Evie Unit 4

 Creating a storyboard is an essential part of pre-production planning as it provides a visual trail of my ideas for my short film. Without undertaking this activity, other cast and crew members might not be able to envision aspects of my film resulting in it not turning out and finalising the way I intended it to. In order to create a storyboard, I used post it notes a template/base for my ideas, this way I was able to easily move round the order of scenes and interchange ideas. This will positively impact my production stage as my work is readable and expresses my ideas clearly for my short film. 

 A call sheet is an essential document for pre-production planning as it provides a separate schedule for each day of filming, taking into consideration external factors such as weather and first aid safety. This is a clear, industry standard layout which has been proven to be successful. In order to create a document like this, I gathered information for the first day of filming, (each day of filming will have the same layout just adjusting the information) including cast needed, specific timing and key details. This will strengthen the process of producing my short film as I have a rigid schedule to stick to, this call sheet allows everyone on set to know where they need to be during the day and for what time, this document can act as a tick list for each day of filming. This will help to keep production smooth and on track to create the best possible film concept. 

 I created a vital document a part of pre-production planning which included contact details of the producer, a supervisor for locations and the cast. This way, if anything was to happen, the contact details are easily accessible and follow a user friendly layout. In order to do this, I got contact details from the location incase they were needed, I then asked each cast member to provide at least one form of contact detail, by doing this the whole production can run a lot smoother and safer. 

To create my short film, actors to be apart of the cast was a necessity, a vital part of my production and due to my film conforming the conventions of a thriller, there is a couple of deaths within my film, therefore a slightly larger cast was needed, this was still kept to a minimum of around 7 people. In order for them to be legally allowed in my film, I needed to create a cast release form which explains what they are consenting to being a part of the production of 'HOUSE OF FUN.' By signing it they have agreed to be in my short film production, this gives my work more stability as they are guaranteed to be involved (unless any unexpected withdraws).   

 I created a contingency plan as a guide to indicate what to do if one of the listed risks happened. In order to do this, I first had to think of a couple of the possibilities that could happen when filming my short production, this included things such as the reliability of the cast and crew (people dropping out, illness or unable to make it) and location permissions being accepted or denied. By forming this table, I have backup options so in most scenarios I will be able to adapt my film and not delay the production stage any further. This impacts by work as it means, no matter the situation I will always have an extra option to try and produce the best possible short film I can. A contingency plan is a necessary document needed to film the production, to highlight the probability of each risk happening even further, I made the decision to fill in the box red, amber and green just to further emphasise the chance of each event happening.