Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production

Unit number and title Unit 4 Creative Media Production Management Project

Start date Monday 14th January, 2013

Deadline Monday 15th April, 2013

Assessor name Iain Goodyear

Assignment title IG4 – Final Major Project

The purpose of this assignment is to:

Originate, develop and research an idea for a media product.Pitch a proposal for a media product.Manage a production process to create a media product.

Scenario

As a media production specialist approaching the end of your two 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 two years of studying your BTEC extended 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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Tasks Grading Criteria Mapping

Task 1Use idea generation techniques including mind maps and spider diagrams and any other appropriate methods to come up with some initial ideas for a specific media production.

Unit 4: P1/M1/D1

Task 2Prepare a pitch

finalise ideas for their media product prepare a proposal prepare a presentation including delegate notes and presenter’s notes give the presentation in the form of a pitch to the tutor and peers

Unit 4: P2/M2/D2

Task 3Use pre-production techniques to draw up plans for your chosen production.You must include the following (specific to your production idea):

Risk assessment Storyboards Shooting schedules Script Production Diary Location recognisance Production schedules Contingency Plans Shot Logs Layout plans Test shots / sequences

Unit 4: P3/M3/D3

Task 4Produce the media production as per the brief. Unit 4: P3/M3/D3

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Unit 4 Creative Media Production Management Project (Level 3)P1: originate, develop and research an idea for a mediaproduct working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance

M1: originate, develop and research an idea for a media product showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance

D1: originate, develop andresearch an idea for a mediaproduct showing creativityand flair and workingindependently to professionalexpectations

P2: pitch a proposal for a media product with some appropriate use of subject terminology and with some assistance

M2: pitch a proposal for a mediaproduct competently with generally correct use of subject terminology and with only occasional assistance

D2: pitch a proposal for amedia product to a near professional standardconsistently using subjectterminology correctly andworking independently toprofessional expectations

P3: manage a production processto create a media product working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance.

M3: manage a production processcompetently to create a media product to a good technical standard, showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance.

D3: manage a production processto near-professional standardsto create a media product,showing creativity and flairand working independentlyto professional expectations.

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