evaluation

1. The firstthingI createdwas my initial ideas.Icreatedvariousspiderdiagramstoshow whatideas
the filmcan be.For example,Icreateda spiderdiagramtohelpme figure outwhatthe genre of the
filmitisgoingto be. Initial ideasare importantina pre-production because theyhelpfigure out
whatfilmyouactuallywantto make and it will give youaheadstart on what genre conventionsyou
needtofocuson .My initial ideaswere effectivebecause theyhelpedme show whatgenre my filmis
goingto be and whatthe filmisgoingtobe about, andthis helpme concentrate onwhat
conventionsIneedformyfilm. One thingIcouldimprove oninthe future whencreatingmyinitial
ideasisto explore more genresandsub- genrestosee if Ican make a betterfilminthe future.
The nextthingI createdwasa proposal.Icreateda filmproposal ona worddocument to helpshow
me the overviewof the plot,howeachact will playout,andwhat eachcharacter is aboutand what
theyare goingto doin the film. A filmproposal isimportantbecause itshowsanoverview onwhat
the filmisaboutand what the character are goingtodo in the film.Myproposal waseffective
because ithelpedme showwhatcastand crew I will needandwhatmyfilmisgoingtobe about.
One thingI couldimprove oninthe future isto try and write a more detailedfilmsynopsisetohelp
me create a more creative and in-depthstoryformyfilm
The nextthingI createdwasmy script.I createda script usinga website calledceltx tohelpshow the
actors on whattheyare goingto say inthe filmandwhentheyare goingto say it. I usedceltx
because ithelpedme make myscriptlook professional.A scriptisimportantina pre-production
because ithelpsshowwhateachactor is goingto sayand withoutit,the actors will now know what
theygoingto say or doin the film. Thisscriptwaseffective asitgave me a good understandingon
whateach character isgoingto say whenitcame to filmingmymovie. One thingIcouldimprove on
isto add more dialogue toexpandoutmyscript andfilm
For my storyboards,Iprintedoutsome storyboardtemplatesoff Moodle andthen drew outhow I
wantedeachscene to looklike andthenwrote abouteachscene bytalkingaboutwhat is happening
and whatshot I wantto use.Storyboards are importantina pre-production because theyhelpvisual
whateach scene isgoingto looklike andwithoutit,Iwouldnotknow whateach scene will looklike
and whatcamera shotsI will needforeachscene. Mystoryboardswere effective because whenit
came to shootingmyfilm,Iknewexactlywhatcamerashotstouse to get the bestlookingfilm
possible. The one thingIcouldimprove oninthe future istodraw more detaileddrawings tohelp
me create a better-lookingfilm.
For my resource list,Icreateda listof resources ona word documenttohelpshow what I will need
for myfilmsuchas cameras and props,where Ican findthem, andweatherIneedto rentor buy
them. For example,Ineededahighvizformy filmandI figure outthatI neededtobuyone and
where Ineededtobuyone. A resource listisimportant inapre-production because theyhelpfigure
out whatresourcesIwill needformyfilmandwithoutit,Iwill have a hard time figuringoutwhat
resourcesIwill need. The resourceslistwaseffective because ithelpedme figureoutwhere Ican
findmyresourcesandhelpme figure outwhatneedstobe rentedorpayedfor. I had issuestryingto
figure outwhatI neededinmyfilm.Iresolvedthisby thinkingcarefullyonwhatIneededtohelp
figure outwhatI needed.The one thingIcouldimprove onisto try and thinkaheadof time of what
resourcesIwill need.
For my personal list,Imade alistof all the people whoare goingtobe involvedinthe filmandout
all theircontact detailsinthe listsoI know whoto contact whenIstart filming. Ipersonal listis
importantto a pre-productionbecause ithelpsme figureoutwhoIneedto contact andhow to
contact them. My personal listwaseffectivebecauseithelpedme know whentocontactmy cast
and crewand howto contact themsuch as a phone number,e mail,orsocial media. The one think

2. couldimprove oninthe future isto try and contact all of the cast and crew on one formatsuch as
social mediatohelp save time andconfusion.
For my Locationscouting,Ifilledinsome locationscoutingsheettoshow where Iwantto shootmy
film,whatthe addressis,andwhat daysand timeswe needtouse that location. Locationscoutingis
importantina pre-productiontheyhelpme figure outwhere the locationistohelpthe cast and
crewknowwhere to meetupon the day we are filmingandwithoutit,we maynotknow exactly
where togo whenfilmingandwe wouldnotknow the availabilityof thatparticularlocation. My
locationscouting’swere effectivebecause theyhelpedme know whatlocationsIcanuse and when I
can use for filmingformymovie. The one thingIcouldimprove onin the future isto make sure to
add more miscellaneousconsiderationssuchasweatherwe needpowercapabilitiesorsoundscape’s
to helpgetI betterunderstandingonwhatto considerwhileonthatparticularlocation.
For my healthandsafety/riskassessments,Ifilledinsheetsandhelpme identifyall the riskswhen
filmingmymovie andwhatactionwe needtotake to helplowerorpreventthatrisk.My risk
assessmentswere effective becausewhenIstartedtoshootmy film, the castand crew knew exactly
whattheyneededtodoif a riskstarts to developorwhentheysee apotential hazardonthe film
set. The one thingIcould Improve oninthe future isto add hazard thatcouldstill happenbutvery
unlikelytohelpbe evermore prepared andmore careful whenfilmingmymovie.
For my budgetplanning,Icreatedadiagramof whatresourcesIneeded andhow much I will costto
rentor buy on a worddocument.Budgetplanningisimportantinapre-productionbecause they
helpkeepyourbudgetincheck byfiguringouthow much eachpiece of equipmentandeachprop
will costto helppreventafilmgoingoverbudget. Thishelpedme manage mybudgetandhelped
figure howmuchI will needaltogether. One thingIcouldimprove oninthe future isto make sure to
expandonwhatequipmentIneedtoshow a betterunderstandof whatbudgetIwill need.
For my permissions,Imade sure Igot permissionsfromthe ownersof the propertiesbygettingtheir
signature ona locationrelease form. Permissionsare importantinapre-productionbecause they
helpshowthatyou have receivedpermissiontouse aparticularlocationandwithoutit,I mayhave
got intotrouble forusinga locationwithoutthe ownerslocation. Mypermissionswere effective
because theymade me aware of the fact that I have beengrantedpermissiontouse thatlocation.
For my contributionrelease forms,Iprintedsome contributionreleaseformsoff model andthen
made sure that all my cast and crewsignedthe release formstoshow theyare goingcontribute in
makingmyfilm. Contributionrelease formsare importantinaper-productionbecausetheyhelp
showwhichcast and creware goingto be involvedinthe filmandwithoutthem,Iwouldnotknow
whetheracrew memberintoparticipatinginthe filmwithcouldleadtoissueswile filming. Thiswas
effectivebecause it showed me whowasgoingtobe involvedinmyfilm.
For my shootingschedule,Icreatedanedexeldocumenttoshow whatI’m goingtodo each daysuch
as what scenesI’mgoingtofilmandhow longit wouldtake. Shootingschedulesare importantina
pre-productionbecause theyhelpshow whichscenesare goingtobe filmedoneachdayand
withoutthis,Iwill notknowwhatscenestofilmoneach daywitchcouldleadto my filmbeing
overdue ontime. Thiswaseffective becauseithelpedme stayorganizedwhenshootingmyfilm.
One thingI couldimprove onthe future isto arrange more daysto filmtogive a more detailed
shootingschedule andmake abetterfilm.
For my minutesof meeting,Igatherall mycast and crew memberstogethertodiscusswhateach
personisgoingto do forthe film.Minutes of meetingare importantinapre-productionbecause
theyhelpthe cast and crewa betterunderstandingif whattheyare goingtodo inthe filmand

3. withoutthem,the castand crewwill notknow that theyare goingto do in the filmwitchwill leadto
issuessuchas overscheduling. Thiswaseffectivebecause ithelpedme show whateachpersonand
myself isgoingtodo inthe film.
For my pre-production,Idecidedtoworkcelebratedlytohelpcreate betterideasandcreate amore
effectivepre-productionaswe talkedabout outfilmideasandbothdecidedwhichoneswerebest
to create the bestfilmpossible.
For time management,Iuploadedmypre-productionregularly ontomyblogtohelpme stay on
track and to make my portfoliolookprofessional.