Pre-production is so important in media production because 80% of creating something is planning what you're going to be doing and the remaining 20% is filming and editing. 80% is for the planning because you have to go into detail about everything, especially when doing production paperwork so you won't be confused or unorganised about anything and you can just go and get your footage when it comes to filming. It also helps because the less time that you spend filming, the less you have to pay your actors and the location managers and also your crew.
Type of production:
Film production is different to any other type of production in the media industry because you will need different studios to have each set in, films also need more paperwork because the amount of time you will be filming for is longer than any other type of production. For example, television production will have different studios because some are filmed live or they have live audiences, like the Big Bang Theory. You can hear the audiences laughing once a joke has been said. Television production won't need as much equipment either as the amount of time it is filmed for is not as long as the amount of time it takes for films to be made. When making films, you need to take a few takes of the same scenes to make sure everything is as good as it should be. For this, they would need a few cameras for back up incase some either break or they lose battery. For a television show, the production is different because the cast practise in the studios with their lines before they film it because like the Big Bang Theory, it is filmed live and the actors need to know all of their lines. Whereas when making a film, if an actor forgets their line, they can ask and then the director would tell them and it would be edited out later on. The production for a radio show is different than film and television production because cameras aren't always used. An example of when cameras are used for a radio show is when YouTubers Dan and Phil are doing their section on radio one. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z8NbFWTlBc) For times when cameras aren't being used, they only need microphones and computers. For radio shows, it's mostly people talking into a microphone as cameras aren't really needed.
Finance:
Finance is a big deal during the pre-production because your budget needs to cover everything, including locations. You don't film a movie in the order that it is down on your storyboard, you hire a location and then film everything that needs to be filmed there first. The quicker you finish with a location, the less money it would cost you. Whereas if you are making a television show, you are more likely to be making your own sets so that you can re-use them if you are making a series. On the other hand, when a film is being made, it is easier to hire a location because if you make one, all of the effort that has gone into it won't be wasted once it needs to be destroyed. Unless, like the Harry Potter films, there will be sequels where the sets will be used for many years. Another thing that the finance budget covers is the transport because, like Harry Potter, different parts could be filmed in another part of the country. The budgets for radio shows are different because they have their own studios with their own equipment, they don't pay for guests either as celebrities only really go on to promote their new albums, concerts or even books.
Time:
Deadlines for each type of media production is different. For example, the deadlines for a television show would be different to a deadline for a film because a new episode for a television series would be aired every week, whereas directors can choose a deadline for their film to be finished, which could be a few years into the future. A film like Avatar took 15 years to create, some directors don't even set a date for it to be released until the film is actually completed. According to Wikipedia, "Development of Avatar began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to James Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language of the film's extraterrestrial beings began in 2005, and James Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006. Radio shows don't really have deadlines, unless they have competitions going.
Personnel:
Personnel is important because if a particular person is unavailable for filming, they can't be replaced because they may be critical to a particular scene. This could affect the filming of a television show because they may not be able to film, even with a substitute actor.
Facilities:
The production equipment for a movie will be different to the equipment used for a television show because film production may need green screens for example, if a fantasy movie was being made, whereas the production for a television show may only use a green screen for certain episodes. For radio production, equipment like a green screen wouldn't need to be used as it's only their voices that are needed.
The costs for film production varies depending on how long it takes you to film something. For example, if you were hiring a location, the longer that you are hiring it for, the more money that it will cost you. On the other hand, if a television show is being made, it will be cheaper because they can make their own sets which they will most probably be using again. For the production of a radio show, it would be cheaper as they won't have to hire any locations as they will have their own studios to record their shows in.
Finance:
Finance is a big deal during the pre-production because your budget needs to cover everything, including locations. You don't film a movie in the order that it is down on your storyboard, you hire a location and then film everything that needs to be filmed there first. The quicker you finish with a location, the less money it would cost you. Whereas if you are making a television show, you are more likely to be making your own sets so that you can re-use them if you are making a series. On the other hand, when a film is being made, it is easier to hire a location because if you make one, all of the effort that has gone into it won't be wasted once it needs to be destroyed. Unless, like the Harry Potter films, there will be sequels where the sets will be used for many years. Another thing that the finance budget covers is the transport because, like Harry Potter, different parts could be filmed in another part of the country. The budgets for radio shows are different because they have their own studios with their own equipment, they don't pay for guests either as celebrities only really go on to promote their new albums, concerts or even books.
Time:
Deadlines for each type of media production is different. For example, the deadlines for a television show would be different to a deadline for a film because a new episode for a television series would be aired every week, whereas directors can choose a deadline for their film to be finished, which could be a few years into the future. A film like Avatar took 15 years to create, some directors don't even set a date for it to be released until the film is actually completed. According to Wikipedia, "Development of Avatar began in 1994, when James Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to James Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language of the film's extraterrestrial beings began in 2005, and James Cameron began developing the screenplay and fictional universe in early 2006. Radio shows don't really have deadlines, unless they have competitions going.
Personnel:
Personnel is important because if a particular person is unavailable for filming, they can't be replaced because they may be critical to a particular scene. This could affect the filming of a television show because they may not be able to film, even with a substitute actor.
Facilities:
The production equipment for a movie will be different to the equipment used for a television show because film production may need green screens for example, if a fantasy movie was being made, whereas the production for a television show may only use a green screen for certain episodes. For radio production, equipment like a green screen wouldn't need to be used as it's only their voices that are needed.
The costs for film production varies depending on how long it takes you to film something. For example, if you were hiring a location, the longer that you are hiring it for, the more money that it will cost you. On the other hand, if a television show is being made, it will be cheaper because they can make their own sets which they will most probably be using again. For the production of a radio show, it would be cheaper as they won't have to hire any locations as they will have their own studios to record their shows in.