The process of making multimedia

First step in developing multimedia is to develop a sense of its scope and content.

Plan the entire process

1. The idea

Analyzing

2. Analyze the need


3. Analyze the cost


4. Analyze the content


5. Analyze the market


6. Analyze the technology


7. Analyze the delivery medium


8. Evaluation report —Revision - Bail out

Pretesting

9. Define project goals


10. Define skill set needs


11. Create content outline


12. Position sales and marketing


13. Create prototype on paper


14. Evaluation/Report  —Revision - Bail out

Prototype Development

15. Build screen mock-ups


16. Design content maps


17. Design human interface


18. Develop story/message


19. Test prototype


20. Evaluation/Report(Focus Group)   —Revision - Bail out

Alpha Development

21. Detail the storyboard and flowcharts


22. Finalize story scripts


23. Produce graphic art


24. Produce sound and video


25. Solve technical problems


26. Test working prototype


27. Evaluation/Report(Focus Group)  —Revision

Beta Development

28. Distribute to limited tester list


29. Respond to bug reports


30. Prepare user docs


31. Prepare packaging


32. Develop gold candidates


33. Announce to press and PR lists


34. Evaluation/Report  —Revision

Delivery

35. Prepare technical support


36. Install sales team


37. Replicate gold master


38. Pay bonuses


39. Hold launch party


40. Ship product

Scheduling

• After planning the project, it should be laid out along a timeline.


• To create a schedule, developer must estimate the total time required for each task and then allocate this time among the number of persons who will be asynchronously working on the project.

Estimating

• Estimate the cost and effort to complete a task.


• Generally the developer should consider three things: Time, money and people.

Request for proposal and Bid Proposals

• The first page of the proposal should briefly describe the projects goals, how the goals will be achieved and the cost.


• In the body of the proposal should include a section dealing with creative issues, and describe your method for conveying the client’s message or meeting the graphic and interactive goals of the project.


• The backbone of the proposal is the estimate and project plan that you have created up to this point.

The cover and package

• Develop your own special style for a proposal cover and package.


• Make the entire package plain and simple, yet businesslike.

Table of Content

• To straight forward present the elements of the proposal.


• Should be on the cover page.

Needs Analysis and Description

• Describe in detail the reason the project is being put forward.

Target Audience

• Describe target audience and target platform

Creative Strategy

• A description of the look and feel of the project.

Project Implementation

• Describe the way a project will be organized and schedule.

Budget

• Relate directly to the scope of the work you have laid out in the project implementation.