Pre Production SF
Pre Production SF
Pre Production SF
CONTENTS-
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
STORYBOARD
SHOOTING SCRIPT
LOCATION RECCE
CHARACTER AUDITIONS
CHARACTER PROFILES
CREW LIST
PROPS LIST
EQUIPMENT LIST
SOUND LIST
CONTINGENCY PLAN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Social Killer –
Short film
7-13th
October
Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
Jordan Finishing
This week I Jenkins- Jordan storyboard and Ensuring all
and Ben are Creating Jenkins and shooting script, weekly
planning to production Ben Ratcliffe ensuring that all blogs are
ensure we schedule in as will be actor dates are completed
have a full much detail as creating a correct and they in as much
understandi possible for the detailed have 100% detail as
ng and moment due storyboard availability. possible.
confidence to not having and figuring
of both our confirmed out how our
productions actors and production is
. locations. going to take
Also carrying place this will
We have out crew list to allow us to
been ensure that all progress onto
creating a roles are the props list
detailed decided upon and sound list
proposal for for production, as we will
our short actors will be have a
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14-20th
October
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and
assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned
roles- roles- roles- roles-
Me (Jordan Me (Jordan Me (Jordan
Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan
Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins)
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
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Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
Editing our This day will be
Editing our footage Editing our spent finishing Editing our Ensuring all
footage together on footage the sound edit of footage and weekly
together, the time line together, this which these will making final blogs are
this will ensuring all day will all be imported adjustments completed
firstly be these clips are mainly be to premier pro such as in as much
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Half term Half term week Half term Half term week Half term
week week week
Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
On this day I On this day I will
and Ben are On this day I begin creating On this day I Ensuring all
going to begin shall be as well as finish will be weekly
pre-production carrying out the props list for ensuring that blogs are
on our music the our music video all planning completed
video. We production Bon Jovi It’s my work is in as much
have divided schedule to life. This list will completed in detail as
the work ensure we be specifically a high possible.
although we are ready for designed for amount of
will be
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Ben-
Storybo
ards
Crew
list
Locatio
n recce
I will also be
finishing
editing our
short film
(Social Killer).
4-10th
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and
assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned
roles- roles- roles- roles-
Me (Jordan Me (Jordan Me (Jordan
Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan
Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins)
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
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Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and
Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location-
Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
FILMING- FILMING-
FILMING- FILMING- FILMING- Ensuring all
weekly
blogs are
completed
in as much
detail as
possible.
11-17th
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and
assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned
roles- roles- roles- roles-
Me (Jordan Me (Jordan Me (Jordan
Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan
Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins)
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and
Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location-
Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
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18-24th
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and
assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned
roles- roles- roles- roles-
Me (Jordan Me (Jordan Me (Jordan
Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan
Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins)
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and
Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location-
Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
Ensuring all
weekly
blogs are
completed
in as much
detail as
possible.
25- 30th
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and Crew and
assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned assigned roles- assigned
roles- roles- roles- roles-
Me (Jordan Me (Jordan Me (Jordan
Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan Jenkins) Me (Jordan
Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins) Jenkins)
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe Ben Ratcliffe
Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and Time and
Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location- Location-
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Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of Plan of Action- Plan of
Action- Action- Action- Action-
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Storyboard #1-
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Storyboard #2-
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Storyboard #3-
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The mum gives up and sits down on a Dramatic music will be played at this
bench then decides that she should go point to increase the tension in the
back maybe he did the same. scene. This also is very scary for the boy
as he cannot hear what is happening.
The boy then turns down a different
street and sees to people coming
towards him on the other side of the
road. The people recognise him and
begin to run over taunting him and they
punch him a couple of times. They then
run away while the boy gets up looking
scared and decides to go home.
Scene 5 – Scene 5 –
After this attack on him the boy runs This scene will take place either just
straight home to find his mum standing outside the house or inside the kitchen
there waiting for him. They run up to when he opens the door.
each other and hug.
He gets a text from his dad asking if he
is coming around on the weekend to
show they are apart. ( dad says just
paid for the house)
Scene 6 – Scene 6 –
The same scenario as the very first
scene plays out but this time the boy The mum shows the same brochure for
does not grab his phone straight away. the activity like she did before and now
He wakes up and goes downstairs to the boy agrees to do it with her.
see his mum they both smile at each
other and this is the end.
The end.
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Bedroom
Location Address:
Maidenhead
Sl6 6BJ
nearest Train Station:
Maidenhead train station
Cemetery east
One light that is in the centre of the room. This light has Depending on the time we want the scene to be filmed
an adjustable strength so you can make it brighter or we can adjust the light with the switch. And we can also
dimmer. have the blind up or down depending on the lighting we
want.
There is one window in the corner of the room with a
blind.
Hazards Solutions:
Lots of wires on the floor due to their being a TV and Make sure everyone taking part is aware of the floor
Xbox on the other side of the room to a plug and watches out for the wires.
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House/Kitchen
Location Address:
Maidenhead
Sl6 6BJ
nearest Train Station:
Maidenhead train station
Nearest Bus stop:
Cemetery east
The lights have many switches for each one individual light.
Hazards: Solutions:
Hard tile floor that someone could slip on and hit their head. Make sure everyone taking part is aware of the floor
and that nothing is wet on the floor making it easier to
slip.
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Actor Auditions-
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Character Profiles-
Person/Character Role/Traits Dates Needed
Sue Ratcliffe Sue Ratcliffe plays the mum of the child FILMING/ACTING-
who is deaf in our short psychological
Monday 14th
thriller (Social Killer). The mum will be
October 2019
presented as stereotypical mum who is
worried about her child due to being a
Friday 18th
very caring but this is not shown the way
October 2019
she wishes and therefore has a different
effect on the child.
Character Traits-
Anxious
Alex Ratcliffe Alex Ratcliffe plays the deaf child in our FILMING/ACTING-
production his character is presented as
Monday 14th
a stereotypical teenager who is quite
October 2019
confrontational and furthermore
obsessed with his phone. The character is
Friday 18th
also quite reserved to himself which is
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due to lack of confidence of being deaf
and furthermore later found out to be
due to being bullied.
Character Traits-
Emotionless
Independent
Vulnerable
Brave
Ben Ratcliffe Ben plays the antagonist of the film as he FILMING/ACTING-
plays the role of the Bully who attempts
Monday 14th
to rob Alex during the film, this character
October 2019
will not have that much screen time but
will be the reason that Alex turns from the
Friday 18th
antagonist to the protagonist in the short
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film. Ben will be shown on screen as an
intimidating individual who wears all
black as well as us rarely seeing his face
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Character Traits-
Evil
Intimidating
Greedy
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Crew list-
Person Role Dates Needed
Jordan Jenkins Camera man 2 – This role involves Overall Needed
ensuring that all camera shots are taken Dates-
correctly, creatively and to the best of September 10th –
our ability as possible. We will prior to November 29th
production ensure that I and Ben know
what and who were filming, these shots FILMING-
will be assigned to each other before we
Monday 14th
set out filming.
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Sound technician -
Friday 18th
This individual has to ensure that when
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filming Foley sounds that we are gaining
these sounds efficiently and effectively
as well as these Foley sounds having a
significant effect on our production.
Visual Editor –
The visual editors bring the final
production together, they have to bring
all the footage onto the timeline and edit
this as well as colour correct/ grade this
footage to ensure the narrative is being
told as effectively as possible.
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Alex Ratcliffe Alex Ratcliffe plays the deaf child in our FILMING/ACTING-
production his character is presented as
Monday 14th
a stereotypical teenager who is quite
October 2019
confrontational and furthermore
obsessed with his phone. The character is
Friday 18th
also quite reserved to himself which is
October 2019
due to lack of confidence of being deaf
and furthermore later found out to be
due to being bullied.
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Props list-
Item Item Description Who uses it When it is
used
IPhone A Iphone 6 which has a black face and a red The son Monday 14th
smiley face on the back of it, this will be used (Alex October 2019
for ironic as the character is fact depressed. Ratclifee)
Friday 18th
October 2019
Family Photo This will be a family photo of the Mum (Sue The son Monday 14th
Ratcliffe) and the son (Alex Ratcliffe). This photo (Alex October 2019
will be used to show that the father is no longer Ratclifee)
in the family’s life due to them being divorced Friday 18th
this will give the viewers a clear idea of the October 2019
families current situation.
Bowl This will be used when the mother offers the son The son Monday 14th
some food accompanied by the knife and fork. (Alex October 2019
Ratclifee)
Friday 18th
The mum October 2019
(Sue
Ratcliffe)
Knife and This will be silver cutlery which will be used The son Monday 14th
Fork alongside the bowl when the mother makes the (Alex October 2019
son his breakfast. Ratclifee)
Friday 18th
The mum October 2019
(Sue
Ratcliffe)
Brochure This will be a paper booklet which shows an The mum Monday 14th
activity of some sorts which the mum (Sue (Sue October 2019
Ratcliffe) will present to the child in order to Ratcliffe)
spend time with him Friday 18th
October 2019
Hearing aid This will be what the brother wears, this will allow The son Monday 14th
our target audience to understand that the (Alex October 2019
character is deaf. Ratclifee)
Friday 18th
October 2019
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Equipment list-
Item Item Description Who When it is
uses it used
Canon 200d This camera has a matte Jordan Monday
black frame and is very Jenkins 14th
light. This camera has a October
16-22 mm lense meaning 2019
that this camera will work
really well when gaining Friday 18th
close up shots of our October
characters. 2019
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Technical Problems
Problems Why it’s a problem How to solve it
Camera battery run’s out This will cause us to have to We will ensure to bring spare
stop filming as the camera batteries to make sure we can
will no longer have power carry on with filming and be
going to it. efficient. We will also make
sure to bring battery chargers
and portable charger in order
to have a backup for the spare
batteries in case they all go
dead due to two people using
these.
Camera breaks This will cause us to fall We will make sure that camera
behind on filming as well as is secured safely around our
potentially neck as this will ensure that the
Loose footage. equipment is safe.
SD Card runs out of This will cause us to have to We will make sure to have all
storage stop filming or furthermore footage backed up several
delete footage. times as well as making sure
this SD card only has what’s
required on it before filming.
Camera falls off tripod If the camera falls of the We will make sure that this
tripod this could Cause the camera is secured safety to the
camera to break or this may tripod to ensure that this does
not break and instead erase not fall off as may cause us to
all the footage. miss out on footage.
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Production
Problems
Problems Why it’s a problem How to solve it
Actors cancel filming This pushes us behind We will communicate that we have a
due to personal schedule as this reduces the strong understanding of their
reason amount of time on editing reasoning in a polite way as well as
this short film as well as arrange to film at a later date which
filming and editing our other works for the actors and get this done
production (music video). quickly and efficiently to move
forward with our schedule.
Can’t get hold of a This will have a massive I and Ben will communicate
prop we need for effect on a scene as well as effectively and professionally to make
filming the entire production as sure that all props listed on the
props allow us to tell the planning props list are brought to
story through what the location and explained to actors as to
character do with these. what their purpose are.
Can’t get actors to the This would pushes us behind We will ensure that all transport is
location schedule for filming and planned before hand for filming as
editing as well overall halt well as checking actor’s availability
our film for these planned before going out filming.
dates.
Loose Planning This means that we will have We will make sure that these
documents a reduced idea what we’re documents are all backed up on home
doing during filming. computers as well as hard drives to
ensure that we have these when it
comes to filming.
Actors lose confidence This will extend the amount We will go over everything with our
due to lack of of time needed for filming actors beforehand to give them a
knowledge about the and may cause us to have to clear idea of what they’re doing, we
production do many reshoots. will be polite, considerate and
understanding if they don’t feel
confident when filming. We will make
sure that their overall knowledge of
the production is as good as ours, this
may speed up filming if successful.
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Sound list-
Foley sounds-
Foley Sounds How I am going to When they are used
create them in the short film
Footsteps on
concrete
Rustling
Punch
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