My company has been
required to produce a report and outline the range of requirements necessary to
produce a one minute short film to be entered in the London short film
festival. My company is called Davics TV. It’s a small company and it is
privately funded as it’s not a public company so therefore I will be sourcing
funding myself from kick-starters and other investments form producers.
TYPE OF PRODUCTION: My short film is a thriller genre it requires a small crew of about 3- 4 people, a script of the story, certain locations that are suitable for my short film, I will also be needing certain shipments and facilities such as camera, lightning kit such as LED lights, props and costume such as fake blood and certain clothes.
FINANCE: For my one
minute I'm going to be needing at least a £100 and this money will be used for
the following reasons: Location would cos around £50 and then I will also be
using the rest of the £50 to buy props. I will be sourcing my finance
from money I will get from kick-starters, kick-starters are sits where people
put up their projects and they get funded by donations or other personnel's
looking to invest. 'm using kick starter because it’s the easiest way for film
producers like myself to earn and raise money for their short films. Other
producers user other ways of raising their funds such as saving money from
their day to day jobs or they play the lottery and the money they earn from it
they invest it into their short film. Also there are governmental national film
agencies that actually fund low budget films such as CREATIVE ENGLAND,
CREATIVE SCOTLAND, FFILM CYMRU WALES and NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN they
offer funding’s for short film they aim to promote creativity and film skills.
Also charities are also a way of raising money for short film productions and
also private investors is another way of also raising money for short films.
For my short film I'm going to be sourcing my funding from online kick-starters
as they are the easy ways of raising money fora short film I'm also going to be
getting money from my personal savings in other to fund my short film, I have
chosen these two ways not because they are the very best ways of raising money
for Short film but because there are the means that I can readily and quickly
raise money for my short film. In a real life situation it will cost around
£1,300 to shoot a produce a short film and below is the budget breakdown of the
budget
Actor's - £100
Crew travel expenses - £100
Equipment (lovely Canon C100) - £870
Location - £80
Craft - £30
Film festival costs - £100
Emergency (back up) - £100
Crew travel expenses - £100
Equipment (lovely Canon C100) - £870
Location - £80
Craft - £30
Film festival costs - £100
Emergency (back up) - £100
Producers will source
there in come in a real life situation from saving up money or either using
kick-starters or winning the lottery the only reason they do this is that most
of the times when things don't work out if they lose money they will not
lose a lot. The producers also go out and they source for the right people for
the right positions such as directors, actors and camera operators. Below is a
spreadsheet of a budget requirement in a real life situation things they will
need and how much they really cost.
http://www.slideshare.net/ellieeeee/short-film-production-budget
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FACILITIES: For this short film I'm going to be needing a
professional filming camera, lighting kit, microphone kit and a tri –pod,
I will be hiring these equipment’s especially my camera from my school as we
have a policy that allows us to borrow the cameras out for free. In a real life situation I will have to go out
and but cameras and my other equipment I need for my short film, I will also
need to book an editing suite where my short film will be edited, I will also
need to purchase editing software such as Final cut Pro x, the main reason why
I need these equipment such as my camera and all the other important ones is
that without them I cannot film not having them is as good as not doing
anything about it therefore I will need these equipment in other to make my
short film a success and meet deadlines . I will not have to physically
go and buy cameras and lighting kit or go and pay for a recording studio
because my school allows me to borrow or take out cameras under our
borrow and return policy all the equipment such as cameras (a video camera),
lightning kit, tripod and microphone kit will all be provided to me by my
school the equipment I will have to go and source out and buy myself will
be the props and make up and also a room or location that I will film in, for
location it it's not 100% certain I will have to pay because I can get
permission and shoot on various locations for free. I will also need a way of
transportation, normally everyone in my crew will have an oyster which allows
them to get to different places on bus for a very low amount it's about £10 for
a year or two for places that the buses won't be able to go we will be calling
up a cab or getting dropped there by parents or friends that drive. In a real
life situation production mangers will hire camera operators that will either
come with their own equipment or will give the production manager particular
specification of materials to buy or the camera operator will be given the
funds to go and buy these equipment themselves and this will cost around £870. For location they will either call up the
local council of where they want to film and get a permit to film there and
also they call up property managers of the properties they want to also film on
they would be given a price to pay per hour or per day depending on how long
they want to use them most properties range between 50 pounds to 80 pounds.
Also for editing they will also need to book an editing suite which cost 150
pounds per day for dry hiring these means that there will be
no equipment such as mac and final cut pro x the producers will have
to buy they or they can hire with all the equipment for 250
pounds per day these includes Macs and Final cut pro x all provided but in
my situation I am going to book my schools editing suite which
is equipped with Macs and Final cut pro x software for free.
LOCATION and PERSONAL: locations are very important when planning a short film because this is where the Fillings will take place without the locations the film cannot be. In other for us to secure a particular location we will have to get out a location release form to the local council to fill out to show that we have permissions to film on specific grounds or we send it to private owners of the locations. Finding locations suitable for my short film is the director’s job and then he gives his findings back to the producer and the producer looks at these and sees if they are suitable for the short film because mine is horror I will be looking for deserted and isolated locations and when these locations have been found the producer then calls up who he needs to the get does locations ready for filming and if he has to pay for any he will also take care of that.
For my short film I will
need only two talents and the way I'm going to get my talents is that I'm
going to get them from my school, I’m going to put up posters as adverts and
people who are interested will come for an audition where the best will be
chosen as my talents. Also the producer which is me is responsible for hiring
crew members such as directors and camera operators, for my short film I have
been put in a group of 4 of we have evenly distributed the jobs between us, we have
someone who is the director who is in charge of sourcing locations, writing the
script and aligning the script. While we have a camera operator who is in
charge of the story boarding and camera work and also have someone who is in
charge of lightning kit and editing.
To source my location I
will be using or going on a site called Film London where there are various
filming locations around London that are suitable for filming after I have
chosen my location I either contact the Film office of the borough the place is
located in or I contact the site manager or owner of the location in other to
obtain permission.
To source for my actors
I’m going to be using a website called Spotlight which gives me profiles and
portfolios of various actors and their works in other for me to see their
acting skills.
TIMESCALE: As a media company we attach so much importance in meeting our deadlines and if we don’t meet these deadlines we are going to lose money and we cannot afford to lose money as it will result to us losing in general. So for my short film our time scale to making these will be a week. The first day we are going to be sourcing our locations and getting our recces and props and actors all sorted and the next day we are going to get our equipment all sorted out and ready to go on the third day we are going to be filming and so as the fourth and on the last day we are going to be editing our film and the next Monday our film is going to be released there by allowing us to meet our deadline set for us after these days we be evaluating and distributing our work. For filming we are going to start at 9am and finish at 3pm each filming day while for editing it’s going to take the whole day for us to fully edit our shots together. For our short film we are not going to be needing a lot of crew members and talents and this is because it’s a one minute low budget short film and not a high profile film or series which includes or needs a lot of people. In order to meet these deadlines I’m going to be using various documents such as call sheets to make sure that my crew and cast are organized, also due the fact that I have to book equipment I will have to get that done a lot earlier in order to get the equipment ready before the actually shoot which gives us more time to shoot and edit also have to book or get to the editing suite early in order for us to also have enough time to edit the short film.
CREW & PERSONNEL: In
a real life situation when producers are sourcing for their crew they need to
have a very good experience in the media industry but for my one minute short
film my crew members will need to have little or some experience in the media
industry based on what they have learnt and the works that they have carried
out.
We are going to need
certain individuals who can diligently do the job of important roles such as
the producer, the director and the camera operator. Also we need actors but
this will be the producer’s job to source talent for the short film. For the
producer below are the certain skills that will be needed:
Need to have a good
business mind of thinking.
Have a good understanding and handling of finance
Have good creative vision of the idea to be portrayed
Must be self-motivated in other to motivate the rest of his crew
Must be able to negotiate
Be a good motivational person
Must have an idea and understand the creative processes of film making
Must be able to get money to source his production
Needs to have good communication skills with others
Have a good understanding and handling of finance
Have good creative vision of the idea to be portrayed
Must be self-motivated in other to motivate the rest of his crew
Must be able to negotiate
Be a good motivational person
Must have an idea and understand the creative processes of film making
Must be able to get money to source his production
Needs to have good communication skills with others
For the director below are
certain skills that the director will need to have?
Needs to have a good Creative
and imaginative mind
Needs to have good communication skills with people
Needs to have good communication skills with people
Also needs to have the
ability of having patience with people
Needs to be able to motivate people as well as leading them.
Needs to have excellent organization skills
must be good at problem solving.
Needs to be able to motivate people as well as leading them.
Needs to have excellent organization skills
must be good at problem solving.
Have good time management
skills as spending skills therefore knows his limit so that he doesn’t over
spend above the production budget.
Good time management and budget awareness.
Good time management and budget awareness.
And for the camera
operator these are the skills they will need to have:
Must have an idea of how
to operate and use a camera to give out good quality
must be able to use the rule of thirds and also follow the 180 degree rule.
Needs to have an artistic mind
must be able to use the rule of thirds and also follow the 180 degree rule.
Needs to have an artistic mind
Needs to be patient.
Must be able to visual compose shots perspective and movement
Must be able to use both creativity and technical skills.
Combine creativity with technical skills
Needs to pay a lot attention to detail
communicate well with the rest of the crew
Must be able to visual compose shots perspective and movement
Must be able to use both creativity and technical skills.
Combine creativity with technical skills
Needs to pay a lot attention to detail
communicate well with the rest of the crew
In a real life situation
the film company will either give the job to one of their qualified staff or
they will put out adverts for other people with these skills to apply and thy
will be granted an interview not all but those that are well qualified for it
I have been put in
a group of 4 people and within us we have chosen people for specific duties, I
have been given the role of the producer and before this was done a
skill audit had to be produced and the reason why I got the place was
because I was the most organized and the person that gets things
done on time. The person chosen for the director was chosen because he was the
most creative in our group and the last person who took the position of the
camera operator has a very good skill of camera work and working with the rule
of thirds. In all our roles we are not all great at it in other to sharpen our
skills based on these we have decided to attend media workshops at our college
which is held every Friday and after these we should be able to carry out
everything in a professional manner. Below are some of the
skills of the personnel that have been chosen to handle specific roles:
PRODUCER: Michael Oladokun.
|SKILLS: Organized and
gets things done quick and in relative time, not very good at have patience
with someone, confident.
RATE CARD CHARGES: 48
hour per week
£925-1,037
JOB DECSRIPTION: In the media Industry the producer has the overall
control in every aspect of film productions, they are responsible for bringing
the crew members together and creating an environment where the crews and cast
can work together and flourish. In the pre-production stages the producers
brings in the key members of the production team such as the director and key
cast members, they are also task with the job of funding and finding finances
for the project once this has been done they select key members as head of
departments for certain sectors of production.
The producers also
approve location, final shoot script, production schedule, call sheet and
overall budget. Once the film is at the stage of production the producers are
responsible for the day to day smooth operation of the team, they should keep
in constant touch with the director and other key creative members.
DIRECTOR: UGO
|SKILLS: Has a very good relationship in
working with others, has a very artistic way of looking at things and a very
good artistic mind. Mind.
RATE CARD CHARGES: 48
hour PER week
£1,200-1,345
JOB DESCRIPTION: Directors are responsible for making and
transforming the written script of the film into visual images and sounds on
screen, they are also responsible for the films artistic nature it is based on
him if the films artistic nature is a success or a failure. During
pre-production he is responsible for the writing and lining of the script, they
are also tasked with selecting the right crew and cast and also responsible for
sourcing locations that he thinks are suitable for the film idea. They also
handle technical aspects of the film such as camera, sound, lightning, and
special effects. At all stages of production the director is responsible for
the motivation of the crew and cast to produce work at the best of their
ability.
During the post
production stages the director works with the editors through various technical
processes of editing in other to reach the final and suitable version of the
film that is been produced. The director always need to be aware of the
production budget so that he doesn’t get locations and personals that are above
the productions budget.
CAMERA OPERATOR: TAMARIA
LYNCH
SKILLS: Has a good skill
using the camera, can use the rule of third and the 180 degree rule and she has
a very good artistic mind.
RATE CARD CHARGES:
10 hour day
£380 - £426
JOB DESCRIPTION: Director of photography are important heads of
film productions and they have one of the major creative roles they are
required to provide the film with a unique visual look.
Director of
photography’s must understand the photographic importance of a screenplay, they
must be able to use various types and source of materials and skills which
include still photography and painting they also need the ability to have an
artistic mind, they are also tasked with the ability of creating the best and
the right look using the correct lightning, framing and camera movements.
During filming the
director of photography/ camera operator is in charge of the camera and works
with the director to visualize, film and produce the concept idea of the film
to the viewers.
MATERIALS: The
materials I’m going to need I’m going to need will be provide for me I
will not need to produce any new materials for production. I will be using
already made materials such as music tracks in other to make my short film very
presentable, I’m going to be using royalty free music tracks I will have to not
pay and these tracks can be downloaded from you tube but in a real life
situation to get a piece of copyrighted music on a movie it will cost around 1074
pounds for a duration of one year. Also professional materials such
as scripts and story boards will be provided for us as there are
various templets available to be downloaded off the internet for
everyone.
CONTRIBUTORS: Our contributors are specialized people who are good and are still in the processes of learning or already good at what they do the people I’m referring to are producers, directors and camera operators. Also we are going to sourcing actors from people in the drama section of my school which makes it more professional which makes it more professional as they will know what they are doing.
CODE OF PRACTICE AND REGULATION: These are the documents by regulation that we must have in other for our short film to be successful, examples are locations and pictures and videos of our locations, forms for the owners of the locations to fill in other to show that we have permission to film on their site, also other documents such has consent forms that actors need to sign in other to know that they have given us the right to post what we have film. We are also going to have a set of rules which are meant to govern the organization. Also health and safety regulations will have to be met. If my short film was only going to be shown in the United Kingdom I will have to send my short film to the BBFC in other for them to regulate it and see if it meets their specification for the age certificate I have requested that my short film will be shown, because my short film is going to be shown on an online platform such as YouTube they cannot regulate my short film but if it was to appear on Netflix they can only give is an age rating but cannot regulate it as well because Netflix is an online movie platform.
And for my actual short
film I have decided to shoot at canary wharf and in other for me to secure that
location I had E-mail the Press Office at canary Wharf and they gave me
permission to shoot I also contacted the TFL and they asked us to produce
certain documents that could be issued by our college and in the end we were
given permission to shoot there as we
CONCLUSION: due to my production team been small I have decided to prioritize getting equipment and getting the required equipment and documents done in order to have enough time to shoot and edit, also because we are a very large class in my media class there might be a problem booking equipment so me and my crew will book our equipment earlier also giving us enough time tom shoot and edit within the 2 weeks production submission deadline.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/18-codes-of-practice-and-regulation.html
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/unit-11-financing.html
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/unit-12-timescale.html
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/unit-14-facilities-and-equipment.html
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/unit-15-materials.html
http://ctkmedial3shortfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/18-codes-of-practice-and-regulation.html
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