Unit 4

Logistics: Locations Recce is a part of pre-production where the production team visits a location they want to film at to determine if the location meets their expectations. Recce can make the team realise many different things such as is the location to busy with the public to film at certain times of day. It also lets the team know if there will be any health and safety considerations whilst filming on the location. If a Recce is not conducted at locations you want to film at it could have a knock on effect on different parts of production. If a location is not fit for filming like you had previously thought it could cause a delay in filming which will have a knock on effect with areas like hiring equipment and certain times where actors are and are not available for filming. It could be the starting point for the project being cancelled. Location manager & assistant location manager For the role of Location Manager you will need to be experienced in multiple areas.

Logistics: Personnel Personnel: Roles • What is this member of the team responsible for during pre-production? • What are the key ways that this person’s work help the project to develop and move forward?  • What are the implications/consequences of this person’s pre-production responsibilities/duties not being fulfilled? Producer:  Have control on every aspect of a film's production. They bring together and approve the whole production team. The key part of a producers job is to create a work space for the crew and cast where they can work at the best of their abilities . Producers are accountable for the success of the finished film, if the project falls through and is cancelled the names which we be known with the project is the producers and the directors. If a project a producer works on is cancelled it could effect the rest of their career as a producer. They steer the film from Pre-Production to Production and then Post-Production. Director:  1st assis

Logistics Facilities Equipment . Tripod . Lighting . Slider/glidecam equipment . Jib/crane . Track and Dolly . Lenses . Camera HD, full HD and sensor size A larger sensor will capture more information Canon Legira Canon 5D Canon 1D Black Magic Cinema Camera Red Camera   Recording sound Sound recorder Microphone Boom pole Wind shield Lighting equipment Gels Filters Lenses Stands Reflectors Post production Edit suite + s/w Sound edit suite + s/w Post-production equipment Post-production equipment refers to the various technical parts during post-production that put the film together and make it presentable for release.  Post-production equipment includes: Picture Edit Sound Edit Visual Effects  Grading  Tilting  Post-production equipment also includes packages and facilities: Picture Editing package: Adobe Premiere  Apple Final Cut Pro AVID Media Composer  Sound Editing facilities: Audacity  AVID Pro Too

Timescales . Time . Facilities . Locations . Personnel . Timescales The overall project deadline- and the individual deadlines for discrete phases of production- is one of the most important things to keep in mind. A main issue that can affect a media production project is availability. Such as the client, group members, equipment and facilities. When planning a response to a media production brief, the key players and media producers will have to secure the availability of resources and personnel. All personnel need to be selected based on availability, understanding of commitment and fulfil responsibilities and meet deadlines. Film teams make up a chain. All departments are chained together that means if one department doesn’t meet a deadline it could have a knock on effect on the other departments leading to more deadlines being missed. . Video games: during construction-> pre-production. Sound element, sound libraries, foley work. Knock on effect

Sources of funding Public and Private Funding There are different methods of film finance these methods are Public, Private and Joint funding. Public film funding is when you go to film councils such as the BFI and get backing from them to make your film, this is easier than private funding because there is a higher chance of get backing from a public fund than a private fund. Private film funding is when the investment fund that funds your project has less than 100 investors or its member investors have substantial funds invested elsewhere. An example of this is Ingenious Media. Private film funding has positives and negatives when compared to public film funding. A reason to pick private funding over public funding is that you will receive a larger budget. This means you can be more free with locations and equipment you hire. Another positive of getting privately funded is the organisation will want to get involved so  there are more creative minds on one project. Ho

Availability of personnel What does availability of personnel refer to? Availability of personnel is whether or not a certain person is available for a job, for film projects this covers a very large range of people on the film crew. From actors to equipment operators, the availability of all these people is important to the project as a whole. However the availability of certain people is more important. Such as the main actor/actor's, without them the majority of the scenes can not be filmed and they can not be replaced because they are on set. This is not a problem with people behind the scenes because it doesn't have to be the same person. However there are a few people who are as important as the actors who are behind the scenes like the director and the head of photography. Without them the project could fall apart. Other people who need to be available are people who specialise in using certain equipment. Such as a crane, without them time will be wasted finding a r