This PowerPoint presentation template provides guidance for students to plan their film production project. It includes sections for visual planning, organizational planning, location information, risk assessments, schedules, and sound planning. Students are instructed to fill in details of their production in each section, such as storyboards, shot lists, crew contacts, location permits, and plans for acquiring sound effects and music. The template is intended to help students fully plan all elements of their short film before beginning production.

1. Daniel Thompson

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

6.  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

7. Scene No. or
section (e.g.
beginning, middle,
end,etc)​
Approxtiming​ What happens​ Visual notes​ Audio notes​
Beginning:​ 30 Seconds​ Main character is
walking around with
shoppingbags and
gets text threatening to
hurry up or else.
Makes the decision to
Head home running
and drops shopping.​
Props:Shopping Bags,​
Possible bright
objects.​
Bright filter, bright
clothing for main
character, Happy
expressions.
Minimalistic music​
Some effects may
need overdubbing to
emphasise them.
Middle:​ 20Seconds​ An intense scene in
which the main
character is running
home panicked and
upset. The camera will
not be anywhere near
as clear as the first
scene and will shake
and angle itself
unusually.
No props needed​
The objects in the
shots will have a
darker filter put over
them and less
colourful objects with
be more focused than
more colourful ones.
Character is visibly
afraid and in fear.
Intenseboomymusic
with high tempo to aid
the 'running out of
time' theme. There will
be an extremely faint
ticking noise in the
background
meanwhile. Footsteps
will be the most
emphasised for
dramatic effect.​
Ending:​ 20 Seconds​ Main character will
burst through the door
in a panic and charge
through to the kitchen
in which the cooker is
on. He turns it off and
then slumps down next
to it crying and
hysterical. He throws
the phone across the
room and it is revealed
that the text is from his
mum warning him to
take the food out of the
oven.​
Oven will be on.​
First half of scene
everything will be as
dark as act two but will
gradually become
brighter once the
situation has become
obviously a joke to the
audience.
Props: Phone, oven.​

8. Visual Planning

9.  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

10.  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.

13. Organisational Planning

14.  Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference
stages of production, using a table is suggested
Name Contact Info Role
Daniel Thompson 07818232477 Editor + Actor
Kieran Beal 07470981358 Cameraman

15.  Who is going to be in your film, how and why have they been
deemed your best choice? Do you have any backup options?
I will be featuring in this film on my own while my classmate Kieran films for me
with my instruction using the shot list. As back up, I have a couple of friends
from around college who are not in my class. I thought that I would be able to
film my product easier if I was acting instead of somebody else. The only
downside would be that the shots would not be exactly the same as I would first
have imagined.

16.  Information and images of your location[s] for filming
Location: Easingwold, Long Street. It is the busy main street of
Easingwold so may be rather loud and pedestrians may get in the
way of filming. For this reason I will make sure that I film at a time
that less people will be out and about. The background noise will
be easily edited so should not be a problem. There is no particular
address for this location as it is not indoor and as far as I know I do
not need permission from anybody to film.

17.  Risk Assess each separate filming location using the provided
form in the pre-production folder on Blackboard and insert into
your powerpoint
 Completing a generic filming assessment would be a start, then
you can add specialist/site specific risks as you progress your
production
 Remember, a Risk Assessment is an ongoing document, you
should evaluate if anything changes in production and when you
put control measures in place

18. RISK ASSESSMENT
Risk Solution
Eye strain from using PC Take a break
Back Ache Sit correctly in chair instead of
slumping
Cars near the filming location Always assess the camera location
for risk of being hit
Work Could be lost from corruption Back it up on a flash drive
Camera may break Keep wearing the strap when in use
and always keep two hands on the
camera
Actor may fall and hurt oneself
during filming
Assure all dangers are moved out of
the way before any chase/running
sequences are filmed.

20. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
Fill in
Powerpoints
Fill in
Powerpoints
and book out
equipment.
Film footage in
Easingwold.
Finish off the
pre-
production
Powerpoint.
Edit my
footage in
Premiere
and record
sounds.

21. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:
N/A Finish off
editing
footage in
Premiere.
Finish off any
outstanding work
(previous
powerpoints or
rotations)
Finish off any
outstanding
work
(previous
powerpoints
or rotations)
Training
Day

22. Get Home.

25.  Any place you film and anyone you use in the filming of your
video must have a completed form
 Blank forms are on Blackboard for you to complete and insert
here
I feel that I will not have to fill this in due to my film being made in
the middle of the main street of Easingwold. There have never
been any problems with people recording in public as far as I know.

26.  List, explain how you’ll acquire and provide an overview of anything
else you’ll need for your production – this is about anything that isn’t
cast, crew, technical equipment and locations, but could be how
those things will be moved to a location, for example.
 Costume:
Will be normal dress (casual plain top, trousers & Coat)
 Props:
Cooker will be ready in the house scene
Shopping bag with products inside
Mobile Phone

27. Soundtrack Planning

28.  These are sounds in the environment, part of the ‘world’ your
character experiences – these can be recorded on location,
produced afterwards using foley techniques, etc. Some use of
royalty free sounds is permitted, but you must list their sources
and information
 Consider what you might need, how you are going to get it, etc
 You could reference similar productions and the effect of their
sound mix and choices

29. DIEGETIC SOUND
 The main diegetic sound needed will be the ambience of vehicles
passing by mixed in with the wildlife and pedestrians around if
they end up in any of my shots. I can record this rather easily by
simply standing at the roadside I am filming at and waiting for half
a minute. I will then be able to edit this over my original video in
replacement of the choppy mess that will occur when I cut and
edit my clips together. Later on in the film, I will need the sound of
the environment outside to quickly fade out as the camera follows
the character inside the house to simulate the audience moving
into the house too. As well as that sound, I will also need the
sound of an oven fan on. This too will be easily obtainable by
simply recording the oven for half a minute or so. This sound,
instead of fading out fast, will need to phase in rather fast to
simulate the camera getting close to the oven.

30. NON-DIEGETIC SOUND
 The music in my product will most likely be from a royalty free source on
Youtube. I know of many channels which operate under a royalty free
policy and who create music fitting to my current product idea.
 I will also be looking out for effects such as bass drops to fit into my
product. These will also obviously be royalty free. I will later put the original
video links here:
 Action Music: Lost link
 Ending Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9bnuIqVVc
 Beginning Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX31aT1OKMU
 Low Boom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT6FTh4_kE0
 Boom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PjDUO5dFCY