Production Pitch

Now that I have chosen a brief that I feel comfortable with, next I will begin to plan a production pitch. Although I feel that I often work well alone, from my AS production I have learnt I also work well as part of a team as it helps when coming up with ideas and overcoming problems. I also feel team work can help make a production strong as they are often well rounded as they have been views from perspectives other than my own. By acknowledging this I have decided to work together with two other people who have also chosen the same brief as I have. 

Below is my presentation for the pitch of my future product. Having a pitch is a good way for my group and I to begin as it helps when establishing ideas and planning for the desired outcome. 

My production pitch focuses on varies areas including a short synopsis, possible actors, locations and song choices as well as a examples of other music videos that I felt looked good and fitting their chosen tones. 



After delivering the presentation I received some audience feedback. The majority of the audience liked the sound of my overall idea of including freedom and openness however, some comments in relation to the location altered my original thinking. My preferred locations were originally open fields and woodlands however in discussion it was raised that these two locations can potentially give the audience varied feelings. It's important for me to consider this as I would want to avoid giving the audience mixed messages. 

Issues around lightning and colour treatments also came up as with some of the pictures and examples I used had different treatments from each other. From this I feel that I should chooses a more washed out colouring when it comes to post production rather than a bright one and colours that are over exposed. My production date will also be taking place in autumn and winter months so it is important that I am able to adapt my ideas in ways that are able to suit the environment. 

Receiving audience feedback is always helpful and is a useful and important part of any production. From taking in feed back I was able to see potential flaws and simple ways in which I can improve my ideas in the planning stages of production. 

Deciding on Brief

Before I am able to carry out any stages of further production I must first decide on which media brief I am going to use for my A2 course work. It is important that I choose the correct brief for my self and one that I feel that I can execute to the best of my ability. For this particular course work there are 13 briefs to choose from so I felt that it was important for me to run over each one and read all the details before ruling any out for sure. By doing this I was able to easily sort the briefs into two categories, the categories included one group of briefs that I felt were not right for me and one group of briefs that I felt interested and excited about. By narrowing down my choices in a tactful way I was able to make it easier for my self when it came to choosing the one most suited to my abilities.  

Initially I decided that briefs 11, 12 and 13 were not the best option for me to go for. I felt that these briefs were too specific and that this would place a limit on my creativity.

Other briefs such as the promotional package containing a teaser trailer appealed to me as the main task along with the ancillaries provided a certain element of creativity as well as a interesting focus. However when making my decision I felt that a teaser trailer may be hard to pull off in an effective and dynamic way. I also felt that this brief was similar when compared to my AS brief and I wanted the opportunity to try something different. 

After taking each option into consideration I decided that that first option of making a promotional package including a music video would be the brief most suited to myself and my abilities. 

When analyzing the brief I felt this choice would be able to provide me with creative freedom and a wide choice of options. I also felt comfortable with the ancillaries texts of a magazine advert and a website homepage which helped me to conclude that I would be able to complete this task effectively.  

Now that I am happy with my chosen brief I will now work on creating a pitch for my future product.