Pre Production Techniques
What is Pre Production?
- Pre
Production is the planning and research before the main design and task.
What is the difference between research and planning?
- Research is the learning
and discovery of new information relating to the subject you want to learn
about. Whereas, planning is the fitting of all your initial ideas together into
one large idea/plan.
What is a documentary?
- A
documentary is a film that has educational purposes towards specific subjects.
What is a news programme?
- A
news programme is a 60-minute show giving breaking news information as it
happens around the world, in the form of a report.
What is a soap opera?
- A
Soap opera is an hour-long production that is based off of real life events;
they have made certain towns very famous.
What is a film?
-A
film is usually a two-hour production that takes years of planning and making.
Films are usually made up and sometimes even animated.
What is a music video?
- A
music video is usually a soundtrack from a film that is given a video story,
sometimes the music videos have no relevance to the actual song, and they can
range from 2 minutes long to about 8 or even 14 minutes long depending on the
artist.
Examples:
A Type of documentary is ‘John’s not mad’. A Type of news programme is NHK news
Japan. A Type of soap opera is Coronation Street. A Type of film is fast and
furious 7 and a type of music video is Killpop by Slipknot.
What is a Deadline?
- A
Deadline is a specific date given in the hopes of the production being complete
by then. A deadline is important because if it isn’t hit then the funds will
slowly rise until done and then could even bankrupt a company if takes to long.
Why is the availability of
equipment and personnel important?
- The
availability of equipment and crew is important because the more there is the
more scenes and shots can be filmed in a day, making deadlines easier to hit.
What is meant by ‘timescales
for clearances’?
-I
think that it means the time it takes for a product/film/game or CD to sell
out.
What elements of your
production require finance?
-Equipment
and health and safety usually require finance as both need money in order for
them to function.
What types of finance are
available?
- The
types of finance available are self-finance, employer/client finance and
kick-starter finance.
What are the advantages and
disadvantages of different finance?
- The
advantages of self-finance are that they can achieve the film, depending on how
much they actually have in cash. The disadvantages are that if the money is
scarce, crew and actors may quit and if the film is bad then it will be a
regrettable thing for actors/actresses and crew.
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The advantages of Employer/client finance are that the cast and crew would be
assisting in the payment. The disadvantage is that if the film becomes a
complete failure then everyone will want back his or her money.
- The
advantages of finance through kick-starter are that possible fans will help out
if the genre of the film is to their liking. The disadvantages are that people
would be disappointed if it isn’t good enough.
What is the average size of
a news/factual production team?
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the average size of a production team is about 10-20 people.
What are the main production
roles of a soap opera?
- The
main production roles in a soap opera are the creator, the casting director,
the music composer, production designer, production manager, and standby art
director and location managers.
What is the average cost of
a:
News programme?
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It is hard to define a number for news programmes as it changes due to
the extravagance of the news being relayed to the public.
Soap Opera?
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It is difficult to give a hard number for the cost of a soap opera
because for each episode it can change depending on what is going to happen in
each episode.
Feature Film?
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Throughout the years the cost for a feature film has changed but it
usually sticks between £500,000 and £150,000
Music Video?
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For a music video to be made it will cost between $20,000 and $500,000
to make depending on what exactly will be produced.
If you were required to
produce a music video what pre-production requirements would you meet?
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I would need recce’s and risk assessments for every location I visit as
I would need to keep track on exactly what happens when I travel to those
places.
What equipment would your
production require?
-
My production would require microphones, between 2-4 cameras and
tripods and plenty of spare batteries so that my camera doesn’t lose battery,
so that I don’t miss any shots.
What is a Recce? Why are
Recces important?
-
A recce is a location paperwork that has details on where exactly the
place you are going looks like and what exactly will go on when filming in this
location, it also has evidence on what things could either go wrong or what
things could be stopping the production.
What is a risk assessment?
Why are they important?
- A
risk assessment is a sheet of paper with all the health and safety procedures
and warnings on them for each location. They are important because they help
point out the dangers in a location such as water issues whilst filming.
What is a storyboard? Why
are storyboards important?
- A
storyboard is usually a six-boxed paper that holds the initial scene placement.
It is important because without a storyboard, the small plan created in the
boxes wont help for when need to do filming shots?
