- The timescale is an important factor for any media production and deadlines can often be very tight.
A journalist working on a daily newspaper will have a very tight deadline to research and write a story for the next edition of the paper; the production team who plan and produce the evening television news programmes must have all of the news items completed and ready for broadcast by the specified schedule time.
The timescale and deadlines for your practical projects are likely to be less pressured, but you will still need to think carefully about the availability of your crew and equipment, the timings of the different stages of the production process and the final deadline for the project when you are undertaking your pre-production planning.
Case study: TV drama
TV drama can be expensive to make and the timing of the different aspects needs to be carefully controlled.
The American TV series Lost was a highprofile production that had over 250 people working on it, with each episode having a tight three-week production schedule.
This schedule included:
5 pre-production planning and preparatory work on scripts, sets and
locations
3 days getting all of the technical aspects in place
9 days of shooting, with most of this taking place on location in Hawaii. Shooting on location is logistically difficult as everything has to be carefully planned and everything needed for the shoot must be taken to location. In contrast to working in a TV or Film Studio which is designed for making film and TV this is much harder- the studio has equipment in place and is all set up for production; working on location on the other hand means that the film cast and crew have to be completely mobile.
4 days of post-production work, including editing and adding the soundtrack and any special effects.
- How does the breakdown of time for this programme reflect the timings for your own productions? (Explain how long it takes to produce an episode of Lost and in comparison explain how long your product would take to make if you were working on it full time- ie a working day 9am-5pm)
- Why does a series like Lost need so many people working on it?
- Does the fact that it was filmed mainly on location add any extra complications to the pre-production process?
- Describe what your initial timings will be and how long you expect to spend on each section and identify some of the tasks that will be included and their timings:
Pre-production:
Production:
Post Production:
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