my media blog: October 2015

Assignment Two Rebecca

Filmmaking can be broadly broken down into three main stages

1. Pre-production and writing a brief:

Which is identifying the story (what contents is in the film), the locations where the film is based and planning for your filming. Developing ideas, If your film uses actors or models, you may need to work with your filmmaker to develop a script, a storyboard and to organise a casting session.

2. Production:

Live action filming and creating any complex graphics/animations created/music compositions if required.

3. Post-production:

Creating the narrative with editing, applying text and effects, sound mixing, colour grading, sign-off and delivery.

What your film brief include:

Summary: consider writing a brief overview at the start to summarise the whole project, if your summary is too long.

Background: If there is any background information that would help you understands more about the project you should include, also within the background you need to put your requirements.

The Brief: You will need to describe your film contents as you envisage it, within the brief you have to make the person aware the of the target audience, what are the key message, any specific requirements like camera shots and location, will it be filmed in a studio or at your own working place.

Outputs: consist of How is the content will be delivered? What is the duration and technical spec? Refer to any specific standards for guidance. Do you also require a copy of the complete set of raw footage delivered at the end?

Timeline: any key briefing, filming or delivery dates. Is there a schedule for the films completion or specific filming dates? Target key activities and events that you require filming.

Budget: is there a fixed budget or are you asking for quotes? List what is your budget or budget range and what it does/or does not include. For example, does it include studio hire, extra crew, music licensing, and crew food and travel expenses or will these be added as extras as required?

Pitch: a pitch is also something you should keep in your brief, it there to so other people can get a great understanding of what going to happen, a pitch can also benefit your profit because good pitch can attract any buyer

To Finish, when you finish an film brief like any information you should have a double check it, to outline any ideas you should need developing, also this will help your filmmaker deliver the project to your brief and budget as well as being technical correct for its future.

Format of a Film Brief