Production guidance

1. Final Group Project

2. • Working as a team you should:
• Discuss ideas for a suitable topic for your video.
• Produce a Treatment/Synopsis for your proposed video, and get this approved by your
tutor.
• Hold a series of production meetings to ensure clear communication and group
involvement.
• Produce a Production Schedule and/or Call Sheets to show your groups’ plan for
completion to the deadline
• Complete a Shot List for the video. You will also need to create a Storyboard for the
continuity/narrative segments of the video only. (ie: do not storyboard the interview
bits).
• Find suitable locations & produce Recce Plans and/or Floor Plans.
• Carry out a Risk Assessment for the production activity.
• Safely and respectfully shoot all footage, taking occasional production shots of
yourselves on location.
• Log timecodes and technically assess the camera rushes in a Tape Log Sheet.
• Produce and agree an Edit Decision List or Paper Edit.
• Operate the edit suites to cut your chosen material together and add music and
graphics.
• Complete Clearance Notes in which you acknowledge the intellectual property
ownership of any music or other material you have used.

3. Individual Work
• Working individually you should:
• Submit your edit of the project
• Record an audio/video evaluation of the
final, edited video, and append this to the
final video. Add any extra location shots to
illustrate any discussion of teamwork.

4. Group Contract
• Using only 1 side of A4, the plan should graphically map out a timeline and
tasks to be undertaken over the first 4 weeks in order to complete the
Group Report. Key aspects to consider are milestones, deliverables, and
dependencies such as group and personal commitments and holidays. You
should also consider key deadlines, both for this unit and for activities
external to the unit where you feel there could be a conflict or impact.
• The second component, the group-working contract (1-2 sides of A4)
should make clear the following
• who is doing what and by when
• the criteria that need to be met in order to sign off a task as complete
• why the task is considered critical
• what resources will be needed
• how the deliverable will be communicated /delivered to the rest of the
group.

5. • This agreement is entered into on the___________between
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• The contributors agree to collaborate in making a Client Consultancy Business Project
• Responsibilities for Each Other
• Each contributor will agree to perform and fulfil agreed tasks promptly actively within the
timings agreed and will encourage effective communication between the group members,
client and course leader. Failure to comply with the deadlines will results in a three strike rule
which equate to days late on assigned tasks. The collective group will vote to expel any
member with three strikes.
• A majority will carry any votes.
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• Individuals
• Members will not have the right to make changes to the completed work without the
consent of the majority.
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• Production Agreement
• Final
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• Confidentiality
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• Force Majeure

6. • Meeting with the client
• At this initial production meeting we will collate as
much information as possible about the requirements
for your corporate video and information about your
company. We will be interested in company logos,
graphics used on literature which may be used in the
video to enhance your corporate image and contact
details of those who will need to be involved during
the production process. You will have the
opportunity to have as much in-put as desired in
sharing ideas regarding the content of your corporate
production and the main points to be covered.

7. • The Treatment
– Title
– Log line
– Information about the character and subjects
– Who what when why how
– Scope of film
– Distribution format
– Production elements

8. • The Script (overall broken into scenes)
• The script is the most important document
produced by the production company as it
provides the core upon which the whole
production process is based. It will be used
throughout the whole production being the
most important source of reference.

9. • The Storyboard
• The storyboard provides a more visual
representation of the corporate video It
comprises of a series of sketches showing what
the shots will look like that make up the video.
The storyboard is also a working document
which can be referred to when developing the
shooting script and even when setting up props
and organising talent on location.

10. • Scouting locations
• Scouting locations is the key to producing a
professional result, enabling us to plan for the Shoot
accurately, thus saving time and money. consider the
colour temperature of the lighting, the available space,
location of power supplies etc. For outside locations
we need to consider factors such as traffic noise,
weather implications, to assist in our planning for the
Shoot. take stills from different camera angles which
can be used in designing the storyboard if required.
This will help to inform your equipment checklist.

11. • Acquiring permissions
• sometimes lengthy process of acquiring
permissions necessary their logos, could be
copyright images. Locations may have safety
of privacy issues.

12. • shooting schedule – planned dates to film
once permission and pre production
document s are ready
• shooting script is a list of the shots arranged
in the order they will be filmed, with an
indication of the timing of the filming. This is
produced with reference to the storyboard
and the scouting of the locations.

13. • Shooting schedule
• A production or shooting schedule indicates the estimated number of days
required to film each scene. The intention of the shooting schedule is to
organise the shots and scenes so that no time is wasted in setting up or
moving equipment and props and, most importantly, so that there is
sufficient opportunity for the cast to give the best performance possible.
• To create the shooting schedule, follow these guidelines:
• Break down the screenplay by location.
• Detail all the scenes to be shot at each specific location.
• Break up each scene into segments and list all the equipment, cast and
crew needed to shoot the scene.
• For each segment, specify the duration, difficulty and time of day the
scene needs to be shot.
• The total number of days indicated by breaking down the screenplay in
this way will indicate the time frame required to shoot the entire project.

14. • Shooting Script breakdown
• Prior to constructing the shooting schedule, make sure the
screenplay is broken down according to all the components
that are required to shoot every scene and sequence in the
script, including:
• Equipment
• Locations and settings
• Cast and specialist crew
• Costumes and makeup
• Props
• This breakdown will help the production crew devise a
realistic production schedule and detail all the facilities
needed to shoot the production efficiently.

15. Camera Plan - celtix

16. Planning the Shoot
• Detail all the scenes to be shot at each specific location.
• Break up each scene into segments and list all the equipment, cast and crew
needed to shoot the scene.
• For each segment, specify the duration, difficulty and time of day the scene needs
to be shot.
• The total number of days indicated by breaking down the screenplay in this way
will indicate the time frame required to shoot the entire project.
• Rehearsing the script
• Film production traditionally begins with a set-up and rehearsal. Once the
screenplay is prepared, a script read-through is held to check the quality of the
scripted dialogue and as a last-minute chance to make any further changes to the
screenplay.
• The read-through also helps to prepare the entire cast and crew for the actual
shoot, so it is best done on location with all cast and crew present. Actors block
their scenes (the positioning of cast on set to determine how the scene will be
shot) while the camera crew starts to visualise all the individual shots required to
frame their performances.

17. Production values
1. What is the aspect and technical parameters required
for the project?
2. What are the codes and conventions required during
and after filming
3. How will quality be ensured for the project
4. What documentation is needed and who will be
responsible to create and update

18. Production values
1. Analyse examples for codes conventions and styles.
2. Film (practise) to create some examples
3. Work collaboratively to create a project plan document
4. Create a detailed shooting schedule milestone plan