Random Notes

 Ethical issues consequences

Damaged Reputation 

Product being banned from sale

Loss of business

Legal action    

Case Study: Black Mirror, black mirror is a show about dystopian futures that has faced ethical issues because it deals with violent topics. For example, the episode "White Bear" is about a person who wakes up without knowing anything and people are following her, it is later revealed she kidnapped and murdered a child and that her punishment is she is on a horrifying game show. 

Similarity and differences between difference types of client briefs:

Formal and Contractual briefs are similar because in both briefs you need to do what is told, not as open to interpretation

Tender and Negotiated are similar because

Formal and informal are different because informal briefs give the producer more freedom.

If requirements are met the legal implications are that you could be taken to court and the other implications involve wasting time and money.

FLASHCARD    

Production schedules - These show all the tasks involved in the production of a media product and how long they will take. Also: Resources required, milestones, props and equipment, personnel 

Call Sheet - Calls sheet tell members of production, such as actors, when they need to be at certain locations, how long they will spend there, transport schedules and other infomation.

SWOT analysis - Shows the potential Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of an idea

Asset log - List of all the resources required during the production. Used to check for legal issues and used to check permission status. 

Rick assessment - Any location or new idea needs a risk assessment to ensure health and safety regulations are met

Storyboard - Visual plan of media product in chronological order- illustrations and annotations show movement and timings of shots

Script - Plans out the dialogue, movement, gestures and props of actors in a scene as well as interior/exterior shot, location and time of scene

Shooting Script - More devolved version of a script that also contains information about camera movement/ shot types and non-diagetic sound.

Concept Art - Concept art is used to plan and develop an idea during the planning stage of a media product -  E.G concept art of a game character 

Visualisation Diagram/Site map - A rough plan for the design of a static page, E.G website. Used to check that design meets the brief 

Flat-Plan/Wireframe - A 2D representation of how all the articles/elements of a website fit together. Purely a layout tool

Prototype - Early functional model of a media product used to test the effectiveness of interactive media products. Doesn't consider final aesthetics 

Page mock up - Like flat plans/wireframe but they consider the content and design elements such as colour schemes. Can be shown to client 

Set design - 2D or 3D model of a set used to plan camera angles/movement. Allow production team to plan what needs to be built

Permissions and consent forms - Give the production team legal permission to use peoples locations, likeness and objects