Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 9: Characteristics and Contexts in Creative

Media Production

Contents

o Production Schedule
o Script
o Equipment List
o Props List
o Location Recces
o Storyboard
o Clearances and Confirmations
o Contingency Plan
Production Schedule
Please include location, time of film, what you are filming and teams members
including actors

Date: 4th December 8th December 2017

Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday
Get Start Editing Editing Editing
props filming
- 9:00 All day All day All day
onwards
- Olde The The The
Woodford, Henley Henley Henley
Rectory College College College
Road RG8
9QA
Oxfordshire
Script
Film begins with an anonymous phone call to the police of a child complaining
about someone breaking into their house. The phone call cuts out and a title
sequence begins to play, Millennium FX presentsAURA. Between presents and
Aura, a close-up of female lead is displayed showing her hands curving around a
wall. The scene then snaps to a close-up shot of female lead from behind walking
towards the house.

The title sequence then blacks out and the opening scene begins with a ground
POV on a brick wall with the female lead hands running down the wall towards the
camera slowly becoming more and more focussed. The scene changes to a close-
up of a wall with females leads hands rapping around the wall pulling herself out
while twitching. Then a mid-shot from inside the house pans across a window while
the female lead is walking passed it. It then quickly snaps to a mid-shot of another
actress in the kitchen tidying up while the female lead is out of focus in the
background.

Then it transitions into a long shot of the kitchen which pans round to the front door
following the actress from the end of the kitchen towards the front opening the
door, it then pans back around following the actress leaving the room. Then a close-
up of door shows the female leads hand rapping round the door handle pulling
herself in only showing her silhouette in the dark. A high shot from the top of the
stares follows the female actress walking up and into the bathroom. The scene
transitions into the bathroom with the camera at knee height showing the actress
walking into the bathroom and turning on the bath. The scene then changes again
back to the top of the stares showing the actress walk back out of the bathroom
and into to a bedroom then panning round to downstairs showing the female lead
opening the door and creeping outwards.

The shot switches to the female walking out of the bedroom in a towel and follows
her into the bathroom then quickly pans round to a close-up of the female lead. The
scene then blacks out and a title sequences fades in saying 2 weeks later. The shot
then fades into the female lead kneeling on the ground staring at pictures of the
other female actress. Over the shoulder shots of the female lead stroking the pictures
are incorporated into the scene along with close-ups of the pictures as well.

Then the shot turns into an over the shoulder shot following the female lead walking
from the front room upstairs to the bathroom. The camera then transitions into mid
shot of the female lead opening the bathroom door to see the other actress dead in
the bath. Close-ups of the females neck covered in the blood transition into a close-
up of the female lead stroking her head and then blacks out.
Props List + Equipment List

Item Item Description Who When it is

uses it used
Pictures A painting, Female Towards
drawing, sketch or Lead the end
print of anything. (Pictures of the film
For this film I will be will be
using prints of one laid out
of female lead on the
ground
in front
of
actress)
Make-up Cosmetics applied Other Beginning
to the face to alter female of the film
appearance lead
(used as
props as
female
lead is
cleaning
up)
Camera A camera is an Director All the
instrument used to (Jenna way
shoot film or take Baulch) through
pictures the
filming
process

SD Card An SD Card is used Director All the

to collect all the (Jenna way
footage shot by the Baulch) through
camera, it is a the
storage system so filming
that you can process
transfer the footage
from your camera
to your computer
Tripod A tripod is an Director All the
instrument used to (Jenna way
hold up the Baulch) through
camera in order to the
get straight shots filming
process

Microphone A microphone is Director All the

used to capture (Jenna way
sound while filming Baulch) through
with camera the
filming
process

Studio Lighting A Lightsource which Director All the

is usually very bright (Jenna way
to create the Baulch) through
illusion of being the
outside or to make filming
things easier to see process
on camera

SFX Make-up SFX make-up is Director All the

used to create (Jenna way
characters and Baulch) through
creatures in films for the
example, Zombies, filming
Werewolfs etc. process
Crew + Cast List

Name Role Responsibilities

Jenna Baulch Director I am responsible for making sure

I shoot all the scenes needed
for the film and for making sure
that I use a range of camera
angles so that I show variation.
Jenna Baulch Producer As producer I must make sure
that everything runs smoothly
and that we have no problems
on scene. I will make sure that
everything runs according to
the schedule.
Jenna Baulch Editor As editor, my responsibilities are
to make sure that the piece is
edited by the deadline and that
all the piece flows together and
the SFX Make-up has been
shown multiple times.
Jenna Baulch Make-up Artist As the make-up artist I have the
responsibility to make four of the
six actors to look like zombie. I
have a set time to complete the
looks, so I must make sure I keep
to the schedule.
Caitlin Blue Human girl/Female -
(970301@henleycol lead #2
.ac.uk)

Kerry Allum Alien/ Female lead -

(970467@henleycol #1
.ac.uk)

Izzy Gunderson Back-up actress -

Emma Johnson Back-up actress -

Location Recce
Lighting Information:
As I am shooting inside I can use my
own lights in the kitchen these lights
tend to have an orange/yellow tint to
them making some shots look like they
either have a filter or like their out of
focus
Sound Information:
Some shots require me to shoot outside
which might be a problem if any cars
drive by or people
Power Information:
Most of the production will be shot
inside but some scenes will be shot
outside thus making it harder for me to
find a power supply if I need one
Hazards
I might run into some trouble with wires if
I am not careful as I could trip over
them
Type of room/area: Kitchen
Location Address:
Older Woodford, Rectory
Road
Sat Nav details (Post code):
RG8 9QA
Nearest Train Station:
Goring and Streatley Train
station
Nearest Bus stop:
Train Station
Solutions:
To resolve this, I will make sure that I hire
out lighting equipment so that I have
the best of both worlds and wont have
to rely of one source of light
Solutions:
To overcome this I will attempt to make
the filming process in this location quick
but also check that no one is around
before filming. I end up with some shots
that do have background noise in them
I will try and cover that up with tension
music or manually turn down the
volume on the clip
Solutions:
Before I begin shooting outside I will
make sure I have sufficient battery life
so that it doesnt die
Solutions:
I will make sure that me and my cast
are careful around the equipment, so
we avoid any casualties
Contingency Plan

Before I begin filming, if an actor/actress drops out from

the production I have made sure that I have back-up
actors who will be in arms reach to step in quickly making
it easier to stick to the schedule and not fall behind. I
have made sure to do this in both my productions so that I
have liability on other people to step in if I run into
problems with my cast.
For the location of my second film I have chosen to film at
my house as this location is permitted for me meaning I
wont have to retrieve confirmation from anyone to film
there. However, if there is a problem with this location and
I unfortunately am not allowed to film I have asked one of
my actors if I can used their house for a back-up location
so that I can again keep on schedule and have
something to fall back on.
If in the process of some of the equipment breaking or me
not having enough equipment in general I have asked
one of my actors if they could bring double ups of every
piece of equipment I wish to involve in the project. For
example, I would have two cameras so if one breaks I
can result to another one thus helping me keep on track
with filming.
Clearances and Confirmations