Unit 2 - Pre-Production And Planning

An outline of your website's structure, including its pages and parts, can be created using a sitemap as a planning tool. For example, it might be shown as a list of pages or a hierarchical structure. A sitemap can be used as a planning tool to organise your website’s content, ensure all pages are linked correctly, find content gaps, and boost your website's SEO.  It offers structure, which is one of its benefits. Sitemaps also serve as a collaborative tool for designers, developers, and content producers by giving everyone on the team a single reference point. But, employing sitemaps has certain disadvantages as well. For example, creating huge websites takes much effort and may need to be more flexible to include all the information required in a hierarchical structure. Also, if you don't regularly update your sitemap, it can become out-of-date and perplex your users. Sitemaps are intended to assist you in organising and designing your website. Still, as users may have va...

Justification of content Once a pre-production document has been produced the content needs to be analysed and checked to ensure that it is adequate for the purpose it was designed for.  Does the content meet the needs of the client?  If it does not, then the production phase cannot start.  The content can be reviewed in discussion with the client and target audience focus groups. Evaluation of Suitability for Purpose The pre-production documents are used to provide the various personnel involved in project with the information that they will require to produce the project.  It is with this purpose in mind that these documents need to be evaluated.  Do they provide enough information for the members of the production team to produce the product in line with the proposal?  The documents can be shown to the lead members of each team to check that they are clear about what is required during their phase of the production  The effectiveness of the pre-prod...

During the production of an interactive media product the layout of how the screen and pages fit together needs to be designed.     A structure of the hierarchy of how each of these relate to each other is set out in a diagram that looks like a tree root system, with the home screen/page being the trunk and all the other screens/pages coming off this. Link: https://www.gloomaps.com/7fAcZQnpkW

  This is the creation of documents that set out how a scene for a TV or film location is set up.     These can either be created in 2D so that the layout is seen, or 3D so that so that the view of the scene as it will be seen during can be understood.     These are used to show the filming team how the scene looks so that the camera angles and movement can be planned.     They also allow the production team to see what has to be built for the production.  

  These are similar to flat plan and wireframes; however they contain more details such as the content and colour schemes included.     They can be shown to clients and audiences to gain feedback before the final version is created.     New software developments allow the creation of page mock-ups for interactive media products and websites that include interactive elements to be modelled.     These mock-ups are now blending into prototypes in terms of their features.

  The prototype is an early model of a media product, especially important in the development of interactive products where the production of the final version will take time and resources.     Creating a prototype allows testing of the early concept to be carried out to ensure that the final product will meet its needs.     The prototype will not look like the final product, as the final aesthetics will not be included; however the core elements will be working and tested.  

A flat plan (or wireframe) is a 2D representation of how all articles and adverts are laid out on a page or how the elements of the page (or screen in an interactive product) fit together.     This allows the designer to see if proportions are correct and all elements are included.     The detail for each aspect is not included; this is a layout tool where changes can be quickly and efficiently carried out before production.     A flat plan can also be used to view the layout of a set for TV production to check those elements fit together and that camera placement and movements can be achieved as required.

A visualisation diagram is a rough diagram of a plan for a product, usually a static one, such as the layout of a page or a diagram within an animation.   These are used to check that what is being produced will work and that the objectives of the product are being met.

 

 

The written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast . Specifically: the one used in production or performance.  example:  https://www.avpgalaxy.net/files/scripts/aliens-1985-09-23.pdf A shooting script is a screenplay version used to produce a motion picture. Shooting scripts are distinct from spec scripts because they use scene numbers and follow well-defined procedures specifying how writing revisions should be implemented and circulated. Example: https://rb.gy/4pmvcy "NARRATOR: FRESH NEW KICKS ARE OUT SIZES RANGING FOR ALL FEET, SO YOUR ODD FEET ARE NO LONGER ODD! " "NIGHT HIGGS SHOES PROVIDE SHOES FOR EVERYONE, SO YOUR FEET NO LONGER LOOK ODD! FOR CHEAP PRICES, YOUR CHILD CAN BECOME THE COOL KID"

Analysis of other fashion apps Interviewing other app developers  Questionnaires to users of the target age group (3) A magazine that covers fashion and conversation. This makes connections between celebrities and a variety of fashion trends. The team would learn who to approach based on their clothing style and the brand's ethos from this. A fashion blog is written by well-known bloggers. The readers of this blog will learn about various upcoming fashions and the people who are wearing clothing at varying prices. The team can select a suitable trendsetter based on the blog users who wear clothing at the same price as MyDesign. (5)

The target audience is investigated toe target audience is investigated to ensure that a product is marketed correctly. The potential audience's size and preferences, awareness of the product's sector and benefits, and willingness to purchase are all gathered. Using primary sources, the target groups are directly questioned about their perspectives. The product is then designed with this information to increase its chances of success. Research into the market sector for a new media product is done to discover similar products, their success, features, target audience, revenue, and projected revenue for the new product. Discarding useless information early on, enables a development approach that is more focused and conserves time and resources. After analyzing the market and target audience, the production team researches the product. They collect the source material, evaluate the project's value and commercial viability, and locate the required resources and locationsng any...

  Gantt chart -  Definition- A project management tool that illustrates work completed over some time about the time planned for the work Pros - It helps to practice better time management Cons - It can be hard to prepare without the right software. Spreadsheet - an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be  manipulated  and used in calculations. A milestone is an important  event or action in a project or your business journey that marks a critical stage of progress . Scheduling is arranging, controlling and optimising work and workloads in a production  or manufacturing process .