Evie Unit 4

 By completing this pre-production activity I have enabled myself to analyse what has already been successfully produced around the 'thriller' genre. This allows me to take and adapt parts of the short films and use them in my film, this also inspires me to generate further ideas. To do this I researched into what were the most successful/popular thriller films, this came up as 'The Guilty' and 'Split,' these are full length films which would be beneficial for inspiring further ideas but not for looking into smaller codes and conventions as my film would be significantly shorter. In order to overcome this obstacle, I searched up thriller short films, in order to analyse codes, conventions and narrative arcs. This will ultimately positively impact my work as I can generate and improve my ideas, include similar codes and conventions in order to make sure I can adhere to genre conventions. 

 I created a production and post-production schedule in order to create a day to day schedule of what I should be doing daily when producing my film. This breaks down the production and pre-production activities I need to complete weekly. This will create a schedule for me to stick to and give me a checklist for tasks that need completing. By doing this, it allows my work to flow more proactively and will help the development of my film. this positively impacts the production and post production process as not only will I know what is doing on daily but so will all the cast/crew involved. 

I created a risk assessment chart that outlined any potential hazards that could arise when filming, I also ranked them to show the likelihood of it happening and that severity of the consequence. I also added a column addressing what I have done in order to minimise the risk happening all together. By doing this, the cast and crew already know of any hazards that could happen during filming and therefore can be mindful of these which can create a safer working environment. 

 I created a shot list in order to create a chart of what shots, angles and transitions I wanted to use, this helped me imagine the flow of my film. This will also help me when I come to actually filming my media product as I have an order and checklist to follow which will help me not waste time filming unnecessary shots and scenes. In order to create this, I had to cross reference my script and my storyboard to see what shots I knew I had already planned for but also to decide which ones I had to create. 

I created a location recce document in order to get all of the important details needed about the locations I am filming at which shows me the status of permission, key points of interest and areas I want to film in, and the services/facilities that might be necessary for filming. By creating this document I have emergency contact details if issues were occur when filming. I also have checked that this location is suitable for filming so I can determine technical aspects such as lighting and sound.