Shooting Schedule

Welcome back! Today, I will present the shooting schedule for our film 'Somnium'!

WHATS A SHOOTING SCHEDULE?

A shooting schedule is a project plan for each day's shooting for a film. They are usually created by the assistant director and then reported to the production manager then from production manager to the production crew. 

Shooting Schedule

Next time: Shooting on location! See you on the set!

Actor Release Forms

Welcome back! Today, I will present our actor release forms!

WHAT ARE ACTOR RELEASE FORMS?

Actor release forms are the legal documents that have to be signed in order for the actor to be able to a part of the film. Therefore, if an actor release form is not signed, it's only a matter of time before you have to remove the best shot in the film just because a parent doesn't want their child's face on the internet. 

Actor Release Forms

Next time: Shooting Schedule!

Risk Assessment

Welcome back! Today, I will present our risk assessment table as well as a little explanation into what they are and why they are used. 

WHAT ARE RISK ASSESSMENTS?

Risk assessments are a process in which the activity (in our case, it is shooting on location), is evaluated for potential risks that might occur during the activity. 

WHY DO WE NEED A RISK ASSESSMENT?

We need a risk assessment to secure safety for all crew members and actors when shooting on location in which they will be clearly informed of what the risks are. Basically, health and safety is very important in the 21st century, therefore building a risk assessment allows clear checks to be placed onto the location which will enable to avoid those risks and ultimately pass the location off as a 'safe' location. 

'SOMNIUM' RISK ASSESSMENT

Next time: Actor Release Forms! 

Animatic

Welcome back! Today, I will exhibit our Animatic!

Next time: Risk Assessments! See you then!

Animatic Research

Welcome back! Today, I will conduct some animatic research including an example from an existing product! So sit back, this could be a long one...

First of all, let's get the research part out of the way shall we...

Now, let's have a look at an animatic from an existing film.



As you can see with this animatic, it has probably been re-made many times to make it perfect, as it is pretty much the exact same of the final product!

Next time: I will exhibit our animatic! See you then!

Storyboard Research

Welcome back! Today, I will present some storyboard research! After that, I will present our storyboard for our main product!

WHAT IS A STORYBOARD?

As its definition, a storyboard is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a film. In which are laid like this:



Within this, you can see that titles are also designed within the storyboard in which also contains the transitions to which it will utilise. Furthermore, time frames are also noted for each of these scenes.

EXAMPLE OF A STORYBOARD
So, let's look at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, in particular the scene in which Nagini, Voldemorts snake, attacks Harry.



As you can see, the storyboard contains a description of the shot and a transition between each box.

Now let's compare it to the actual scene! Starts around (2:25) 

The actual scene contains Harry standing up with a chair in his hands as Nagini is revealed. Nagini does strike the chair as shown in box 'B' as well as a direct cut back to Nagini when she strikes again and forces Harry into another room. To conclude, the storyboard does not match the actual scene completely.

OUR STORYBOARD FOR 'SOMNIUM'



Next time: I will conduct animatic research! See you then!