Mest 4

1) Confirm your  production brief . You write this yourself but it's absolutely crucial this is clear, appropriate and achievable. You should have done this already -  the original blog post was here  - but it may have changed as a result of your preliminary exercise. I have changed my idea production brief from video to print;this has allowed me to emulate my ideas and made them much more ideal to my essay than doing a video production.  2)  Research : detailed notes on  at least THREE  texts similar to what you are creating. What are the key conventions? What can you learn/borrow from the examples you have looked at?     3)  Project schedule : when will you shoot and edit this production? Make this a week-by-week schedule leading up to Easter.  Key dates:  we break up for Easter on Friday 31 March and the final deadline is Wednesday 18 April. 4)  Script  - see the  BBC Writers' Room  for advice/script formatting. If you're making a music video, you'll wan