Evaluating Pre-Production Documents

Why do we evaluate pre-production documents? 

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of preproduction documentation is vital in ensuring that the final version that is sent to the production team is effective. 
  • If documents aren't checked, they could be the cause of a major planning problem, so its important that the quality of the documents is evaluated. 
How to evaluate: 
  • Suitability of content for meeting the brief and usefulness in adding the production team in producing the product.
  • Suitability of content for the target audience.
Should use:
  • Positive Language.
  • Consideration for the original designer creator.
  • Specific feedback on an y suggested improvement - Justifying why it would make the document more effective. 
Evaluating Pre-Production Documents.

Floor plan / Set Design:
  • No annotations - so the crew (director, camera-man etc.) know what goes where. 
  • No colours - unaware of genre.
  • Characters are wearing no clothes / costume - unaware of genre /demographic. 
  • Includes lighting, characters, physical set.
  • There are no measurements - We don't know how big the area / space is. Not drawn to proportion.
  • It's clear the set is for news / quiz / talkshow / sport show.
  • No positioning for cameraman / crew. 
  • Logo tells us that its sport related (NFL).
  • We know the location Steeler Studio. 
Production Schedule:
  • Clear Structure - Weeks are outlined so that each department knows what is going on. 
  • Colour Coding - Each department have their own colour. To improve further / Everyone own colour to minimise confusion. Keep in mind that 1 in 3 men are colourblind. 
  • Could make it more interactive - link to the client brief.
  • Very generalised, not entirely accurate. Dates? Start, end?
  • Clearly related to an animation as its the biggest chunk. 
  • Project manager is in charge.

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