PRE-PRODUCTION; SHOOTING SCHEDULE

As we are reaching near the end of the pre-production unit, it is time for me, as the producer, to start the shooting schedule. Firstly however, I need to research the topic and look at what a shooting schedule should look like. Things that a shooting script need to include:
- Dates of filming
- Start and Wrap times
- Actors needed
- Addresses
- Scenes to be filmed

Research Tips
- Plan to film in chronological order as much as possible, this helps the actors really connect with the arcs of their characters, subsequently the performance you get from them will be better
- Try and start off with an easy scene first, it will help build confidence in the cast and crew that will help to carry them through for the rest of the shoot days
- Put milestone/exciting scenes in regularly in order to keep excitement up
- Maximise locations and their availabilities

In terms of creating my schedule, I have decided to create my own. I looked into certain apps that create schedules for you but I think that because this a student film is quite unique, I think the formatting will work better if I design it myself. First of all, I drew out the schedule on a piece of people, I labelled the different boxes in order for me to visualise what it will look like on the paper. I wanted to make it as a template so that I could use it for each different shoot day. I added the cast and crew at the top of the page, in order to make that an important statement so that everyone on the production knows exactly what days they are needed. I then created a small key for the addresses/locations used, as some of the days we will be using multiple locations I have labelled them location A and B.

On the table detailing the actual schedule, I have timetabled it for every different goal we need to reach for the day. Using the different scene descriptions as what we will be filming I have timetables each one for each location. I have also scheduled in regular breaks to make sure the cast and crew are are well rested to keep up momentum throughout the day. I decided to use the time, description, who and where as the headings of the table as these are the main things everyone will need to know. After i hand drew the table, I then created it on a word document, and filled it in according to day one of filming. There are some gaps in some of the schedules, which is where I will be confirming addresses etc, and when the director has completed all of the story boards and shot lists, I will add these in, this will help us to be more specific and clear about what we want to film and when. I have completed one for each shooting day, four in total, and will be updating these throughout the next two weeks as we finalise everything for the rest of the project.