3. Genre
To be able to carry out your research, you would need to know
what genre your production will be. A genre is the type/topic of
production it is, for example, songs have genres such as rock,
pop and classical. Films have genres such as horror, crime,
comedy and romance.
4. Primary and secondary research
Primary research is the research that you gather yourself. This
involves questionnaires , interviews and surveys.
Secondary research makes use of the information that was
previously researched. Some examples of secondary research
are books and internet.
5. Target Audience
The target audience is the age/gender of the audience that
you’re making your production for, for example, if you was to
make a film about a football school, the target audience would
mostly be teenage boys.
6. Codes & Conventions
Codes are systems of signs, which create meaning. These may
include both technical codes or symbolic codes. For example, a
code that creates meaning is gold chains and baggy pants in a
Hip-Hop music video.
Conventions
- Technical Conventions - A convention in a technical area. These
conventions, apply to the majority of music videos for e.g. the
video being the same length as the song.
- Genre Conventions - this is where conventions are associated
with a particular genre. An example of this would be pop videos,
dance routines and bands performing songs with instruments.
7. Agreement Form
An agreement form is in a letter form which is written by the sender
(in a production the sender would possibly be thr director) to the
addressee, who then agrees to the situation/requirements.
8. Timetable
A timetable is used so a person knows where they are at certain
times. For example, on a film set an actor would have a
timetable which would tell the where to be at what time
(2:00pm on set).
10. Location (Recce)
The location is needed so you know where to create your
production. For example, if you was making a film like ‘Mean
Girls’ then the main location would be in a school.
11. Equipment/Props
The equipment would be the things you need in order to create
your production, such as microphones, lights and cameras.
The props would be the things that you need whilst creating your
production e.g. a football or a phone.
12. Risk Assessment
A risk assessment makes sure that people are aware of the risks
around them and it gives them a prevention for the problem. For
example, if water is spilt on the floor, the risk would be slipping
on it and the prevention would be to wipe it up straight away
then nobody slips on it.
13. Actors/Crew
The actor(s) would be the person/people you have chosen to be
a part in your production. If you was to make a film, you would
chose actors to take part in different parts on the film.
The crew is the people behind the scenes creating the
production. e.g. camera man
14. Storyboard
A story board would show/tell you what happens in each scene.
It tells you how long the scene is on for, the location, the actors
in the scene, the lighting etc.
15. Script
A script would tell somebody what they are saying and when they are
saying it. It also gives stage direction and expressions. For example, if
an actor had to shout, the script would tell them to look
angry/annoyed and stand/do something in a particular way.
16. Health & Safety
Health and safety is used to make sure that everything in the
area is safe and wont harm anybody. For example, on a film set
you would make sure all of the lights are securely in place so
they wont fall on anybody and injure them.
17. Funding
Funding is the money provided for the particular purpose. For
example, if an actor needed clothes for their character, the
funding would cover that and pay for it.
18. Roles
The roles are the parts that actors play. An actor would play a
role of a character for a film or advert.
19. Plan B
Plan B is an alternative strategy incase the first plan doesn’t work
out. It is basically a back up plan for Plan A.
20. Contact Numbers
Contact numbers are important when creating a production just
incase anything goes wrong. A family member of the actor might
need to be contacted if anything happens with the actor.
21. Facilities
The facilities for a production would be a place or a piece of
equipment provided for a particular purpose.
22. Release Form
A release form is to give freedom or free movement to someone
or something.
