Month: September 2017

Year 13 Unit 4 Pre-Production Techniques

Focus on TV / Movie Production

The research undertaken in answering these questions will help you to meet the requirements for ASSIGNMENT 1.

Answer in a Word document. You may COPY and PASTE the questions into your document but you MAY NOT copy any answers from the web.

You should record the URL of the webpages you use as sources.

Finance

1. Write a description of each of the following methods of film finance, giving advantages and disadvantages of each.
•    Self Financed
•    Employer Financed
•    Client Financed
•    Crowd Funding
•    Public Finance sources

2. List the aspects of a tv / movie production that will need financing.
3. Explain the concept of a ‘contingency’ in a budget.
4. What will a film production company expect in return for providing financial support for a project?
5. Define the term ‘completion bond’ and explain its role in the production of a TV

Logistics

  1. Give a broad definition of the term ‘logistics’.
  2. List the range of items that the logistics staff may need to deal with.
  3. Describe the range of transport options that may be used.
  4. In addition to physically moving objects, logistics will also make arrangements for the cast and crew at a shoot site. Draw a mind map diagram of the facilities the various members of cast and crew will need.