Pre-Production Documents

Question 1

What is the purpose of a storyboard?

Answer 1

To provide a visual representation of how a media product will look over a timeline. to show the order of scenes and how they fit and to help visualise the characters.

Question 2

Give 2 benefits of making a storyboard

Answer 2

Any 2 from a cheap and effective way of sharing your vision for your design, speed up and simplifies the production process and gives a clear sequence and idea of each shot

Question 3

Name 4 things that may be in a storyboard

Answer 3

Any 4 from images, camera angles, lighting, sound effects, music, camera shots, camera movements and characters

Question 4

Give 2 appropriate file formats for a storyboard

Answer 4

Any 2 from .pub, .png, .jpg, .doc, .pdf.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a visualisation diagram?

Answer 5

To plan the layout of a product to see what designs would look like and to show how the finished item will look and make changes where needed

Question 6

Give a benefit of making a visualisation diagram

Answer 6

It can be used to show the layout of websites, character models or a game scene and it shows the content and positions of different elements like graphics and text

Question 7

Name 4 things that may be in a visualisation diagram

Answer 7

Any 4 from images, graphics (background style), text (font size, font colour), annotations, sketches and colour schemes

Question 8

Give 2 appropriate file formats for a visualisation diagram

Answer 8

.png and .jpg

Question 9

What is the purpose of a mindmap?

Answer 9

To generate and outline ideas quickly and develop and show links between ideas and development routes

Question 10

Give a benefit of making a mindmap

Answer 10

Uses a structured layout to explore ideas and allows you to think of the main idea and follows a logical pattern to more options and ideas

Question 11

Name 4 things that may be in a mindmap

Answer 11

Any 4 from sub-node, central node, branches, images, colour, text and key words

Question 12

Give 2 appropriate file formats for a mindmap

Answer 12

Any 2 from .pub, .png, .jpg, .doc and .pdf

Question 13

What is the purpose of a moodboard?

Answer 13

To generate ideas for a client and to create a mood or feeling for a product

Question 14

Give a benefit of making a moodboard

Answer 14

Allows ideas of a wide variety of products to be shown and is an effective tool to show themes and the general appearance of a product

Question 15

Name 4 things that may be in a moodboard

Answer 15

Any 4 from themes, colour schemes, text/font, pictures, sketches, textures/fabrics and sound/video in digital moodboards

Question 16

Give 2 appropriate file formats for a moodboard

Answer 16

.png and .jpg

Question 17

What is the purpose of a script?

Answer 17

Provides stage directions for the actors and production crew and provides dialogue for the actors so they know what to say

Question 18

Give a benefit of making a script?

Answer 18

Outlines the speaking, visual and behavioural aspects of a story and can be interpreted by different professions (director, cast, editor and production crew)

Question 19

Name 4 things that may be in a script

Answer 19

Any 4 from location, camera shot, camera angle, camera movements, sound effects, music, dialogue and characters

Question 20

Give 2 appropriate file formats for a script

Answer 20

.doc and .pdf