This document provides a template and guidance for planning a film production. It includes sections for visual planning, organizational planning, contingency planning, and soundtrack planning. The visual planning section includes templates for storyboarding and a shot list. The organizational planning section provides spaces to list crew members, actors, locations, and schedule. The contingency planning section suggests considering potential technical, location, personnel, and organizational issues that could arise. The soundtrack planning recommends considering whether to include diegetic or non-diegetic sounds.

1. YOUR NAME HERE

2.  This template PowerPoint presentation includes all the
relevant elements you need to cover your film production.
 It is suggested you save this PP in a different name so you
always have a copy – some sections require you to delete the
information on the slide and replace with your own work
 Add more pages to each section where necessary [you should
be doing this!]
 Add visuals as you see necessary
 This document will be added to as you progress through the
pre-production phase.
 Remember, you need to give as much attention to your sound
planning as you do to your visual planning

4.  Use the story development resource to help structure your
short film with more detail
 Not all the aspects have to be followed verbatim, use the
resource the plan out character, motivation, stakes and the arc
of your film, this will help to ensure that it works structurally
 Proforma is on bb
 Add a structural breakdown of each scene once you have done
this

5.  Put your form here

7.  Breakdown your film into it’s basic sections [e.g. via scene
breakdown or similar] and apply broad visual ideas to each
section. You should list the shots required
 You can use this as the master template for your production,
then add more shots to each section when you develop your full
visual plan
 From this you could work on a conventional script if you want,
but using the scene breakdowns should be enough

8. Scene No. or section
(e.g. beginning,
middle, end, etc)
Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
Waking Up 0-15 seconds Protagonist wakes
up.
Waking up(blurry
to in focus),
Broken technology,
Running
downstairs.
N/A
Family 15-35 seconds Protagonist
discovers frozen
family.
We move the
camera round
stationary actors.
N/A
Run outside 35-40 seconds Running outside to
see rest of world.
We follow
protagonist
running around.
N/A
Looking for
solution and
spotting something
40-50 seconds We see the
protagonist looking
round in a panic
when he spots
something.
Close up on face as
panic sets in.
N/A
End shot 50-60 See text as well as
the protagonist
coming face to face
with self.
Close-up of phone.
Split screen
stationary shot.
N/A

9. Visual Planning

10.  This section is concerned with the visual planning of your film
 You should use this section to develop the sequencing or your
video, establish the visuals look and sequencing of your film
and create a structure for you to follow when filming
 It is important that you ‘pre-visualise’ the film before you
make it; it will make filming and production a more
streamlined process
 The following tasks are part of your visual planning
 Pre-visualisation and concept boards
 Storyboarding
 Shot list

11.  Your shot list should contain the sequential breakdown of what
you need to shoot for your film
 It should work in partnership with your storyboard
 It will be your working document when you film
 It should contain the shot number, scene number, shot
description, framing, cast/location info and action you will see
 It should also have information on performers in the scene and
other props, etc
 Shot list template is on Blackboard in the pre-production
folder.

14. Organisational Planning

15.  Music: Midge Tyler & Thomas Gray
 Cameraman: Jesse Lapworth
 Editing: Jesse Lapworth
 Filming Equipment: Mr Bedford

16.  Protagonist: Mark Lapworth
 Family: Rachel & Daisy Lapworth

17.  House (Bedroom, Stairs, Hallway & Kitchen)
 Village green.
 Front Garden.
 Road.

18.  Things go wrong
 Your contingency plan is there to give you a backup or to
minimise the effect on production
 You should consider the following areas: Technical, Location,
Personnel and Organisational areas [about 5 potential issues
for each]
 Use the form in pre-production folder on Blackboard

19.  Provide an outline of what you will do on which days during
production
 All of my shoots will be done over the weekend.

20. Soundtrack Planning

21.  I wont be including any diegetic sounds so as time is frozen so
is sound.

22.  My music will be composed by an outside group Midge Tyler &
Thomas Gray, who are looking to get their music included in
films.
 They will be credited.