Pre Production - PART 3

I did some independent research into pre productions on short films . Usually how long the pre production takes for a short film depends on the length of the film and the scale of the production as well as the fiances. A script is usually drafted over and over again and is then put through a lot of re-writes before it is actually finalized.

it is known that the pre production takes up to 1 week to 3 months whereas features can take minimum 6 months to several years.

By looking at this research of how long a pre production can take, it gives are group a basic idea of what we need to do. However we do not have a year to spend on the pre production alone , so as a group we scaled the pre production time down to fit into our schedule,so that we are ready by the final deadline. Also we are not a big production company with huge finances and facilities, so we automatically have to scale it down to fit what we have to work with.While at the same time creating a good film that pleases the target audience

Also I looked at what else we needed to put in the pre production and as a group we have to scale the time down again to fit it all in and to match with the facilities that we were able to use while not breaking the bank. The reason for this is that Unlike other major production companies we don't have the big finances to make a expensive film. However this will not stop us from making a great film because as a group we will use what we have creatively to make something useful. The things that we needed to include in the pre production was the Casting of the actors, location scouts, props getting ready, sets being built, equipment being hired, finances secured.

Results of our survey

The results of my survey that has shown that people would prefer a short film to a documentary. This poll can be seen early on my blog . The results confirm what our group initial option was , so we will continue with making a short film and the pre production .

Pre Production - PART 2

This is our survey for our short film,if u can please vote :)

Which would you prefer to see, a short film or a documentary.
Documentary
Short Film

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Pre Production - PART 1

As a group we will start are pre -production. This includes all the planning for our short film such as mood boards.By doing all this planning it will ensure that we are fully ready to create our short film. I am gonna make a survey to find out what people would prefer to see out of a documentary and a short film. By doing this we are just confirming the choice that we made early on and to find what the target audience wants .

Research

My name is Danielle and this is my media blog for my A2 project. As we started the new unit in class we had to get into groups. I decided to work in a three with two other members in my class,these two members were Ainsley and Paula. Our main task was to create a video from scratch lasting up to 5 minutes maximum. To start off we had to look at the different options on the specification to choose what type of video we wanted to create e.g music video. After looking at all the options it resulted in having two choices to pick from,which were option 10 - short film or option 7 - short documentary. In the end our group decided to choose option 10 - short film because we all had a great interest into films and how the films are created. In order to be able to create a short film we had to do some research. By doing this we will have a greater knowledge on how to create a short film and learn the cliches of the different genres used in short films .

Some of the films we research were on a BBC website that had many short films and documentaries . Here are some that we looked at :http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p007h73t
http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p004pn2x

By looking at these short films this gave our group an idea. We decided that our film will have some kind of betrayal or envy them to it , which is similar to the films that we looked at for our research.

However before we start making any solid ideas we need to do some market and audience research to help us make the final decision about what our film is really gonna be like. Also by doing this we will be able to create a film that will appeal to our target audience.