Other types of moving image include films, TV, YouTube videos and music videos. Different ways of distributing media products are Cinemas, TV, DVD, Streaming websites (such as Netflix for example), Social media.
Products such as Films will be released in the Cinema and then on DVD and Blu-Ray where as trailers will most commonly be released on TV and through social media sites.
Funding for Film, Television and other moving imagery include Government grants, Tax incentives, Debt financing, slate financing, individual investors, product placement and crowdfunding. Government grants are when a financial award is given by the local government or federal state, this can be awarded for a beneficial project such as a film or TV production. Examples of these include things such as kick starter and Go fund me. Debt financing is when a firm collects money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds to individuals or institutional investors, this is in return for lending the money. A product placement is when a goods manufacturer or service provider pays to gain exposure in a film or television program. Crowdfunding is a way for people and organisations such as charity's to collect money, this is done by businesses investing into the project in return for a potential profit or reward.
various Requirements for a moving image product include:
- Equipment (Cameras, Lighting, Audio equipment, etc)
- Actors
- Extras
- Food
- Locations
- Directors
- Camera Operators
- Crew
- Possible catering staff
- Audio Engineers.
- Props
I needed a few things for my Depict Project these included:
- Equipment (camera, Tripod, Microphone and audio interface)
- Costumes (although these were just our day to day clothes we still had to ensure that we kept the same outfits clean as we filmed over a period of days.)
- Props (we only used minimal props however we did have a few things such as a Phone, A cup of water, the bottle of drink and the bits of paper work)
The crew for different types of media production can vary for example a low budget short film crew would consist of a director, a camera operator and an audio operator all of these people would be multitasking as there is so many jobs for such a little amount of people. The crew for a television program would consist of a few more people but there would still be people multitasking, there would be 1 or 2 camera operators, a sound operator, director and a producer. Where as the crew for a Hollywood feature film would be much larger including multiple camera operators, multiple audio operators, director, assistant directors, producers and assistant producers, where other crews would be multitasking the crew for a Hollywood feature film would have very specific job roles.
For our production we only had a small crew to work with which consisted of me, Brad, Erin and Matt, we all multitasked to get the production filmed and edited. Brad was the main camera operator but doubled to also be a director for some shots and a boom mic operator, Matt was doing the voice over but was a director and camera operator for some shots, I was an actor but doubled as a camera and audio operator and Erin was an actor and doubled as director and camera operator. We all worked together to edit our media product. We allocated work to our small crew by working out who the actors were going to be first and then we chose our camera operator and then decided to have someone do a voice over. I had some experience acting and with operating both the camera and the audio recorder and had a bit of past experience editing, Brad had some experience with editing but with sony vegas and not adobe premiere pro, Matt and Erin had little experience with this type of thing but done a great job as part of the crew.
An example of the crew for a budget short film is Colin (2008)
An example of the crew for a TV Programme is "How I met your mother" (2005 - 2014)
An example of the crew for a hollywood feature film is from Hobbs and shaw (2019)
Some other people a part from the crew that are a big part of creating a media product include:
For our production we only had a small crew to work with which consisted of me, Brad, Erin and Matt, we all multitasked to get the production filmed and edited. Brad was the main camera operator but doubled to also be a director for some shots and a boom mic operator, Matt was doing the voice over but was a director and camera operator for some shots, I was an actor but doubled as a camera and audio operator and Erin was an actor and doubled as director and camera operator. We all worked together to edit our media product. We allocated work to our small crew by working out who the actors were going to be first and then we chose our camera operator and then decided to have someone do a voice over. I had some experience acting and with operating both the camera and the audio recorder and had a bit of past experience editing, Brad had some experience with editing but with sony vegas and not adobe premiere pro, Matt and Erin had little experience with this type of thing but done a great job as part of the crew.
An example of the crew for a budget short film is Colin (2008)
An example of the crew for a TV Programme is "How I met your mother" (2005 - 2014)
An example of the crew for a hollywood feature film is from Hobbs and shaw (2019)
Some other people a part from the crew that are a big part of creating a media product include:
- Actors
- Extras
- Technical department (Script manager, Grip, Photography Director)
- Craft Department (Costume Designers, Prop designers)
- Editors (Music editors, audio editors and Video editors)
- Distributors (Sales agent, Distribution executive, Publicist)
- Accountants
Our timeframe was made up of 4 weeks this was to plan, film and edit. We split this up using a production schedule and we decided to use one week for planning, two weeks for filming and a week for editing. In the creative media business it is very important to keep to deadlines and not get work done after them, we made sure as a group that all of this work was ready for the deadline. We managed to have our short film planned, filmed and edited one lesson before the deadline we then checked it through for any errors and patched these up in our final lesson. If you do not meet deadlines in the creative world you risk losing your job and getting a bad name in the industry meaning no one will hire you. We had deadlines in class which we did manage to meet.
In professional moving image productions such as a Hollywood feature film there is company's that you can contact to hire equipment such as cameras and lighting, these company's are called media facility houses. An example of a professional media facility house is "Epic Studios". https://epic-tv.com/broadcast/equipment/
Epic Studios have Equipment for hire for competitive prices, they also have studios and crew available for hire as-well meaning no matter how big your production is they will have what you need. This facility house is located in Norwich and is the closest one to us as a college.
For my depict there was cameras such as Canon 650ds and 700ds, audio such as boom mics with boom arms and condensor microphones with vocal booths there is also audio recorders such as zoom audio recorders and phantom power boxes. To obtain this equipment we have to book it out at AV/Skills, we also have to bring and use our own SD card. Editing equipment at the college is iMacs with Adobe premiere pro 2019 installed. To obtain the use of the editing equipment we can either use it in lesson or we can ask to use it in break and lunchtimes we can also use it after college.
For my depict we filmed on college grounds, to obtain the use of these locations legally we had to fill out a location release form and get it signed by the appropriate authority for that department of the college for example the use of the corridors we asked the caretakers to sign it for us. Location recces are forms that you fill out when you are thinking of using a location for example you may need a certain amount of plug sockets and if a location that you are thinking of using does not have that many plug sockets then you will have to think about either using a different location or bring an extension lead. A location release form is a form that allows you to have a signed document proving you have been authorised to use that location legally. For our depict video we used recces to help us determine a specific location for example "the hive" the reason we chose this was because of the big window that leads out to the corridor. We chose the corridor outside of skills as we wanted to be near a vending machine and also have a place for the character to be able to sit down and do work.
An example of a material that you may need for a moving image production is research for example if you are doing a movie on world war two you will need to research about world war two. financial considerations for the materials are not to spend all the budget on research if you need multiple different materials.
Examples of materials you may need for a moving image production are:
"Copyright protects your work and stops other people from using it without your permission" "you automatically get copyright protection when you create:
An example of a material that you may need for a moving image production is research for example if you are doing a movie on world war two you will need to research about world war two. financial considerations for the materials are not to spend all the budget on research if you need multiple different materials.
Examples of materials you may need for a moving image production are:
- Research (this is used to make the piece of media correct)
- Script
- Storyboards
- planning
Legal considerations that could come into play include:
- copyright
- plagiarism
"Copyright protects your work and stops other people from using it without your permission" "you automatically get copyright protection when you create:
- original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work, including illustration and photography
- original non-literary written work, such as software, web content and databases
- sound and music recordings
- film and television recordings
- broadcasts
- the layout of published editions of written, dramatic and musical works "https://www.gov.uk/copyright
Copyright affected my depict work because I used a non-copyright text sound in my video. The reason I made sure I used a non copyright sound is so I do not have to pay for the use of it. This was the only affect copyright had on my depict video.
Clearance - Clearance is the official approval to do something such as a moving image production.
Public liability insurance - Public liability insurance covers the cost of claims made by members of the public for incidents that happen in connection with your business activities. Public liability insurance covers the cost of compensation.
completion guarantee - completion guarantee also known as a completion bond is a form insurance that is often used on independently financed films. This insurance makes sure that producer will complete and deliver the film.
A regulatory body is a public authority or a government agency that is responsible for making sure something is suitable for a certain audience. OFCOM is the regulatory body for the communications industry, it is responsible for regulating the TV and radio sectors. OFCOM regulates the BBC but they are independant from direct government intervention meaning they are also regulated by BBC themselves. BBFC is the British board of film classification and they are responsible for regulating the release of film meaning what age they are released for.
A trade union is "an organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests", the reason they are so important is because they help communication between workers and their management they provide advice and support to ensure the difference opinions do not create major conflict.
PACT is the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children's and animation media companies. BECTU, a sector of Prospect, supports members working in non-performance roles in broadcasting; film and cinema; digital media; independent production. Both of these organisations do work for independant film and creative media industries.
completion guarantee - completion guarantee also known as a completion bond is a form insurance that is often used on independently financed films. This insurance makes sure that producer will complete and deliver the film.
A regulatory body is a public authority or a government agency that is responsible for making sure something is suitable for a certain audience. OFCOM is the regulatory body for the communications industry, it is responsible for regulating the TV and radio sectors. OFCOM regulates the BBC but they are independant from direct government intervention meaning they are also regulated by BBC themselves. BBFC is the British board of film classification and they are responsible for regulating the release of film meaning what age they are released for.
A trade union is "an organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests", the reason they are so important is because they help communication between workers and their management they provide advice and support to ensure the difference opinions do not create major conflict.
PACT is the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children's and animation media companies. BECTU, a sector of Prospect, supports members working in non-performance roles in broadcasting; film and cinema; digital media; independent production. Both of these organisations do work for independant film and creative media industries.
A trade association is a non profit organisation that is made up of a group of companies that all have common interests or have work in the same industries. They are formed to protect the common interests of their members and funded by their annual subscriptions.
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