This document outlines the process for creating multimedia products, including educational, promotional, games, information, quizzes, simulators and storybooks. It discusses receiving a client brief, planning the design and assets, creating or acquiring necessary elements like text, sound, video and images. The production process involves developing the product using chosen software while carefully organizing files. Thorough testing and evaluation ensures the final product meets the client's needs and works properly across different formats.

1. PRINCIPLES OF MULTIMEDIA
AUTHORING

2. USES OF MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS
Educational
Promotional
Games
Information
Quizzes
Simulators
Storybooks

3. PRODUCTION PROCESS

4. CLIENT BRIEF
You will receive a brief from your client asking for a
specific product.
It will have a specific audience and purpose
You will ‘brainstorm’ several ideas using a planning
tool such as a mind map
Several ideas will be generated which should be
discussed with the client before the initial planning
process will be undertaken

5. PLANNING
The overall design of the product will be carried out
including how the product will be navigated
Detailed storyboards or diagrams will be generated
which will include all of the following:
Colour scheme, font sizes and styles, buttons or links, the
names of the files to be used, the source and copyright
information of any assets that will be used
These may also be discussed with the client

6. CREATE OR ACQUIRE ASSETS
Collect together all of the elements to be used in the
product
These may include the following:
Text
Sound
Video
Images
Animations

7. CREATION
Using the chosen software the product is developed
following the planning documents
File names are carefully used to enable the product
to be added to and edited as it is developed
The quality of all the assets is assessed as the
product is developed
Events and scripting is used to make the product
work seamlessly

8. TESTING
The product will need to be tested thoroughly to
ensure everything works as planned
Every aspect of the product is tested including:
Ease of use
Spelling and grammar
Quality of elements
Operating on different formats
User testing

9. EVALUATION
The finished product will be evaluated to ensure it is
fit for purpose and of a suitable quality
This will ensure it meets the client brief