Introduction
this is a pre production report that will outline and explain; the type of production that i will be doing, the finance so things such as where i will source the money for the production of the short film, the time frame, how long each stage of the production process should take at any point in time. the materials that will be used in the film for example non-diagetic sound that is used i will need to make sue that it is copy right free and or i will need to clear it so that i am able to use it without breaching the copyright act 1988. the crew and personnel,from the people who be operating the camera to the people who will be actin in the film and i will talk about how i will source them. i will also be talking about the location where it is and how i will seek permission for me to film there. and lastly i will be talking about the codes and regulations that i will have to follow and comply to throughout the production of the film.
Type of production
I will be producing a 1 minute short film called 'Temper, Temper' my short film will have an alternative narrative structure which will include flash back to other scenes that will explain the story a bit better but not a point that it will give away the whole story. My short film is a thriller and i changed my idea to better suit my creative ablity about a young boy who lived a completely normal live and as soon as he turned 12 he developed a bit of a temper and gets frustrated and agitated until he switches and entires a state of pure chaos, but his parent think it's just a faze and that it is nothing to worry about until someone gets hurt….
The idea came from EastEnders character of bobby a little boy who get angry all the time and I changed it bit and made him a bit more aggressive.
my role as the producer of the short film i have to sort out the finance, sort out the timing, crew and personnel, Facilities, materials, contributors, locations, codes of practice and regulations.
Finance;
All in all i will need about £2600 for the production of this short film and that money will pay for thing like transport to the cameras that will be used in it. also things like clearances of locations and materials. i will be fundraising the money using a website called kick-starter which will allow me to pitch my idea to people and they will be able to give me money to get started.
i will need to buy:
A camera - Canon EOS 1200D DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm
Lens. which would cost £279.99.A boom mic - Rode Videomic which would cost about £55.00. An LED light for the camera - which would cost around £49.99. Editing suite - which would cost about £300-500 per day so
all editing should be. completed in a day to save further cost being wasted. studio in which to do voice over dubs - which would cost
about £200 with an engineer present also. should be completed in a day. The Crew people operating the cameras, boom. mics etc. -
would cost all together about £500 a day. Materials things like copyrighted content like music or
videos and photos shown - about £80
The talent because i will be using drama students i will not
be spending a lot of money on them - £100
i will source the money from a number places because its so much. the first place will be kickstarter which is a website that allows you to pitch an idea or a film etc. and people are able to fund money into your idea as shown in the picture.
the second source of money will be from me the producer i have set aside £500 for start up money.
Time
Timing is very important because the more time we use
filming and editing the more money that is being used. so it is important that
deadlines are met and not going over. so for the recording and filming it
should take at most 2 days to get all the shots needed and nothing more. for
the editing because its £500 a day it all should be finished in a day and no
longer or the editor will be charged. the same thing applies to doing the over
dubs all must be completed in a day, you will have the whole day to do it so
thats more than enough time to recored. The planning and prep would take up to
a week so that nothing is left out and that all the location are safe to use
and all the crew are available etc.
Materials
In the short film there will be non-diagetic sound/music and
it may be copy righted so i will need to pay for clearance so that i can use it
this may range from £10-£50. if i do not pay for clearance i may be sued and
would cost a lot more than just paying for it to be cleared. this also applies
to photos in the background.
Contributor
the talent that is needed is a small boy about 11 years old, a mother, a father some extras on the street. i will be able to use the drama students at my collage to be apart of the production as for the 11 year old i would be able to look for one on the website mandy.com where o can hire all sorts of media production roles.
Crew and personnel
i will need a camera operator to work the camera making sure
that he get all the shots we need in the space or the two day deadline and someone who is well qualified and is able to follow the story board and shot list to the picture
Facilities
In this part I will be creating a list of equipment I might need in the post production, production and pre production stage of in my web serial.
So the kit list would have things like :
for the production stage:
- Camera(dslr)-which will be rented from collage using the collage booking system which i will need to go to mr french about.
- Tripod-i will be able to access from collage also using the collage booking system.
- Boom mic-this i will need to source out from ebay, and that will cost me £54.00.
- Lights- i will also source the LED lights from ebay, which will cost me about
- Props
- Reflectors- the reflectors come with the LEDs so i will not have to pay for them
- For the post production stage:
- Imac
- Final cut Pro x
- Compressor
locations
In the movie that i am producing the main location will be in the house and some parts are in a car and also on the streets. for me to film in the house i will need the permission of the home owner for me to film. for the car the permission of the car owner. and when i am filming i will be in the belxey council so i will have to get in contact with the belxey film office
Codes of Practise and Regulations
When doing the final edit i as the producer will need to
make sure that there is no copyright protected material in the film that has
not been paid for or cleared. Gaining the local council's permission should
happen and be settled at least 2 week before so that we are able to film with
no quarms. A risk assessment will be carried out on all the locations to make
sure that everyone is safe and it is okay to film in that condition. The local
police will need to be informed that filmmaking is happening due to the fact
that we might be filming a scene where someone is being provoked by a weapon
they will not see it in the wrong way. Also we need to make sure that we have
the public liability insurance which will protect you if any of the crew or any
member of the public get hurt or property gets damaged while you are filming.
Lastly while making the film i need to keep in mind what certific i want to
give the movie so i can work towards that and when it comes for me to give it
into the bbfc i will not have any quarms about making cuts in the film.
