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Make a list of the major deliverables for the project and use them to develop a draft of the work breakdown structure for the tournament that contains at least three levels of detail. What are the major deliverables associated with hosting an event like soccer?
Hosting a soccer event requires a number of deliverables. These include training kits, uniforms, trophies or medals, fields and referees.
Holding a soccer tournament
A field, referees, t- shits and sweatshirts
Trophies or medals
Training uniforms
How would developing a WBS alleviate some of the problems that occurred during the first meeting and help Nicolette organize and plan the project?
The WBS can be extremely useful in solving most of the problems Nicolette faced during the meeting. This is because it defines all of the project’s elements in a hierarchal structure or framework and establishes the relationship of these elements to the end items of the project. It helps by breaking up a large work package into smaller work packages, which facilitates cost evaluation, evaluation of technical performance and time at all levels. The WBS also helps by providing information about each work level. It also helps by defining channels of communication and helps in the understanding and coordination of different part of the mission.
Where can Nicolette find additional information to help her develop a WBS for the tournament?
Additional information for the project can come from action items, project status reports, gating decisions, changes in scope, deliverable issues, milestone reports, team status meetings and accepted request changes.
How could Nicolette and her task force use the WBS to generate cost estimates for the tournament? Why would this be useful information?
The use of WBS provides project managers with opportunities to sum the actual cost and budget of larger elements of work and smaller packages of work so that one can measure and access the performance by work accomplishment and organizational units.
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At this point, what would you do if you were the project manager?
If I was the manager of the plan, I would change the scope of the project. Since the project has a high potential to be profitable, I would not cancel it but change it scope to fit in with the new estimates.
Was top management acting correctly in developing an estimate?
Yes. This is because estimates are essential in making excellent and viable decisions. They are also essential to schedule or plan work. Estimates are needed to determine the profitability or viability of a project, they are also essential for creating cash flow needs. Estimates are extremely beneficial to projects and the top management acted correctly in developing one.
What estimating techniques should be used for a mission critical project such as this?
For this project phase, estimating is suitable. This is because the project has considerable level of uncertainty and because it is impractical to estimate costs and times for the whole project. This estimating method makes use of a 2- estimate system over the project’s lifetime. An estimate that is detailed is made for the immediate phase or stage and a macro estimate is developed for the rest of the project’s phases. This estimating process is above the rest especially for this project because of its consideration of the complexities faced in a project.
This paper is a review of the book The Filmmaker’s Handbook, which is extremely essential in translating and guiding filmmake
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This paper is a review of the book The Filmmaker’s Handbook, which is extremely essential in translating and guiding filmmakers. This book has more than 600 pages, all compressed into 18 chapters and around 9 useful appendices in which the author virtually puts each and every detail an individual needs to know about filmmaking. The book probably has more information than anyone might need, ranging from which lens should be used all through to the final film sound mixing and editing. However, it is clear from the book that too much information does not hurt, because it is these kinds of books that a blossoming and growing filmmaker can find useful.
Most of the book puts more emphasis on the hardware and the gear, and rightly so mainly because filmmaking or making of videos is both influenced by and dependent on the gear and tools that the filmmaker uses. This book, therefore, finds it useful to describe the distinctions between the lenses, the tools- film stock, setup lighting and the influence of each of these on the look of the final product.
For teachers, students, as well as, the novice and professional film and video makers, this comprehensive and clear handbook remains the most reliable reference and guide to numerous aspects of filmmaking, some of the techniques that the author highlight in this essential book include such things as techniques for making documentary, narrative, feature film, as well as, experimental films. This book also acts as a guide to individuals mentioned above on ways of working with standard- definition and high- definition digital video formats like HDV, DV and HD. In addition to all these, the book is also extremely useful in guiding teachers, students and filmmakers on how to carry out extensive coverage of editing video with the most current nonlinear systems and tools for editing. Another indispensable feature the book brings to the attention of these parties has to do with the business aspects of producing and making films like financing and managing financial aspects of the movie making process.
This book was extremely beneficial to me, as a filmmaking student and as an aspirant to become a maker of films or movies in the future. I love films and movies, and I did not actually have much ideas and knowledge on what is involved in making films and movies, but this book proved to be an excellent and extremely beneficial guide. I found out that this book is even more essential and indispensable for these people like me, who want to become future filmmakers, and those aspiring to be involved in the business.
I use the word business here because the book is not truly a guide to the filmmaking art, but also a guide of how to manage in the business of making films and selling them. It is so critical because of its practicality and its portrayal of the day-to-day activities in filmmaking and the business of making films. I found out that the book is a thorough and excellent guide and introduction to the people, processes, arrangement, details used in making of films, especially when it comes to independent films, in addition to the contracts involved, in the business of filmmaking. As one can imagine, such details are of extreme value to a filmmaking student, like me, who dreams of becoming a successful filmmaker in the future. This is because the book does not leave out any essential detail in helping individuals like me become familiar and knowledgeable to the business.
Work cited
Ascher, Steven and Pincus, Edward. The Filmmaker’s Handbook. A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age. New York: New American Library, 2008. Print.
This paper is a review of the book The Filmmaker’s Handbook, which is extremely essential in translating and guiding filmmake
(Name)
(Instructors’ name)
(Course)
(Date)
Book Review
This paper is a review of the book The Filmmaker’s Handbook, which is extremely essential in translating and guiding filmmakers. This book has more than 600 pages, all compressed into 18 chapters and around 9 useful appendices in which the author virtually puts each and every detail an individual needs to know about filmmaking. The book probably has more information than anyone might need, ranging from which lens should be used all through to the final film sound mixing and editing. However, it is clear from the book that too much information does not hurt, because it is these kinds of books that a blossoming and growing filmmaker can find useful.
Most of the book puts more emphasis on the hardware and the gear, and rightly so mainly because filmmaking or making of videos is both influenced by and dependent on the gear and tools that the filmmaker uses. This book, therefore, finds it useful to describe the distinctions between the lenses, the tools- film stock, setup lighting and the influence of each of these on the look of the final product.
For teachers, students, as well as, the novice and professional film and video makers, this comprehensive and clear handbook remains the most reliable reference and guide to numerous aspects of filmmaking, some of the techniques that the author highlight in this essential book include such things as techniques for making documentary, narrative, feature film, as well as, experimental films. This book also acts as a guide to individuals mentioned above on ways of working with standard- definition and high- definition digital video formats like HDV, DV and HD. In addition to all these, the book is also extremely useful in guiding teachers, students and filmmakers on how to carry out extensive coverage of editing video with the most current nonlinear systems and tools for editing. Another indispensable feature the book brings to the attention of these parties has to do with the business aspects of producing and making films like financing and managing financial aspects of the movie making process.
This book was extremely beneficial to me, as a filmmaking student and as an aspirant to become a maker of films or movies in the future. I love films and movies, and I did not actually have much ideas and knowledge on what is involved in making films and movies, but this book proved to be an excellent and extremely beneficial guide. I found out that this book is even more essential and indispensable for these people like me, who want to become future filmmakers, and those aspiring to be involved in the business.
I use the word business here because the book is not truly a guide to the filmmaking art, but also a guide of how to manage in the business of making films and selling them. It is so critical because of its practicality and its portrayal of the day-to-day activities in filmmaking and the business of making films. I found out that the book is a thorough and excellent guide and introduction to the people, processes, arrangement, details used in making of films, especially when it comes to independent films, in addition to the contracts involved, in the business of filmmaking. As one can imagine, such details are of extreme value to a filmmaking student, like me, who dreams of becoming a successful filmmaker in the future. This is because the book does not leave out any essential detail in helping individuals like me become familiar and knowledgeable to the business.
Work cited
Ascher, Steven and Pincus, Edward. The Filmmaker’s Handbook. A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age. New York: New American Library, 2008. Print.