1,000 Word Report on the pre-production for my Horror production
Risk assessments are a vitally important as they ensure the safety of the cast and crew when on location filming. They were essential for my production as the locations where we filmed had many risks, these included things such as tripping over equipments, being safe around ongoing traffic which was occurrent for most of the locations and ensuring no one would be harmed or anything would be damaged when filming in the student accommodation kitchen.
Finance is another key part of the pre-production process which is essential. Although our project was extremely low budget due to it being part of a college project, there was still items and locations we had to budget for. Making sure that I was aware I'd have to put a deposit down for using the student accommodation as a location was vital, without getting into contact with the manager I would not have been able to use the location. I also had to purchase the one prop which was vital for the production, without budgeting enough to get a decent mask could have led to us being unable to create the production.
Locations are vital for the production of any media production. Ensuring that you do an appropriate recce is important, it allows you to find the best locations for your production. Not only this but doing a location recce once the script has been develop allows you enough time to get permission if needed. Ensuring that you have the appropriate permission to film takes away stress, it allows you to know you have a guaranteed location and a set day of when filming will take place. For my production I made sure that I found locations which were close enough to college that I wouldn't have to travel too far with the equipment. I also had to make sure I had permission and complete the appropriate paperwork in order to use one location.
Time is important to the pre-production process. Creating a time scale for filming helps make the filming process a lot less stressful, it ensures that everyone knows what is being filmed, on what day and at what time. It gets rid of confusion for any extra cast and crew. Time is also important specially when you are out filming, if in the pre-production stage you create a plan for what shots are being filmed on a certain day and what time filming those scene should end it helps to make sure all shots on the list have been shot within that day. It stops delays and extra shots from being filmed.
It is essential to any production that all personnel need to know what is happening, what shots are being filmed on what days and where they need to be on what days. In pre-production, call sheets will produced which let personnel know what days they are needed, where they will need to be, what they need to bring and most importantly at what time they need to be there. For my production I made sure that all personnel knew what days I would be filming, where we were planning to meet and what we would be filming on that day.
Facilities are vital for filming. It's important when complete pre-production that you have all the equipment and facilities you need when you need them. For my production I need to have access to a camera, tripod, SD card and sound equipment on the days that I needed them. For this I need to have an exact date which I would film and then have permission to use these on the days which I needed them. It also meant we wouldn't have problems such as forgetting SD card, not charging the batteries for the camera. As well as this it ensured we would have all the equipment needed on the days planned for filming.
Personally I found that creating a storyboard was a very important part in the pre-production process. Through creating a storyboard my cast and crew were able to understand the visuals behind my script better. It allowed them to understand the type of shot I wanted to get and how the story was going to be told visually. Without the storyboard my personnel would have been confused and it could have caused added stress and pressure when filming.
It is important ensure that you and your personnel are aware of the Ofcom codes of practice and the Health and Safety Act. This ensure that they are aware of the legal side. It is important that they know the basics of what the Health and Saftey Act states, it makes sure that everyone works in a happier and safer environment.
For my production, copyrighted materials haven't been a big issue. I've had to make sure that character names and titles haven't been used or have copyright on them. Alongside this I will need to be aware that I get royalty free music and sound effects when it comes to the editing stage of my production. If I am unable to get royalty free music but I find music online which I am able to contact the composer and ask for permission, that will have to be included in the end credits so I don't have trouble with copyright issues.
The most important part was to have a completed script which I could take with me when filming. I had to be aware that I would need to make a draft script and then go over this with my personnel and see what their opinions were, that being given I could then make changes to it. After that I could finalise the script which would then be given to each member who would be involved with the film. Giving the script to those involved not only was essential for the actors but it allowed them to make suggestions for improvement and gave them an idea of what would be filmed on what days and how the scene would play out.
Finance is another key part of the pre-production process which is essential. Although our project was extremely low budget due to it being part of a college project, there was still items and locations we had to budget for. Making sure that I was aware I'd have to put a deposit down for using the student accommodation as a location was vital, without getting into contact with the manager I would not have been able to use the location. I also had to purchase the one prop which was vital for the production, without budgeting enough to get a decent mask could have led to us being unable to create the production.
Locations are vital for the production of any media production. Ensuring that you do an appropriate recce is important, it allows you to find the best locations for your production. Not only this but doing a location recce once the script has been develop allows you enough time to get permission if needed. Ensuring that you have the appropriate permission to film takes away stress, it allows you to know you have a guaranteed location and a set day of when filming will take place. For my production I made sure that I found locations which were close enough to college that I wouldn't have to travel too far with the equipment. I also had to make sure I had permission and complete the appropriate paperwork in order to use one location.
Time is important to the pre-production process. Creating a time scale for filming helps make the filming process a lot less stressful, it ensures that everyone knows what is being filmed, on what day and at what time. It gets rid of confusion for any extra cast and crew. Time is also important specially when you are out filming, if in the pre-production stage you create a plan for what shots are being filmed on a certain day and what time filming those scene should end it helps to make sure all shots on the list have been shot within that day. It stops delays and extra shots from being filmed.
It is essential to any production that all personnel need to know what is happening, what shots are being filmed on what days and where they need to be on what days. In pre-production, call sheets will produced which let personnel know what days they are needed, where they will need to be, what they need to bring and most importantly at what time they need to be there. For my production I made sure that all personnel knew what days I would be filming, where we were planning to meet and what we would be filming on that day.
Facilities are vital for filming. It's important when complete pre-production that you have all the equipment and facilities you need when you need them. For my production I need to have access to a camera, tripod, SD card and sound equipment on the days that I needed them. For this I need to have an exact date which I would film and then have permission to use these on the days which I needed them. It also meant we wouldn't have problems such as forgetting SD card, not charging the batteries for the camera. As well as this it ensured we would have all the equipment needed on the days planned for filming.
Personally I found that creating a storyboard was a very important part in the pre-production process. Through creating a storyboard my cast and crew were able to understand the visuals behind my script better. It allowed them to understand the type of shot I wanted to get and how the story was going to be told visually. Without the storyboard my personnel would have been confused and it could have caused added stress and pressure when filming.
It is important ensure that you and your personnel are aware of the Ofcom codes of practice and the Health and Safety Act. This ensure that they are aware of the legal side. It is important that they know the basics of what the Health and Saftey Act states, it makes sure that everyone works in a happier and safer environment.
For my production, copyrighted materials haven't been a big issue. I've had to make sure that character names and titles haven't been used or have copyright on them. Alongside this I will need to be aware that I get royalty free music and sound effects when it comes to the editing stage of my production. If I am unable to get royalty free music but I find music online which I am able to contact the composer and ask for permission, that will have to be included in the end credits so I don't have trouble with copyright issues.
The most important part was to have a completed script which I could take with me when filming. I had to be aware that I would need to make a draft script and then go over this with my personnel and see what their opinions were, that being given I could then make changes to it. After that I could finalise the script which would then be given to each member who would be involved with the film. Giving the script to those involved not only was essential for the actors but it allowed them to make suggestions for improvement and gave them an idea of what would be filmed on what days and how the scene would play out.