Chapter 8 Planning Multimedia
Multimedia Communications by Marie Rutherford
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Learning Outcomes
- Outline the stages of project planning and its application in a multimedia presentation
- Detail the significance of developing a plan for a multimedia project
- Develop a multimedia project plan considering audience, format, and content, and resources
- Explore, practice and apply project design strategies
- Identify key terms related to planning multimedia
Project Planning
The planning stage of a multimedia project is the backbone of the presentation’s success. When completed effectively high quality standards are met and goals achieved. The planning step lays out the foundational elements of the presentation. Consider the following steps of the planning stage or phase:
- Set clear objectives which captures the vision of the presentation
- Identify resources needed
- Assemble the member involved
- Collaborate with project members, ensuring everyone understands their role and responsibilities
- Quality control, allows for the establishment of standards and identify the benchmarks of the project
- Build in flexibility and adaptability, this allows to adjustments to be made during the project especially when encountering unexpected challenges
This chapter will explore the elements of planning a multimedia presentation considering the content strategy and design principles.
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Attribution & References
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