At the start of the term I was feeling very optimistic about this term as I had formed my group quickly and we had an idea and the basis of the script before the term started, so when the term started I had already started casting and Helen was nearly done with her first draft so we was way on it and with all our deadlines in places especially for the book to be printed.
Along the way as a team we have had our differences and ups and downs but we have sorted and worked them out to get the final pre-production piece to where we are at now.
We have locations ready and paid for, a big cast of actors all keen and ready to start filming and a crew that is big enough and helpful enough to help get it all done in time.
Some pointers I have had along the way have been the if people drop out or don't turn up its there lost but we have to have a quick come around and find other people, we need to keep people interested and secure them and the locations so that we won't be having troubles like the auditions where people had mix ups on days.
I need to be clear with all the actors and no one else is to confer with them or they get confused with wrong information even by accident, which is why I organise the shoots and am the only one with each persons contact details.
I need to not let people fall behind and need to confirm straight away as we was messed around by the sound guy a few times saying he would do the sound then he wouldn't etc, so we now in fact have 2 back ups for sound and a lot of back up runners that are capable to do numerous jobs on set except act apart form necessary extras we may need.
Overall this unit has been a busy and stressful time where I wasn't sure if we would get the book printed in time and all the information for the book done in time but it all fell into place we have not missed out on anything important and we have got outside people to help out as much as possible.
I have learnt so much about the means to being a producer and not just the obvious fact like organising he shoots but also helping the director and making sure they is consistency in the way the production is shot and people keen to their timings as the shoot we are on even stricter times for certain locations, I know that I need to seek as much help from the runners to do smaller jobs for me like Lawrence did at the photoshoot just by watching and escorting the actors when I was busy.
So overall I and hopefully my team are happy with the out come so far for this unit as there is not so many bad points as achievements and we all cant wait to film in February.
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Producer Research Part 2
sayhttp://www.indiewire.com/article/10-tips-for-successfully-producing-a-micro-budget-feature
This article has a lot of step by step tips to make a good producer and what you need to remember, this is just for low budget producers.
The first tip is: make sure the script is written for a low budget.
It states that you can't produce a film when the script is not good enough, which in are case I feel that it is plus it is wrote to fit the locations and the plot well enough to film on a low budget.
Next: Have a 'home based' location.
She says you don't want to be having loads of different locations as you will be spending to much time traveling and setting up so have a safe space and a main location.
Lucky for our script we have found all our locations in Medway and based around all of our houses just in case and then we don't have to be traveling around everywhere, making this easier and time saving.
Open it up.
Don't have the whole film based in one location as this can tired the audience.
Also lucky for us that Helen is charge of that and she hasn't limited us and also not made my job too and by having too many locations.
Shoot when locations are open.
This is a variable that for us does not make as much difference as we are renting the place out and for small amounts, but Jennifer says that it would be cheaper to film during the open times of restaurants and clubs but you won't be able to control some outcomes
Cast matters a lot.
This for us we feel could make or break our film which is why we did a lot of auditions and casting to find the right actors to fit each characters, this can make or break our film but by having actors who are keen and excited has helped the process.
Jennifer Westin
Jennifer is a Producer for Covert Production company in Tennessee, America.
She has a film MFA form Columbia and has won the Arthur Krim Memorial Award for excellence in Producing, she was also close to winning the PGA awards, which I talk about in another post.
Some her productions include:
Producing short film and features,
Produced the stage musical "Only a Lad"
She is not a well known producer but she has been successful at her job, she is hard to find on the internet as she is not as well know but even though she is American she is still a good figure with all her good tips online for producers and that she can do it while pregnant and a child thats even better. (picture above shows that she is pregnant, so has at least one child) also she is married.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2059448/ - This a link to her IMDB page but is only tells you every film she has producer and not anything about her unfortunately
This article has a lot of step by step tips to make a good producer and what you need to remember, this is just for low budget producers.
The first tip is: make sure the script is written for a low budget.
It states that you can't produce a film when the script is not good enough, which in are case I feel that it is plus it is wrote to fit the locations and the plot well enough to film on a low budget.
Next: Have a 'home based' location.
She says you don't want to be having loads of different locations as you will be spending to much time traveling and setting up so have a safe space and a main location.
Lucky for our script we have found all our locations in Medway and based around all of our houses just in case and then we don't have to be traveling around everywhere, making this easier and time saving.
Open it up.
Don't have the whole film based in one location as this can tired the audience.
Also lucky for us that Helen is charge of that and she hasn't limited us and also not made my job too and by having too many locations.
Shoot when locations are open.
This is a variable that for us does not make as much difference as we are renting the place out and for small amounts, but Jennifer says that it would be cheaper to film during the open times of restaurants and clubs but you won't be able to control some outcomes
Cast matters a lot.
This for us we feel could make or break our film which is why we did a lot of auditions and casting to find the right actors to fit each characters, this can make or break our film but by having actors who are keen and excited has helped the process.
Jennifer Westin
Jennifer is a Producer for Covert Production company in Tennessee, America.
She has a film MFA form Columbia and has won the Arthur Krim Memorial Award for excellence in Producing, she was also close to winning the PGA awards, which I talk about in another post.
Some her productions include:
Producing short film and features,
Produced the stage musical "Only a Lad"
She is not a well known producer but she has been successful at her job, she is hard to find on the internet as she is not as well know but even though she is American she is still a good figure with all her good tips online for producers and that she can do it while pregnant and a child thats even better. (picture above shows that she is pregnant, so has at least one child) also she is married.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2059448/ - This a link to her IMDB page but is only tells you every film she has producer and not anything about her unfortunately
Pre-Production Major Project: Pilot Research
As we are creating a pilot episode I have been looking into what makes that works and not work, I have watch so many series and they all start with that initial pilot which is the make or break, but what makes or break the pilot and keeps you watching. I have decided to look at the series that fit the most with our genre and type of show like the Inbetweeners although these guys are slightly younger than our cast, Friends which even though is American show is about the lives of people and how they stick by each other throughout and also the shot Sunday League series made just for Youtube.
The Inbetweeners -the pilot is based upon a young boy Will, who is joining high school for the first time as for until this point he has been in private education. The episode travels through Will's experience and the ups and downs of trying to fit in and makes friends, like normal school there is bullying, girls, alcohol and swearing, a lot of swearing.
The pilot starts with the title sequence which has the 4 boys which we haven't seen or met yet but we know these are going to be the sole focus, we then meet Will who in voice over is telling his story of how he got to this point and with also flashes of what going to happen in the future.
The first thing they have to do is to show us the characters along with their personalities in their 'natural habitats' so we get a better feel of who they are and what makes them tick, this then takes you up to the break just before the next adventure the character are about to have 'together'.
This episode does not consist of a lot of locations as the main ones are in fact the school in which I can image the rest of the season will evolve around and the pub in which the big event happens while Will tries to make friends and fails. To compare to our pilot we have a lot more locations and main locations but about the same amount of actors, the 4 main boys the girl crush and a big extras scene and they pulled it off and kept it neat and consistent, even though its only 21 minutes long there is no a lot that happens but it does keep you watching so the time goes quickly which is a bit different to ours as there is a lot that happens but the main story is friendship for the episode about the drift apart to the coming back together plus it set over more time than the Inbetweeners and Will's first day.
Friends - An American show based around the idea of friendship and what it entails to stay together along with the ups and downs, similar to the Ibetweeners and school life, how different people from different walks of life stay as one, this episode shows how even people who drift apart can come back together along with each character being unique in their character and loved.
Again it starts with the title sequence and the first camera shot is of the coffee shot "Central Perk" which tells us this is going to be the main location and for the guys to hover over this sofa, We see 4 people so in tern they each talk so we hear there voice and their judgement on the first girl 'Monica". Each in term we hear and learn more about them, introducing the characters as we don't know there names until about 3 minutes in which in when we meet the other 2 characters and the dramatic plot changer.
Even though this is an American show it is about the same length as the Inbetweeners and holds similar concepts such as the ups and downs of life and just trying to survive which is also what our pilot is about but they are all just adaptations on this with a different story and characters, Friends however is more like ours as its based on peoples life instead of school and the struggles they face to keep them together.
Steve Bracknall's Sunday League- this 3 part series is based upon a Sunday League team that are trying to win and make it big like every other team out there, this short pilot of only 7 minutes is set on a pitch and based on true events.
Starts straight into the episode where we are in a bush looking for the ball, which to me is a bit unclear to start with and confused why. Then a minute in we get a simple title sequence which is just a black screen with the title and music which cuts suddenly, the episode contains a lot of unsettling language and shouting form the coaches to the team, which we don't even get to see. After the title sequence all we see is the coach swearing and talking about football to the team for the rest of the episode which is not keeping the interest of the audience, the music is however consistent at the end there is also no credits and instead just this guys twitter name, this is a good example of how we don't want our pilot to be.
After watching this I can tell that the sound isn't that great especially the fades from music, there is no show of the boys except when looking for the ball at the start, in fact we don't even see a ball for the whole episode or anyone playing. The coach is however motivational through all the nasty language which we won't be using, this is a simple show but there isn't much Sunday League about it and at least we know that by showing more people and storyline that we should be able to keep the audience better and what not to do.
The Inbetweeners -the pilot is based upon a young boy Will, who is joining high school for the first time as for until this point he has been in private education. The episode travels through Will's experience and the ups and downs of trying to fit in and makes friends, like normal school there is bullying, girls, alcohol and swearing, a lot of swearing.
The pilot starts with the title sequence which has the 4 boys which we haven't seen or met yet but we know these are going to be the sole focus, we then meet Will who in voice over is telling his story of how he got to this point and with also flashes of what going to happen in the future.
The first thing they have to do is to show us the characters along with their personalities in their 'natural habitats' so we get a better feel of who they are and what makes them tick, this then takes you up to the break just before the next adventure the character are about to have 'together'.
This episode does not consist of a lot of locations as the main ones are in fact the school in which I can image the rest of the season will evolve around and the pub in which the big event happens while Will tries to make friends and fails. To compare to our pilot we have a lot more locations and main locations but about the same amount of actors, the 4 main boys the girl crush and a big extras scene and they pulled it off and kept it neat and consistent, even though its only 21 minutes long there is no a lot that happens but it does keep you watching so the time goes quickly which is a bit different to ours as there is a lot that happens but the main story is friendship for the episode about the drift apart to the coming back together plus it set over more time than the Inbetweeners and Will's first day.
Friends - An American show based around the idea of friendship and what it entails to stay together along with the ups and downs, similar to the Ibetweeners and school life, how different people from different walks of life stay as one, this episode shows how even people who drift apart can come back together along with each character being unique in their character and loved.
Again it starts with the title sequence and the first camera shot is of the coffee shot "Central Perk" which tells us this is going to be the main location and for the guys to hover over this sofa, We see 4 people so in tern they each talk so we hear there voice and their judgement on the first girl 'Monica". Each in term we hear and learn more about them, introducing the characters as we don't know there names until about 3 minutes in which in when we meet the other 2 characters and the dramatic plot changer.
Even though this is an American show it is about the same length as the Inbetweeners and holds similar concepts such as the ups and downs of life and just trying to survive which is also what our pilot is about but they are all just adaptations on this with a different story and characters, Friends however is more like ours as its based on peoples life instead of school and the struggles they face to keep them together.
Steve Bracknall's Sunday League- this 3 part series is based upon a Sunday League team that are trying to win and make it big like every other team out there, this short pilot of only 7 minutes is set on a pitch and based on true events.
Starts straight into the episode where we are in a bush looking for the ball, which to me is a bit unclear to start with and confused why. Then a minute in we get a simple title sequence which is just a black screen with the title and music which cuts suddenly, the episode contains a lot of unsettling language and shouting form the coaches to the team, which we don't even get to see. After the title sequence all we see is the coach swearing and talking about football to the team for the rest of the episode which is not keeping the interest of the audience, the music is however consistent at the end there is also no credits and instead just this guys twitter name, this is a good example of how we don't want our pilot to be.
After watching this I can tell that the sound isn't that great especially the fades from music, there is no show of the boys except when looking for the ball at the start, in fact we don't even see a ball for the whole episode or anyone playing. The coach is however motivational through all the nasty language which we won't be using, this is a simple show but there isn't much Sunday League about it and at least we know that by showing more people and storyline that we should be able to keep the audience better and what not to do.
Pre-Production Major Project: Producer Research
Jason Blum
Jason Blum is the Producer and CEO of his company Blumhouse production but Jason was not always as big as he is now and even now he classes himself as a low budget especially compare to hollywood, Jason is a horror movie producer and his first big hit was Paranormal Activity which is one of the most profitable movies in history and was made on a budget less then 5 million.
Jason has worked for lost of different companies in different companies and has even worked for Hollywood before but he is an inspiration now as he is one of the most noticeable producers in the horror genre and he makes the lowest costing and most profitable films to date but yet he does not flash off his cash as he does not have a expensive car and driver but drives around looking like a handy man in a van with a small office and staff.
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/can-budget-slasher-jason-blum-prove-the-way-hollywood-makes-movies-is-horrifyingly-wrong-6176088
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-24/jason-blum-the-penny-pinching-horror-movie-maestro
After reading these article on Jason he has worked hard doing what he loves and for him that has always been producing and finally he is now his own producer, the article states that most producers in Hollywood have previsouly been actors or directors that have got board and what to make their own films, like the one i mentioned in one of my other posts like Adam Sandler who is executive producer in most of the films he starts in as he now owns his own production company (Happy Maddison).
The article is inspiring to the next producer as it gives in insight into what Jason went through and he even got the dream of Hollywood but it just wasn't right for him and now he has found his calling and loves his job which works around his family, which is a surprise in the film industry.
Jason Blum is the Producer and CEO of his company Blumhouse production but Jason was not always as big as he is now and even now he classes himself as a low budget especially compare to hollywood, Jason is a horror movie producer and his first big hit was Paranormal Activity which is one of the most profitable movies in history and was made on a budget less then 5 million.
Jason has worked for lost of different companies in different companies and has even worked for Hollywood before but he is an inspiration now as he is one of the most noticeable producers in the horror genre and he makes the lowest costing and most profitable films to date but yet he does not flash off his cash as he does not have a expensive car and driver but drives around looking like a handy man in a van with a small office and staff.
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/can-budget-slasher-jason-blum-prove-the-way-hollywood-makes-movies-is-horrifyingly-wrong-6176088
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-24/jason-blum-the-penny-pinching-horror-movie-maestro
After reading these article on Jason he has worked hard doing what he loves and for him that has always been producing and finally he is now his own producer, the article states that most producers in Hollywood have previsouly been actors or directors that have got board and what to make their own films, like the one i mentioned in one of my other posts like Adam Sandler who is executive producer in most of the films he starts in as he now owns his own production company (Happy Maddison).
The article is inspiring to the next producer as it gives in insight into what Jason went through and he even got the dream of Hollywood but it just wasn't right for him and now he has found his calling and loves his job which works around his family, which is a surprise in the film industry.
Pre-Production Major Project: Sunday League Research
Sunday League is the term used for the minor league football players that get up on a Sunday morning while other are still in bed and chase a ball around a muddy poo covered field during the snow and torrential rain, but it seems that football means a whole lot more to some people which is why that get up so early on the day of rest to kick around a football.
I did some research into the topic of Sunday League style of football and what it involves and where you can go from there. I found this short documentary on Youtube after watching the Sunday League series that is based on Youtube and this was in the suggestion to watch next.
Sunday League is a documentary that followed the plights of several Sunday football teams across England over the course of a season as they took to the muddy fields and parks to play this not so beautiful version of the beautiful game. This film focuses more on the people who play, rather than the sport itself and asks the question 'Why do Sunday Footballers keep coming back week after week?'
After watching this which is just over 30 minutes of footage from the Sunday morning football matches that the minor players put together with a few interviews of what football and Sunday League means to them and why they keep going back and getting up so early each and every Sunday, I think this a very good sum up of the football and links very well to our project even though the pilot episode doesn't have much football Sunday league is not just about the football but about the friendships and the life behind it all, why these people from different backgrounds and personalties get on so well and all have that one thing they share dearly, Football.
This even shorter documentary is based on a young man who so desperately wants to make if from the Sunday league to the professional payoffs and his tale of how to do this. Over the 11 minutes there is interviews with different people from parents of young players to football scouts, they say that from each team of about 20 maybe 4 will get scouted and get the scholarships in which maybe 1 will make it to professional and that not even the players you see on the TV games playing for Spurs/Chelsea or West Ham but for their reserve team.
This documentary sums up just how hard it is to do like another job out their, but with the right passion and skills who knows. This shows how a lot of people have dreams to play football but some still only play for Sunday league teams which most don't know exist but they love what they do and keep hold of that at no matter what age.
I did some research into the topic of Sunday League style of football and what it involves and where you can go from there. I found this short documentary on Youtube after watching the Sunday League series that is based on Youtube and this was in the suggestion to watch next.
Sunday League is a documentary that followed the plights of several Sunday football teams across England over the course of a season as they took to the muddy fields and parks to play this not so beautiful version of the beautiful game. This film focuses more on the people who play, rather than the sport itself and asks the question 'Why do Sunday Footballers keep coming back week after week?'
After watching this which is just over 30 minutes of footage from the Sunday morning football matches that the minor players put together with a few interviews of what football and Sunday League means to them and why they keep going back and getting up so early each and every Sunday, I think this a very good sum up of the football and links very well to our project even though the pilot episode doesn't have much football Sunday league is not just about the football but about the friendships and the life behind it all, why these people from different backgrounds and personalties get on so well and all have that one thing they share dearly, Football.
This even shorter documentary is based on a young man who so desperately wants to make if from the Sunday league to the professional payoffs and his tale of how to do this. Over the 11 minutes there is interviews with different people from parents of young players to football scouts, they say that from each team of about 20 maybe 4 will get scouted and get the scholarships in which maybe 1 will make it to professional and that not even the players you see on the TV games playing for Spurs/Chelsea or West Ham but for their reserve team.
This documentary sums up just how hard it is to do like another job out their, but with the right passion and skills who knows. This shows how a lot of people have dreams to play football but some still only play for Sunday league teams which most don't know exist but they love what they do and keep hold of that at no matter what age.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Locations
Finding locations was not easy to start off with as I searched for football pitches and night clubs, Danny came to me saying that the football pitch at Raihnam Recreation grounds was a good size but its on the councils grounds, so I went looking to see if there was rules and I found a phone number for media relations and when I rang them they said it was public grounds and I didn't need permission to film which I made sure they sent me in writing. This is a picture I look of the first pitch on the grounds which we will be using, the picture was taken from mine and Danny's recce.
The night club was harder to get as I originally contacted Casino's as I had a friend who is knows the owner well and said I would be able to hire it plus they also let out their VIP area if you do some publicity for them so I rang them and emailed but I never got a reply after 5 attempts I went in search.
I came across the Royal Function rooms on the Medway website advertising halls so when we went to recce it we was thinking more for our wedding scene, when we got there we saw this room and it is perfect for our night club scene and the hire is quite cheap for our budget.
The mini stage is great for our DJ and a dance area for a few shots of the boys dancing and a smallish bar which we felt was all we needed as there is only one shot where the boys are getting drinks at the bar.
When looking for a hall all we had gone and looked at the Royal Function rooms which had a big hall as well as the night club looking hall which would be good for a wedding reception but it was expensive and would have put us on a time scale for a big scene. So we accidentally came across the Rochester Social Club which had a sigh saying hall for hire and Danny and I went on a recce to have a look and normally they say only members can come in but as we would be doing them a favour and filming they agreed to let us view.
The hall is very small and full of tables with little space for a dance floor but we can move things around plus there is a side room in which the boys and Don's mini scene can take place, we felt this was a better choice of halls as the hall in the script is a beaten up cheap place and this seems to fit quite well it just needs a little dressing to look like a reception rather then a bar.
Pre-Production Major Project: Call Sheet Research
I have not wrote my own call sheet before and I didn't not know where to start or what to write so I need to do some research, I have seen call sheets before as I worked on a low budget feature and they sent call sheets the night before with the details of what seems they were shooting and what time we was starting, now I know that I do not want to be emailing people call sheets hours before we are due to start so I want to have as much detail and them done as much as I can so people know weeks before ruffly what we are doing on what day of the week. When i worked for the BBC they would send the call sheet out of Friday evening for the show on Sunday which was about 4 pages of people and information.
I went looking for information to see what I could find out about call sheets and what basic information needs to go onto the sheet, this website has a step by step of what I should write and what I don't need to include. The website was really helpful and even gave me templates along with the advice and examples, but the website also has other useful items for not just producing.
The basics start at the title of the production at the top of the page along with the location, date and the weather, but in our case I can't predict the weather 3 months in advance so I have left it blank till nearer the date. This should also include the sunset and rise in small in the weather box. The location is important and all the details especially postcode for the sat nav and if possible a map, also the location and address of the nearest hospital is very important.
The time of the big break (lunch or dinner) should be at the top near the call time so people know when they will get to break, and a wrap time.
The scene numbers and description so people know what scene that are in on that day and what they need to wear so then know if they get breaks in-between and if they are not in that day at all.
Important numbers such as producers and runner numbers should be on the call sheet incase someone needs it but the rest of the numbers should be with the producer or head runner.
This call sheet is a template/example for the website above, as you can see it is in really good detail and is 2 pages long but it covers a lot of aspects, such as travel arrangements and health and safety. This I felt was a good example as it is a call sheet especially designed for TV short dramas but I do however feel that this is a bit long for our production but the style and layout is very clear and formal which I feel is necessary.
This another example I took of a similar sort of website, where by it hd a lot of useful tips and document for filmmakers especially in TV. Unfortunately when uploading the conversion went wrong and the layout has overlapped on the first page making it miss out the box for the scenes and crew call times. But as you can see both the call sheet examples are similar and have the same aspects needed they are just set out different ways and the top one has more detail in people and transport whereas this one has more about scene descriptions and the full teams separate call times.
I found by comparing the two I didn't have to use one or the other but by downloading them both from their website I could combine the two so I could take out the travel descriptions from the first one and the teams call times from the second one and then both call sheets hold similar details its just the second one has more distinctive layout which I feel would be clearer especially the call time and production title at the top so I will use this as my main template.
Monday, 7 December 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Music Research
After a discussion about music for the final piece next year we decided that we wanted a catchy song that everyone would love to be our theme song like the friends, when the title sequence comes on and you sing I'll be there for you and everyone automatically claps their hands 5 times very quickly before carrying on with the title sequence, this song is known by everyone who watched at least one episode.
This intro is so catchy that this is the kind of song I was looking for to be our theme song. This is done by the music as it suit the genre and the message behind the program the "i'll be there for you" as its all about a group of friends and there thick and thins over 10 seasons plus people will know this for years to come and do the clap or movement to the 5 quick drum beats at the beginning.
This is the Inbetweeners Title sequence and theme song, this however does not have an signing it is purely just the soundtrack but when people hear it come on their TV's they know straight away it the Inbetweeners so this I don't mind not having the singing but I feel for a show like our we need some meaningful words in the chorus.
So this inspired us to find a person or band to create a song for us, which we knew might mean it would be tailored and would be made to the edit after filming next year. I went in search of some royalty free music to see if I could find anything like this without going to a band.
I just typed in Royalty free music for TV intros into Youtube and I found this, although it does sound more of an epic soundtrack to me it was more like a Bond (007) movie type soundtrack not a sunday league drama type, it started off slow and after a few seconds the music started building until the beat got into it and even though it was good it just doesn't fit our style.
This one is also from Youtube, this song is also a start of simple and slow and it builds soundtrack but it is more for action and intense movies or TV than our production so it also does not work but by listening to these soundtracks it definitely makes me want to have singing in our theme song so I think we need a band.
Helen told us she knew a bang and would get into contact them to see if they would create a song for us, once she told me that they are an American bang and would not tailor a song for us but would let us have the rights to anyone of their already produced songs it was then my job to look into the bang and their songs further to see in any fitted.
The bands name is Nekokat, so I went searching to find out more about them. Nekokat is made up of three band members one of which is Helens friends (the drummer) they are a new up and coming band based in America with their new debut single 'Gimme a Break' a catchy song that we felt fitted our script very well, and after listening to the single a few times I found that I would walk around the house singing this. So the next thing was to get in contact with the publishing company to get the rights for the song which the band had already agreed too.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6583132/supergroup-nekokat-gimme-a-break-exclusive-single-premiere
http://wearenekokat.com - features the new summer hit "Gimme a Break" on the website.
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Budget Research
When you say budget it means give an estimate on how much you will be spending, well thats what i thought I would have to do for this part of being a producer but in my research I learnt that I would have to over budget items and account for every little thing I needed which I can't think of now, so instead of saying I have this amount of money and then spending it when it needs I have been looking at film and Television budgets.
A definition of a budget is that it calculates the number of items and people that the production would need, derived from a combination of the items brought from props etc and the cast and crew, this is also called in inventory and is also used to calculate under or over spending. This is an example of a Tv Budget after the show has finished and the over spend they had not budgeted for.
Because we are spending our own money into this Pilot we don't want to go over budget if we can help it as that means I would have to explain where all the money has gone and ask for more, plus if I had only budgeted say £600 and my estimate was under then I didn't stick to it plus unlike this image we are not paying anyone, we are paying travel and crews food so we shouldn't go over on wages.
Television has always had the most money chucked at it for series, Lost estimated at $4 million per episode and game of Thrones $6 million but sometimes fantasy shows don't always succeed with the high budgets and low budget series like Doctor Who are just as big a success with lower than a tenth of the budget at $2 thousand, which means we can do the same.
Working out at budget isn't as easy as it looks as you have to think of every little item (like for us the tea and coffee dispensers for the football pitch scene) but when looking into budgets they mostly cover peoples wages, after searching the internet I found that a to be classed as a low budget the max amount of money is 250 thousand for a film but for reality Tv shows they start at 100 thousand and these are classed as low budget series.
Pre Production Major Project: Producer Research
Before researching into producer roles my interpretation of a producer was, a Producer organises the crew to be at each shoot with all the equipment needed and their plans but also to have the cast and locations sorted with all the paperwork for each shoot.
But after searching on the internet of what a producer does from hollywood to low budget, from films to Television I came up with this:
Film producer do a variety of roles depending on the type, such as selecting the script, directing, editing and arranging finance, but most of all they create and keep the creativity and continuity through out the production and keeping the production on the same level.
The average Hollywood film made in 2013 had just over 10 producer credits, this is because one producer cannot do everything so there appoint an executive and line producer but the main producer has the last say on sound, edits and script changes, but they also have to arrange all the distribution and selling of the film.
Different types of producers
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
- The Executive Producer addresses the finances in that they pitch films to the studios, but they when chosen they will deal with things such as budgets and contracts.
Line Producer - Manages the staff and day-to-day operations. Finds staff for the production. Most people know them in the credits to be "produced by" not Line Producer
Supervising Producer - Supervises the creative process of screenplay development, and often aids in script re-writes.
Co-Producer - A writer who may not have written the script, but contributed significantly through table reads.
Co-Ordinating producer (Production Coordinator) - This producer manages the schedule and arranges the staff into teams.
Associate Producer - Runs day-to-day operations.
Segment Producer - Writes or produces one segment of a film.
Editing Producer - Helps co-ordinate the edit by working with the editor and relaying information from other producers.
Notable producers of which I know but these are mostly Directors or Actors that have put their own money into the production.
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Vin Diesel
j.j Abrams
Leo Decaprio
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Stanley Kurbrik
George Lucas
Brad Pitt
Steven speilgburg
Ben stiller
Adam Sandler
Taratino
Jim Carey
Mel Gibson
Peter Jackson
all of which are male!!!!
PGA- Producers Guide of America which is a trade organisation representing TV producers in the U.S. They help every one of the above producers by supporting them as a member and giving them benefits but this is a non-profit trade group that promotes the producing team interests, the PGA has over 7 thousand member who improve their careers and the industry by being apart, plus the organisation try to work on the laws and impartial standards for the producer.
The PGA have annual awards to celebrate the hard work and gratitude.
Their mission statement is:
"The PGA represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team"
The PGA have annual awards to celebrate the hard work and gratitude.
Their mission statement is:
"The PGA represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team"
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Contract Research
When creating a contract between you and an employee you have to consider every thing that could affect you as a producer/company.
I went looking into what sorts of things needed to be covered in my contracts so that we are covered.
I found out that the contract had to be a written document as this is more professional and easier to look back over. This should be read and agreed upon by the producer and actor then both sign and get a copy whether by scanned document or a printed document.
Some of the things covered should be the pay, whether they are being paid and when. In our case we are not paying so we need to adjust this and put that we are covering travel and how much, whether its train, car or pick up.
The dates of the production in as much detail as possibly can, so for us we have said the date of the whole week even though we plan to have at least one day off in the 7 days. Plus the times of the day we play to film but keeping it in small doses.
Whether they will get a copy of the end result, on DVD, Digital copy etc.
Whether they have to supply their own wardrobe
What they are credited for and they know what role and what in entails.
From this I now know exactly what I need to cover in my contracts and for how much detail is needed so that each actor knows what they are getting and that they will provide us with what we need and not to drop out of the production. The below image shows a basic contract for a low budget production made, this is a good example to start at for me to create my own but I am to write more details into the being available, food and drink provide and the amount of money will be paying towards their travel.
I went looking into what sorts of things needed to be covered in my contracts so that we are covered.
I found out that the contract had to be a written document as this is more professional and easier to look back over. This should be read and agreed upon by the producer and actor then both sign and get a copy whether by scanned document or a printed document.
Some of the things covered should be the pay, whether they are being paid and when. In our case we are not paying so we need to adjust this and put that we are covering travel and how much, whether its train, car or pick up.
The dates of the production in as much detail as possibly can, so for us we have said the date of the whole week even though we plan to have at least one day off in the 7 days. Plus the times of the day we play to film but keeping it in small doses.
Whether they will get a copy of the end result, on DVD, Digital copy etc.
Whether they have to supply their own wardrobe
What they are credited for and they know what role and what in entails.
From this I now know exactly what I need to cover in my contracts and for how much detail is needed so that each actor knows what they are getting and that they will provide us with what we need and not to drop out of the production. The below image shows a basic contract for a low budget production made, this is a good example to start at for me to create my own but I am to write more details into the being available, food and drink provide and the amount of money will be paying towards their travel.
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Cast
After a long search and 3 audition sessions we have now found all our cast, to have done this me and Danny had to read through and pictured each of the characters from Helens character profiles compared to what we wanted from each person.
To have done this we had to our research into the character profiles and then while casting online I then researched into the actor and then invited them to auditions if they fitted or was a good actor to adapt.
This is Adam Johnson he will be playing Shaun Kelly on the team- Shaun is a health expert and a gym fanatic whereas Adam loves football and looks after himself health wise by going to the gym a lot with his muscles and six pack. Both the character and actor are very similar height and visually.
This everyone knows is Jamie Terry and he is playing Ollie Jackson, these two go hand in hand as Jamie is so much like the character Ollie with his humour and success in women we felt this was not even an argument but we did give everyone a fair trial.
This is Lilly Steel and she will be playing the character of Hannah, Lucy's best friend. We felt that the character Hannah would be a bit opposite to Lucy and be girly and wear dresses and lots of make-up. Lilly like to party but also cares about people but is the jealous type which we felt she would not really need to acct much and be more herself.
This is Daniel Wornham he is one of the four main boys playing Tom Mclean. Dan was great at auditions and played what we thought was a great Tom he could be aggressive if needed but he also has that cheeky smile which we fell for, Dan is a bit shorter than his character which is not a big deal as he makes it up in his acting.
This is Paul Bridger who is playing the role of the coach Don Johnson. Paul didn't look like the coach when he first walked into auditions but he acted it out very well and he made even us feel motivational, he is a bit younger than what we was going for but when he started his dialog we knew that he is the coach.
Malik Kaddu playing our main guy, the captain Dean Willis. Malik is a big lover of football and plays every week he has also played with minor league celebrity footballers and even models. He is cheeky chap and really loves the idea and wanted to get involved he was so motivational without even trying and with a six pack he fits the bill nicely.
Now Matt Thompson, he was the first person we loved and cast, he is playing the sweet and innocent Nathan. Matt was really good in his interview and ok his skills with a ball was not amazing he is flexible actor in his skills and we love that he has this dark horse vibe to him the same as his character.
Louis Jones is still a shy and young boy that appeared in Helens Fiction adaptation piece a year ago but he fits the part of Callum, the youngest player on the team which louis is definitely he has a love and passion for acting and gets along with everyone.
The role of Graham was a hard one to chose but David Brook fits although David is not a recovering Alcoholic he can definitely pull that one off, he is slightly younger than our aim by about 5 years but by still being the oldest team player the boys will be able to run circles around him.
Hannah Jay who is playing Lucy Mclean, Toms sister and Hannah's best friend, Hannah fitted the role very well with her sweet and innocent girl next door look and attitude. She is very friendly and easy to talk to but also when she was auditioning she had that edge which is why we felt she was the best Lucy we auditioned, she also has that potential to stun the audience in the nightclub scene and the kitchen scene the next morning.
Overall we are very pleased with this cast and they are very lovely people which we hope that will make filming easier for us and they are all so keen and excited to be apart of the film in February along with the promotional aspects in weeks to come.
To have done this we had to our research into the character profiles and then while casting online I then researched into the actor and then invited them to auditions if they fitted or was a good actor to adapt.
This is Adam Johnson he will be playing Shaun Kelly on the team- Shaun is a health expert and a gym fanatic whereas Adam loves football and looks after himself health wise by going to the gym a lot with his muscles and six pack. Both the character and actor are very similar height and visually.
This everyone knows is Jamie Terry and he is playing Ollie Jackson, these two go hand in hand as Jamie is so much like the character Ollie with his humour and success in women we felt this was not even an argument but we did give everyone a fair trial.
This is Lilly Steel and she will be playing the character of Hannah, Lucy's best friend. We felt that the character Hannah would be a bit opposite to Lucy and be girly and wear dresses and lots of make-up. Lilly like to party but also cares about people but is the jealous type which we felt she would not really need to acct much and be more herself.
This is Daniel Wornham he is one of the four main boys playing Tom Mclean. Dan was great at auditions and played what we thought was a great Tom he could be aggressive if needed but he also has that cheeky smile which we fell for, Dan is a bit shorter than his character which is not a big deal as he makes it up in his acting.
This is Paul Bridger who is playing the role of the coach Don Johnson. Paul didn't look like the coach when he first walked into auditions but he acted it out very well and he made even us feel motivational, he is a bit younger than what we was going for but when he started his dialog we knew that he is the coach.
Malik Kaddu playing our main guy, the captain Dean Willis. Malik is a big lover of football and plays every week he has also played with minor league celebrity footballers and even models. He is cheeky chap and really loves the idea and wanted to get involved he was so motivational without even trying and with a six pack he fits the bill nicely.
Now Matt Thompson, he was the first person we loved and cast, he is playing the sweet and innocent Nathan. Matt was really good in his interview and ok his skills with a ball was not amazing he is flexible actor in his skills and we love that he has this dark horse vibe to him the same as his character.
Louis Jones is still a shy and young boy that appeared in Helens Fiction adaptation piece a year ago but he fits the part of Callum, the youngest player on the team which louis is definitely he has a love and passion for acting and gets along with everyone.
The role of Graham was a hard one to chose but David Brook fits although David is not a recovering Alcoholic he can definitely pull that one off, he is slightly younger than our aim by about 5 years but by still being the oldest team player the boys will be able to run circles around him.
Hannah Jay who is playing Lucy Mclean, Toms sister and Hannah's best friend, Hannah fitted the role very well with her sweet and innocent girl next door look and attitude. She is very friendly and easy to talk to but also when she was auditioning she had that edge which is why we felt she was the best Lucy we auditioned, she also has that potential to stun the audience in the nightclub scene and the kitchen scene the next morning.
Overall we are very pleased with this cast and they are very lovely people which we hope that will make filming easier for us and they are all so keen and excited to be apart of the film in February along with the promotional aspects in weeks to come.
Friday, 30 October 2015
Pre-Production major project: Keeping Actor interested
We finished auditions in October now thats over 3 months till the actual filming in February, in this space of time people can forget, feel ignore and lose interest in being apart of our production so we have to make sure this does not happen and they keep motivated and engaged in our production.
We planned on doing this by having them come to mini events such as:
We planned on doing this by having them come to mini events such as:
- Filming the title sequence at the end of November
- Doing a Photoshoot at the beginning of November
- Recording the table read at the beginning of December
- A regroup after the new year
By doing these we hope to get the actors more involved and enjoy working with us, although the more the actors come and meet us to do this activities we are providing them with the travel they are then engaging into the script and seeing it unravel and get he feel and emotion to built up to next year where we are on a time limit, and I feel the better the actors relationship with us the quicker and more effectively we can get the filming done in our time scale.
Friday, 16 October 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Football Kit
After the designs have been done and choosing the best ones I then had the job of buying and printing them, this wasn't as easy as I had to fin a plain kit which the website would have to do it in green, this is what one of the group came up with and I analysed how much it would cost including printing of the logo and back numbers.
In this picture it doesn't show the green but if you was to scroll there is a green which shows in my basket in the underneath picture. Lucky for us we found it in the clearance sale so we would get to save money on the kit too, plus this is a set so it includes the shorts which is a benefit otherwise it would have been more money buying them separately.
I added the kits we needed to the basket to work out how much it was going to cost so we have 6 teams members wearing he green in M/L and the price includes the customisation of £30, and a yellow set for the goal keeper which customisation of £5
Totalling £94.43 - this is the best we can come up with, after researching through sports direct and a couple online stores.
Pre-Production Major Project: Check list
I created this for myself so I could remember and keep up with all the jobs I have to get done before printing the book at the end of November.
This helps me so I know what I still have to do and what I have done, also by adding the dates I want them done by I am then strict with myself and I would then push myself to finish each task and I can see which needs doing first. Plus by having notes I could give myself some guidance or instructions like call sheets which I have to organise with Danny what he would like to shoot on which days of the week.
I created one for each of the team members so they would know what they need to have done and give me by certain dates instead of me keep asking them. I feel these are a good idea just so we all have some type of document to look at rather then trying to remember plus they can be printed and wrote on.
Pre-Production Major Project: Budget
For the budget as a group we decided it would contain two different elements:
- We would put our own money in
- Raising money through either fundraising or kickstarter
We are raising money just so we would have more money to put into the film as there is stuff we need which we won't get free like the football kits; these are expensive.
We was going to do fundraising but what we had in mind was a lot of time for not a lot of money which is why we came up with the idea for kickstarter and Indigogo.
We are aiming to raise £300 from Indigogo
The money as a team we are putting in, is as follows:
Chris = £100
Helen = £200
Danny =£150
Aimee =£150
plus Chris is going to sponsor the film with his production company and put in an extra £100
The budget will have to cover, Travel, Food, Football kit, props and Locations.
Travel I have budgeted £5 per person per day = £125
Food for over 50 people for 4 days = £125
Football kit for 7 players including goalie = £100
Locations (5 places) = £200
Props (wedding) = £50
= £600
This does not include Indigogo money which would be a bonus to pay more actors for travel as I have only allowed for 5 people which does not include me each day. I will be calling in people to help as crew for favours such as the sound guy who is a professional, and people in the course as they know what they are doing and need the experience.
I managed to get a designers for the kits for free.
The only things I feel I may have to change and could be more vigilant on would be that I may have under or over budgeted in certain areas as I don't have prices from Locations quotes yet, the above numbers are still estimates but there is nothing I need to add to the list so if I go under on Kit I would have more room for Travel or Locations.
The only things I feel I may have to change and could be more vigilant on would be that I may have under or over budgeted in certain areas as I don't have prices from Locations quotes yet, the above numbers are still estimates but there is nothing I need to add to the list so if I go under on Kit I would have more room for Travel or Locations.
Friday, 2 October 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Funding Research
For this project even though we decided we would all put money into this project we felt it was a good idea to raise money for the budget too as the more we had the more we could pay actors or get better locations or props etc. so we have been looking into various different funding places such as Kickstarter and Indigogo. They are both online forums where people go to donate money for your project and in return you might off them some sort of goodies, but I was told about some government funding schemes that might be available and help out instead of relying of peoples donations we could then apply.
After researching their whole website and the details so I could apply for funding I came to a conclusion that their requirements for the money we did not fit any of them as even though they fund feature films and TV dramas and the TV dramas are only for people that live in the Midlands which would have fitted us the best apart from the location. The Midlands one is for Producers who are looking to make their start in the industry and for TV with upto £1 million, the other one was for feature films only for established directors who have a budget of up to £2 million so unfortunately this did not fit what I was looking for so I am moving onto Kickstarter.
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Football Research
In this group I am the person that knows the least about football, the rules the outfits and what goes on, so I need to catch up and do my research into football by reading about it and watching some of the films out there, Helen, Danny and Chris have suggested some:
- Goal
- Green street
- Football factory
- Bend it like Beckham
- Longest yard
- Dream team
- Footballers Wives
I was advised that some of these are not very good but I can learn from them.
Not only should I watch the films but it would be good to understand the rules of play when it comes to football so I looked into football, I starter on Fifa Association page
On this page it has all the rules about football but its not that easy to understand football like that but by watching matches and the films I should be able to pick it up as I know have a basic understanding from the rules on the website and now watching these films listed above I will be better help in this group knowing I have more knowledge and understanding of the sport.
One thing that I have learned is that I didn't understand free kicks and penalties but the group have explained and we watched a match so I now get the difference, a free kick is when the ball is outside the goalkeepers box and a penalty is inside, also a corner is when the team on the same side as the goalkeepers kicks the ball over the back line but if the opposite ten kick it over the line or the goal then its a goal kick.
Not only should I watch the films but it would be good to understand the rules of play when it comes to football so I looked into football, I starter on Fifa Association page
One thing that I have learned is that I didn't understand free kicks and penalties but the group have explained and we watched a match so I now get the difference, a free kick is when the ball is outside the goalkeepers box and a penalty is inside, also a corner is when the team on the same side as the goalkeepers kicks the ball over the back line but if the opposite ten kick it over the line or the goal then its a goal kick.
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Kickstarter
Intro and a bit about Kickstarter, this was an idea from Helen that we should try and raise some money for our major project and that Kickstarter would be a good thing to look into.
Since the launch in 2009, nearly 8 million people have pledged more than 1.5 billion to projects. On average, more than 1 million is pledged to projects every day!
Every Kickstarter project should have the following:
- A project page with a video and description that clearly explains the story behind your project
- Rewards that backers will receive when the project is completed
- Updates that share the creative journey as the project comes to life.
People like to pledge if they know there is something in it for them too. Here are five common reward types:
Copies of the thing
The album (physical or digital!), the DVD, a print from the photo exhibition.
Limited editions
Backers love limited editions. They celebrate the special role backers played in helping the project come to life.
Collaborations
A backer appears in your comic. Every backer gets painted into your mural. Two backers do the handclaps for a song on your record.
Experiences
A visit to the set. A phone call from the author. Dinner with the cast. A concert in your backyard.
Mementos
Polaroids sent from location. Thanks in the credits. Meaningful tokens that tell a story.
What I have learned about Kickstarter is that people send you money to back your project as you set a goal of how much you need and when by, but if you don't met the goal then no money is given as its an all or nothing.
So we have nothing to lose by trying Kickstarter and hoping people like our film and what we are offering to back us.
After researching I now have to plan a Kickstarter program and set up a project, so first Chris and Danny need to make a video which will include meeting the team and about our film, we need to decide on a budget and what we will be offering to people donating.
We are responsible for getting the word out and getting people to donate and we also have to send the items we are offering to the people too.
We will be planning to offer things like:
- Poster
- DVD
- Thank you in credits
- Pictures from on-set
Pre-Production Major Project: Character Profiles and Episode Information
Helen sent us this document of the Character Profiles and Episode Bio's she had created for the project, we were suppose to read over this while she was on holiday and give feedback so when she gets back she can start writing the first episode.
I started to read over the episode list and its very basic at the moment but the pilot sounds just like we wanted and although it doesn't give much away it is just enough to get the basic information of what Sunday League is about and what will happen.
The character profiles are a hard to read all in one go so I slowly started going through it and I stopped after the first main characters so I could absorb the characters before they start muddling together and I decided to start putting up casting to give plenty of time for us to get applications and also while the characters were fresh in my mind I could give enough information and detail to people.
I have decided to read the character profiles slowly and maybe one each day so I don't overload and then List them so I would remember them, but I don't have any problems so far with what I have read with the characters and episodes.
Monday, 8 June 2015
Pre-Production Major Project: Chosen Production
I have been chosen to join a group to do the Major Project pre production idea, in which I will be the producer.
My group consists of Helen- the script writer, who will write the 6 part series of which we will film the pilot episode.
Danny- Director, who will compose a detailed shot list and storyboard with a designer
Chris- Cameraman and Editor, who will shoot and edit the trailer and title sequence ready for the major project in January.
I will of course be the one who organises the team and get everything together ready so we can film early next year, I will research into football and how it works but also come up with ways to raise the budget for the project plus if there are small jobs like the poster I need to get someone to design it.
The group has decided to do the pilot on a comedy of football, this means the crap teams that have basic numbers and maybe aren't the best players play at weekends and shows the struggles of their career in football, so far the name is Sunday League but might change as it was just a name thrown out by Helen but everyone so far likes it.
My group consists of Helen- the script writer, who will write the 6 part series of which we will film the pilot episode.
Danny- Director, who will compose a detailed shot list and storyboard with a designer
Chris- Cameraman and Editor, who will shoot and edit the trailer and title sequence ready for the major project in January.
I will of course be the one who organises the team and get everything together ready so we can film early next year, I will research into football and how it works but also come up with ways to raise the budget for the project plus if there are small jobs like the poster I need to get someone to design it.
The group has decided to do the pilot on a comedy of football, this means the crap teams that have basic numbers and maybe aren't the best players play at weekends and shows the struggles of their career in football, so far the name is Sunday League but might change as it was just a name thrown out by Helen but everyone so far likes it.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Studio Production: Finished Website
There is the vines, all four of them, one for each of the topics, these are short videos of 8 seconds which introduce each topic with footage, not used in the VT's or the show.
The behind the scenes video is on there which is 5 minutes long which has an interview with Helen, Sophie and the directors of the show mixed in which appropriate footage, this is under the about us page as a sub-page.
The trailer is on its own page and the teaser is a sub-page with that as they are similar things. There are pictures of the set and everyone that worked on the show on the website so it now has everything.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Commissions Unit: Graphics
Graphics
I could not have
done these myself so I asked Chris if he could do them for me as I didn’t have
after effects and it would take ages for me to create them, he was more than
happy to help. I supplied to his details of what I wanted and gavehim the
logos, names etc. and he did these very quickly and not only I loved them but
Kelly was really happy with them and thanked Chris, the graphics included the
lower thirds for all interviewed and the logos on the interviews, and the effect on the newspapers.
Lower Thirds:
Newspaper effect: this was done on all 6 newspapers in the film
The Logo on the interviews, Making Miracles for Kellty, Ranjit and Marion
Summer Dreams logo on all the mothers with a story to tell, so Hayley, Rebecca, Katie and Eva
I can't thank Chris enough for doing these of me, these I feel help make my film the best one yet.
Monday, 13 April 2015
Commissions Unit: Finished Video
This is the Final version of the Charity video for Making Miracles Charity, after so many videos being exported this is the final version given to Kelly for publicity on Saturday 11th at the Spring ball where the video was aired for the first time.
Although this is 4 weeks before my deadline for this video it was finished on time for Kelly and did its job as everyone loved the video and it did its purpose to make people aware and support the charity, I am proud to have helped and to create this video, with a big help and thank you to Chris for helping me out and doing the graphics for me.
Sunday, 12 April 2015
Commissions Unit: Editing
When producing a video by yourself you have to do pretty much everything, I filmed everything so it is now time to edit it. This is not easy as I personally don't know what Kelly wanted to have in the video as my plan was a short under 5 minute video about what the charity has done in the last year. I wait for Kelly so we could create a sync assembly from the interviews to create a basic story, when I put everything in the time line it was over 30 minutes and that was from a transcript Kelly gave me.
We started cutting up interviews together as its a video for her and she knows the charity and what needs to be in to promote the video and therefore the charity.
We started editing together on Monday 30th March and constantly for 2 weeks till the Saturday 11th April of the Spring ball, we met up nearly everyday until the sync assembly was done, which took Kelly about 4 days to be roofless and cut it down to 10 minutes long but this was a struggle and I had to cut some out too. As soon as the interviews were done I could then do most of the editing by myself as it was just adding the pictures and videos, Kelly didn't quite understand that we needed to cover up all the cuts and the image jumps so I took over this and i showed her every couple of days how it was going and with 5 days to go I had to give Chris the graphic details and images so they would get done.
Once the graphics were done and put in the video started to shape up quickly and Kelly loved them and was happy with the video even at its rough stage, I worked really hard and spent a lot of time on the edit and going to meet Kelly to show her how it was going.
I finished the video the day before the Spring ball and Chris had to do the final touches before exporting it and giving Kelly the DVD on Saturday 11th this was a big relief as this was my life through easter but i am proud of this video and what i have done for Kelly and her Charity.
We started cutting up interviews together as its a video for her and she knows the charity and what needs to be in to promote the video and therefore the charity.
We started editing together on Monday 30th March and constantly for 2 weeks till the Saturday 11th April of the Spring ball, we met up nearly everyday until the sync assembly was done, which took Kelly about 4 days to be roofless and cut it down to 10 minutes long but this was a struggle and I had to cut some out too. As soon as the interviews were done I could then do most of the editing by myself as it was just adding the pictures and videos, Kelly didn't quite understand that we needed to cover up all the cuts and the image jumps so I took over this and i showed her every couple of days how it was going and with 5 days to go I had to give Chris the graphic details and images so they would get done.
Once the graphics were done and put in the video started to shape up quickly and Kelly loved them and was happy with the video even at its rough stage, I worked really hard and spent a lot of time on the edit and going to meet Kelly to show her how it was going.
I finished the video the day before the Spring ball and Chris had to do the final touches before exporting it and giving Kelly the DVD on Saturday 11th this was a big relief as this was my life through easter but i am proud of this video and what i have done for Kelly and her Charity.
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Commissions Unit: Video
This is the finished video that I gave to Kelly to show at the ball but when we watched it there was a slight mistake, one of the mothers names was missing when we exported it so we had to quickly change it before having this as the final version.
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Studio Production: Credits
These I created as no-one was sure whose job it was and I had some sparer time so I offered as people in my team was busy with their own projects, Helen gave me the list of everyones names and their roles as I didn't know everyone that was helping in the show, this didn't take me ages and I couldn't remember how to blur so I asked Vic.
This was my second attempt as the first one I missed off the CAFT team as no-on gave me their names until the day of the show so they wasn't on the live show but this version the problem has been fixed and will be on the final submitted version.
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Studio Production: Show Day
After all this extensive hard work from everyone and all the workshops, which I have been participating in as a panelist the day(the show) is over.
The day started early and everyone was on edge and busy, me and my team of first years were keeping busy with little jobs before the main ones started so I had Adele help me with the guest list and reserved seating, so I could give the studios the list of people attending, we had certain seats for the guests that starred in the VT's which would be on camera.
We had a meeting with the safety guys to be briefed as 2 of the first years would be in the car park, plus we had to know where the fire point was and to wear high visor's so we wouldn't get run over and people knew who we was.
The audience tent was set up with posters and Robyn, who was our warm up act, and I taught my other 2 first years how to use the ticket app so when guests came to the door.
This all rushed by and before I knew it, it was show time and to bring the audience into the studio, I had prepared the first years of where to stand so no-one went the wrong way and me and Laura communicated so we both knew what was going on as she helped me out.
I am pleased with how the day went and i think everyone enjoyed it and we will all miss it, there was a few problems as a women walked out and shouted in the studio as it was really cold unfortunately, this could not be helped though as we had to put the heated away as they put an orange tinge on the camera but are health and safety too.
Apart from this and the road closer which didn't real affect us as most people turned up and we only had a few empty seats, as the M20 was closed at the studios junction we thought we would have delays in people arriving so we was prepared to delay but it all went well.
The day started early and everyone was on edge and busy, me and my team of first years were keeping busy with little jobs before the main ones started so I had Adele help me with the guest list and reserved seating, so I could give the studios the list of people attending, we had certain seats for the guests that starred in the VT's which would be on camera.
We had a meeting with the safety guys to be briefed as 2 of the first years would be in the car park, plus we had to know where the fire point was and to wear high visor's so we wouldn't get run over and people knew who we was.
The audience tent was set up with posters and Robyn, who was our warm up act, and I taught my other 2 first years how to use the ticket app so when guests came to the door.
This all rushed by and before I knew it, it was show time and to bring the audience into the studio, I had prepared the first years of where to stand so no-one went the wrong way and me and Laura communicated so we both knew what was going on as she helped me out.
I am pleased with how the day went and i think everyone enjoyed it and we will all miss it, there was a few problems as a women walked out and shouted in the studio as it was really cold unfortunately, this could not be helped though as we had to put the heated away as they put an orange tinge on the camera but are health and safety too.
Apart from this and the road closer which didn't real affect us as most people turned up and we only had a few empty seats, as the M20 was closed at the studios junction we thought we would have delays in people arriving so we was prepared to delay but it all went well.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Commissions Unit: Interviews
Interviews
I didn’t arrange
the interviews Kelly did as she mainly produce the whole video and organized
everything. In total there was 7 people that we interviewed and we decided to
do them all on the same day, this was done at Medway Hospital as Kelly felt
this was the best place especially as Ranjit was a busy man and we could fit
his interview in between patients. I did feel a bit of pressure as I am had to
make sure the image was prefect and sound was really good and the clip mic’s
were working etc. my only job was to film the interviews, so I had a two camera
set up with two microphones, I had the sony recording the sound and the wide
shot of the interview and a canon to do a close-upon the interviews, this gave
me more of a range of shots for the interview.
Kelly produced this film and organized the
interviews and I was responsible for the visuals and if I thought something
would look good I would show Kelly but sound and the second camera was my
responsibility to make sure I didn’t mess up and ruin the film.
Each interview was set up the same but as I had
7 people we changed which side they was on the screen so we had 3 mothers and
Kelly on the left side and the other 3 on the right side. They were each colour
corrected so they would all be the same colour, the only problem I had was that
I filled the cards up so fortunately I brought my mac so I could dig the
footage in between interviews.
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