Requirements for Production

Type of Production

The type of production that I produced was an entry for the short film competition, DepicT! The type of production was, of course, a short film. The way we distributed it was via Youtube or rather, via the internet if you wanted to be more broad with it, but we also distributed it in the way of the competition sight in question. The other types of moving image media production include documentaries, animations and full length feature films alongside short films. There are many ways to distribute a film as well. These include cinema release, DVDS/Blue-ray, the internet (aka, Netflix, Youtube [for smaller, homaemade films], LoveFilm etc.) and by means of TV.

Sources of Finance

There are many ways a media production can get funding to finance the production in question. For example, there is the way of a kickstarter with which you can kickstart your production by starting a campaign and get public funding for your production if the public likes it. Another way is to go through a big production studio and get your idea green lighted, allowing your idea the go ahead and get the funding via the studio.

Requirements

For a media production, you are required to get some things in order. For one, your idea needs to go through higher authority and get the greenlight, which is basically the form of it being approved to be funded, filmed and shipped. There's also copyrights you need to take into order, along with talent and equipment. For these things, you need the funding in the first place for this to happen. You can make a media production without at least some idea of what the budget costs will entail. You also need to take into consideration safety, so safety requirements are vital for you to make as well.

Time

Time is a very important aspect to any media production. Everything needs to work like clockwork and if one thing goes a little too slowly, the idea could be scrapped completely or they get someone else to finish it one time instead. Like say your deadline for the screenplay was due in a week before you finished it, they would scrap your screenplay and get someone else. A good example of a media production that didn't stick to the deadline they were supposed to meet would be "Foodfight!" which came out 2012. It was supposed to come out all the way back in 2002 and they lost over $6 million dollars on it.

Personnel

There are many people that are needed to make a media production work. The talent is an obvious thing, but there are a lot more people behind the scenes that make everything work. Producers, directors, camera people, make-up artists, prop designers; a lot of people who have to get everything ready in the first place to get everything on screen all set up and ready to go for the talent to do the rest.

Facilities

Of course, for a media production, you're going to need certain facilities. For example, a whole room filled with computers for the editors to work, sets for the cast and personnel to actually film and everything along those lines. If you're filming indoors, a studio would be a facility you need to use for your set up.

Gathering Materials

There are many materials you have to get for filming. Like the equipment is a very crucial thing for you to actually make your media production. Such as, the camera, editing equipment, costumes, props, make-up, boom mics; these things are needed to make everything work in a media production, mainly in a bigger budget production. Not usually in a smaller budget one though.

Contributors

When you need to make your production, you need support; in other words, contributors. They will help finance and fund your work if they like the idea. You can get public support, but its better if you get a business or studio to support your work. That way, if you're green lighted, it's easier to have support when distributing and getting the funds for your work.

Locations

Locations are a big point to remember when making a media production. You obviously need to get permissions to shoot in some places, like say a private nature reserve or maybe a museum, so for that you'll need location releases. However, if you film indoors, you'll usually be set up in a studio, with specific times when you can shoot, much like if you do get permission for a place to film. If you miss your timeline, you miss your opportunity to film, which is also why time is a very important thing to remember when filming.

Codes of Practice and Regulation

There are rules for making a media production. Say, you wanted to use some music, but you don't want copyright claims, you would have to buy the rights to use the music. Its a very important aspect that you have to remember. There are also permissions you need to get and have your film properly rated. If it's wrongly rated, you could have your media production banned, so you have to be very careful about the things you need to go through to get the regulations on your production right.