Multi Media Production By Darren Ray Evans

Equipment Hardware Hardware PC/Mac (duo processor w/ 2 gig ram min.) PC/Mac (duo processor w/ 2 gig ram min.) Video card (PCI express, Nvidia preferred) Video card (PCI express, Nvidia preferred) Sound card (16-bit min w/96k sampling) Sound card (16-bit min w/96k sampling) CD-ROM drive ( CDR,DVD burn) CD-ROM drive ( CDR,DVD burn) Monitor (18” LCD preferred) Monitor (18” LCD preferred) Accessories (as needed) Accessories (as needed)

Equipment Software Software Operating System (Win MS, Mac X, tiger, Unix, Linux) Operating System (Win MS, Mac X, tiger, Unix, Linux) Application Software ( Adobe production suite, Maya, Light wave, Blender, 3D Max) Application Software ( Adobe production suite, Maya, Light wave, Blender, 3D Max) Support Software (MS Office, Sentinel Drivers, Bridge, QuickTime, Pixar, CAD) Support Software (MS Office, Sentinel Drivers, Bridge, QuickTime, Pixar, CAD)

Preproduction Brain storming – What is the purpose for your presentation. Brain storming – What is the purpose for your presentation. Budget – What are your expense parameters. Budget – What are your expense parameters. Gathering materials – Photographs, company logo, interviews, biographies. Gathering materials – Photographs, company logo, interviews, biographies. Story Board – Quick sketch ideas and work flow. Story Board – Quick sketch ideas and work flow.

Video Collecting footage – Pre shot or capturing. Collecting footage – Pre shot or capturing. Format – H264 Blue Ray, Quick Time, Mp4, Pixar. Format – H264 Blue Ray, Quick Time, Mp4, Pixar. 3D Animation – eliminates camera capture and enhances viewer experience. 3D Animation – eliminates camera capture and enhances viewer experience. Rendering – This can be time consuming for 3D animation. Rendering – This can be time consuming for 3D animation.

Audio Collecting temp tracks on site. Collecting temp tracks on site. Foley – What reproduced sounds are needed. Foley – What reproduced sounds are needed. Sound FX – Do you need explosions and laser beam blasting. Sound FX – Do you need explosions and laser beam blasting. 1 st Editing – Syncing all audio with video. 1 st Editing – Syncing all audio with video. Rendering – Combing video and audio output. Rendering – Combing video and audio output.

Production Check budget – Check your work flow against budget for dead line completion. Check budget – Check your work flow against budget for dead line completion. Bring all aspects of project together. Bring all aspects of project together. All revisions must be completed at this time. All revisions must be completed at this time. 2 nd Editing – Scenes are compiled together and edited for story line. 2 nd Editing – Scenes are compiled together and edited for story line.

Post Production Screen test – Check for continuity of scenes as well as audio video sync. This is a repetitive process through out the production. Screen test – Check for continuity of scenes as well as audio video sync. This is a repetitive process through out the production. Theme music and score – Music is part of the story telling process. How would have the movie “Jaws” been perceived without John Williams Theme? Theme music and score – Music is part of the story telling process. How would have the movie “Jaws” been perceived without John Williams Theme?

Test Audience Before reveling your work to the world for fortune or failure, test audience can give you feedback before release date. Before reveling your work to the world for fortune or failure, test audience can give you feedback before release date. Use questioners for data collection of opinions and suggestions. Use questioners for data collection of opinions and suggestions. 3 rd Editing – Final edit before Release. 3 rd Editing – Final edit before Release.

Promotion Before release a promotion campaign sets sites on audiences. Before release a promotion campaign sets sites on audiences. Endorsements – These can assist in cost of promotion or be persuasive in attracting audiences. Endorsements – These can assist in cost of promotion or be persuasive in attracting audiences. Media promotion – Market saturation i.e. television, paper, internet, etc. Media promotion – Market saturation i.e. television, paper, internet, etc.

Release It is all over but the crying…