y10 media gcse coursework pre-production checklist version 1

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Y10 Media GCSE Coursework Version 1 / October 2008

Pre-Production Checklist

You will be assessed on the items listed here, and you will need to complete them all to pass

your coursework. Well put all these things together to create a portfolio.

Showing the development of a strong creative idea is vital, but you will also be assessed on

RESEARCH, PRESENTATION, and EVALUATION.

1. Initial Ideas

Include your first ideas for audience / purpose / mission statement / unique selling

point.

You could also include a photocopy of any brainstorming sheets.

Expand on what it is you would like to achieve.

2. Research

You need to show that you have researched your target market for their views and

opinions on your proposed product.

You can do this through: a questionnaire, with as big a sample as possible well talk

about this in class.

3. Identify, Describe and Justify Your Target Audience and Market

Based on your research, explain exactly who your target audience and market is.

Be very specific about who you are aiming for.

How is your product going to appeal to this audience?

What competition do you face and how will you compete?

4. Describe and Explain the Equipment, Resources, Personnel and Budget you

will need

What will you need to make it happen?

Eg: time / money / locations / cameras / computers / online resources

5. Mock-Up Designs Magazines / Websites

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Either hand-drawn or computer generated mock-ups with at least two alternative

design proposals for layout / appearance. (Could just be a magazine cover or a

homepage).

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6. Script / Storyboard / Screentests - Video

A script and/or a storyboard outlining your proposed video production.

Technical notes explaining how you would be filming & what equipment you would

need for each shot.

Some screentests - either a mock up or a short burst of what youre planning to do so

we can see what it looks like on the screen.

7. Audience Reaction

A further research task or focus group will help decide on your final designs.

Using your mock-ups or screentests, use a small sample of your target audience to

test their reactions, and use their opinions to modify your final production piece.

8. Evaluation

Looking back over each stage of your pre-production work, assessing your progress,

explaining problems you met and how you dealt with them, and discussing how

satisfied you are with your work.

WJEC say you have to evaluate your pre-production work by doing one of the

following tasks. You will be provided with a crib sheet to make sure you get this right:

(a) By producing a short written evaluation of between 400 and 600 words. This

report will outline any research undertaken, justify the work in terms of its target

audience and explain how it relates to current media output.

(b) By presenting a short oral report of 5 to 10 minutes which outlines any research

undertaken, justifies the work in terms of its target audience and explains how itrelates to current media output. Candidates will need to submit a transcript of 400-

600 words for moderation.

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