This lesson teaches students about the purpose and file types of pre-production documents used in filmmaking. It instructs students to describe the purpose and use of documents like mood boards, mind maps, visualizations and storyboards. Students are asked to complete a table listing the original and final file types for each document and explain which part of the film planning each document would help with.

1. Present to the Client
Unit 301 – Lesson 13

2. Lesson Goals
 Be able to describe the purpose and use of your own pre-
production documents
 Know how to identify both the original and final file types for
each document
#purpose #filetype
#pre-production

3. Key Words
 Purpose  What the finished document will be
used for
 File Type  Type of file the work is saved as also
known as the file extension

4. What’s the point?
Look at each document in turn…

5. Describe purpose & use of documents
Documents List original and final file types
 What’s the point in each of these
documents?
 What part of the film would your
document help you to plan?
#purpose #filetype
#pre-production

6. Describe purpose & use of documents
File Types List original and final file types
 List the original and final file types for each document you
have created in a table:
Document Original File Final File
Mood Board
Mind Map
Visualisation
Storyboard
#purpose #filetype
#pre-production

7. Describe purpose & use of documents
File Types List original and final file types
 Put each document into the
Creation section on your
planning form and explain
what part of the film it
would be used to plan.
 Create a table of file types
used for each document
listing:
 Document Name
 Original File
 Final File #purpose #filetype
#pre-production