Unit 2: LO1 Understand the factors that need to be considered when planning

 Outcomes

To identify the requirements of the unit

To identify a range of media productions that the exam questions could be based on
To identify and describe a range of constraints

Print based Production, The Sunday Times, BBC Good Food Magazine

Audio-Visual Production: 

Web/App production:

Radio based production:

Pre - production is the planning stage of making a product

5 factors to consider, Budget/Revenue streams, Time frame, Target audience, Theme, Equipment, Legal/Ethical/Regulatory  issues

Finance 

       Revenue streams 

                   Crowdfunding- The practice of funding a project by raising small amounts of money from                      a large amount of people. Example. Midair Commnity edition. They earnt $128,416 through                    crowdfunding. It was a game that was originally abandoned by its developers so some fans                      remade the game with the help of crowdfunding. They met their goal. The original                                  developers gave all their code to the team to remake the game. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.                      They needed money to pay developers to make the game.

                  Corporate Finance -  Corporate Finance is when a large company, usually the owner, invests                    in a product in hopes that it will be successful and the shareholders can make back more                          money that they put in. 

                  Sponsorship - Sponsorship is when a company gives money to the producers and then the                       producers will feature the product in the media as a source of advertising. Example                                 Coca Cola might pay some TV Producers to place a coke can in a focas area of the scene.                       Also called product placement

                 Advertising

                 Franchising 

App, Game or Web production

5 jobs in this industry

• Programmer
  
• Concept Artist
• 3D Animator
• Sound Engineer 
• Photoscanning/Photography

In depth analysis: 3D animator - Photoscanning/Photography

Time Constraints

The production of a media product often has a deadline connected to it. Failure to meet this can lead to project failure and financial loss.

Therefore,it is important to plan and find resources within your timescale

Resources: Filming location (TV show)

Sound Studios (radio)

Computer time available ( Animation and web)
Actors available ( TV show, Film and Computer games)

Identify: Identify key information

Explain: Give a reason/evidence to justify an idea

Evaluate: Judge the value/worth of something. Is it good or bad? What works and what doesnt.

3 Markers

Point: Correctly identified answer

Explanation: What the correct answer means

Evidence: How the company would use this in context to the brief

What is the name of the Unit 2 exams: Pre-production and planning

How long is the exam: 2 Hours

What is the grading criteria for the exam: P,M,D 

What are the different media products the exam could be based on: 

Legal issue: 

Copyright:

Regulator:

Freedom of Infomation act 2000

Definition of what it means 

It gives people the freedom to information such as peoples salaries 

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product?

Intellectual Property Rights

Definition of what it means

The rights given to persons over the creations of their ideas so they cannot be stolen

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product?

Copyright Design and Patents 

Definition of what it means

This act automatic gives people copyright to their media products and protects them from fraud

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product?

Data Protection Act

Definition of what it means

The Data Protection Act of 2018 controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government

Three reasons its important?

It stops companies from releasing your personal information
 It stops companies using your information in a discriminatory way to discriminate against you.               Stop Identity Theft                                                                                                                                       It stops companies from targeting adverts at you with information obtained illegally 

What are the consequences of not adhering to this law? There are serious consequences including a fine of up to £500,000 or a prison sentence.

Example of when this legal issue was breached:

TalkTalk data breach in October 2015, the data of over 156,000 customers were stolen, including the bank account details of thousands of customers. TalkTalk was fined a record £400,000 fine.

How does this law effect pre-production of a media product?

It limits production of what they can use such as assets and intellectual rights to certain properties.

1. ASA - Adverting Standards Authority 
2. BBFC - British Board of Film Classification
3. PEGI - Pan European Game Information
4. OFCOM- The Office of Communications
5. PRS - Performing Rights Society 
6. IPSO -  Independent Press Standards Organisation
7. W3C -  World Wide Web Consortium

Sky News receives official Ofcom complaints after airing controversial footage - Dublin's FM104

Sky news received 496 OfComm Complaints after the reporters interviewed some migrants in a boat as they tried to cross the English channel. They were accused of not taking the events seriously and just wanted some cheap sensational news