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Unit 2 Presentation with Evaluation

This is a powerpoint which i did for Unit 2 ( Communication skills for creative media production)

where i had to take photos of the college and talk about the reason why i took that shoot.

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Evaluation for my presentation

The presentation I did was to investigate and gather then curate approximately 8 to 12 photographic images. I have to analyse what I can see in each image and why I selected those image. What was the reason of talking that photo, what impartation it gave me? The class theme was on first day at college impartation so to that photos on our first day in college, as class we had to go outside and take photos of college.

Going around college, I took photos that I spot on my first day. I had taken photos of student work on the walls, what scared me the most. When taking photos I was working with Lucy so when she saw an image that she would like to take, I asked questions on ‘why are you taking a photo of this, what is it that makes you take that photo?’. Once we finished taking photos, we went to class and started uploading the photos. Once we did that, we started analysing the photos on what we see on them. I analysed them but in a different way. I analysed them to what I was feeling on my first day. I did write what you see in the photo but I wrote why the photo is important for me. So writing my feelings instead of what I see make it clean on how hard it is in college and how much you need to put.

After about 3 weeks, as class we each had to do our presentation. So to do our presentation we had to go to a different room, which the room was dark so it scared me a lot as I was nervous all ready. In class, when one of the students do their presentation, 3 people from class had to mark their work and give feedback and a question.

My presentation: when I was doing my presentation I was really nervous and could not concentrate on my work. As I was doing my presentation I did not include some bits that I was planning to add. I do write some bits from my presentation but did miss out some bits as I just wanted to finish it. At the start I was nervous but once I got it under controlled I did my presentation well towards the end. Until the end I did not do much well as I was getting more nervous and I felt my face getting red but as I was not use to standing up in class, this make it more difficult.

The feedback I got from the audience was positive but they did know I was nervous at the start of the presentation as I had told them. As for one of the comment, I was not standing still on my place; keep on moving my legs which showed I was nervous. I questions I got asked was if I was still nervous when I was doing my presentation. The feedback I got was it was good to have photos of items around the college and write how I felt when looking at them. It was good to compare the photos to my feelings. I have to improve my nervous controlling as it stopped my from saying things that I was planning to say. After the presentation I felt like I did not do well in my presentation as I felt I was going about things that I did not even get myself. I need to remember that it’s not the end of the world so I can to my presentation clearly.

Unit 2 communication skills for creative media production

Reviews on the film Twilight

These are the reviews i have read through the internet. My task in this is to write a review on another review people wrote about the twilight film.

Review of twilight

One of the most highly anticipated films of the year may well be a complete mystery to anyone over the age of 20. Stephanie Meyer's series of Twilight novels have been a teenage publishing sensation, especially in the United States where over 20 million copies have been sold. The inevitable film now arrives, with huge expectations, and it's easy to see what all of the fuss is about. The literary phenomenon has now become a massive film success.

Twilight is the story of Bella (Kristen Stewart), a 17-year-old girl who relocates to a tiny town in Washington to live with her father, the local Chief of Police (Billy Burke). She is given a warm reception by a friendly new school, but soon becomes attracted to a mysterious classmate named Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). Edward's family is equally strange: all adopted, all startlingly good-looking, if a little pale of face.

It's not giving anything away to say that Edward's family is a clan of vampires: and there are inherent dangers for Bella if she follows a relationship with him, not least the fact that she herself may become one of them should the inevitable happen with her new love.

Director Catherine Hardwicke previously explored troubled teens in her breakout film Thirteen and here she shows why she was an excellent choice for the job. The subtext is the forbidden, being an outsider and burgeoning teenage sexuality and Hardwicke brings a sensitive and evocative touch to all of it. There will of course be ardent fans of the books who will complain about what was left out or given short shrift, an inevitable result of translating a much-loved 600-page novel to the screen, but it feels like a successful transition to someone who is coming to it for the first time.

Another reason for the film's success is its choice of lead actors: as Bella Kristen Stewart comes of age, having played the child role in many Hollywood films up to now. Her awkwardness in the face of her emotions for Edward is well-judged. Another career is launched in the shape of Robert Pattinson, a young English actor who has the necessary looks to make teenage girls around the world swoon, but with the added bonus that he can act. With a $70 million opening weekend in the US, a new franchise is born.

Reviewed by Paul Hurley

My review on this review

As I know, the film was a big success but the film making was poor. As the book is a success, they did not know if the movie will be good as the book so choosing actors which are not so poplar made them spend less money on it. As it says in the review, I do not think Kristen Stewart was the big reason for the film to be successful as not a lot of people known her. She got to fame after acting in the film. As the book was a big success, people who read the book would like to see the film version so have the images in their head more clear. Catheine Hardwicke did not make a big success as it says on the review because if you watch the film on the camera shots and editing you will see so many mistakes. As for telling the story, the story takes place in a ting town in Washington called forks. The name has not been said in the review.it has been a success for having a 600 wood book on to screen but the most important parts are cut out example when there is a class about blood tests, Edward does not get in to the class and says to Bella that it’s not a good idea. This part shows that Edward can be a vampire.

Twilight review

Review byMatthew Turner17/12/2008

Destined to be a massive hit with its target audience of teenage girls, Twilight nails its central romance and remains an enjoyably watchable thriller, despite the odd bit of dodgy dialogue and some amusingly rubbish special effects.

What's it all about?

Based on the first in a series of best-selling novels by Stephenie Meyer (the sequel's already been greenlit, based on the film's U.S. box office success), Twilight stars Kristen Stewart as 17-year-old Bella, who moves from Arizona to rainy Forks, Washington in order to live with her police chief father (Billy Burke). On her first day at school, she's intrigued by mysterious outsider Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who just happens to be really, really good looking.

When Edward rescues Bella by stopping an out-of-control car with his bare hands, she quickly works out that he's a vampire and the two fall madly in love. However, Edward's desire for Bella is so strong that he constantly has to hold himself back for fear of biting her, and if that wasn't bad enough, a band of marauding "meat-eating" vampires (including Cam Gigandet) set their sights on Bella after they find her playing vampire baseball with the Cullen family.

The Good

Stewart and Pattinson have genuine chemistry as Bella and Edward (at least if the lust-crazed screams at the press screening are anything to go by) and director Catherine Hardwicke handles their romance well – the first kiss scene is particularly good. The supporting cast are equally impressive, particularly Burke and all the actors playing the Cullens, though Justin Chon and Michael Welch (as Bella's non-vampire male friends) are extremely irritating.

The Bad

Aside from its dodgy relationship politics, the film's main problem is that the thriller element basically boils down to a single fight scene, the dialogue is extremely cheesy and some of the special effects (notably the vampire piggy-back moment) are unintentionally laughable.

Worth seeing?

Twilight works better as a romance than as a thriller, but it's nonetheless enjoyable and its target audience won't be disappointed. Worth seeing.

My review on this review

The first thing I will say is that I agree with the reviewer about the bad side of the film. By just watching the film in the cinema was so cool as in the cinema you do not look at the special effects of other camera shots and editing. You just concentrate on the story and charters/ what you see on the screen. After watching the film on DVD, I was laughing so much that I could not watch the film again as you editing is so rubbish that I will make the film better. i go with the good as well because the audience like suiting two actors together so having Kristen and Robert together have been a good idea as they suit each other. Having Catherine as he director was good in some bits because she has of filming for a teenage audience, so she know what she is doing. The story is clearly told and like the fact there is the good/bad and the worth part because some reviews just write the goods and think it’s a good film to watch when it’s not.

'Twilight' Movie Review

Twilight's a mix of the good, the bad, and the truly ugly. Fortunately for Twilight fans who've been working themselves into a frenzy over the film's anticipated release, what works in Twilight heavily outweighs what doesn't. Director Catherine Hardwicke and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg do a great job of not only capturing the tone of Stephenie Meyer's teen vampire romance book but improving it with dialogue grounded in reality and a batch of action scenes to fill in rocky storytelling spots. Twilight's cast also should be commended for nearly living up to Meyer's unobtainable standards.

Robert Pattinson and Nikki Reed had particularly rough jobs as their characters are described with such hyperbole in Meyer's books that no human on the planet could possibly look the part. And let's face it – no one in the cast looks exactly how every reader pictured the characters. We all have different visions of Edward, Bella, and the Cullens floating around in our heads. So kudos to Pattinson and Reed for tackling roles that got them picked apart in pretty nasty reports when the initial word of their casting surfaced. Pattinson's and Reed's performances as Edward and Rosalie should silence all the naysayers.

The Story

Through a minimal amount of voice-over we learn Bella's leaving Arizona – and the sun – behind to live with her dad, Police Chief Charlie Swan, in Forks, Washington. Her first day at school she makes friends with Jessica, Angela, Eric and Mike, and spots…cue drum roll please…Edward Cullen. Be still our beating hearts – his already is.

If you've read the books, you know Bella falls quickly for the strangely cold, strangely detached 17 year old who occupies the same table at lunch every day with his brothers and sisters. The Cullens stick together and their fellow high school students tend to leave them alone. They're not ostracized, but they're definitely not the first to get invitations for sleepovers. But Bella sees something everyone else apparently misses or wisely chooses to ignore.

The film puts Edward and Bella together quicker than the book, which is fine because the most interesting parts of Meyer's story focus on Bella and Edward by themselves. Edward has to deal with balancing his desire to bite Bella with his longing to kiss her, which makes for one angst-ey vampire. And all Bella knows is that she's found the guy she wants to be with; the fact he's a vampire is pretty much a non-issue.

The Cullen family is the exception to the vampire rule, opting to feast on animals rather than people. They've adapted well to this lifestyle and although they're by no means totally immune to the smell of humans, they've progressed to the point where they can live amongst us fairly normally. But when vampires who do love humans – to death – come to town, it's up to Edward and his family to keep Bella safe.

The Good

Meyer's story takes place in Forks, Washington, and filming in the Pacific Northwest was absolutely the right decision. The gloomy, overcast skies further add to the brooding quality of the tale, and of course are necessary since these vampires come out in the daylight but stay out of the sun (their sparkling skin would be a dead giveaway they're something outside the norm).

Pattinson as Edward totally works. Now he's known to millions of Twilight supporters around the world, but Hardwicke cast him when practically no one (other than some Harry Potter people) knew his name. Pattinson took the film Edward to a slightly darker place than the book Edward, and in doing so made him more appealing - on multiple levels.

Also earning high marks are the performances by Billy Burke (Charlie), Taylor Lautner as Jacob (though his screen time is extremely limited), and the actors who play the Cullen family – Elizabeth Reaser (Esme), Peter Facinelli (Dr Carlisle Cullen), Nikki Reed (Rosalie), Kellan Lutz (Emmett), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper) and stand-out Ashley Greene whose Alice is exactly as written in Meyer's book series. Anna Kendrick, Justin Chon, Michael Welch, and Christian Serratos fill the roles of Bella's classmates and are actually more interesting as portrayed onscreen than in the novel thanks to Rosenberg's ability to speak teen.

The Bad

There aren't as many quiet romantic moments between Edward and Bella as there are in Meyer's book, which of course has a lot to do with the fact you cannot cram every page from the book into the feature film. Yet I really missed a few of the more memorable tender scenes between the two that stand out in the novel.

Also, the meadow scene… Well, it's not the book's meadow scene that's for sure. Still, it's in the movie and that's thanks to tireless campaigning by director Hardwicke who knew how important it was to Twilight fanatics. And, sadly, the baseball scene seems off. I can't put my finger on exactly what's wrong with it, but it feels a little forced and hokey at the same time. Maybe it's the baseball caps.

I'm also not sold on Kristen Stewart's performance as Bella. Sticking this in the 'bad' section is a stretch – she's a good actress and it's not like she delivered a terrible performance. It's just this Bella never seems happy, not even when she finds out the impossibly gorgeous vampire is in love with her. Does Stewart smile in the film? I honestly can't remember, but if she does it's a rare occurrence. I didn't buy Stewart as a teen in love.

The Ugly

While Facinelli's performance as Dr Carlisle Cullen is spot on, his transformation from a brunette with a normal Caucasian skin tone to a bleached white blonde actually elicited chuckles from the preview audience. The first time he appeared onscreen was one of those moments that yanks you out of the film because it's so strikingly obvious he's in make-up.

Horrible, horrible special effects also serve to pull the audience right out of this imaginary world of Twilight's vegetarian vampires who live alongside humans. Edward's ability to run lightning fast looks about as cheesy as you can get, and the sparkle effect is disappointing. Summit Entertainment should have given Hardwicke a larger effects budget so she could do justice to critical ingredients of the story that didn't have to do with performances. Seriously, why skimp on the effects budget when you've got a potential blockbuster film franchise hanging in the balance?

The Bottom Line

I have no idea if anyone who hasn't read Twilight and/or its sequels will walk away from the movie in a positive frame of mind. I've read the books…okay, I'll admit it, I've read Twilight more than once…and so it's impossible to place myself in the position of an outside observer. As a fan of books one through three in the Twilight series, I came in with certain expectations. Were they met? Yes, for the most part. Better effects would make this an easy film to recommend to anyone who's picked up the book, or to anyone looking to escape into a world of teenagers (okay, so one's not technically still in his teens) falling in love for the very first time.

Twilight world created by Meyer is what we see on the screen. No major changes have been made, and any alterations to the storyline were necessary to make Twilight work cinematically. Adding in more action meant less time for some of the more dialogue-heavy scenes from the book. It's a trade-off Twilight purists might frown upon, but nothing was thrown in that's completely out of step with the book.

Twilight is what it is. It's a teen romance with supernatural elements. That's it. You know exactly what you're getting when you purchase a theater ticket. And thanks to the talented cast, director Catherine Hardwicke's vision, and Melissa Rosenberg's script, Twilight satisfies those cravings for an entertaining vampire love story you can sink your teeth into. It's a movie Twilight fans will enjoy, though I hope the studio will learn their lesson from this one and bump up the budget for New Moon to at least three times what Hardwicke had to work with here.

GRADE: B for acting and condensing the plot, C- for the effects, and overall B- because as a fan of the books, the movie was what I expected it to be.

My review on this review

The first thing to say is I like the fact that the review has been spit in to good, bad and ugly. It shows more than the good there is ugly and bad. So that makes the film not good. At the end of the review there is a grade given by the reviewer. Good idea as it shows how well it is but as the review gave it an B , I will be a –C as it did not hit the way I imaged it, it did hit their audience, but as the audience is really young and does not know what makes a good film. In the good section I like the fact that it talks about the book because that was the only good thing about the film, the story. It talks about that was on the filming technics, example the make up on the doctor. I did not even know there was a difference between the other screens and the first time the doctor appease. I like the fact the reviewer write about not like Kristen Stewart as Bella like I do not like her in the film as well. In the book Bella is strong, never confused and is happy but in the film you never see Kristen smiling. You only see her non smiling face never having an expression. Her acting does not fit into Bella, not at all. Like come on when the audience reads the book, you have expressions in your face, you will know how to act or you know how it feels but compering that to Kristen’s performance, it’s not the same.

Twilight review

Don’t hate me when I admit that I am not really a fan of the Twilight book series. I did read the first book because several of my middle-school students were carrying around the book and giggling at the thought of Edward Cullen. Needless to say, I went into the theatre with low hopes of being entertained. Not only is this film highly entertaining and faithful to the book, it is also one of the cleaner teen movies to come out in a long time.

Bella Swan is moving from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington. Since her mother remarried a minor league baseball player, she moves in with her single father to allow the newlyweds to travel. Once Bella moves to the small town, she is at once the center of attention. However, who really catches her eye is the pale, handsome Edward Cullen.

After saving Bella from a potentially fatal accident, Edward becomes even more intriguing to Bella. Attracted to the scent of her blood, Edward tries to distance himself from the beautiful Bella but to no avail. They soon learn to accept their forbidden attraction and fall in love. Bella also finds out that Edward and his family are immortal vampires. Unlike others of their kind, the Cullen only feed on animals and not humans.

All is jeopardized when a group of evil nomadic vampires begin to kill human victims along the Forks area. Once James, one of evil vampires, catches a scent of Bella, he becomes obsessed in hunting her down and killing her. Edward and his family do their best to hide Bella from the vampire before it’s too late.

The cast is perfectly chosen; Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson carry their scenes well, and their chemistry is convincing. The two-hour film moves at a steady pace, and humor is appropriately placed. Just enough background information is offered to keep people who’ve never read the book from feeling lost. While not too much is provided to help the devoted fans from feeling bored.

The main offense could have easily come from sexual references, but the film kept it very mild. Edward and Bella only kiss twice. They do share a sensual kiss in her bedroom. When their kiss begins to intensify, Edward quickly pulls away. After this, the audience can briefly see that Bella is in a shirt and panties. The second kiss is very clean and brief near the end of the film.

When going prom dress shopping, the girls try on some cleavage-revealing dresses. When Jessica says that the current dress makes her “boobs look good,” some guys immediately holler at her through the shop’s window, making her uncomfortable. This would make for a great discussion to young girls on how we should dress modestly as daughters of God.

The violence is the film is fairly moderate. While the Cullens are good vampires, the nomadic vampires do hunt humans. These murders or any blood are never shown on screen, except a brief chase scene. When Bella gets tricked into going into her old ballet studio, James does break her leg and throws her around a couple of times. All this causes Bella to scream in agony. While she is losing consciousness, you can see the Cullens, quickly twisting James’ head off. There is no blood, and the image is blurred out.

After viewing the movie, parents should speak about the positives and negatives of Edward and Bella’s relationship in comparison to God-approved dating with their kids. Edward is very sweet to Bella, and their physical relationship does not pass a few kisses. Impressively, Edward even stops their kiss when he feels that he is “losing control.”

Bella and Edward are obviously tempted with each other. However, they spend a lot of time alone, from Bella’s bedroom to being in the middle of the forest. Explain how being absolutely alone leaves too many tempting doors wide open.

My review on this review

For this review this teacher, I think has not been a twilight fan as much as other audience. As for the review, the film and book is entertaining but for me I would not say the film is entertaining as much as the book. It says that the film gives as much information needed not to lost the audience. I do not agree because the first time I watched the film, I did not get some screen, like how could Bella found out Edward is a vampire quickly. Why did not other students found out before Bella? After watching the film I had started reading the book and for me I had imaged the characters from the film but having different screens and the way they will act. If the book is not read then you do get lost with the story, for my opinion. I do not get the reviewer talking about the dress put, ok I did get it but the screen is so short that you will not even look at that cried of thing. The reviewer does not even talk about the film, just the pictures of the screen and the book, well some bits.

Unit 1 pre-production techniques for the creative media industries

In this essay , there are information about what codes of practice and regulations related to the media industry is and what is the process of filming it is . There is information on the pre production process and time management techniques in filming. I have added points on about the budget and the how the money is used. There is information on what will happen when the deadlines have not met and all the process of pre production in film.
Deadline is the most important part of filming; this is because you would need to have a goal to aim at so the dates of the film deadlines are the aim for the cast and crew. The deadlines are important when you are pitching you film to the company which is going to give you funding to make this film. They need to know when you are planning to start filming, when you will finish filming and all the dates you will be filming and editing. If you do not finish on the deadline, you will go over your budget, because as much time you use the more money you will waste and this is not good news for the company which has given you the funding to finish the project on time. The company may cut some of them money which has been given as the time management is not good.

The director would need to make a Production Schedule before they start filming. Then once that’s done, the director would need to go with the dates on the production schedule. This helps them to know what days they are filming on not filming. This would be the method that helps keep the timing on time. There is the list of crew there are in the film, the cast and the final deadline of the film so that they know when the film needs to be finish. Sometimes the film needs to be rescheduling as if they is a problem with the cast or a problem with the equipment. See the final deadline will remind the director that they do not have time and that the reschedule date needs to be in a short period of time. What is not good about the production schedule is, if there is any rescheduling, there will be no space to write them down or change dates. You will only know what you are doing each day. Sometimes the dates might not be working as one of the scenes might be longer then they though about it. Here’s and example of a production schedule for a student filming project:

Production schedule
Production: homeless life
Start date : Wednesday 26 January 2011		Final deadline : Wednesday 11 May 2011
Crew: Director : Sinem Kent Editor : Neron Turner Power Camera assistants: Ellee Ford, Shanay Sawyers and Rukshana Khatun Location manager: Ellee Ford and Shanay Sawyers Production Admin: Sinem Kent Neron Turner Power Ellee Ford Shanay Sawyers		Cast : Teacher : Tassia kobylinska Mother : Lucy Cavalier Daughter: Rachael
Date	Action		Personnel
Wednesday 26 January	Production meeting : Talking about the production roles, action plan, casting and script/ script locations		Sinem Kent , Neron Turner Power, Ellee Ford, Shanay Sawyers , Rukshana Khatun
Wednesday 2 February	Production meeting, taking about the logo, taking about production schedule, dates of filming.		Sinem Kent , Neron Turner Power, Ellee Ford, Shanay Sawyers , Rukshana Khatun
Wednesday 9 February	Production meeting : Paper work all printed out and put in to the folder. Going to the drama department and putting up posters for actress		Sinem Kent , Neron Turner Power, Ellee Ford, Shanay Sawyers , Rukshana Khatun

Another common method which is Gantt chart. Then, what is a Gantt chart? A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts also show the dependency (i.e., precedence network) relationships between activities. Gantt charts can be used to show current schedule status using percent-complete shadings and a vertical "TODAY" line as shown here.
Here is an example of a Gantt chart:

Gantt charts are useful because you see the week you have got, what has not been done and what needs to be done by that date. Gantt charts are not often used the film but sometimes is used to make things care on what is done and not done or if the film production is longer then 3 months. The Gantt chart is shown to the company who has given the fund so that they know where the film is at and see if more money has been used because of the timescale and not meeting the deadline. What I like about the Gantt chart is that you can see what the steps are to end the film. You can see who you need to work with and in what period of time. It will even help you one your budget as you will know who you need in what weeks and who you will not so you do not over pay people as you might not need them. The bad thing about the Gantt chart is, it does not show you what you need to do each day. No dates on it, only the date of when it’s going to start and when it ends to end so the film and move on to the next thing.

The equipment is the main thing on the filming list. The budget gets in here, because to rent the camera and lighting you will need to pay. When you do the production schedule, you will add the days you will be filming and for those days you will need to rent all the equipment or get it all ready to go. If you do not get the equipment ready for the filming day, the filming will be cancelled and all the money will be pointless as all the crew and cast would be ready. The camera is the main thing because without the camera there is not film. As the cameras are really expensive, the director would need to rent them. Once you get the camera you will be charged for the camera. Lighting is something you will need with the camera. No light no filming. The lighting equipment is heavy as well so moving it a lot around will be difficult. You will again rent the lighting equipment as well. The pay will start to charge as soon as you have got the lighting equipment. Costumes is something which needs to be done before the dates for filming is organized because if you do not have the right costumes then the story you are telling is pointless. Costumes are something the costume manager will need to organize. Find the places they can get the costumes or the fabric to make them. If some costume needs to be made, it will need to be make in the pre production time, once the film company gave the fund to start the filming. Yet again if the costume is not ready on time, the whole filming dates will claps. The timing and dates are important because all of the equipment used in filming do cost and if you are not organized with the dates and times you may waste a lot of money and this will not make the funder happy.

Transport is the main cost in the whole filming industry. On the film there will be locations where you would need to film. The researches will found places which looks the same in storyboard. Once that’s done you would need to rent a tour bus so you can take all of your crew and cast to the location. The tour bus is money as well; they might not be available as well. So the researches need to found a tour bus company which is available on the date you will be travelling and the date you will be heading back. This will take about 1 day to found the available tour bus. Once that’s done, when the day comes the whole crew and cast will go to the location of the scene.

The crew and cast. All of these people get paid as well. On the production schedule you will write down the people you need and for what days. The Gantt chart is the same. To get all the filming done you would need to get all the paper work done, so researches are needed in this point. Research, script writers and director/ producers are needed to get all of the pre production finished. They all cost. So looking at the production schedule you will call the people you need, once you get them to work you will start paying for them. If you do not need them you will not call them and with that you will not pay them as you have no us of them any more. This is why the production schedule is useful as it show who you need for each day. As when there is re scheduling happening, the big problem is to get all the crew and cast together. As for some of the crew, they might have different things to do and not be available. If one of the crew is free to shoot the film, others might not so re scheduling is a really hard and important thing to do. So if you do not want to waste time on thinking about doing theses, you would need to stick to the production schedule and make sure everything is on time.

When using a music or and video from another film, you would need to fill in a me Copyright Clearance Forms so that once the film is out in the industry, you would start paying for the music/ video you are using in the film. The copyright clearance forms needs to be filmed before the video is out to its audience. Copyright clearance forms are called Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society. So what is Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society? The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) are an organisation who pays royalties to composers, songwriters and music publishers when the song they have created has been manufactured into any format. This includes copies of the music alone such as CDs and downloads, and also products which use the music as a part of their soundtrack, such as films and computer games. MCPS are the sponsors of the Gold Badge Awards and have been for 22 years. So as the film meets the audiences, you would start paying Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society because you are using a music that belongs to a different company.

Codes of practice

Clearances
Mechanical copyright protection society – performing right society alliance( MCPS-PRS)
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) are an organisation who pay royalties to composers, songwriters and music publishers when the song they have created has been manufactured into any format. This includes copies of the music alone such as CDs and downloads, and also products which use the music as a part of their soundtrack, such as films and computer games. The MCPS has 17,000 members and was founded in 1911. MCPS are the sponsors of the Gold Badge Awards and have been for 22 years. MCPS entered into an operational alliance with PRS (the Performing Right Society) in 1997, called the MCPS-PRS Alliance.

Model releases

Get permission to use photos. A model release, known in similar contexts as a liability waiver, is a legal release typically signed by the subject of a photograph granting permission to publish the photograph in one form or another. The legal rights of the signatories in reference to the material is thereafter subject to the allowances and restrictions stated in the release, and also possibly in exchange for compensation paid to the photographed.Publishing an identifiable photo of a person without a model release signed by that person can result in civil liability for whoever publishes the photograph

Adult Release: This is the form most commonly referred to as a "model release". The language of this release is intended for use by models over the age of 18 (the age of majority)
Minor Release: This variant of the model release contains language referring to the model (who is a minor) in the third-person, and required signature by a parent or other legal guardian of the model. A release which is not signed by a parent or guardian affords no legal protection to the publisher.
Group Release: This is a modified version of the Adult Release which includes additional signature lines to accommodate use by multiple models or subjects in a single image.

Location permissions
Location permission is a thing where you get permission from the owner to film in that location. With out that you will not be able to film in that location.

Legal
Copyright
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted by the law of a jurisdiction to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Exceptions and limitations to these rights strive to balance the public interest in the wide distribution of the material produced and to encourage creativity. Exceptions include fair dealing and fair use, and such use does not require the permission of the copyright owner. All other uses require permission and copyright owners can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others. Copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression or fixation. In most jurisdictions, copyright arises upon fixation and does not need to be registered. Copyright protection applies for a specific period of time, after which the work is said to enter the public domain.

Dictionary definition: the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death.

Health and safety

Occupational health and safety is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of all occupational health and safety programs is to foster a safe work environment. As a secondary effect, it may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, suppliers, nearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment. It may involve interactions among many subject areas, including occupational medicine, occupational (or industrial) hygiene, public health, safety engineering, chemistry, health physics.

Legal - Occupational requirements may be reinforced in civil law and/or criminal law; it is accepted that without the extra "encouragement" of potential regulatory action or litigation, many organisations would not act upon their implied moral obligations.

Insurance
Public liability
Public liability is part of the law of tort which focuses on civil wrongs. An applicant (the injured party) usually sues the respondent (the owner or occupier) under common law based on negligence and/or damages. Claims are usually successful when it can be shown that the owner/occupier was responsible for an injury, therefore they breached their duty of care. The duty of care is very complex, but in basic terms it is the standard by which one would expect to be treated whilst one is in the care of another. Once a breach of duty of care has been established, an action brought in a common law court would most likely be successful. Based on the injuries and the losses of the applicant the court would award a financial compensation package.

Completion insurance

A completion guarantee (sometimes referred to as a completion bond) is a form of insurance offered by a completion guarantor company (in return for a percentage fee based on the budget) that is often used in independently financed films to guarantee that the producer will complete and deliver the film (based on an agreed script, cast and budget) to the distributor(s) thereby triggering the payment of minimum distribution guarantees to the producer (but received by the bank/investor who has cash flowed the guarantee (at a discount) to the producer to trigger production).The producer will agree to deliver a film (based on an agreed script/cast/budget) to a distributor in respect of certain territories in consideration (inter alia) for payment of a "minimum distribution guarantee" payable at the point in time when the producer has delivered the completed film. The producer obviously requires such funds upfront to finance the film so the producer takes signed the distribution contract to a bank/financier and will effectively use it as collateral against a production loan - it is at this stage that the bank will require a completion bond to be involved to provide them with the required level of security against the risk non-delivery by the producer. The parties to the completion bond agreement are typically the producer, the financier(s), the completion guarantor company and the distributor(s).

Regulatory bodies
Ofcom
Ofcom is the United Kingdom's regulatory body for telecommunications. This means they are responsible for making sure that the law is followed by television and radio broadcasters.

Press complaints commission ( PCC)
The PCC is an independent self-regulatory body which deals with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines (and their websites). We keep industry standards high by training journalists and editors, and work pro-actively behind the scenes to prevent harassment and media intrusion. We can also provide
pre-publication advice to journalists and the public.

Advertising standards authority ( ASA)
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the UK's independent regulator of advertising across all media, including TV, internet, sales promotions and direct marketing. There role is to ensure ads are legal, decent, honest and truthful by applying the Advertising Codes.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the self-regulatory organisation (SRO) of the advertising industry in the United Kingdom. The ASA is a non-statutory organisation and so cannot interpret or enforce legislation. However, its code of advertising practice ^[1] broadly reflects legislation in many instances. The ASA is not funded by the British Government, but by a levy on the advertising industry.

Pan European game information ( PEGI)

Pan European Game Information (PEGI) is a European video game content rating system established to help European parents make informed decisions on buying computer games with logos on games boxes. It was developed by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) and came into use in April 2003; it replaced many national age rating systems with a single European system. The PEGI system is now used in more than thirty countries and is based on a code of conduct, a set of rules to which every publisher using the PEGI system is contractually committed. PEGI self-regulation is composed by five age categories and eight content descriptors that advise the suitability and content of a game for a certain age range based on the games content. The age rating does not indicate the difficulty of the game or the skill required to play it.

Entertainment software rating board ( ESRB)

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in Canada and the United States. The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (formerly Interactive Digital Software Association). By late 2009, it had assigned nearly 19,130 ratings to titles submitted by more than 350 publishers.

British board of film classification ( BBFC)

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010

Trade unions

Producers’ alliance for cinema and television ( PACT)
Pact is the UK trade association that represents and promotes the commercial interests of independent content producers from feature film, television, children's & animation and interactive media companies. Headquartered in London, Pact has regional representation throughout the UK, in order to support its members. Pact's Diversity Pledge is a voluntary pledge, which all Pact members are invited to sign. In doing so, they express their commitment to diversity in the production sector to their peers, broadcasters and key stakeholders. To help Pact members deliver on the commitments in the pledge quickly and efficiently, we have put together a Pact Diversity Toolkit. Each section of the guide relates to one of the commitments in the pledge, and it includes all the contacts, guidance and sample forms needed to fulfil the pledge. The guide is focused on providing practical information, for example how to link up with local schools in a strategic way, or what to do if you are considering interviewing a person with a disability. The Pledge is backed by broadcasters including Channel 4, Five and ITV, as well as key stakeholders, who see it as a way for Pact members to show their commitment to diversity, both in front of and behind the camera.

National union of journalists ( NUJ)

The NUJ has welcomed an official report that urges improvements in police treatment of journalists. ‘Responding to G20’, compiled and published by the Metropolitan Police Authority Civil Liberties Panel, is based on consultations with media workers and protestors.The Panel recommends that The Met must: “review its approach to news management to facilitate transparent and fair reporting by the media and “citizen journalists.If containment is used, officers should be required to record when they prevent journalists from crossing containment cordons and the reasons for doing so”. “improve awareness of the Press Card”. On the question of the Press Card, the report says “there is a training need to ensure that all officers are aware of its implications”. NUJ Freelance Organiser John Toner said: “The NUJ assisted the Panel in organising its session with media workers, and we are pleased to see that our concerns have been acknowledged and endorsed. “Members often report that they encounter police officers who have neither seen nor heard of the Press Card, and we look forward to hearing how the MPS will implement this particular recommendation. “We also hope that this is not a report that will be forgotten about. We look to the Panel to monitor how their recommendations are implemented and to evaluate the impact of their report in a year’s time.”

Broadcasting entertainment, cinematography and theatre union ( BECTU)

The Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. It has around 26,500^[2] members who work in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure and interactive media.BECTU was founded in 1991 with the merger of the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians (ACTT) and the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA), the history of which can be traced back to 1890.The union is financed entirely by individual subscriptions from members. BECTU's affiliations include the Trades Union Congress, the Scottish Trades Union Congress, Union Network International, the General Federation of Trade Unions, the Federation of Entertainment Unions and the Labour Party.

Trade associations

The independent games developers’ association ( TIGA)
TIGA (The Independent Game Developers’ Association) is the national trade association representing the business and commercial interests of video and computer game developers in the UK and Europe. Its counterpart representing software publishers in the UK is ELSPA.
TIGA was launched in 2001 by DTI Minister Patricia Hewitt MP, initially focussed on representing the 300 or so independent studios in the UK, but has since evolved to represent all developers - both Publisher owned studios and independents.

Entertainment and leisure software publishers’ association ( ELSPA)
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) is an organization set up in 1989 by British software publishers. It was known as The European Leisure Software Publishers Association until 2002.

British interactive media association ( BIMA)

The British Interactive Media Association or 'BIMA' is an industry body representing the digital industry in the United Kingdom.Formed in 1985, BIMA is a membership organisation primarily made up of digital agencies. The organisation is run by an elected Executive Committee of 13 Members who are voted in at the AGM.

On the conclusion, the information found out about pre production is that the important part is the timing. Everything else is connected to the timing as if you do not meet the deadlines you will need to pay money to the crew or cast. There are many different types of codes of practice that films should conceder about, I did not know this until I have done the codes and practice research. When you us someone else’s work, you would need to pay the company who owns it, this was something’s which mostly films, documentaries and news reports do as they might use footage or music in the video. I have found out two different types of methods used to keep time management. One is production schedule, which is the most common in film. As film projects are shorter then web designing or game designing, production schedule is useful because it lay outs all the dates and what will be done on those days. Gantt chart is a different type of method, which is used in longer projects. I am guessing Avatar would have used this type of method as it shows the week you have, who you will need from the crew and what is being on time. So at the end of this essay I have found out that the timing is the main thing directors should conceder.