BTEC Assignment

The final assignmnet for the BTEC unit is due before the end of the summer term.

This assignment is for learning aim D

Review pre-production of a digital media product.

The assignment brief is on SMHW. I will paraphrase it on here so that you have more direction.

You have hopefully completed your pre-production portfolio which you can hand in when we return.

The final assignment is to write a review of the process. Take each area of pre-production in turn and explain the pre-production process that you undertook.


Present a review of the pre-production process to Tamworth TV. 



‘Tamworth TV’  have secured funding for a new film project. One of the aims of the project is to engage local people in digital media production.

You have made a short film following the conventions of a specific genre for Tamworth TV. You have completed the necessary pre-production activities for the project and stored the pre-production work in a portfolio.

You will now review the process and present the review to Tamworth TV.

Review Elements of pre-production

• Logistics.
• Finance.
• Creative processes.

Review Project management

• Personnel management.
• Resource management.
• Time management.
• Professional Practice.
• Monitoring progress.
• Risk management.
• Crisis management.
• Maintaining documentation.
• Problems/difficulties with project management.
• Identifying ways of improving project management in future productions.

To gain a pass you need to -
Explain how logistics, finance and the creative processes were project managed during pre-production.

To gain a merit you need to -
Analyse the project management of your media product with reference to specific elements of pre-production.

To gain a distinction you need to -
Evaluate the effectiveness of the project management, referring to its impact on pre-production.

To gain a distinction you must make direct correlations between project management of logistics, finance and creative processes during pre-production and the overall success of the planning for the digital media production.

Further guidance
You need to go through the contents of your pre-production portfolio and explain how successful each area of research and planning was in the process of making your film.

Some examples of what you might write are below;

As a result of poor logistical planning my project resulted in a financial overspend...

I ensured that thorough planning of all financial costs for the production were met.  The production met its initial budget.

The time consuming nature of filming is planned for in pre-production and is aided by the logistics of the operation

A failure to check the copyright of the music resulted in a last minute change of music that had a negative impact on the final project

The consequences of not completing a detailed filming schedule, such as over-running filming on day one, resulting in the need to delay the rest of filming with a knock-on effect on logistics

The impact of a poorly visualised storyboard on the ability of other members of the crew to interpret the ideas