pre-production

FilmRiot pre-production checklist

• Script
• Budget
• Location
• Script Breakdown
  • structure, list of things needed, e.g. props, etc.
• Casting
  • let actors wear own clothes, except if prod.'s gonna get dirty
• Shot List
• Storyboard
• Line the Script
• Time the Script
• Shooting Schedule
• Crew
• Gear
• Rentals, Insurance and Permits

FilmRiot pre-production process

• storyboard
  • stand-ins + pictures
  • drawing
  • program
• shotlist
  • Scene 1A ... (1I)x ... (1O)x ... 1Z ... 1AA ...
• line the script
  • shot number
  • vertical line
  • page bottom: arrow
  • end: line
  • "the actor who is speaking squiggly-line"
• time the script
  • stopwatch + script
  • reading
  • length → shot list
• shooting schedule
  • storyboard: placement of shots
  • shot list: timing
  • shooting order of shots (from storyboard and shot list)
  • production times

    shot time * 3 takes + setup + time inbetween shots / takes
    

    • example: 2 mins. to shoot * 3 takes = 6 mins.
      • 20 mins. setup = 26 mins.
      • 10 mins. padding inbetween takes = 36 mins.
      • rounding → 40 minutes
• if shot list in correct order: minimizes setup time