IMEDIA

• Pre-Production

  Any work that is carried out before full scale production of a media product begins. Often the planning and designing of an idea
• Purpose

  The reason why something is created or carried out
• Feature

  An element/aspect/part of something
• Moodboard

  A pre-production document. Used to collect samples, materials, and a range of relevant content, all to give a 'feel' for what is needed. Features include images, colours, key words, fonts, styles, materials, and fabrics.
• Spider diagram

  A pre-production document. Used to outline ideas and show links between different aspects and thoughts of a project.
• Branch

  A feature of spider diagrams. Used to connect ideas together
• Node

  A feature of spider diagrams. An idea on the spider diagram that is often referred to as the parent idea
• Visualisation Diagram

  A pre-production document. Shows the layout of something in a visual manner. It shows how a finished item might look.
• Annotation

  A common feature of pre-production documents. Allows the creator to detail reasons for decisions made or further explain ideas/concepts.
• Storyboard

  A pre-production document. Provides a visual representation of how a media project will look along a timeline, illustrating a sequence of movements
• Scene

  A feature of both storyboards and scripts. An individual element/part of a story.
• Location

  A feature of both storyboards and scripts. Details where the scene is to be filmed/set.
• Camera Angle

  A feature of both scripts and storyboards. Refers to the position of the camera when the shot is taken.
• Close Up

  A type of camera angle. The camera focuses on the face of one single character.
• Wide Angle

  A type of camera angle. The camera shows the whole character with some of their surroundings.
• Over the Shoulder

  A type of camera angle. The camera points over another character's shoulder.
• Camera Movement

  A feature of storyboards. Refers to the way the camera moves when a shot is taken.
• Scene Number

  A feature of storyboards. Details the order in which scenes flow.
• Dialogue

  Feature of a script. Tells the actors what to say
• Client Brief

  The project provided by the client that contains all the information and requirements from the client.
• Client Requirement

  Provides the developer with a clear statement of what needs to be produced, what should be achieved, and any constraints e.g. timescales.
• Target Audience

  The intended final viewers or consumers of a product or service being created. There are multiple target audience groups (age, gender, occupation, hobbies/interests, location, needs, personality, religion/culture/lifestyle).
• Research

  The process of investigating into something to establish facts and reach conclusions.
• Primary Research

  A type of research. The process of gathering information first-hand from a reliable source.
• Secondary Research

  A type of research. The process of gathering information second-hand where someone else has collected the data.
• Work Plan

  Outlines all the activities that must take place, scheduling them and allocating timings/deadlines for each.
• Timescales

  A feature of a work plan. Shows how long we have to complete tasks.
• Workflow

  A feature of a work plan. Shows how one tasks flows onto the next and so on
• Hardware

  The physical parts of the computer we can see and touch e.g. keyboard, mouse, graphics tablet.
• Software

  The applications on the computer used to complete tasks e.g. image editing software, desktop publishing software, word processing software.
• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

  The legislation that sets out the procedures to prevent accident or injury in a workplace or public environment.
• Risk Assessment

  A document completed to identify, assess, and control hazards in a workplace.
• Legislation

  Refers to a law (or set of laws) passed by parliament. These are the rules of a nation (or beyond) that must be adhered to.
• Data Protection Act 2018


  Legislation that controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses, or the government.
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

  Legislation that gives creators of digital media the rights to control how their work is used and distributed.
• File Format

  The structure of a file that tells a program how to display its contents.
• Image File Formats

  Examples are JPEG, PNG, GIF, PDF, TIF
• Audio File Formats

  Examples are MP3, AIFF, WAV
• Video File Formats

  Examples are MPG, MOV, MP4
• Activities

  A feature of a work plan. The smaller jobs that build towards completion of a task.