Project Management

 Project Management:


Definition:
Project management is the role of ensuring that all aspects of a given production run smoothly by overseeing a number of people/departments. The PM would ensure that deadlines are met and the brief is followed by liaising with others and holding them to account.


-Project Management is the effective planning and running of a project, from the ideas point to the end product and evaluation

-Planning requires an outline of the tasks, deadlines and milestones that will be required to manage the project efficiently

-A project timeline schedule would need to be created for the creation of the media product, to include:
  1) Tasks that need to be done
  2) Deadlines for each task
  3) Milestones within the tasks and the overall project.

Project Management tools:
-Gantt chart--> Designed by mechanical engineer Henry Gantt in 1910, the Gantt chart has had a relatively long run as a project management tool. A Gantt chart uses horizontal bars to illustrate project completion dates, progress, and milestones and dependencies.
-Production schedule - excel
-To do list - can be changed all the time
-Workflow tool: split by team member so that it is clear who is doing what, when.

Documentation needed to aid project management:
-Initial pitch or treatment
-Call sheet
-Budget proposal form
-Budgets
-Contract
-Story board
-Set diagram
-Editing log
-Camera shot list
-Talent release form
-Location release form
-Recce/Scouting sheet
-Daily progress report
-Continuity sheet
-Equipement log












Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept14 December 2017 at 12:53

    This are, in isolation, very good notes but can you add some detail/context to let us know what you understood about the task and how you feel this help you prepare for your exam?

    All the best

    Mr Cooper

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