Pre-production documents :
Moodboard
Visualisation diagram
Script
Mindmap
PURPOSE: Helps in collecting and creating ideas by collecting things that give a sense of what will be needed
A collection of sample materials and products that give a feel of what will be needed on th product. Can be digital or physical.
USES: A start point for any project, a reminder of styles and to collect a range of relevant ideas and content.
CONTENT: Images, colours, text, materials, sounds/videos(digital only)
FILE FORMATS: .jpg, .png
A way of organising thoughts and ideas onto paper. Also known as a spider diagram.
CONTENT
Central node with theme
Nodes
Sub-nodes
Branches- to connect nodes
Text in each node
Images
PURPOSE: To come up with main ideas, to show connections and links between ideas
USES: To show links between ideas/ parts of a project, to show development of ideas.
FILE FORMATS: .pub, .png, .jpg, .doc, .pdf
USES: To show what the final product will look like.
PURPOSE: To plan the layout of a static product in a visual way
CONTENT: Images, Colours, Fonts, Annotations
File formats: .png, .jpg
PURPOSE: To plan the layout of a static or still product in a visual way, and to show what the final product will look like.
A piece of written work that can be used for a movie, audio or screenplay.
PURPOSE: To identify the location, identify who will be there and to provide dialogue and stage directions for actors.
USES: Animations, video products, coputer games, audio product etc.
CONTENT: Locations, scene description, camera shots/movements, actors/ characters, shot lengths/ timings, lighting, sound effects, dialogue.
File formats: .doc, .pdf 
Storyboards
Used to illustrate a sequence of moving images and shows the flow of scenes that follow a timeline.
PURPOSE: To visually see the order of the scenes and what the characters and story is in each scene.
USES: Any project that needs a movement or squence
CONTENT: Images, locations, camera shots/ movements, shot length/ timings, lighting, sound
Suitable formats: .png, .jpg, .pub, .doc, .pdf