Unit One: Production Processes

Pre Production- work done on a product, especially a film or broadcast programme, before full-scale production begins.

In ITV news Pre-Production jobs include Hair & Makeup, planning a new meeting for understanding when stories are going to be read for the running order.

For example a job in pre-production is an Animator Animation which is the art of making images that appear to come to life on screen. It features in all kinds of media, from feature films to commercials, pop videos, computer games and websites. Animators use a range of techniques to make images appear to move.

Production- the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.

The production includes the recording of the news. In the gallery there is a team of directors, a vision mixer and a camera man to record the show.

A job in pre-production is a Marketing Assistant, they help to deliver key marketing initiatives you would help with the delivery of key projects while having the opportunity to manage projects of your own.

Post Production- work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place.

The ITV New co-ordinate the productions and decide when the clips and adverts are going to be played.

A well paid Post Production job is Digital Content Assistant Producer where digital content producer’s assistant to work across multiple digital mediums and produce brilliant digital content for thousands of end viewers.

Production processes behind media products

This is a research task which is best divided up between you to save time. You are aiming to produce a written piece explaining the pre-production, production and post-production processes involved in making the following media products:

– computer games development
– radio production
– TV production
– TV news production
– film production
– newspaper production
– magazine production

Music production is an optional extra

Using the video clips I have uploaded below as a starting point, you need to set out in words a 400 word overview of the processes that take place behind making each of these products. You may upload the clips to your WordPress blogs as well.

Job Roles in ITV News

In the clip of ITV news with Mary Nightingale, there are a range of pre-production, production and post-production job roles in evidence.

Pre-production
In the first part of the clip we see a news meeting taking place with Mary and her colleagues taking part in a planning meeting to discuss the running order for the news bulletin at 6:30pm. They are discussing what stories to include and the order they are to be presented in.

Mary prepares for the bulletin by writing a scrip before the broadcast and passing this onto the production team to add to the autocue. She also spends time in hair and makeup so that she looks good for the camera and has the same look as in earlier episodes (continuity of appearance).

Mary walks onto the green-screen set to take over from the previous presenter. She connects herself to a microphone and does a quick sound check. She has just a few minutes to check everything before the news starts.

Up in the gallery, the director and his/her team are preparing the various news report packages to show on screen. These are the stories filmed at different locations around the world. These are set up ready to play on cue. The director also has a script so that he/she knows when to play each news report.

Production
Mary reads the news from the auto cue and pauses each time to allow a ‘teaser’ clip to be shown to the audience. During the time a report is playing, she reads over the script and makes small changes as needed. The production team in the gallery give instructions to the studio telling the cameraman what to do. Mary is told which camera to look at. The production team play each video report on the instruction of the director.

Post-production
There are few post-production roles in a live broadcast. The key role at this stage of the product will be a specialist creating on screen graphics such as the credits and names of reporters.