The document provides guidance and templates for planning a short film production. It includes sections for visual planning, organizational planning, locations, cast and crew, and sound design. The visual planning section includes storyboards and shot lists. The organizational planning includes contact information for cast and crew. Location details and risk assessments are also included. Release forms for cast and a checklist of needed equipment are provided. The document offers guidance on developing soundtracks and audio elements to accompany the visuals. Templates are provided throughout for the student to plan and develop their short film production.

1. Emma Garthwaite

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.  The story of my short film will include a porcelain doll which will
taunt a young woman and man in their house. It will be haunted
and mess with the young couples minds in different ways, it will
start out small and gradually get worse and worse. Such as one
of them being misplacing her keys then going to more sinister
such as bruising the womans leg. It will be a mash up of all the
times she messes with the woman's life rather than being a
chronological film through out one day.

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. Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
1 5-10 seconds The doll moves the
woman's keys
Woman wearing
normal clothes
about to go out with
man, goes from in
her kitchen to living
room.
Soft music,
nothing too tense
2 5-10 seconds The doll texts off the
womans phone.
Woman texts back
saying "that wasn't
meant to happen,
that wasn’t me"
Showing the text
she was meant to
say then cutting to
what actually was
said, her reaction
and her response
Music stays the
same
3 5 seconds Moves the doll into
the bedroom after
cleaning the living
room
Follows the man to
the bedroom, up the
stairs to place the
doll on the make up
table.
Music stays the
same
4 5 seconds Then comes
downstairs and the
doll is at the bottom
of the stairs
Follows man to
stairs, close up on
doll and close up on
the mans face
Music starts to
quicken

8. Scene No. Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
5 4 seconds Just goes to
sleep in bed. Pov
from the doll on
the dressing
table
Fairly dark not a
long scene long
shot of the bed
Tense music
6 4 seconds Woman suddenly
wakes up in
shock, still dark
and turns on light
Dark to light a
mid shot of
womans face
Tense music
7 5 seconds Amy wakes up
and notices
bruises
Woman lifts her
pjs to find violent
bruises on her
leg and the doll
has moved to the
bedside table
8 2 seconds Dissolves into an
extreme close up
of the doll
Music slows
back down
but deepens

9. Scene
No.
Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
1 5-10 seconds The doll moves the
woman's keys
Woman wearing
normal clothes
about to go out with
man, goes from in
her kitchen to living
room.
Soft music,
nothing too tense
2 5-10 seconds The doll texts off the
womans phone.
Woman texts back
saying "that wasn't
meant to happen,
that wasn’t me"
Showing the text
she was meant to
say then cutting to
what actually was
said, her reaction
and her response
Music stays the
same

10. Scene No. Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
5 4 seconds Just goes to
sleep in bed. Pov
from the doll on
the dressing
table
Fairly dark not a
long scene long
shot of the bed
Tense music
6 4 seconds Woman suddenly
wakes up in
shock, still dark
and turns on light
Dark to light a
mid shot of
womans face
Tense music
7 5 seconds Amy wakes up
and notices
bruises
Woman lifts her
pjs to find violent
bruises on her
leg and the doll
has moved to the
bedside table
8 2 seconds Dissolves into an
extreme close up
of the doll
Music slows
back down
but deepens

11. Visual Planning

12.  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

13.  Tool for exploring the direction and visuals
 Provides inspiration and information for the “look & feel”
 Presents key moments in your video
 A means to sketch/plan ideas
 Information on colour/lighting
 Defining the “mise-en-scene”
 Include as much here as you like, but keep it relevant to the
production, the following slides have been left blank for you to
approach in your own way, add more as you need to
 Suggestion: include your edited short sequence of clips that have
inspired or influenced your video [similar to this:
http://io9.com/5941145/this-directors-video-pitch-for-hunger-games-
might-be-better-than-the-real-movie]

14. ORIGINAL STORY BOARD

16. UPDATED STORY BOARD

17. UPDATED STORY BOARD

18.  Your storyboard should bring your idea to life
 Provide an idea of the sequencing of you film
 Provides a basis for production
 Suggested online storyboard creators are:
 https://www.storyboardthat.com
 http://www.pixton.com [very complicated]
 http://www.storyjumper.com [allows you to insert your own images]
 Alternatively, hand draw or photograph your storyboard and scan
or copy to insert it onto your slides
 There are lots of tips collected together on Blackboard!

19.  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.

20. Scene 1
Scene 2

22. Organisational Planning

23.  Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference
stages of production, using a table is suggested
Name Contact info Role
Daniel 07708770895 Actor
Amy 07419287751 Actress

24.  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 have decided to cast my friend Amy dickinson due to her being
able to portray a strong female lead. Also with it being based
around a porcelain doll it works well with her due to her actually
being creeped out by the one that will be in the film. She is also
the easiest person that I can meet up with due to us living very
close to eachother. As from Dan being the one texting her, Dan
again is one of the easiest people for us to get hold of therefore
seemed like the best fit even if you don't actually see him in the
movie.

25.  Information and images of your location[s] for filming
 You should have address details, clearance/premissions for
filming, recce photos and floorplans [including camera, equipment
and cast/crew layouts]
 Where possible, have a plan B fallback location option
 Assess each location for any issues and suggest solutions
 For my Location I will either use my own house or Amy's, most
likely mine as it fits the description better within the shot list. I will
get images and floor plans soon.

26.  Risk Assess each separate filming location using the provided
form in the pre-production folder on Blackboard and insert into
your powerpoint

28.  Provide an outline of what you will do on which days during
production

30. actor

31.  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

32.  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.
 Keys
 Doll

33. Soundtrack Planning

34.  footsteps
 Creaking for floors and doors
 Texting notifications
 Typing sounds
 Keys
 Heavy breathing
 I will either record these myself or find them online.

35.  These are the sounds/audio that the audience experiences, but
are not part of the ‘world’ of the character[s], this could be music,
sound cues, etc
 I will get music to match the film. I will either make some on
garage band or just find some royalty free music that goes well
with my film