perfecting your
production work
how to get the most out of your practical projects
Key words
• research and planning
• blogging and evidence
• ideas and feedback
• logistics, equipment and production
Research
• really look at real examples
• keep evidence of all your research
• research every angle
• conventions, audiences, institutions
Planning
• plan for all eventualities- what could
possibly go wrong?
• record all your planning- visuals
• show the process of your ‘journey’
blogging
• a blog allows you to link to examples, ideas
and inspiration
• keeps a record of the process of your
project’s journey
evidence
• storyboards, animatics, recce photos
• flatplans, all your original images
• screengrabs of your manipulation of
material- digital editing, photoshop, etc
Ideas
• keep ideas simple
• have a workable concept with realistic
plans
• try the ‘25 word pitch’ or the ‘lift pitch’
get feedback
• at all stages from peers, teachers and
others
• keep records of the feedback
• take notice of it and respond to it
logistics
• people, places, props, costumes
• get it done early- you may need to do it all
again
• rehearse and prepare
• share contact details for all involved
Equipment
• practice on it
• prepare it, get to know it
• make the most of it
• are all the parts there before you use it?
production
• always shoot extra for coverage
• organise your material before editing
• start with the big picture
• fine tune the detail later
perfecting your
production work
how to get the most out of your practical projects

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  • 1.
    perfecting your production work howto get the most out of your practical projects
  • 2.
    Key words • researchand planning • blogging and evidence • ideas and feedback • logistics, equipment and production
  • 3.
    Research • really lookat real examples • keep evidence of all your research • research every angle • conventions, audiences, institutions
  • 7.
    Planning • plan forall eventualities- what could possibly go wrong? • record all your planning- visuals • show the process of your ‘journey’
  • 8.
    blogging • a blogallows you to link to examples, ideas and inspiration • keeps a record of the process of your project’s journey
  • 9.
    evidence • storyboards, animatics,recce photos • flatplans, all your original images • screengrabs of your manipulation of material- digital editing, photoshop, etc
  • 10.
    Ideas • keep ideassimple • have a workable concept with realistic plans • try the ‘25 word pitch’ or the ‘lift pitch’
  • 11.
    get feedback • atall stages from peers, teachers and others • keep records of the feedback • take notice of it and respond to it
  • 12.
    logistics • people, places,props, costumes • get it done early- you may need to do it all again • rehearse and prepare • share contact details for all involved
  • 13.
    Equipment • practice onit • prepare it, get to know it • make the most of it • are all the parts there before you use it?
  • 14.
    production • always shootextra for coverage • organise your material before editing • start with the big picture • fine tune the detail later
  • 15.
    perfecting your production work howto get the most out of your practical projects