Project Managers

 WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
DEFINITION:
  • Keeping track
  • Decision-making
  • Organise
  • Pre-prod-post
  • Plan
  • Manage
  • Discipline 
  • Time management 
Management tasks during a project: 
Project management is a job role to ensure a process is in place and follow to, in order to achieve the objectives of the project. A project manager may use a number of different tool to do this.


Project management is an art form.. 
  • Project management is the effective planning and running of a project, from the ideas point to the end product and evaluation 
  • Planning requires an outline of the tasks, deadlines and milestones that will be required to manage the project efficiently 
  • A project timeline schedule would need to be created for the creation of the media product, to include
1. Tasks that need to be done
2. Deadlines for each task
3. Milestones within the tasks and the overall project. 

Gantt charts - 
Designed by mechanical engineer Henry Gantt in 1910, the Gantt chart has had a relatively long run as a project management tool.
Uses horizontal bars to illustrate project completion dates, progress and milestones and dependencies.
These can be created on pre production programmes in the industry, word or excel.



Other management tools - 
  • Production schedule 
  • To do lists
  • Workflow tool: Split by team member so that it is clear who is doing what, when.

Documentation needed to aid project management: 
  • Initial pitch or treatment
  • Call sheet
  • Budget proposal form
  • Budgets
  • Contract
  • Storyboard
  • Set diagram
  • Editing log
  • Camera shot list
  • Talent release form
  • Location release form
  • Recce/scouting sheet 
  • Daily progress report
  • Continuity sheet
  • Equipment log
  • Shooting script
  • Visual effects (FX) breakdown
  • Audience questionnaire for product testing 
  • Asset log 
  • Risk assessment

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