Creative Media Production BTEC Level 3 National Creative

Creative Media Production BTEC Level 3 National Creative Media Production Unit 1 Pre-production techniques for the creative media industries © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Why do pre-production work • To allow you to plan methodically • To identify and research practical requirements for a production • To make practical arrangements (resources, personnel, legal issues) • To make efficient use of time and budget © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Elements of pre-production planning Finance Timescale Personnel Facilities Materials Contributors Locations Codes of Practice Regulations 1. How will these apply in your practical productions? 2. How will they vary with the type of product? © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Personnel needed for a production Look at the personnel credits on a range of creative media products, such as: • • film or television programme end credits film, television or radio listings details the acknowledgements page of a print product the sleeve notes of a recorded or interactive product. 1. Which job titles are credited? 2. What does each job role involve? © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Planning equipment and facilities What production equipment and facilities will you need? Use a template – such as the one shown on the following slide – to help you identify: • what you need • why you need it • where you can source your equipment and facilities. © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Planning equipment and facilities © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010

Creative Media Production Sourcing content for your production Where will your content come from? Think carefully about: • what content you need (still or moving images, graphics, music, sound effects, spoken words, written words) • where and how you are going to source the content • any potential issues: copyright, health and safety, permissions, costs. © Pearson Education Ltd, 2010