EVALUATION
Evaluation
Project management- Project management is an essential aspect of the pre-production stage. Consisting of prepping the production before it starts, allowing cast and crew to know what is happening for filming. In regards to logistics, creative and finance I believe I managed these to a professional standard. While managing the project I tried to be as efficient as possible with money and filming times to achieve the best possible film I could create.
Logistics-To make a successful film there takes a certain level of organisation, I aimed to do this by making documents containing the relevant information to create a film. For example, location recce, call sheet, risk assessment and things such as release forms. I looked at industry standard examples to do this and make sure mine followed suit, so the documents can be used to help production run successfully. I used Microsoft word to create these documents and form things such as the call sheet by using a table so the information can be viewed easily. As for information my call sheet and location do not appear to have as much information as a standard call sheet would have due to my production being on a smaller scale, however it still contains the information needed.
My call sheet PRODUCTION MEETING NOTES: CREW WILL MEET AT PRODUCERS HOUSE AT 8.20 AM THEN ARRIVE AT FILMING LOCATION FOR 8.40 AM
ROLE | NAME OF PERSON | TELEPHONE | EMAIL ADDRESS |
Cast: actor | Bonnie Alhuassiny | 07939216092 | |
Cast: actor | Madeline Silkstone | 01909565444 | |
Producer and writer | Madeline Silkstone
| 01909565444
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Director/ Runner | Madeline Silkstone | 01909565444 | |
Assistant | Joanne Silkstone | 01909565444 | |
Editor | Madeline Silkstone | 01909565444 | |
Camera operations | Joint: Madeline Silkstone & Bonnie Alhussainy | 01909565444& 07939216092
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Sound operations | Bonnie Alhussainy | 07939216092
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PROPS | RESPONSIBLE | EQUIPMENT | RESPONSIBLE |
JACKETS AND PHONES | PROVIDED BY PRODUCER | CAMERA, LIGHTING AND MICROPHONE | PROVIDED BY PRODUCER |
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| FOOD AND TRAVEL FARE | ALL |
Industry standard call sheet
Finance- For the finance element of my film I needed to budget and find a way to finance my film which I had to research. I found there were many different ways one can finance a film. I came to the conclusion the most efficient way for me would be self-funding, allowing me to have complete creative control and not have other investors having an input, which I would not be able to if I went with crowdfunding for example. However, this type of funding means I am held accountable for the film financially, if any problems arise. With this in mind I created a budget document so I could manage costs through a table on word, so all costs are accounted for. Having a £0 budget made things more challenging as I had to borrow equipment to cut costs, meaning I couldn’t buy the most high-end equipment for my film. As for how I allocated money, cast and editing software took some of the largest amount, because I believe they have the biggest impacts. Without good actors my story could potentially not be portrayed how I want it to and without decent editing software I don’t have the ability to bring my creation to life to the standard I want it to be at.
My budget sheet
Standard industry budget sheet
Creative- In my opinion the creative element of the preproduction is one of the more important processes. This is due to its effect on the end result of the film, as it allows me to pre plan while also giving me a visual representation of what my film will look like because of the storyboard I have drawn up, which is a rough portrayal of my film in chronological order of shot scenes, which I would use to follow when filming. This is important as I saves time when shooting as I have already decided roughly how a scene will be shot. I have tried to make my storyboard quite detailed, so it is clear what I want to achieve. If I were to do it again, I would possibly ask for help with the sketches as it is not my strongest area.
My Storyboard
Script wise, I tried to replicate an industry standard script on a short film scale. Using the standard layout, a professional film would expect from the script. I think potentially I could have been more descriptive with my setting/scene description however I was not sure if I would want to change this later, so I did a brief description to leave room for potential creative changes.
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