Production Services

Production really covers all activities from pre-planning to product development and subsequent distribution.

Plan your work and work your plan.

In pre-production planning, we define the purpose of the project, decide on the appropriate media formats to utilize and determine conttent (live video, computer graphics, etc.). Key activities include the following:

Develop Content – purpose, script, storyboard, graphics

Graphics considerations:

• Still to full animation
• 3D Animation
• Page Graphics and Text Layouts
• Page loading speed – efficient loading to a computer from the net.
• Visual Flavor – Setting a tone
• Talent Requirements – acting, voices, costs
• Shoots – location, scheduling equipment staffing
• Determining output formats
• Printed Media
• VHS/Beta - Specialty output product typically used for broadcast television and VHS mastering
• CD/CDROM
• DVD/DVDROM
• Internet
• Other consideration – Storage, cost, archiving

Editing

Acquire available materials (text, audio, video)

Covert all materials to desired format,

Editing – Initial, client review, revision (Note: Media 100 non-linear editing suites are available)

Mastering – Taking existing materials to convert for new or consistent format (CDROM/ DVD).

DUPLICATION & FORMAT CHANGES

We can produce your materials in any of the following formats:

• Videotape - VHS and Beta CD/CDROM DVD/DVDROM You may have produced material which now requires a format change. Our most common format conversions inlude the following:
• VHS -> Beta
• Beta –> VHS
• Laserdisk to VHS, Beta, DVD
• Tape to Digital (i.e., DVD, CD, QuickTime Movies) Custom changes upon request