, timescales, logistics)

Task 3 – The purposes of pre-production documentation

Explain the importance of:

• Adhering to codes of practice and regulation (look back at your P1 work for information on what these were)

• Administrative requirements e.g. record keeping, sharing of information among relevant parties

• Auditing compliance

Evaluate the extent to which pre-production requirements, processes and documentation contributes to the success of planning and delivering a specific digital media product  D1

For each of the sections above add a short paragraph to explain why these are fundamental to success of a digital media product. 

Include:

• Why it’s needed/ the impact it has

• What would happen if it wasn’t done or done competently

Links for reference

Here is a list of links and resources you may find useful in researching the above aspects

Funding

http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/film-and-tv/production-funding

http://www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-film/production-development-funding

http://www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-film/distribution-exhibition-funding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_finance

Personnel

Roles in the Film industry

Film Crew roles

Commissioning

bbc-commissioning-process framework

Pre-production

Examples of pre-production templates and documents

Materials

CGI, practical effects, costumes (WETA workshop) 

Costume Design

Regulation

MCPS and PRS

Copyright

Health and Safety

OfCom

IPSO

ASA

PACT

NUJ

MU

General

For this section you will need to create the pre-production documentation for your Media Product. You will need to firstly research industry formats and then create your own version.

Procedures to follow:

• Source available finance

• Source personnel needed and availability

• Identify available resources needed.

• Prepare budget and costs. (Budget)

• Contract personnel.

• Book resources.

• Prepare schedules.

• Health and safety considerations.

• Legal/ethical considerations.

• Risk assess the project.

Pre-production documents needed

• storyboards

• shot lists

• location recce w/ photographs

• health and safety (risk assessment)

• shooting schedules

• script

• permissions for filming (Location and Contributor release)

• personnel details (names, contact details)

• equipment booking

• copyright clearances.

For Unit 4 – Learning Aim D you need to complete an evaluation of how well you managed the project.

Below are questions that may help you to complete this evaluation. 

Evaluation

Pass

Explain how logistics, finance and the creative processes (planning) were managed.

Merit

Analyse the project management of your media product with reference to what you created during pre-production

Make recommendations for improvements to the project management process.

Distinction

Evaluate the effectiveness of how you managed the project

How does the effectiveness impact on the pre-production process?