Developing Quality Workflow

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What is Workflow?

Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/

“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com

What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something.  First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage.  Read on and find out!

INSTRUCTIONS

1. FILL IN THE QUESTIONS BELOW FR EACH STAGE OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
2. PUBLISH 

Stages of Creation Development

Inspiration

How do we find ideas to develop? We find ideas to develop by holding meetings where members of a team can propose ideas that need to be developed or ideas that are working well.

• We should use a site or streaming service that allows us to view movies and filming techniques
• We should use the Kaizen method to ensure quality by constantly improving the work process.
• We measure quality by reviewing how trustworthy and relevant the movies and filming techniques are by doing background research into their creators or authors.
• All members of the group review quality.

Intention

How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?

• We should use a collaborative platform, such as Zoom or gmail in order to specify what the finished product should be like.
• We should continue to use the Kaizen method of supportive criticism and the encouragement of group participation.
• We measure quality by thinking about if the finished product can be realistically finished in the given time frame and whether it meets the requirements of the project.
• Each member of the group thinks about whether the goals of the project will help to focus the team on the end goal or not.

Pre-production

How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?

• We can use Zoom in order to talk to each other and share ideas. We can also use Padlet in order to keep a list of ideas.
• We should discuss ideas and then collectively decide which ones we like the most.
• We measure quality by checking whether our ideas will work given the criteria of the project.
• Each group member assesses whether or the ideas are strong or weak.

Production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.

• We continue to use Zoom, gmail, or Padlet in order to communicate with each other. We will also use some king of film making / editing software that Mr. LeDuc provides us with or recommends.
• We should assign different roles to different people so that the work load is evenly distributed and people can learn more about the part of film production that they are interested in.
• We measure quality by re-watching our film and making sure that it has all of the necessary parts to make a good film, such as, good lighting, audio, camera angles, etc.
• Quality is measured by the group members and Mr. LeDuc

Post-production

How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.

• We use production tools that are given or recommended to use by Mr. LeDuc or someone in the group who is knows a lot about film editing.
• We should collectively share spots in the project that we think could use some work and choose who fixes those parts of the project.
• We measure quality by comparing the edited version of the project to the version before it was edited.
• Quality is measured by the group members and whoever the group may choose to review the project.

Presentation/Performance

How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?

• We can use any platform that allows the sharing and viewing of films, possibly together with Zoom in order to share to the whole class at a single time.
• We should take turns presenting or sharing our projects.
• We measure quality by observing how other groups incorporated film making techniques into their projects.
• Quality is measured by the viewer.

Feedback

How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?

• We can use any platform that allows the sharing and commenting of film projects.
• When we view the projects of other groups, we should make sure to be respectful of their work but also give them feedback on where we think they can improve their project.
• Quality is measured by changes that are made to the projects after feedback is given and by viewing the next film projects.
• Quality is measured by classroom peers and Mr. LeDuc.