Planning document

1. Short Film
Project
By Sydney Pooleman
Family First

2. Research
Family First

3. Initial Ideas

4. Target Audience
• Age:
– 16-25
• Gender:
– Female
– Male
• Class:
– Working class
– Middle class
• Occupation:
– Student
– Part time
worker
• Media
Outreach:
– YouTube
– Instagram
– Facebook

5. Primary Research
0 5 10 15
Zombie
Mutants
Alien Parasite
What type of effects do you prefer an
apocolypse to have on the people?
What type of Zombies do you prefer?
Interlectual
Hoards
Infected
Humans
Mindless
hoard
0
5
10
15
Power Family Survival
What do you prefer characters values to
be?
In my survey I asked the main questions to 20
people; these were all from my target audience
which I decided before hand so I could make
my project towards them. the first question
revealed that people wanted Zombies over
Mutants or Alien parasite's. the second
question showed that mindless hoards were
the best type of 'zombie'; this means that they
wanted walking dead style creatures instead of
more human like creatures. the wanted values
of the character to revolve around family which
worked well with the concept I already plan to
do. the twist in the story has to have clues
through out that hints towards the twist; rather
than built up tension before the drop or a
sudden drop of the twist. the main issue is that
when marketing the project; people didn’t like
the idea of being deceived about the genera,
however revealing the genera spoils the twist
ending. This would be an problem I would
have to work around so the audience dint feel
cheated.
0
5
10
Clues througout that
hint at the twist Dropped straight out
of the blue Build up tention until
the twist is trown
into their face
How would you prefer a twist to be
revealed?
Would you watch am ovie that is marketed
without the actual genera being revealed?
No
Yes

6. Secondary Research
Mindless hoard Zombies
• Corpses that are resurrected and crawl out of the grave.
• Mindless hoard zombies come from thriller movies with a
higher rating.
• these zombies are always the villains as they are not
thinking about anything but food.
Thinking hoard Zombies
• The origins of this type of zombie aren't well known and never
really explained inside the story
• They have ether internal or external monologues that are given
to the audience depending on the
• They can be villains, heroes and depending on their roll in the
film they can evolve over the course.
Intellectual zombies
• Humans who are infected, they are intellectual and generally are don’t
travel around in groups; preferring try blending in.
• These are generally main characters that we see grow in personality
and character.
• They are generally in comedy, adventure style movies and TV shows
with teen audiences.

7. Practical
Planning
Family First

8. Budget
Equipment:
Aspect Budget: £-
Item Details Quantity Cost (INDV) Cost (Total)
Camera Canon 600D 1 £- £-
Camera Battery Canon 600D 2 £- £-
SD Card 16GB 2 £- £-
Tripod - 1 £- £-
Total £-
Aspect Remaining Budget: £-
Props:
Aspect Budget: £20.00
Item Details Quantity Cost (INDV) Cost (Total)
Chains - 2 £3.00 £6.00
Car - 1 £- £-
Shopping
Bags full of
shopping 2 £4.00 £8.00
Rag Dirty fabric 1 £- £-
Padlock - 2 £- £-
£- £-
Total £14.00
Aspect Remaining Budget: £6.00
Actors:
Aspect Budget: £15.00
Item Travel? Quantity Cost (INDV) Cost (Total)
Brodie
Pooleman - 1 £2.00 £2.00
Sydney
Pooleman - 2 £5.00 £10.00
£- £-
Total £12.00
Aspect Remaining Budget: £3.00
Travel:
Aspect Budget: £25.00
Mode To Location Number of ways Cost (INDV) Cost (Total)
Car 29 Wicston Way 1 £2.00 £2.00
Car Leaving Drive 0 £- £-
£- £-
Total £2.00
Aspect Remaining Budget: £23.00
Overview:
Item Aspect Budget Total Cost Remaining
Equipment £- £- £-
Props £20.00 £14.00 £6.00
Actors £15.00 £12.00 £3.00
Travel £25.00 £2.00 £23.00
Total £32.00
Budget: £60
Total Used: £28.00
Total Left: £32.00

9. Resources
• Camera
– Canon 600D
• College
• Camera battery
– Canon 600D
• College
• Camera battery spare
– Canon 600D
• College
• SD card
– 16GB
• College
• SD card spare
– 16GB
• Sydney Pooleman
• Tripod
– Tripod
• college
• Slider
– Slider
• College

10. Constraints On Production
• Actors
– Finding actors
– People drop out
– Finding any replacements
• Equipment
– The availability of the equipment
– How you can transport it
• Cost
– Cost renting locations
– Cost of any props
– Amount of
• Location
– The location availability
– What the weather will do if the
location is outside
– The accessibility of the location
– Any location permissions
• Time Constraints
– The length of the availability for
locations
– Dates and times that the actors
are available to shoot
– When the equipment is
available and how long for

11. Production Schedule
Week
Started
Week 1
Date 9th April 10th April 11th April 12th April 13th April 14th April 15th April
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
•Present • Research powerpoint • Research powerpoint • Research powerpoint • Research powerpoint • Research powerpoint • Research powerpoint
• Planing Powerpoint
Week
Started
Week 2
Date 16th April 17th April 18th April 19th April 20th April 21st April 22nd April
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint
•Find Actors •Find Actors •Find Actors •Find Actors •Find Actors •Find Actors •Find Actors
•Sort out permisions •Sort out permisions •Sort out permisions •Sort out permissions •Sort out permissions •Sort out permisions •Sort out permisions
•Finalise Reserch
Week
Started
Week 3
Date 23rd April 24th April 25th April 26th April 27th April 28th April 29th April
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint
•Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors
• Final confirmations

12. Production Schedule
Week
Started
Week 4
Date 30th April 1st May 2nd May 3rd May 4th May 5th May 6th May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Planning PowerPoint • Filming • Filming
•Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors •Confirm actors
• Sort out and review
footage
• Final confimations
• Booking equipment
Week
Started
Week 5
Date 7th May 8th May 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• Start editing •Editing •Editing •Editing
Week
Started
Week 6
Date 14th May 15th May 16th May 17th May 18th May 19th May 20th May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
•Editing • Re-Shoot decisions •Editing •Editing •Editing

13. Production Schedule
Week
Started
Week 7
Date 21st May 22nd May 23rd May 24th May 25th May 26th May 27th May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
•Editing •Music planning •Editing •Editing •Editing • Re-Shoots • Re-Shoots
•Book out for Re-
Shoots
Week
Started
Week 8
Date 4th June 5th June 6th June 7th June 8th June 9th June 10th June
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• Music to footage • Music to footage • Music to footage • Music to footage
•Sound effects •Sound effects •Sound effects •Sound effects
Week
Started
Week 9
Date 11th June 12th June 13th June 14th June 15th June 16th June 17th June
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
•Written PowerPoint •Written PowerPoint •Written PowerPoint •Written PowerPoint
•Review all work •Review all work •Review all work •Review all work
•Finish written work •Finish written work •Finish written work •Finish written work
•Post online

14. Location Information
Scene
name
Location Suitability Practicality Used
Corridor
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL,
Space is big enough for
equipment and actors to fit
Easy access and good space
Bathroom
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL, First floor on the
right
Looks aesthetically pleasing
and easily accessed
Angles will be an issue as
there are many reflective
surfaces
stairs
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL,
The different angles possible
will mean the scene will look
good
This should be easy and
make the scene more
pleaseing
House
Exterior
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL,
Can be taken from way back
on the field or close up
Easy accessed and easy to
get lots of interesting shots
Car Interior
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL, Drive way
Easy access the different
angles
Straight forward in getting
access for filming
Garden
(Through
Window)
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL,
Looks good and this should
make a good scene
Reflections from the
window could be an issue
Kitchen
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL,
Open spaced and makes it
easy to film more angles
Open spaced and easy
tomove around and access
Upstairs
Bedroom (1)
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL, Second door on the
right
Good open spaced and
makes it easy to get more
angles
A good area however there
are childish decorations and
toys in there
Upstairs
Bedroom (2)
29 Wicston Way, Market Weighton,
York, YO43 3NL, Second door on the
left
Closed space however a
more asthetic feel to the
others
There is a mirror that could
be an issue

15. Contingency Planning
Possible Problem Effect on Production Solution/Control Person Responsible
SD card corrupting Most, if not all, produced
footage will be lost and
need re-shooting.
Format the card beforehand to prevent
corruption and loss of footage
Responsibility for formatting the card is on
Sydney Pooleman.
Not enough Camera
Battery
Causes production to be
postponed as this will
render the cameras in-
operational
Have a backup battery for a quick change over
during filming
If not checked beforehand then it is Sydney
Pooleman’s fault, however if batteries die and
were not provided with charger then fault is
not to be placed on them.
Faults with the Tripod Causes uneven videos and
or makes the video
Check the tripod before taking the equipment
out of the college vicinity.
Sydney Pooleman job to check the tripod
before taking it out
The Crew are unreliable or
slacking on the day of
filming
Slows filming down and can
possibly stop it altogether
Inform the crew that they are not to do
anything that will slow down the filming
process
Have people who you trust to be your crew.
Sydney Pooleman is responsible for making
sure they understand and they are
responsible for the way they conduct
themselves
The Cast becoming
unavailable or changing
their minds to close to
filming
Slows production and
potentially cost a day of
filming if a replacement isn’t
found
Make sure people are available with enough
time for them to make them self’s free if
needed
Have a backup for what can be done if there
are problems
Their job to inform Sydney Pooleman with
enough time to find a replacement, Sydney
Pooleman to find a replacement as there
should already be a backup for if things go
wrong.
Filming on private property Without permission there is
the problem of not being
able to shoot there.
Arrange to shoot there before the date to
prevent any time clashes or arriving and being
denied access.
It is Sydney Pooleman responsibility to get the
permissions and the owner’s responsibility to
make sure it is available at the time and date
stated.
Running out of time to film Sections can be missing and
or not good enough because
they were rushed
Make a schedule and be sure to stay as close
to it as possible.
Sydney Pooleman needs to be able to control
when everything is being filmed, the cast
need to be able to listen to me and work
effectively

16. Visual Planning
Family First

17. Structural Breakdown
• Act 1
– Goes about her every day:
• Opens bedroom door
• Walks to bathroom
• Brushes teeth
• Walks downstairs
• Gets in car
• leaves
• Act 2
– Comes home
• Turns to night
• Gets out car with shopping
• Walks into kitchen
• Makes food
• Puts one plate through dog flap
• Act 3
– Eats with sister
• Walks up to glass doors
• Sees little sister pawing at the door
• Goes upstairs
• Opens door upstairs
• We see her twin chained up
• Sits down and pushes food over
• Turns on radio
• We hear about the apocalypse

18. Storyboarding

19. Storyboarding

20. Shot List
Location Shot type Camera position Scene Cast Requirement
Corridor
Low angle shot
On floor looking through
door Corridor
Abbie
Medium shot Aimed at the bedroom door
Bathroom Side shot Aimed at left side of head Bathroom Abbie
Stairs
Low angel shot Aimed up the stairs
Stairs
Abbie
Medium shot Aimed into the kitchen
High angel shot
On middle of the stairs
aimed down
House Exterior
Establishing shot Front of the house
House Exterior
Abbie
From side on angle of house
Medium shot
Car leaving the drive
Wide angel shot Car Re-appearing
Front Door Medium shot
Car Re-appearing
Front Door
Abbie
Opening door
Car Interior Close up Sat in drivers seat Car Interior Abbie
Garden
Close up
Aimed on angle to the door Garden Abbie
Tess
Kitchen
Medium shot Cooking food
Kitchen
Abbie
Close up
Putting food through dog
flap
Bedroom
Medium shot Sat feeding sister
Bedroom
Abbie
Leah
Close up Bothe their faces
Wide angel shot Sat together eating

21. Legal Aspects
Family First

22. Production Group Info
Name Roll Contact
no.
Call
time
Required
dates
Abbie 10am 28th April
Brodie
Pooleman
Tess
07511
781783
5pm 28th April
Sydney
Pooleman
Leah
07923
942239
10 am 28th April
Sjon
Barnes

23. Personnel Contracts
• Abbie: Sydney Pooleman

24. Personnel Contracts
• Leah: Sydney Pooleman

25. Personnel Contracts
• Tess: Brodie Pooleman

26. Location Permissions