Requirements for Production

90 seconds depict video: Caution do not try this at home

What type of media product did you produce and what was it for? How did you distribute it?


We produced a short film of 90 seconds on a website called https://www.depict.org/.


What other types of moving image media products are there? What different distribution methods are there?

• Feature film- firstly viewed in cinemas, depending on the popularity or the amount spent on the production of the film.
• short film- any motion picture which isnt long enough to be classed as a feature film.
• Adverts- an announcement of a new product or business that may be coming out to the public.
• trailers- a series of extracts from a film to boost the publicity of the film.
• music- vocal or instrumental sounds that set out the tone of the scene, giving the film more of a vibe to whatever the genre of the film.
• videos- a recording, broadcasting or reproduction of a certain media production.
• political videos- a promotion of a political party to boost there party in to convincing people to join them to help there party grow.
• TV programmes- something that people watch on there tvs, many genres of programmes to watch and many programmes have been made.
• online content- material available on the web, content includes text, images, animations, music and videos.
• cinema/ festivals- a theatre where films new to the public are shown off for entertainment purposes.
• DVD or blue ray- content made on a disc storing large amounts of data to be bought in shops around the world.
• Netflix, Now TV, Amazon- online broadcasting company let viewers subscribe and pay to the site so they get unlimited access to what the site has offered to them.

Finance and sources of funding

What sources of funding exist for film, TV and other moving image productions?

• Self funders- the money is provided by yourself (the director of the film) to help with the costs of making the film.
• crowed funding- the practice of funding a project by raising money from a lot of people who all give out a small amount of money, mostly via the internet.
• branded films (product placement)- a practice of which manufacturers of goods of a service gain exposure for their products by paying for them to feature in the film or TV show as a chance of promoting there company
• advertising- the profession of producing advertisements for the company benefit of selling more of their products giving them more money.
• bank loans- a form of credit which is extended for a specified period of time

Requirements for any production-i.e., what will the money be spent on?


cameras and equipment, sound equipment, props that will be used in the film/ video, areas bought or rented out so that the crew can film, people that will be staring or being shown in the film will get a cut for there work in the film, special effects or computer work that has to be added into the film


Requirements (cont'd)

For our depict project we had to obtain a 90 second video of whatever our group had thought of, filming the video, adding sound and effects to the video and editing the video for it to be published to the colleges YouTube channel.

Personnel: Talent (actors) and crew (the production team) that work in a media production.

• low budget film will have little or no funding put into it, low budget filming is most common with first time filmmakers as it shows what talent they can produce, the crew and film set for for small projects like these can be scarce so makeup artists, film crew members, producers and even the directer have to multi task in order to help with the production of the film, an example of a low budget film is the Blair witch project filmed in 1999.
  

• A television programme can be filmed many genres such as a documentary's, horror, comedy, si-fi and drama, depending on how well the programmes views are on its certain channel it can bring in more money for the station that its being aired on, to make and set up a TV programme certain people are needed for certain jobs in the production of a TV show, a few of them can be a Director, Make-up artist, Production designer, Researcher, Writer and Screenwriter, just these few people help and are important with the creation of the show.

• Hollywood feature films can take a while to fully plan out, film then edit, with big film makers like Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney studios that put so much money into there work theirs also a lot of everything going on, there will be really big film crew teams working on certain subjects while film making, camera operators, lighting, props and costume and editing, every actor has there own little team that helps out with getting them ready for a scene they have to be in, this could be makeup or costume fitting, every person is paid for with the amount the production company has given out.          

Explain how you allow allocated work in your very small group. Who performed what role? did they have any experience of hat role before?

there were 2 main actors in our video were Dalton and Will, we had never played as superheros before this short film and the behind the scenes crew were Megan and Sydney, we all had to help out with planning out what our video would be about and to list out our locations to shoot at, all in all everyone was doing different jobs to help with the build up to our small film.

Casting/other contributors:
List the various people that may contribute to the production of a media text, in addition to the crew?

Reporters, Journalists, photographer, camera,sound and lighting crews, editing room staff, sub editors, receptionists, library staff, graphics designer, care takers, factual programmers.

Time-What was the time frame and how well did you use your time?

we had 4 weeks as a limit to make our depict video and every lesson we had we always made sure we were prepped,we had something planned at the start and that everything was ready to go. 

what happens when you do not meet deadlines in the professional media industry?

your reputation as producer or director gets flattened and you become unreliable as your work isn't 100%.

Equipment/Facilities: what is needed?

How do you obtain equipment in professional moving image productions?

https://www.digibroadcast.com/video-c61/sony-xdcam-c74/sony-pxw-fs7m2k-4k-xdcam-super-35mm-camcorder-with-18-110mm-servo-zoom-lens-p19586/s19892?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=sony-pxw-fs7m2k-4k-xdcam-super-35mm-camcorder-with-18-110mm-servo-zoom-pxw-fs7m2k&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&gclid=CjwKCAjw8J32BRBCEiwApQEKgYbnfqHfIdaSowCTbfiWKRassVbJuFQdk7AkvcvIJb1Qj76IY0VyRhoCrNEQAvD_BwE

This website here offers a large amount of content for film makers, i looked for the most expensive priced cameras i could find online as with price comes the quality and that makes the movie better.

What equipment was available to you and your group?

we were given a camera, recorder, a boom mic at one point, headphones to record the sound, outfits, available rooms to film in.

most of the props and equipment was obtained from the collage i few items were from other peoples homes that were in our groups.

Location- where did you film, how did you get that location?

Location recces- is a piece of paper yo right your location ideas on so you have a plan on where to go and what shot is being filmed on that location.




Location releases- is a signed piece of paper that grants the person access to that owners land so they are able to film on it.


how and why did you pick specific locations for your depict video?
our main locations were outside, a science lab and in the classroom, the reason why we chose these locations is because they had something to do with what was happening in the clip, the hero tried to climb a wall outside, he also tried to use mind powers in the science lap and the class room was used as a bedroom and hospital because if its bland wall we could use that to our advantage.

what logistical issues and risks did you face?
we firstly wanted to shoot a scene where a dummy was thrown off a building but because of health and safety rules that wasn't possible, for a few days we tried to book a room that we couldn't find the owner for so while that was going on we filmed other shots instead of that one, for our hospital scene we wanted to film in the medical room but we were not allowed access to the room but instead we used the classroom with its pale wall and a makeshift bed.

Material- equipment, crew and cast are needed to make a moving image text, where, how are they obtained?

list the types of materials you may need for a production?
props, lights, cameras, actors/actresses, scripts

what fictional considerations are there when using certain materials?
when making something that already has been made, you can change it up a little or right from what someone has told u or written out

Legal Issues


what is copyright?

copyright protects peoples primary information from becoming somebody elses primary information, it helps with TV shows, movies, company, literary work and music


how does copy right effect your depict video?

we wont be able to use popular music or any branded items in our video.

define and give examples of these:

Clearance- giving something permission for something to proceed or take place

Public liability Insurance- covers costs on legal action and compensation made against a certain business

Completion guarantee/ insurance- a form of insurance offered by completion guarantor company that is used in financed films

regulation- what is a regulatory body and what do they do?

What is off come and there function?
Ofcom regulates amything that has to do with wifi mobile and modern day devices like tvs and radios, they also regulate the airwaves on wireless devices.

Who regulates the BBC and why is this different to ofcom?
Ofcom regulates the BBC

what is the BBFC and what is there function?
its the uks regulator of film and video and handles age rating such as the U, PG and 12A.

Trade unions and trade associations

what is the trade union and why are they important?

association of workers in a particular trade or industry, working conditions and benefits


what are PACT and BECTU?