This document provides guidance for planning and pre-production for a short film. It outlines sections to include in a PowerPoint presentation such as story details, visual planning, organizational planning, and soundtrack planning. For the story, it suggests brainstorming ideas and creating a scene breakdown table. For visual planning, it recommends storyboarding, shot listing, and pre-visualizing. The organizational planning section covers production team roles and cast/location information. The soundtrack planning sections describe planning for diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Templates and online tools are referenced to help complete each section.