One minute film pre production report

In this report i will showing all the requirements that i need in order to make sure my one minute short film "Dolls" in order to make sure this film happens successfully happen . This plan is to ensure that  that the project is delivered by the deadline. My short film will be about a stressed out Man who finds Voodoo doll , and starts attacking. But in reality it is effecting his next door neighbour. Some of the requirements i will need to consider in this pre production report are: Type of production, Fiance, Timescale,Crew and Personnel, Facilities, Materials , Contributors, Locations and Code of Practice and Regulation. 

Type of Production

The type  of production is a short film that will last for one minute. the genre of the film will be a Horror film.This short film will require a script , a small crew, a storyboard, props such as fake blood and of course you will need a camrea to record and LED lights respectively.

Finance

In order for this project to be successful i am going to need to decided where i am going to get my source of finance from. this is important because if i do not have a source of fiance then i will not have enough funds to pay for things like Crew members wages, Recording equipment, Catering and even Editing. Usually web serials can be funded by kick starters, this means that people who are supporting the product donate their own money in order to make sure the project can be funded.

Budget requirements will need to set in order to make sure we are spending the right amount of money on facilities, for example paying for the transport , talent (cast/actor) crew (production), materials, facility hire (studio or edit suite). However for this project i will not need as much funding, this is because i will be using equipment for ctk sidcup free of charge, also i will not need to pay for travel as i am 17 and my travel is free when using buses in London. i will not need to pay for talent such as actors and crew, this is because i have convinced my friends and classmates to help me out free of charge.

Catering fees - While we are Filming it is important that food and drink are provided. this is because you need both crew and talent to be working at their best. this will cost around £20.

Editing suite - Usually a editing suite will cost up to around £1000+ ,this is because an Apple Mac is idle for editing short films because of the software "Final Cut Pro". however I will be using Christ the King St Mary's has a Mac suite for editing that I have access to .

Props- 
Fake Blood (1000ml) x2 - £14

Voodoo Doll - £6

In order to pay for these expense i will need to use my own money or borrow from friends and family who want to contribute to this project. However if there are other ways of obtaining the funds needed in order to make a short film.Many film makers use Kickstarters to fund their short film project. Kickstarter is a site which allows people to donate to a project until the project goal is met.

I have taken into consideration that i will have to use my budget to make sure i have the best and most suitable talent available to me to use in my short film however, i will be using the people around me to start in my short film, this will include friends ,family or anyone who wants to volunteer.

Time

In the media business deadlines are very important. without deadlines the product will not be released on time , if the product is not released on time then it will cause the audience to be upset, also it will cost me more money as i will have to pay for extra use of equipment e.g Camera, microphones.

I will need to make sure that i have set out enough time to book the necessary equipment from CTK Sidcup. in this case i will need to make sure that i will have a working camera. if i don't have a camera i wont be able to film the web serial.

I have also taken into consideration the availability of personals, i am going to have to keep the contact details of each team member, this is so that i will be able to tell necessary information , like where we will be meeting.

Crew and Personnel

As i have no budget the size of me team is looking to be between 5- people, this is because i would have to ask favour from friends in order to help out with the project. Whereas a project such as Video Game High School (VGHS) would have over 100 people for cast and crew. their roles could vary from runners to camera man and even sound guys.
Some of the skills that crew and personnel will need to have is good time management skills, as there is only for people one member of the team will be in charger of the camera work of the film a

• Cameraman/Women - Responsible for Filming all the footage that will be used in short film.
• Director - Responsible for making sure the talent is  doing exactly what they are suppose to be.
• Editor- responsible for arrange footage so that it follows continuity. 
• Sound Engineer - Make sure that the audio of a film matches up with the actions of the film. 

Facilities

In this project i am going need need facilities in order to make sure that i am able to shoot the one minute short film. the production equipment i will need is a camera and a tripod. However VGHS would need more things such as reflectors, gels , stabilizer and even lenses

in order for my project to go forth i am going to have some post production , this includes using software like final cut pro x to edit all the footage that has been shot, Ctk Sidcup have an editing suite available for me to use in order to edit all my footage.

Hiring out facilities can be costly , it can cost up to £2300+ to hire out equipment for 7 days, on one hand this is good because this ensure that the equipment and resources are top notch and fully functional on the other hand the colleges resources are free to use , this is idle for me as i will be looking to put in the least amount as money as i need to, as i am not being funded.

However as i am doing this part of a college assignment , Christ the king will be responsible for  supplying me with: A lighting kit, Camera and Tripod. Another facility they will be able to provide me with is a mac suite to edit the footage we have gathered.

Materials

for my project i will need to think about what music i will use. however i can not just pick any song that i want to be in this project, unless i score the piece of music myself or own the copyrights then i will not be able to use the audio in my film. "In a nutshell Royalty Free Music refers to a type of music licensing that allows the purchaser to pay for the music license only once and to use the music for as long as desired. For example you purchase a Royalty Free Music license for a video on your website"
Paying the royalties to music has its upsides, as you have a wider selection of music to choose from to be featured in your film.

Location

For the location of my short film I have chosen to use the scenery at Canary Wharf station. I have chosen this location because I feel it will tie into the aesthetic of my short film.  Another location I have chosen to film at.

Another Location i have chosen to use is house that belongs to one of my class mate. I have chosen to shoot at this location because i the appearance of the house is very suitable for the type of short film i want to feel. this is important because if the appearance of the location you choose to film at does not match the nature of the film then it will come across as unprofessional.

Contributors

Our contributors are specialised 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 Regulations 

 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 organisation. Also health and safety regulations will have to be met.