Short Film Production : March 2016

Log & evaluation crit from ctkmedia

Unit 1 evidence

Significant contribution group pre-production portfolio (also Unit 22)

Production log (also Unit 22)

Personal evaluation

Merit

M2: documentation will cover all the procedures relevant to the type of production being undertaken in some detail. It will be presented carefully and neatly, and will be organised clearly.

M3: learners will demonstrate that they can undertake pre-production work that enables the efficient completion of the product. It should be noted that the quality of the resulting product is irrelevant to the assessment of this unit.

Distinction

D2: documentation will be comprehensive and thorough with a detailed breakdown of all procedures relevant to the type of production being undertaken. It will be very well-organised and presented to a standard that approaches professional practice.

D3: learners will be able to apply their pre-production planning to the proposed production to a standard that approaches professional practice, for example, ensuring that all the resources are in the right place at the right time. Their planning will enable the successful completion of the product, though it should be noted that the quality of the resulting product is irrelevant to the assessment of this unit.

Personal evaluation – you can present this as a Director’s Commentary

Introduction

What are the main 3 things you have learned from this experience about the PROCESS of managing and organising a film production?
How good was your group at Problem-Solving and when did this happen?

Main Body

Discuss the Strengths and Weakness of your pre-production in managing and organising time, crew & cast, resources (kit and props and costume) – use the following to break it down

Was your Shooting Schedule initially detailed and realistic enough to allow you to achieve good quality and complete the recording of all the footage?
Was your Storyboard detailed and substantial enough to fully cover the 5 minute film?
Was your Shot List organised correctly in order of how you would setup these shots to make the most of the time available (i.e. grouping them?)
Were your locations suitably Recce’d to consider background noise, lighting and permissions
Were your actors rehearsed, organised and the right choice for your characters?
Did everyone in your crew know their roles and take responsibility for them?
Was the equipment checked, charged and working properly before you set up your shoot?
Were your Call Sheets effective in that all resources and people turned up on time?

Conclusion

How effective overall was your management of the production process – and what you improve on next time?

Student	MEG	P1 Pre Production report 26^th Feb	P2 Pre-production Portfolio 11^th March
Roopa A	MM	NYA (Plagiarism) WT. M There is much here that has been copied and pasted into your report that could be seen as plagiarism. Remove these and explain what they are and how you go about organising or sourcing them, rather than just pasting in the information from the website:	Pass WT M – X NEED SCHEDULE TOHAVE TIMES OF DAY AND HOW LONG EACH SHOT X NEEDS CONTIGENCY TIME FOR PICK UP SHOTS AND RESHOOTS/ADDITOINAL DAYS SHOOT
Calvin A	MM	M/wt D *Code of practice in more detail, BBFC & Union Pay Rate Cards	M WT D
Kenny A	MM	M/D You have thoroughly explained in detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with comments on how you would organise and source this, including practice from Industry and costs. To secure the M: Elaborate on the crew roles - their responsibilities, experience and skills needed. What do they ACTUALLY do - find out from Skillset For D:* Equipment costs and Final Cut studio hire Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	M
Lawrence A	MM	M WT D Detailed and thorough. To secure the D: elaborate on the skills and experience needed by your crew, and their ACTUAL job description from Mandy.com or Skillset Equipment costs and Final Cut studio hire Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? *Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	P WT M NEEDS CONTINGENCY TIME SCHEDULED IN – IE RESHOOT, PICK UP SHOTS shoot from when to when?
Nigel C	MM	D (almost) You have thoroughly explained requirements, organisation and sourcing showing effective practical understanding of professional practice and in detail to be able to actually manage a production. To secure the D: Correct the spelling and grammar on your resubmission Explain how you use schedules for pre/shoot and post and why (getting sued if not on deadline) Under Codes of Practice Include Rate Cards for costs of your crew - how much they get per day legally from their Union and identify their union Explain who you have chosen for your crew and why - what skills do they have that make them suitable Include BBFC regulation certificates under Codes of Practice Tell me where you would clear copyright from/who with/agency?	NYA 18/4/16 WORKING INDIVIDUALLY
Jordan C	MM	Merit/Pass "When casting actors you would have to go through certain agencies in the result for publicity." - which agencies? That why you are showing your understanding You have referred to permissions needed for the shoot via contacting local councils. You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this. Though inconsistent and knowledge or who to contact, how much and where to get from is not as detailed for D To secure the higher M: Code of practice BBFC regulations, Copyright and PRS for music Crew skills, experience and ACTUAL responsibilities needed for their job	M WT D
Ashley D	MM	P/wt M *Code of practice BBFC needed	M
Ugonna E	MM	P WT M PROOF READ your work before you submit for a formal assessment: "web serials can be funded by kick starters" - you are not making a webisode - " the availability of personals" "if the product is not released on time then it will cause the audience to be upset" - no it will result in your getting sued if you have no insurance and getting a bad reputation For M discuss the ACTUAL responsibilities/Job by looking at the skillset.com material i gave you and then discuss why you gave these roles to your crew based on their SKILLS BBFC not discussed in terms of regulation and what certificate under "codes of practice" Liability insurance and Shooting Licences not discussed under "codes of practice" on any companies named Location Recee procedure not discussed Creating schedules and why and what needs to be planned not discussed under Time - preproduction task, production shoot tasks, and post tasks all need scheduling - as production manager this is your job check spelling and incorrect words and ensure all fonts and text is presentable	M WT D Storyboard only M
Deniesha F	MM	M You have referred to permissions needed for the shoot via contacting local councils. You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this. Though inconsistent and knowledge or who to contact, how much and where to get from is not as detailed for D To secure the higher M: Code of practice BBFC regulations, Copyright and PRS for music Crew skills and responsibilities needed	M WT D
Eunice G	MM	NYA wt M/D incomplete there is no coverage of the Codes of practice criteria To Pass: You need to cover Codes of Practice referring to any of: BBFC Film Licences from Film Council websites to get permission to shoot on location & Public Liability Insurance/Risk Assessments Copyright clearances For M: refer to 2 or 3 and in detail or how, why and who? complete your explanation of the responsibilities that each of your crew would have on a shoot and what they do. For D: Equipment costs and Final Cut studio hire Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	Pass WT D NEEDS CONTINGENCY TIME SCHEDULED IN – IE RESHOOT, PICK UP SHOTS
Luke G	MM	No submission	P WT M – NEED SCRIPT/SHOOTING SCRIPT UPDATED
Dejhanea G	MM	Merit You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this. to secure the M: refer to the BBFC also with what you found out about regulation To improve to D: However this is inconsistent for a D, the detail during the second half is unsustained at times and resort to just definitions. How much does the rate card suggest you would spend on just employing crew? how many hours are they allowed to work before overtime? How does this impact on your schedule? There is confusion over the terms pre/production and post - the latter 2 are incorrectly defined. you also need to include who would the copyright and clearance be handled by = which company PRS for example	M WT D Storyboard only M
Tommy G	MM	M/P Still lots of spelling and grammar mistakes here which will restrict the grade. These would be detected with a spell checker. You have explained your requirements for your film and have included some detail and some reference to professional procedures particularly in schedules. If you discussed how you will source these in a professional way (ie which agencies, insurance, websites, where you hire your kit from) to access the higher. To secure the M: "this can result in people losing their property and ending up homeless..." - ??? who is responsible for Film Regulation in the UIK? You need to refer to how you will organise your locations - contacting film office at the council to get shooting licences, health and safety risk assessments, Liability Insurance what are the ACTUAL jobs required by your crew roles - what do they do, what skills do they need and why have you picked your team? *What websites and agencies would find actors and crew on? Locations?	M PUT SHOT LIST INTO THE CORRECT TEMPLATE/GRID
Kiera G	MM	NYA incomplete You have not covered all of the criteria required for a Pass	NYA 18/3/16 WORKING INDIVIDUALLY
Rosie H	MM	NYA - incomplete Does not cover all the criteria required. See worksheet given Facilities, Materials, Clearances, Health and Safety, Locations, Contributors	M WT D Storyboard only M
Tamaira L	MM	D You have thoroughly explained requirements, organisation and sourcing showing effective practical understanding of professional practice and in detail to be able to actually manage a production. To secure the D: Correct the spelling and grammar on your resubmission Under Codes of Practice Include Rate Cards for costs of your crew - how much they get per day legally from their Union and identify their union	M WT D Storyboard only M
Micheal O	MM	NYA (WT M/D) http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/757_producer - you have plagiarized all the skills section from here You must remove it or add it as a footnote and translate this into your own words when you have discussed why you have chosen your crew To get a P: You MUST remove the Plagiarism You must include the BBFC and which film office you contacted/TFL for permission under codes of conduct resubmit having corrected all the grammar and spelling To secure the M:* elaborate on the experience needed by your crew, and their ACTUAL job description from Mandy.com or Skillset Equipment Camera Hire or Purchase costs Distinction: Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? *Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September.	M WT D Storyboard only M
Tim O	MM	P WT Merit/Pass Some sections of explanation here but not consistent or in detail. Attempts made at times to bring in knowledge of industry practice such as costs and processes but significant areas are under developed. You are not making a webseries!!!!! To secure the P You are not making a webseries!!!!! outline what crew you need, what their jobs are M: You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this. complete your explanation of the responsibilities that each of your crew would have on a shoot and what they do.* * Add in detail about costs - how much does an edit suite cost, * Discuss how you will schedule the shoot - what needs doing during the shoot and edit, use of call sheets etc why have you chosen your crew - what skills have they demonstrated? Facilities such as edit suite ought to be separated out with costs and how long you need it for * how will you get permission for shooting in public in Woolwich - who will you contact (film office, liability insurance)	Late Pass - Resubmitted No contingency Storyboard incomplete Script was a M Recees and Call sheets lack detail No contingency in budget Risk Assessment basic and not convincing of having actually scouted the hazards on the site
Ese O	MM	M You have referred to permissions needed for the shoot via contacting local councils. You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this. Though inconsistent and knowledge or who to contact, how much and where to get from is not as detailed for D To secure the higher M: Code of practice BBFC regulations, Copyright and PRS for music Crew skills and responsibilities needed How will you get clearance to use the stock footage? Who, how, how much? Failing to meet deadlines can be very costly - insurance?	M WT D Storyboard only M
Maya S	MM	M WT D You MUST remove the copy and pasted content and include this in quotation marks and write around it how you would do this, who you would contact, how long etc... Detailed and thorough. To secure the M: elaborate on the skills and experience needed by your crew, and their ACTUAL job description from Mandy.com or Skillset Equipment Camera Hire or Purchase costs Distinction: Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? *Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	M WT D Storyboard only M
Shanee S	DM	M WT D You have thoroughly explained in detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with comments on how you would organise and some comments on how to source this, including practice from Industry. To secure the M: Elaborate on the crew roles - their responsibilities, experience and skills needed. What do they ACTUALLY do - find out from Skillset For D: Equipment costs and Final Cut studio hire Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? *Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	P WT M NEEDS CONTINGENCY TIME SCHEDULED IN – IE RESHOOT, PICK UP SHOTS shoot from when to when?
Dan S	MP	M You have explained in some detail the requirements and sources for your short film and why they are necessary with some comments on how you would organise and source this.	P WT M NEEDS CONTINGENCY TIME SCHEDULED IN – IE RESHOOT, PICK UP SHOTS shoot from when to when?
Dan T	MM	Pass/Merit Inconsistent to award a M. Though you have explained some of the requirements these lack understanding of sourcing them and you discuss in few cases how or why they are necessary. There is some thought given to copyright and regulatory bodies though neither are known are named.	Late Pass - Resubmitted No contingency Storyboard incomplete Script was a M Recees and Call sheets lack detail No contingency in budget Risk Assessment basic and not convincing of having actually scouted the hazards on the site
James W	MM	M WT D Detailed and thorough. To secure the D: elaborate on the skills and experience needed by your crew, and their ACTUAL job description from Mandy.com or Skillset Equipment costs and Final Cut studio hire Rate card charges for your crew? What agencies would you get to find your locations and actors for you? What websites? *Add in costs of the crew roles you have priced up using the Rate Cards you were given access to during September	M

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Monday 21 March 2016

Unit 1.3 Evaluation Deadline 15th April

Wednesday 9 March 2016

Production Meetings for groups NYA on preproduction

Unit 1: First Submission (Pre-production Report FSA3)