The lovely people at DesiShoots sent us this sample PPM docket for newbies. PPM is a Pre Production meeting where production house and director discuss in details what they have planned for the client's shoot.

1. Brand and TVC Name Goes Here
CLIENT: Client company name (Example: Unilever)
BRAND: Brand Name goes here (example Cadburys)
AGENCY: Ad agency name goes here
DIRECTOR: Director Name Goes here
PRODUCER: Producer name goes here
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2. AGENCY SCRIPT TREATMENT
Treatment basics got here in one or two paragraphs
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3. CHARACTER BRIEF SCRIPT
Agency script goes here.
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4. STORYBOARD
No. Frame Description
1 Storyboard frame JPEGS go here,
Its important to number each frame so
discussions around exact frames can be
possible.
Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
2
Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
3 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
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5. STORYBOARD
No. Frame Description
4 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
5
Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
6 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
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6. STORYBOARD
No. Frame Description
7 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
8
Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
9 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
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7. STORYBOARD
No. Frame Description
10 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
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Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
12 Storyboard frame descriptor goes here.
VO: VO and dialogue if any which goes
with this frame here.
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8. MOODBOARD
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Beautiful photos depicting
the mood for the film the
director envisions.
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Photo Photo
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9. MOODBOARD
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Beautiful photos depicting
the mood for the film the
director envisions.
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Photo Photo
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10. MOODBOARD
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Beautiful photos depicting
the mood for the film the
director envisions.
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Add lots of photos especially those
coming from the script.
Example: If script has grandfather giving
gift to grandchild, find best pictures for
that scene that fits the director’s mood
vision. And so on for every important
sequence in the film.
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11. Casting
Keep Cast Photos here
At this point, either embed clipped auditions here or play
manually from your presentation laptop or iPad.
Take snaps from auditions plus add some of their portfolio
pics which best suit the script at hand. Example: if in the
script the girl is supposed to wear a saree, adda portfolio pic
of the actor in a saree if possible.
USe as many pages as required.
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12. Casting
Keep Cast Photos here
At this point, either embed clipped auditions here or play
manually from your presentation laptop or iPad.
Take snaps from auditions plus add some of their portfolio
pics which best suit the script at hand. Example: if in the
script the girl is supposed to wear a saree, adda portfolio pic
of the actor in a saree if possible.
USe as many pages as required.
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13. LOOK & FEEL REFERENCES
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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14. LOOK & FEEL REFERENCES
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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15. Location and Sets
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Add location and set pics
here, especially from angles
you may want to shoot in.
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Add location and set pics
here, especially from angles
you may want to shoot in.
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Add location and set pics
here, especially from angles
you may want to shoot in.
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Add location and set pics
here, especially from angles
you may want to shoot in.
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16. ART PROPS
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Photos of prominent action
props and other art props.
Example if actor uses a
motorcycle, what kind of
motorcylce, if crockery,
what kind?
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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17. ART PROPS
Photo
Photos of prominent action
props and other art props.
Example if actor uses a
motorcycle, what kind of
motorcylce, if crockery,
what kind?
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
Photo
Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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Beautiful photos depicting
the lighting, art direction etc
for the film.
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18. COLOUR PALETTE
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Depicting color palette of
the film. What colours we
want to use. Use
colorlovers.com for help.
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19. WARDROBE
Style Option (example) : Short top with Skirt
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Photos of kind of wardrobe.
References should be as
close to what we are going
to get.
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20. WARDROBE
Style Option: Long Kurta with Skirt
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Photos of kind of wardrobe.
References should be as
close to what we are going
to get.
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Photos of kind of wardrobe.
References should be as
close to what we are going
to get.
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Photos of kind of wardrobe.
References should be as
close to what we are going
to get.
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Photos of kind of wardrobe.
References should be as
close to what we are going
to get.
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21. HAIR & MAKE UP
Hair References
Option 1
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Photos of kind of hair
styles.. References should
be as close to what we are
going to get.
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Photos of kind of hair
styles.. References should
be as close to what we are
going to get.
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22. HAIR & MAKE UP
Makeup References
Option 2
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Photos of kind of hair
styles.. References should
be as close to what we are
going to get.
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Photos of kind of hair
styles.. References should
be as close to what we are
going to get.
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23. Music references
Sound
You may embed sound clip here. or play it manually from
your presentation laptop or iPad.
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24. Schedule
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Put the schedule here.
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25. Thank You!
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