Planning and Pre-Production

Unit 8: Creative project

Contents

o Production Schedule
o Script / Shooting Script
o Storyboard
o Props List
o Crew List
o Location Recces
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: 09/05/22 – 15/05/22

Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Create Finish script Finish Write More
production writing storyboards props list practise
schedule shoots
before
filming
Begin script Begin Write Write up
writing storyboards location crew list
recce
Finish
production
schedule

Date: 16/05/22 – 22/05/22

Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Begin Film Film Film Edit
filming
Begin Edit Edit Edit
editing
Set up
location

Date: 23/05/22 – 27/05/22

Monday Tuesday Wednes Thursday Friday
Continue Continue Finish Record Finish
filming filming filming sounds editing
Continue Continue Take some Record
editing editing photos for narration
production

Date: 05/06/22 – 10/06/22

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Begin Plan pitch Perform pitch Finish Finish
planning evaluation all work
pitch
Write evaluation

Script

A Very Hopeless Caterpillar

Narrator
In the light of the moon a little egg lay aside a tree.

Narrator
One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and pop! Out of the
egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

Narrator
He started to look for some food.

Narrator
On Monday he ate through one cotton bud. But he was still
hungry.

Narrator
On Tuesday he got stuck in a piece of chewing gum.

Narrator
On Wednesday he ate through one chocolate milk carton, but he
was still hungry.

Narrator
On Thursday he got stuck in a plastic bag.

Narrator
On Friday he ate two thumb tacks, but he was still
hungry.

Narrator
On Saturday he ate through… one sweet wrapper, one drink
bottle, One cigarette butt, One piece of cardboard, one toilet
roll, one covid mask, one crisp packet and one chocolate
wrapper. He had a stomach-ache.

Narrator
Now he wasn’t hungry anymore-and he wasn’t a little
caterpillar anymore.
He was a big, fat caterpillar.
Narrator
He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He
stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole
in the cocoon, pushed his way out…

Narrator
He was an ugly butterfly! Because of what he had eaten meant
that he was made from rubbish, and sadly he could not fly.
Storyboard 1

A pan shot reveals the location

A close up shot shows the egg next to An extreme close-up shows the
the tree caterpillar popping out the egg

A wide shot shows the caterpillar A wide shot shows the caterpillar eating A closer shot shows the caterpillar still
moving through the scenery the cotton swab eating
Storyboard 2

A wide shot of the caterpillar in chewing

gum
A close up shows the caterpillar trying A wide shot shows the caterpillar
to get out of the chewing gum moving again

A wide shot of the caterpillar eating A wide shot of the caterpillar getting A wide shot of the caterpillar eating
through a milk carton stuck in a plastic bag thumbtacks
Storyboard 3

Mid shot of a bottle in nature Mid shot of a crisp packet in nature Mid shot of a sweet wrapper in nature

Mid shot of a covid mask stick in Mid shot of toilet roll in nature Mid shot of a chocolate wrapper in
nature nature
Storyboard

Mid shot of caterpillar goes back to tree

Close up of weather changing Close up of butterfly on ground

Props List

Item Item Description Who uses it When it is

used
Milk carton Caterpillar

Cotton bud Caterpillar

Thumb tack Caterpillar

Crew List

Person Role Dates Needed

Nuala Comey Narrator Any time from the 23rd to
the 26th

Charlie Borg Voice actor Either the 25th or the 26th

would work

William Doan Producer

 Location Recce
Please produce a location recce for EVERY location used

Insert photo of location (do not draw) Type of room/area:

Recording room

Location Address:
28 Ancastle Grn, Henley-on-
Thames RG9 1TR

Sat Nav details (Post code):

RG9 1TR

Nearest Train Station:

Henley-on-Thames RG9 1FR

Nearest Bus stop:

Henley-on-Thames RG9 1UA

Lighting Information: Solutions:

My main worry is the natural lighting coming in I can fix this solution by covering the window
through the window. with a sheet.

Sound Information: Solutions:

Sound won’t affect my production because it is
taken with photos, I will add in the sound later.

Power Information: Solutions:

There are only two plug sockets however I will I am going to bring in an extension lead to
need a few. increase the available plug sockets from two to
5.

Hazards: Solutions:
There will be lots of my stuff on the floor so I will try and keep all my stuff to one side. I will
there will always be a tripping hazard. There also be careful in where I put the leads.
will also be come wires hanging from the plugs.
Clearances and Confirmations
You need confirmation emails from everyone that is featuring in your video. Please
screenshot these emails including the dates and times they are agreeing to paste them below.

If you are filming somewhere that requires permission, please obtain permission and paste the
confirmation below.

I do not need permission as it is on the college grounds and I have been allowed by teachers.

Contingency Plan
What are your plans for if something goes wrong? What back up actors,
locations and equipment do you have?

If something goes wrong with my narrator, then I will most likely switch to a
friend / family member depending on how much notice I have. I’ve asked a few people and
all of them seem happy to step in if need be. For locations I can also use my classroom and
film in the same place as last time which would be smaller but would still work.