Pre-production portfolio

Why is it important to budget and pre-plan expenditure for a media production? It is important to pre-plan expenditure because the production may not make profit if too much money is spent on the production. Pre planning helps to prevent wasting money on things that are not necessary which will lead to a greater profit when the product is released. This also means a faster production time if everything is pre-planned which also saves money. Give an example of how even when pre-planning and budgeting happens, unforeseen circumstances can affect production.  Unforeseen circumstances such as weather or injury can affect production and can even prolong production time meaning a higher cost. An actor could be injured while filming and this could mean that planning has to be changed and other scenes that involve the other actors have to be filmed until the injured actor is able to work again. For example Tom Cruise fractured his ankle while filming a stunt for mission impossi...

Choose two contrasting media products and outline the regulatory body The regulatory body for newspapers is IPSO which stands for independent press standards organisation. They state that they hold newspapers and magazines to account for their actions, protect individual rights, uphold high standards of journalism and help to maintain freedom of expression for the press. The editors code of practice is a set of rules that newspapers and magazines regulated by IPSO have agreed to follow. There are 16 rules which cover: Accuracy  Privacy  Harassment  Intrusion into grief or shock  Reporting suicide  Children  Children in sex cases  Hospitals  Reporting of crime  Clandestine devices and subterfuge  Victims of sexual assault  Discrimination  Financial journalism  Confidential sources  Witness payments in criminal trials  Payment to criminals   An example of a complaint made to IPSO is a c...

Where does funding for the following come from? films  Tv programmes on commercial channels  terrestrial  satellite/PPV and cable   Tv programmes on BBC  Newspapers  Websites  Films Films are funded in different ways from a production company by ticket sales at cinemas and DVDs sold in shops. The production company get a percentage of the money that the ticket or DVD is sold at and then they invest some of that money into the production of a film. Also advertisements/sponsorships used in films such as clothing brands that the actors wear help to fund the film. Film London is an agency for film and media in London and supports the growth and development of film, Tv, video, commercials and interactive media. The BFI is the lead agency for film in the UK. The BFI film fund has a number of funding strands, investing over £26million of lottery funds per year to support film development, production and distribution activity in the UK. Tv pro...