This document provides the brief for a creative media production project assignment. The deadline for completion is May 23, 2013. The purpose of the assignment is for the student to originate, develop, research, and produce a media product idea. This includes writing a proposal, managing the production process through pre-production, production, and post-production stages, and evaluating the success of the final product. The student must independently devise and complete their own media production project relating to video, audio, motion graphics, photography or graphic design. Tasks involve generating initial ideas, writing a proposal, creating pre-production materials, producing the final media product, and reviewing the project's strengths and weaknesses.

1. Qualification Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit number and title Unit 21:Creative Media Production Project
Start date 18/03/2013
Deadline 23/05/2013
Assessor name Iain Goodyear
Assignment title IG2 – Final Major Project
The purpose of this assignment is to:
Originate, develop and research an idea for a media product.
Produce a word processed proposal for a media product.
Manage a production process to create a media product.
Evaluate the success of your production.
Scenario
As a media production specialist approaching the end of your one year programme of study, the time
has come to demonstrate your ability in managing an independently devised production through the
stages of pre-production, production and post-production.
You must devise initial ideas and select one that you will further develop using a broad combination of
skills that you have acquired over the past year of studying your BTEC media diploma.
The project must in some way relate to one or more disciplines across video, audio, motion graphics,
photography and graphic design.
You must demonstrate that you are able to plan in advance all stages of production and adhere to a
production schedule that you yourself have devised.
You must also, if encountered, evidence how you adapt to changes in your production schedule and
overcome production difficulties.
Good luck!
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2. Tasks Grading Criteria Mapping
Task 1
Use idea generation techniques including mind maps and spider diagrams to come up with some Unit 21: P1/M1/D1
initial ideas.
Task 2
Prepare a word processed production proposal Unit 21: P2/M2/D2
finalise ideas for your media product
prepare a proposal
Task 3
Use pre-production techniques to draw up plans for your production. Unit 21: P3/M3/D3
You must include the following (relevant to your production idea and proposal):
Risk assessment
Storyboards
Shooting schedules
Script
Production Diary
Location recognisance
Production schedules
Contingency Plans
Shot Logs
Layout plans
Test shots
Any other relevant form of pre-production planning
Task 4
Produce the media production as per the brief. Unit 21: P3/M3/D3
Task 5
Produce an evaluation of your media production that clearly highlights creative and technical Unit 21: P3/M3/D3
strengths and areas that could be improved.
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3. This brief has been verified as being fit for purpose
Iain Goodyear
Date: 18/03/2013
Date:
Unit 4 Creative Media Production Management Project (Level 3)
P1 prepare a written M1 prepare a developed D1 prepare an imaginative and
proposal for a media written proposal for a media well-detailed written proposal
product [IE, CT] product for a media product
P2 complete pre- M2 complete pre-production D2 complete pre-production
production for a proposed for a proposed media product for a proposed media product
media product [SM] Competently thoroughly
P3 apply appropriate M3 apply appropriate D3 apply appropriate
technology and techniques technology and techniques technology and techniques
to create a proposed competently to create a skilfully to create a proposed
media product that proposed media product that media product that clearly
partially realises intentions mainly realises intentions realises intentions
[SM]
P4 review strengths and M4 describe strengths and D4 evaluate strengths and
weaknesses of own weaknesses of own production weaknesses of own production
production project work. project work with some detail project work with reference
[RL] and with reference to to precise and detailed
appropriate illustrative illustrative examples.
examples.
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