Post 14: Pre-Production Documentation

Location Recce's:
These documents are a series of pictures that are edited together, to get a shot of a location that is used in filming. This can be done in 'Windows PowerPoint'. Underneath the picture is the name of the location, the lighting that is in the room (i.e. how many lights there are on the ceiling or windows), the power source (the amount of plug sockets) and any permission needed to use the room for filming.








Shooting Schedule:

Script:
This is the original script that Jenna Pridgeon wrote, and we are both working on at the moment, titled 'Bruises'. The script is the main document that is seen by the actors to learn from. However, fundamentally, it is what people within the industry use to see if they want to make your film or if it has potential to be a film.

Costume List:

This is a list of all the costume items the cast member will need for each scene that requires it. the first line states what items of clothes are needed, the second says who it is needed for and the third line states what scenes they will be needed for.

Prop List:

Similar to a costume list, but with props that are required for the day instead of costume. It states who will provide what and for each scene that particular prop will be needed for.

Risk Assesment:

This is a documentation that is essential when it comes to making films. This is for the use of the the directors or whoever is in charge on the day of shooting to recognise what risks are around, and if action has been taken to eliminate the risk. The first line says the location, the second is the risk that is there, the third is the action to be taken, and the final line is the risk after action has been taken.

Character Profile:
This is a quick description of what the characters in the film are like, what they symbolise or stand for, what they give to the film etc. It then has a collage of what they would typically wear.

Grace:

Father:

Cast Profiles:

This is a short documentation of information about the cast in the film. On this, there is the age, height, measurements, eye colour, shoe size a brief description about what their hobbies are, and what they do in their day to day life, and 3 pictures of each cast member.

Zoe:

Ryan:

(Due to reliability, Ryan was later changed to Martin Pridgeon to play Grace's Father)

Technical recce's:

These are an areal drawing of each location we will be filming in for production. This includes everything from the furniture in the room, to the number of lights. On this, we draw where the camera's, lighting and actor will be placed for each scene in that location. This is to help us perceive where we may encounter issues with placing of the furniture or the type of lighting that may be in the room.

Storyboard:

A Storyboard is a documentation where the shot and scene numbers, with camera and character movement, lighting and shot length are in the right hand box, and a drawing of the shot in the left. The arrows outside the left hand side boxes indicate camera movement, and the arrows inside the box indicate character movement. This is so we can get an idea of what the shot should look like, and how long it should take when we are filming.

Shot List:

This documentation in a list of all the information we need to film in each scene. The first line has the location in which we will be filming in it, the second line contains the scene number, the third line contains the shot number, and the final line contains a brief description, similar to the ones found in the locations recce's, of what is happening in each shot.