2. Questionnaire
• The use of a questionnaire, as our Primary
research into our audience, proved to be very
helpful when creating our media production.
• Through the questionnaire, which we analysed and
make edits to our original script where applicable,
allowed us to gain a greater understanding of the
needs of the audience, therefore allowing us to
have a greater idea of the success for the opening.
• This gave us a prospective idea as to whether the
idea we had was worth making, however due to the
majorly positive response we continued with the
idea.
• One of the major things that was shown to be
something that the audience wanted to see would
be the broken jars. This is a symbolic genre
convention as the connotations of the broken jar
shows destruction and creates an element of fear
3. Story Board
• The story board proved to be a useful tool.
• Firstly, it made the planning of shots that we had
to do much easier, by showing us where the
opening was going and which scenes we needed
to shoot.
• Additionally for me as editor it helps massively as
I was able to follow along with the story board in
conjunction with the camera shot list in order to
have a schedule to stick by and create the
opening.
• Having the story board allowed the group to
visualize what the story was going to be about
and how it was going to look.
4. Camera Shot List
• On the day of shooting and all through
out the editing process the camera shot
list was very important.
• Similarly to the story board, this helped
me during the piecing together of the
video, however this document helped a
lot due to the fact that the editing that
needed to happen to each shot are
outlined on the document, making it
easier to figure out what needed to
happen when.
5. Talent Release
• This document was very
important for the producer’s job.
• This document ensures that
participants understand that they
do not have the rights to the
footage that is produced as a
result of their involvement.
• In the movie business this is very
important as people could try to
sue companies for unlawful
selling of products that they are
involved in in order to get money
from the company.
6. Personal Release
• The personal release is needed so that those
involved do not make additional demands other
than that which is agreed once the film has been
made.
• This relates to the talent release whereby there is a
need to protect the company from those who could
have mal-intentions.
• If the participant is under the age of 18 there is a
requirement to have the signature of a parent or
guardian. This is in order to comply with child
protection laws that apply to all those under 18 and
allows the clarity to be shown that no usage of any
participant will occur without the consent of the
parent or guardian.
7. Location Contract
• The location contract states the time and place that the
production will occur.
• This is a very important document as it ensures that the
location that the production will occur at will be agreed upon
and available for use during an agreed time.
• This also ensures that the location owner as well as the
production company both stick to their time slots available to
them.
• This in the movie business is critical. Those who do not stick
to their time slots, at Warner Bros. Studios for example, are
heavily fined due to the need for another production company
to use the studios. Likewise, those who miss their slot not only
miss out on their production time but on a lot of money that
has now been wasted. Therefore the location contact is very
important.
8. Location Release
• The location release determines how
much should be paid to the owner of
the location in order to use it.
• This in addition with the location
contract both prevent outside sources
from intervening during the production
process which gives the production
company the freedom to shoot.
9. Risk Assessment
• This is one of the most important documents needed
during the production process. It outlines the possible
risks that might occur during production and ways in
which the risk can be lowered as a risk to those
involved.
• An example of this could be the trip hazard created
from the wires needed to power the lights in the
production space. A solution to limit the risk of this
could be to tape the cables together and tape them
to the floor as well as putting up a sign and telling
people to be cautious of the cables on the floor.
10. Budget Proposal
• This document is important for companies that are using a
budget and are aiming to make the most profit from the
movie that they can. It ensures that the movie doesn’t go
over budget and sticks to the budget they have.
• An example where this hasn’t happened is within the
movie Hugo.
• It was created for the purpose of being artistic, not a
movie that is intended to make money. However, as a
result of the director wanting the artist potential of the film
to shine through above all else, they went over budget,
didn’t sell as much to make it up at box office and ended
up making -4% profit.
• This, for a major movie production, has rarely happened
before, but it shows the importance of a good budget
proposal.
11. Edit Log
• During the editing process the
edit log allowed me to spot
patterns within the editing
sequence which for certain
clips needed to be repeated,
therefore showing me what
needed to be kept the same.
• Additionally, the editing
process took place over a
number of weeks, therefore it
was very useful to have a log
to refer to tell me where I left
off and where I have to carry
on from.
12. Call Sheet
• The call sheet is used, in major productions, by
the producer and the runner. It enables them to
know who is meant to where, what with and
when.
• This is very important when dealing with massive
movies due to the amount of people that are
needing to be kept track of being very big,
therefore, a sheet outlining where everyone is
meant to be in crucial in ensuring that the
production process runs smoothly.
13. Evaluation of Documents
■ At times, there were moments where the documents no longer needed to serve
their purpose. For example, the story board was loosely used during the editing
process as the camera shot list proved more useful.
■ Additionally, there were parts that were added last minute during the editing
process that weren’t in the original plan but were things that we thought would
enhance the movie opening and give it a sense of verisimilitude.
■ Apart from this, the documents served their purpose well and the importance of
them in the wider movie industry is clear.
