iMedia R093 Key Terms: 3.3 - Documents used to design and plan

A draft version to plan out a product in a visual way. It can be used to show the client what the final product could look like. This can be a good opportunity for the client to provide useful feedback to the designer.

• Visualisation diagram
• Storyboard
• Script
• Wireframe

A timeline designed to illustrate a sequence of events for content that requires movement. It shows changes over time, the narrative, storylines to be developed and ideas to be planned and linked together.

• Visualisation diagram
• Storyboard
• Script
• Wireframe

A pre-production document used as part of a narrative for an audio-visual product. It provides lines for the characters to say and direction for the camera crew to know what will be used within each scene.

• Visualisation diagram
• Storyboard
• Script
• Wireframe

A planning document that illustrates how a product will look. It will show how pages/screens are linked together. Used commonly for websites and apps.

• Visualisation diagram
• Storyboard
• Script
• Wireframe

A diagram representing the entire process from start to finish. It’s illustrated in a logical step by step sequence using shapes that each have their own function.

• Script
• Wireframe
• Flow chart
• Asset log

A pre-production document that is used to record all the assets that are potentially used when creating a media product and understand any legislative constraints there may be.

• Script
• Wireframe
• Flow chart
• Asset log