Pre production techniques for creative media industries

finance:

Asses the finical viability of the proposed production.there are two aspects

potential sources of finance such as advertising, sponsorship, subscription fees, cover price, sales, rental charges.

expenditure such as, equipment, materials, crew, personnel, facility hire, clearance , legal costs, transport cost.

timing:

think about the availability of your crew and equipment, the timings of the different stages if the production process and the final deadline for the fro the project when you are undertaking you pre production planning.

personnel:

ensure that your production team is the right size for the job and each member has the right balance of knowledge, skills, and experience to undertake the specific role that is needed.

facilities:

any creative medias production will involve the use of production equipment facilities to capture, record and Manipulate the raw material in to the finished product.

Materials:

all media products require raw material for the actual content and you can plan to gather and generate this raw material in various  way. some will be original material that you are planning to produce yourself.

locations:

appropriate locations. saving time and money during the production stage. this process is expensive and so you need to maximise the material produced. get permission from companies or general public if needed and be aware of the health hazards.

copyright:

copyright owners con choose to grant permission or license other to use their work, usually fro a fee, while retaining ownership over the rights themselves. like other forms of intellectual property, copyright can be bought and sold. (Intellectual Properties Office website- www.ipo.gov.uk)

Codes of practice and regulation:

one of the reasons that media companies undertake pre-production work is to make sure that what the are planning to produces adheres to the relevant codes of practice, laws and regulations that govern and control their industry.

public liability:

when recording on location where member of the public may be risk from the production activities. This also covers your crew and equipment if there is any damage. (Film london website is an important source of information fro companies in pre-production stage who are looking to film in the capital and contains lots of invaluable information and links to support the planning process.)