Production Booklet

Production booklet: Insomnia
Be Creative (Unit 9)
Name: Dylan Smith
College ID: 978542
Contents
Production schedule p2
Proposal p3 p4
Location Recces p5
Actors p6
Shooting script p7 p8
Crew list p9
Prop list p9
Storyboards p10-p15
Contingency Plan p16
Production Schedule
Date Morning Afternoon
7/10/2019 Production schedule and Shooting script
Shooting script
8/10/2019 Find/Email actors and Storyboards
storyboards
9/10/2019 Location recces and crew Prop list
list
10/10/2019 Catch up/Improve on Record soundscapes
work and download music
11/10/2019 Actors interviews
14/10/2019 Filming at 19 Market Filming at 19 Market

Street with; Street with;
15/10/2019 Filming at 19 Market Filming outside 19
Street with; Market Street with;
16/10/2019 Finish research
17/10/2019 Re-shoot anything missing

from music video
18/10/2019 Re-Shoot
22/10/2019 Re-Shoot
23/10/2019 Edit Finish final Edit
24/10/2019 Complete overdue

research work
25/10/2019 Complete overdue
research work
26/10/2019
Proposal
The concept of my music video production is to raise awareness for drugs
and substance abuse in a music video. I am going to do this in a stylistic
way, using a dark shadowy character to represent the all the negative
attributes (paranoia, pain and addiction). This character will be the
reason that the protagonist keeps coming back to drugs as he scared to
try and leave. There are going to be a number of scenes where we see
from the protagonists perspective, he will be seeing all kinds of crazy and
abnormal things however it will cut back to show him on his own with
everything normal, this is to show how delusional the drugs are making
him. The song “Insomnia” helps with this as not only do the lyrics have
correlation with the narrative it is also a 90s pop/dance song so it fits with
the 25 to 40 target audience.
I am producing this production for the rain dance film festival. This is also
the last production I am going to make before my final major project
which is where my final grade for the past two year will be decided. This
means I have one more chance to hone my skills in film making my final
project. It also means I am going to have to keep on top of my work so I
don’t get behind as the deadline is only the 25th November 2019.
The target audience I have chosen is 25 to 40. I chose this over the target
audience of 5 to twelve because I believe I can produce a better
production aimed at 25 to 40 year olds. To understand this target
audience we did research into this age range. To start we used secondary
research in specific demographics, these where; age, income, occupation,
education, ethnicity and sexuality. What I discovered was that many 25 to
34 year olds liked pop music, rock music, hip-hop and alternative rock.
For ages 35 to 44, I found out that they prefer pop music, rock music and
classic rock. This was helpful in deciding on what song to choose as I
looked at the most common answer between the two. This was pop
music, so I decided on the song “Insomnia”. After this, (using a number of
charts and surveys) I found that a common 25 to 40 year old enjoys going
on walks, watching informative TV programs like documentary’s, reading
books, listing to 90s/00s rock and pop, using Facebook and drinking
alcohol like wine and beer. This is all helping in producing my production
as I know specifically what to include. This is also why I have decided to
use my music video to raise awareness for drug addiction and substance
abuse as it is as close to a documentary as I can get.
My production will be aired on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook as after
extensive target audience research I discovered that the most used social
media for people aged 25 to 40 was Facebook and then Instagram. I
decided to also air my production on YouTube as I believe my production
will get more coverage on there as you can share the link and a lot of
people aged 20 to 35 use YouTube every day.
Location Recces Type of room/area:
Flat (Bedroom, Kitchen and

Bathroom)
Location Address:
19 Market Street SL6 8AA.
Nearest Train Station:
Maidenhead Train Station.
Nearest Bus stop:
Sainsbury’s Bus station, Saint-

Cloud Way
Lighting Information: Solutions:

Windows for natural light and electric ceiling I’m going to be using LED lights to make visually
lights. This will be helpful as it will give a stimulating scenes. I’m also going to hire a
mixture of the two lights. camera light attachment just in case it is too
dark.
Sound Information: Solutions:
Good sound coverage as it is inside a flat. I will bring a camera mic attachment to film
However there might be a slight echo. soundscapes and any foley sounds.
Power Information: Solutions:

Mains electric to power/charge anything. No solution needed
Hazards: Solutions:
Loose wires which are easy to trip over. Use tape to keep them down and out of the
way.
This location fits my location research as it has

the potential to look like my mood board
below. I will do this by making the flat look
messy with just a mattress on the floor and an
array of things on the floor. I am also going to
show that this follows a psychological drama
theme and genre by using a number of LED
lights in colours like blue, purple and red to
show that a lot of what is happening in the
music video is happening in the characters
head.
Type of room/area:
Bedroom
Location Address:
West St, Maidenhead SL6 1RG
Nearest Train Station:
Maidenhead Train Station.
Nearest Bus stop:
Sainsbury’s Bus station, Saint-Cloud Way
Lighting Information: Solutions:

Windows for natural light and electric ceiling I’m going to hire a camera light attachment just
lights. This will be useful as I will have a mixture in case it is too dark.
of the two lights.
Sound Information: Solutions:

Good sound as it is inside a house. I will bring a camera mic attachment to film
soundscapes and any foley sounds.
Power Information: Solutions:
Mains electric to power/charge anything. No solution needed
Hazards: Solutions:
Loose wires which are easy to trip over. Use tape to keep them down and out of the
way.
Actors
For my actors I will be using Liam Curtin and Jackson Biggar
these two actors are being used because Liam fits the
demographic for the audience and Jackson matches the
shadowy character he will be portraying.
Music Video Shooting Script
Description of visuals Lyrics
We start with a long continuous shot

of feet walking down a hallway, he
turns to the right and as it pans up he
knocks on the flat door for it to open 30 seconds in
with no-one there. There is a light at Deep in the bosom of the gentle
the end of the hall way with a night
mattress on the floor. He enters the Is when I search for the light
flat and walks down the hallway Pick up my pen and start to write
towards a light and starts to smoke I struggle, I fight dark forces in the
hard drugs. After this there is a series clear moonlight
of strange visuals as he sinks further Without fear
into the mattress. There will also be a Insomnia
dark shadowy character watching as
this happen. I can't get no sleep
 Distorted visuals 49 seconds in
 Cuts with quotes on paper
 Use of fast/slow motion
 Filming techniques like dolly
zoom shot and Dutch angles
 Use of LED lighting and
shadows
A close up shot of his eyes opening

quickly looking both ways (clearly
very paranoid). He stands up thinking
he sees something in the mirror, 1:09 minutes in
however nothings there. He leaves I used to worry
the bedroom and now there are a
series of surreal events induced by Thought I was going mad in a hurry
paranoia. Getting stressed, making excess mess
 He Looks at everyday objects in darkness
and sees something entirely No electricity, something's all over
different. me, greasy
 Keeps seeing a shadowy Insomnia, please release me
character.
 Every time he turns around And let me dream of making mad
something is different love to my
 He feels a hand touch his girl on the heath
shoulder and he wakes up back Tearing off tights with my teeth
in the bedroom, to only do But there's no release, no peace
more drugs to stop the I toss and turn without cease
paranoia Like a curse, open my eyes and rise
This is where we enter the next drug like yeast
fuelled scene where the protagonist At least a couple of weeks since I last
sees a lot of similar things as the first slept, kept taking sleepers
one But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night
 Distorted visuals I write by candlelight, I find insight
 Cuts with quotes on paper Fundamental movement, huh, so
 Use of fast/slow motion when it's black
 Filming techniques like dolly This insomniac, take an original tack
zoom shot and Dutch angles Keep the beast in my nature under
 Use of LED lighting and ceaseless attack
shadows I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep
2:16 minutes in
I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep
Crew List
Person Role Dates Needed

Dylan Smith Directing, filming, sound All dates from
and lighting 07/10/2019 to
25/10/2019
Jackson Biggar Filming and actor 14/10/2019
15/10/2019
17/10/2019
Liam Curtin Actor 14/10/2019
15/10/2019
17/10/2019
Prop List
Prop Description Who uses it/ when

is it used
Lighter Yellow gas fuelled Liam uses it in
lighter used to light several points
cigarettes. throughout the
production.
Empty beer bottles Glass or tin bottles/cans Liam drinks from
used to show a messy one at the start.
flat.
These props fit the prop research I have been carrying out as I have
learnt that the typical 25 to 40 year old drinks alcohol (usually beer
or wine) and a wide variety of them smoke. This is to show that the
character that Liam is portraying can be resonated with and
understandable.
Contingency Plan
This contingency plan has been put in place so if anything
goes wrong with my planning (actor’s cancellations or
location cancellations) I have a backup plan. My back up
location is my home as I can always film there however I have
booked when I am going to film so I don’t see that falling
through. If my main actor cancels I will use Lewis Duncan
instead as he is free on those days.

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14/10/2019 Filming at 19 Market Filming at 19 Market

17/10/2019 Re-shoot anything missing

23/10/2019 Edit Finish final Edit

24/10/2019 Complete overdue

Flat (Bedroom, Kitchen and

19 Market Street SL6 8AA.

Nearest Train Station:

Maidenhead Train Station.

Nearest Bus stop:

Sainsbury’s Bus station, Saint-

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Power Information: Solutions:

This location fits my location research as it has

West St, Maidenhead SL6 1RG

Nearest Train Station:

Maidenhead Train Station.

Nearest Bus stop:

Sainsbury’s Bus station, Saint-Cloud Way

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Sound Information: Solutions:

We start with a long continuous shot

A close up shot of his eyes opening

Person Role Dates Needed

Prop Description Who uses it/ when

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