Evaluating pre-production documents

Not an evaluation of the finished product
This is an evaluation of the pre-production documents.

Why evaluate pre-production documents?
- Evaluating the effectiveness of pre-production documentation is vital in ensuring that the final version that is sent to the production team is effective.
- If documents aren't checked, they could be the cause of a major planning problem, so its important that the quality of the documents is evaluated.

How to evaluate:
- The documents need to be considered in relation to:
- Suitability of content for meeting the brief and usefulness in aiding the production team in producing the product.
- Suitability of content for the target audience.

Should use:

- Positive language
- Consideration for the original designer/creator
- Specific feedback on any suggested improvement - justifying why it would make the document more effective.

Pre production document 1:
Floor plan/set design
No annotations - so the crew (director, cameraman etc) know what goes where
No colours - unaware of the genre
Characters are wearing no clothes/costume - unaware of genre/demographic?
Clear layout
Includes lighting, characters, physical set
There are no measurements - we don't know how big the area/space is. Not drawn to proportion.
Its clear the set is for a news/quiz/sports show.
No positioning for the cameraman/crew.
Logo - Tells us its sport related.
We know the location.

Pre production document 2:
Production schedule.
Clear structure - Weeks our outlined so that each department knows what is going on.
Colour coding - each department have their own colour. To improve - everyone own colour to minimise confusion. Keep in mind people may struggle as they're colourblind.
Could make it more interactive - Link to the client brief
Very generalised, not entirely accurate. Dates? Start/end?
Clearly related to an animation as its the biggest chunk.
Project manager is in charge.

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