Pre production report
Pre-Production is work done on a film, before full-scale production begins. The first stage of pre-production is development. This stage starts off with the ideas for the film itself and if the idea is serviceable, after this You would address the legal issues you would face with music and/or sounds used in the film also, the rights to books/plays if they're in your film. The last part of this stage is that the screenplay is written.
After this stage they then start the preparation for the shoot, this involves auditioning actors and finding suitable crew, scouting locations suitable for the script and getting all the equipment required for the film. After this the crew and cast are hired and locations are selected and booked to make sure that they'll be available on shooting days. Also all required sets are built before shooting days, so everything goes smoothly and is prepared on shooting days.
Pre production documents are vital as it helps the creator decide if the project is ready and/or whether it is worth pursuing. It also gives you documentation to show to others who you have to pursue to get on board, whether that be actors, crew or investors. It can also be kept in case of discrepancy and can help you in the case of a law suit or a disagreement about contracts. This gives you solid proof.
After this stage they then start the preparation for the shoot, this involves auditioning actors and finding suitable crew, scouting locations suitable for the script and getting all the equipment required for the film. After this the crew and cast are hired and locations are selected and booked to make sure that they'll be available on shooting days. Also all required sets are built before shooting days, so everything goes smoothly and is prepared on shooting days.
Pre production documents are vital as it helps the creator decide if the project is ready and/or whether it is worth pursuing. It also gives you documentation to show to others who you have to pursue to get on board, whether that be actors, crew or investors. It can also be kept in case of discrepancy and can help you in the case of a law suit or a disagreement about contracts. This gives you solid proof.
Crowdfunding
Veronica Mars
This film broke the record of the most backers of a film on a single Kickstarter project. The film ended with 91,585 donors and raising $5,702,153, the whole of the movie was funded, but after the record breaking numbers it was given the green light by warner bros. production company to start production. It only took a month to get to the amount they did and were able to go ahead and make the film.
There were various incentives to donate the range from, if you donate $10 you would be sent a PDF of the shooting scripts on the first day of release. To if you donated $10,000 you would get a speaking role in the movie, as well as an invitation to the film premiere.
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
This film was a smaller horror film and was directed by Spike Lee who originally turned to crowd funding site Kickstarter “…because I wanted to make this film but knew no studio was going to make this film.” The film was wholly funded by crowd funding and had 6,421 backers and funded $1,418,910. Funding started on July 22 2013 and ended on august 21 2013.
Incentives offered ranged from donating $5 to receive a special thanks from Spike Lee and receiving bumper stickers and vintage pins to donating $10,000 and spending a full day with editors and Spike Lee, receiving signed merchandise and getting tickets to the premiere.
Crowd funding is a necessity to independent filmmakers as it allows them to gain funding when they have been turned away by production companies, meanwhile allows the filmmaker to stay out of financial trouble with loans and allows them to concentrate solely on the film. Crowd funding leads to a community feel around a film. The two films I have given are and example of a good film (Veronica Mars) and a bad one (Da Sweet Blood of Jesus)
Facilities & Prices
Foley studio for two days: Priory recording studio – £480, Universal sound - £240 p/h, Foley Factory - £1,250
Green screen studio for five days: Camberwell studios - £3,425, Bloomsburyfilmstudios - £2,250
Editing session: Digital Snowball - £900
ADR: Recording studio - £720, Broadwater studios - £568.50
Make-up artist for five days: LA Makeovers - £540, Antonia Spicer - £2,250
Before starting production and shooting, the locations must be found or built (if a set needs to be used). Filming in certain areas may require permission as it could be private property. Places like shopping malls and theme parks, for example require permission, especially to get exclusive access.
Health and safety is also very important in film/TV. When filming the location/set must be safe for actors and crew, unless their is exemptions for a scene with an explosion or a car chase.
If an actor/crew member is hurt on set because of a safety rule violation, they can then sue and could end up costing people jobs and the production company a lot of money
Regulatory bodies, are public sector organisations that watch over and govern a number of areas where film making may be affected. Some examples:
Ofcom have control over certain things what a company and crew can do while shooting and also make sure the UK has a large variety of TV shows, that fit the editors code code of practice e.g. too much violence.
ASA are the advertising standards authority. Their job is to monitor adverts in all media and if they receive a complaint about and advert they will find it and if, for example, the complaint was that it was too rude, the ASA would see if it meets the code of practice, the advert will be changed or removed from its slot.
Finally, unions look after cast and crew. Equity is the union that makes sure actors are paid the correct wage, whereas, PACT is the union which looks after individual producers.
BECTU cover directors and the technical crew.
Storyboard
Storyboarding is vital to the pre-production process as it shows visually the idea of the creator. The storyboard also shows whether the idea concept will work, as before this the idea is verbalized the creator will see if his idea will work as a whole. It also allows the necessary crew, to see the idea. This means they can start to set up the shots and the location scouting. The storyboard also allows you to identify error in the script at an early stage, which means you can easily amend them.
Shot list
Shot listing allows you to make a choice on what you want as shots need to fit within budget, it allows you to prioritize certain shots the the narrative needs. The shot list also allows you to set the shooting order and your schedule, this is vital as the crew needs to know when shooting days are. This also allows you to allocate time where necessary for certain shots that might need more time to shoot. It also allows the crew to see necessary and gives them confidence ahead of the production
Casting
Casting can be a long and frustrating process as when you do a casting call you may see a lot of excellent actors, but they may not fit the need for the characters and if the don't fit the character this will cause problems when it comes to production, such as micro-managing talent instead of letting them be themselves. So it is vital to find the right actors as this makes the film. You also have to keep in mind your budget
Codes of pratice
Health and safety is also very important in film/TV. When filming the location/set must be safe for actors and crew, unless their is exemptions for a scene with an explosion or a car chase.
If an actor/crew member is hurt on set because of a safety rule violation, they can then sue and could end up costing people jobs and the production company a lot of money
Regulatory bodies, are public sector organisations that watch over and govern a number of areas where film making may be affected. Some examples:
Ofcom have control over certain things what a company and crew can do while shooting and also make sure the UK has a large variety of TV shows, that fit the editors code code of practice e.g. too much violence.
ASA are the advertising standards authority. Their job is to monitor adverts in all media and if they receive a complaint about and advert they will find it and if, for example, the complaint was that it was too rude, the ASA would see if it meets the code of practice, the advert will be changed or removed from its slot.
Finally, unions look after cast and crew. Equity is the union that makes sure actors are paid the correct wage, whereas, PACT is the union which looks after individual producers.
BECTU cover directors and the technical crew.
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