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Plan and develop pre-production materials (U3 : P3, M2)

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Learning Outcome 2 (U3) : Be able to plan and develop pre-production materials for an original media product to a client brief.  Model release form : A model release form grants the magazine company the right to use photographs taken of the models within the magazine without any legal issues that could come up.  Location release form : Location release form allows the production team to access a location site that the photoshoot is at and be able to release the pictures taken at that scene. Risk assessment : A risk assessment form outlines possible health and safety risks that could occur on set and are noted down so the team can avoid these issues. Recce of location : Recce of location checks the appropriateness of the grounds that the photoshoot is taken at; it is also beneficial that I check in advance so the team is aware of the site. Call sheet : A call sheet document schedules every model for everyday that they will be on set and allows the photographer to know exac...

Evaluate the response (D1 : U21)

Learning Outcome 3 (U21) : Be able to pitch ideas on a proposed media product and respond to questions. Feedback Report : The feedback I will take on board, includes :  One feedback from the client that I found useful and will then improve within my magazine is that my demographic should be older and directed to those within the more mature age range. The target audience I will change my readership to, will be 18-38 as the client stated that this age category appreciate the idea of romance and find it nostalgic; unlike the target audience I previously had which was 12-24. From this constructive feedback, I will now need to consider perhaps adding different content ideas within my magazine to ensure it targets my new demographic. One may be adding Christmas movies, in my 12 movies for 12 days of Christmas advent calendar, that come from the service 'Sky' as adults are very likely to have bought this streaming service already, thus will be able to access these movies that appear ...

Pitch your ideas (P4, M3 : U21)

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Learning Outcome 3 (U21) : Be able to pitch ideas on a proposed media product and respond to questions.  Final Pitch : Feedback and my response to it : Positive feedback : This feedback made me aware of the accomplishments within my magazine and the ideas that I came up with. Additionally, it also allowed me to feel confident with parts of my product.  1) Client liked the colour scheme within my magazine.  From this I will ensure the colour scheme in my final product resembles the exact colours I had chosen for my pitch. 2) "Fonts are clean and interesting." The client liked my font ideas for the magazine, thus I will those fonts will appear in my final magazine.  3) The client liked the release and the idea around the Christmas edition. From this I will make sure the ideas and the remarks made around the Christmas theme shall be within my magazine.  Constructive feedback : This feedback allowed me to reflect on the ideas that can be improved within my ma...

Planning and preparing a pitch

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Learning Outcome (U21) : to be able to create a proposal and pitch and original media product based on a given brief.  My Practice Pitch Powerpoint :  Practice Pitch Video :  Notes on practice pitch : Reduce text - make a script Continuous references to the brief Slow down with pace of talking Find a film festival for distribution and marketing slide Produce digital mock ups the magazine Mention my own streaming service Finial Pitch Powerpoint :   Changes made :  I changed my target audience slide in order to reduce the amount of text I added a named film festival I changed my cover line font as it didn't produce well on my digital mock ups I added a slide for my streaming platforms and my independent film information I created a slide for my digital mock ups of what my magazine might look like I combined my content and article slide into one Potential Client Questions :  1) How will you ensure your online copy is just as successful as your...