Unit 1 Details

Aim & Purpose

This unit will develop your understanding of and skills in pre-production. The unit covers planning and resourcing requirements for production and post-production, how to locate resources and how to organise their deployment. You will also develop understanding of health, safety and legal issues in relation to pre-production.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you should:

1 Understand requirements for a specific media production

2 Be able to prepare pre-production documentation for a specific media production

3 Be able to apply pre-production planning for a specific media production.

This unit will centre around the pre-production work that goes into creating a television Soap Opera and will involve developing understanding of the codes and conventions; budgeting; planning resources and personnel; consideration of legal and ethical issues; health and safety assessment and evaluation skills.