This document outlines various requirements and considerations for the pre-production phase of filmmaking, including: - Setting realistic requirements for plot, characters, and timing. - Financing options such as film companies, government funding, tax incentives, presales, and crowdfunding. - The importance of schedules for keeping the production on time and coordinating cast and crew. - Facility options like studios, editing spaces, and rehearsal areas, as well as the pros and cons of filming on location versus in a studio. - Necessary materials like props, sets, costumes, lighting, and ensuring compliance with relevant codes and regulations.

1. Pre-Production Coursework
Assignment 1
Task 2

2. A1

3. Requirements
Setting –
Realism
Atmosphere
Symbolism
Characterization –
Sympathetic Characters
Unsympathetic Characters
Stereotypes
Timings –
Feature over 40
Short under 40

4. Requirements - Plot
•Linear Plot
•Manipulation of
time
•Suspense
•Climax and
resolution
•A string in the tail
•Open ending

5. Financing
• Film Companies
• Government funding.
• UK government funding.
• UK Tax finance – EIS.
• Presales and Co-productions.
• Product placement.
• Music.
• Crowdfunding.
• Deferrals
• Self Financed

6. Logistics - Schedules
• Schedules are important because they keep you on timing, allows you
know when someone can and cannot film and keeps the people in
your film free for when you need to shoot. Also helps with the forms.

7. Facilities
• Studios
• Editing Place
• Rehearsal Space
• Out of studio film space – must agree on price and get a permit

8. Facilities – Filming on Studios vs Location
• A benefit of shooting in a studio space is that the environment can be completely controlled, which is a key difference between studio and location
filming. The environment of the studio can be set for the type of production that is being filmed. Weather can be created in a studio space as well as it
being a normal temperature and this enables filming in regular working hours. This is a factor that can be a challenge when filming on location
because – as we know – weather can be unpredictable. Therefore trying to film outside can be affected by this, in that it will often be required to
await the correct weather conditions for your production or filming cannot continue. Additionally, shooting on location could be interfered by
unwanted surrounding noise, dependent on location
• A perk of filming on location is that it can be cost-effective as there will be minimal set design and construction overheads. However, this will also
depend on where the production is being filmed because if the chosen location is in a remote area it could cause other hindrances to the project. It
can be expensive to take a whole crew to a remote location and this may also incur additional costs with regards to accommodation and hospitality
for all crew to last as long as filming takes. This could potentially use a large sum of the production budget. Filming in a studio could be expensive due
the studio being a blank canvas, meaning it would cost a lot to construct sets as required for each scene depending on the production.
• Carrying out a production in a studio space can be a benefit due to uncertainty surrounding the duration of filming. Studio managers are used to this,
which means that they can offer some leeway time for the production to be completed. However, availability can be a problem for shooting on
location. This is because the space is only available at the owner’s convenience. This can put pressure on a project to be finished if they are running
out of time, or else they would then have to find a different location which could delay filming.
• With regards to access, shooting in a studio can be easier as there is usually a specific area for loading equipment in and out efficiently. On the other
hand, accessibility for location shooting will depend on the chosen location and how remote it may be. Finding a location to film can be difficult
depending on the owner and government regulations related to the chosen area. For example: the owner may need to be convinced that hosting a
production would be beneficial before they sign off and give permission for the filming to take place. Another point to consider is that the chosen
location of filming must not interfere with any government regulations. If it does then discussions would need to take place in advance to ensure that
guidelines are agreed so filming can begin in line with the necessary timescale. None of these issues would be a problem for filming on a soundstage
as regulations are already set in place with the venue upon opening.

9. Materials – Materials you need
• Props
• Set – Creating more realistic films
• Costume – Character
Representation
• Lighting – Represents mood and
style of film

10. Codes and Regulations
• Protects you and the company legally
• Unions – people in unions must have certain breaks and other rules
• BBFC - The British Board of Film Classification, is a non-governmental
organisation, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for
the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at
cinemas and video works released on physical media within the
United Kingdom.

11. A2 The formats for pre-
production processes

12. Introduction
• The important of the preproduction process is to set up the film and
arrange the details for the actual filming process. It allows the
filmmakers to have everything organized for filming and protects from
any legal issues within the process.
• The preproduction process also allows the production to get funding
and have funding for the whole process so they don’t run out of
money.

13. Format

14. Contributes to a short film
A short film cannot be made without the preproduction requirements.
Pre-production is highly important to the film because it allows films to
not round out of money, be organized and not chaotic. A schedule
allows them to know their timings, the budget allows them to not run
out of money, the prop list allows them to know what to bring, etc.
Therefore any film feature or short needs a pre-production phase.