World War Z case study









 I have completed this pre-production activity to provide an example of the scale of pre-production from a high budget film. By studying the different elements of pre-production separately, I have been able to observe the importance of finer details when considering how it will impact the final project, especially when looking at the plethora of mistakes made my World War Z's pre-production team. This will develop my knowledge of pre-production and therefore improve the end-product of my media project.

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