Production Log FIVE

This week I have focused planning my opening sequence with the help of my partner. We have created a range of different things in order to complete our planning such as:

• Narrative Structure: This had enabled my partner and I to gain a much greater understanding of what we are going to include in our film. As we had planned the entire film before our opening sequence, this enabled us to form a stronger end product that would both make sense and be intriguing if someone were to carry on watching the entire film.
• Treatment: So that we could denote and have a compilation of every aspect that will be included within our opening sequence, we had created a treatment. This enabled us the chances to have greater organisation as we could flip back to this when looking for our initial wants.
• Shooting Script: This was a great way of denoting what our opening sequence would consist of. We had created a spreadsheet with all of the information on each and every shot that explained what is happening, the duration of it, relevant graphics and more. This is something that both Hollywood and British film companies include within their pre-production as it enables a greater sense of organisation and communication within the working environment.
• Location Reccies: To help enhance the realism of our film, deciding on locations is a very important factor. My partner and I had compared a wide range of settings with each other in order to find out which one was the most relevant for our genre of film. We had taken into account aspects such as noise levels, accessibility and relevance to the film.
• Production Schedule: In order to increase the organisation within our working relationship, having a schedule that denotes every time we will be recording, editing etc. will be quite beneficial as this can enable us to create a sufficient end product. This schedule helps us to stick to a plan that both of us can look at, so timing and confusion issues will be reduced.
• Call Sheet: This sheet is something that my partner and I will create before every single time we shoot. So that we are equipped before we begin production each day, a call sheet will be made, denoting everything we need, even the little things, so that everything goes according to plan. The first one has been created and many more will also soon become apparent as the time comes nearer.

Our key issues for pre-production have been to make a sufficient enough plan that we can stick to (both script and schedule). With a working plan, problems can be reduced as our initial aims would have been made already, as oppose to us having to make it up on the spot. This reduces both time and confusion issues due to the fact that everything has been pre-organised.