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Pre-production evaluation Unit 22
The first part of the pre-production we did for our
short drama was the script, this helped us to plan out the rest of the pre-production such as the storyboard etc. it also gave us a template to work round whilst filming the drama. We all contributed to the script, which meant that we all had a good understanding of what was happening and made it easier for us to produce the final film together.
After that we started on the main pre-production booklet for the feature, which contained a storyboard, mood board, props list, location recce, treatment, sound table, narrative structure, call sheet, risk assessment and a list of sound and recording equipment. The storyboard gave us a framework around which to plan our filming and let us decide which locations we were going to use. However, it was quite restricting as we did our best to stick to the storyboard which stopped us from adapting to the sets and conditions etc. whilst we were filming. We created a mood board for each character to give their respective actors an idea as to how they should be portraying the character, and to show what sort of character they were meant to be. The narrative structure of the drama was relatively short, but gave us an idea as to where we wanted our script to go and how we wanted to develop it. The sound table let us organise and plan how we were going to record any extra sounds and which music we wanted to have over the drama, we all had separate sound tables as we used different sounds in each of our final edits. We made sure to include as much detail as possible in our risk assessment in order to cover as much as we could and make sure our final shooting of the drama was as safe as it could be. For our final production, we designated roles to everyone in the group, so we each knew what we were doing and made everyone easier to manage. As one member of our group joined half way through filming we had to expand the production and give him an extra role, but he integrated well into the rest of the group and the expansion went well. As we used very few props in the production, we didnt have to plan for what we were going to use which made it easier to focus on organising everyone else who was working on the production. Originally we didnt have a time schedule, but as we got further into the pre-production and planning we made one to keep ourselves organised and to make sure that we had edited our production in time to meet the deadline. Once we had made the time schedule we kept to it reasonably well and met the deadline, however due to absences and forgetting SD cards we did have to rush a few of the scenes, although they looked relatively good despite the rush to finish shooting them. Overall, pre-production is exceptionally important, as it gives the people working on the production the opportunity to plan out every aspect of the final production and to sort out who will be having which role. The storyboard enables the director, cameraperson and actors to understand how the shot is going to be constructed and where everyone needs to be in order for the composition to be correct. The script is important so that the actors have guidelines to follow in relation to what they are going to say, and if lines are forgotten then the basic structure of the script should give the actor room to ad-lib. These two main aspects of pre-production enable the entire production to be successful as they give room for planning and expansion of the production. Also, pre-production also helps to give the crew a timeframe and to show them what equipment that they will be working with, letting them prepare for shooting the production. By completing pre-production quickly and efficiently, it also means that anyone outside the production crew e.g. owners of locations, people who lease studios, can write up any contracts that are required and put in place any safety precautions for a production crew to work there. In addition, the pre-production can also give the writer and producer the chance to decide what sort of a production it will be, and decide on actors, crew and editors in order to make their view of the final production as high quality as possible.
