This document provides planning templates and guidance for a student film production. It includes sections for visual planning, organizational planning, sound planning, and shot listings. Visual planning involves concept boards, storyboards, and developing a shot list. Organizational planning outlines roles, contacts, locations, and production schedule. Sound planning distinguishes between diegetic sounds (recorded on location or with foley) and non-diegetic sounds/music, noting royalty-free sources must be used. Templates are provided for organizing shots, crew, and planning each production day. Guidance emphasizes pre-visualizing the film and having a structured production process.

1. Charlie Atkin

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

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 Waking up
2 Waking up
again
3 Waking up
again
4 Waking up
again
5 Waking up
again

8. Scene No. Approx timing What happens Visual notes Audio notes
6 Waking up
again
7 Waking up
again
8 Waking up
again
9 Leave the
alarm
10 Phone
assistant
keys up
“That wasn't
supposed to
happen”

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.  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. Tripod – This will allow me to get level shots and stable shots
Camera – This will be the main camera that I record all the main
scenes on
Selfie Stick – I will use this to get the Bird’s Eye View shot I wanted to
get
GoPro – I will use this with the Selfie Stick to achieve the Bird’s Eye
View as a selfie stick wouldn’t be able to hold a DSLR camera on it
Light Ring – I will use a light ring so that I will be able to control the
lighting I have in my scene more than just using my lights and the flash
on the camera
Microphone – I will use this so that I will be able to do some Foley
work on my piece for Diagetic noises that might not be noticed but are
needed

16.  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.

17. Shot No. Approx Timing What Happens Visual Notes Audio Notes
1
Shot of the phone on
the bedside table,
phone showing the time
to be early
Close Up, focus on the
phone with character in
the background
Foley – background
noise
2
Shot of the bed and the
bedside table with the
phone in shot
Medium Shot, focus on
the bed
Foley – background
noise
3
Shot of the phone’s
alarm going off
Close Up, focus on the
phone
Foley – Phone alarm
4
The character waking
up and turning the
phone alarm off
Medium Shot, focus on
the person, cut to black
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
5
The phone alarm going
off
Close Up, focus on the
phone
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise

18. Shot No. Approx Timing What Happens Visual Notes Audio Notes
6
The character waking
up and turning the
alarm off
Medium Shot, character
to look kind of
confused, cut to black
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
7
The phone alarm goes
off
Close Up, focus on the
phone
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
8
The character looks
confused and turns the
alarm off
Medium Shot, focus on
the character, phone in
the foreground
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
9
The character looks at
the date on the phone
FPV shot of the phone,
cut to black
Foley – background
noise
10
The phone alarm goes
off
Close Up, focus on the
phone
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise

19. Shot No. Approx Timing What Happens Visual Notes Audio Notes
11
Character jolts up Eye level shot,
character sits up into
frame
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
12
Character turns the
alarm off
Medium Shot- Foley – background
noise
13
Character looks at the
date again
FPV Shot Foley – background
noise
14
Character looks
shocked
Close Up, focus on the
character, phone in the
foreground, cut to black
half-way through the
alarm noise
J-Cut – The alarm
noise quietly playing
but the character is
aware of the alarm
Foley – Phone alarm
15
The character jolts up Eye level shot,
character sits up into
frame
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise

20. Shot No. Approx Timing What Happens Visual Notes Audio Notes
16
Character looks the
their phone
FPV Shot, zoom in
(movement) towards
the phone
Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
17
The phone alarm keeps
going on and then
suddenly stops and the
screen turns off
Close Up Foley – Phone alarm,
background noise
18
The phone screen turns
on
Close Up Foley – background
noise
19
The phone assistant
says, that wasn’t
supposed to happen.
Close Up Foley – “That wasn’t
supposed to happen”,
assistant keying up
20
The character looks
scared
Turn to the camera, eye
level shot
Foley – background
noise

21. Organisational Planning

22.  Include names, contact info, and defined roles at difference
stages of production, using a table is suggested
Charlie Atkin: Actor/Director 07561411131
Leon Boyce: Cameraman 07549419804

23.  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 chose to act in my own movie as I know what I want the scenes to
look like, and how I want the character to look in the scenes so I
will be able to portray the character the best.

24.  Information and images of your location[s] for filming
98 Water Lane, York,YO306PN
 Assess each location for any issues and suggest solutions

27.  Provide an outline of what you will do on which days during
production
On Thursday the 14th we will be shooting after we have finished the
day at 12:20 and whenever we get to my house. Then we will shoot
until we have enough shots and takes of the shots that we can edit
it all together and make the 60 second mark.

29.  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.
All the props that I will need to use I will source myself such as a
bedside table, the phone and the bed. They will all be props that I
have access to in my room so I won’t need to buy any new props.
For costume I will wear some of my normal clothes so I won’t need
to buy a costume for my character.

30. Soundtrack Planning

31.  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
For my diagetic sounds I will need some SFX that will be in the
background such as cars driving past, wind, bats, breathing. I will
also need the sound of the phone alarm.

32.  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
 Consider where you are going to get these, only royalty free
sources and original content is permitted – please track your
sources
I think that I will only need eerie sound effects to add a creepy over
tone to my movie.