Pre-Production Report

This is a web serial because it has a small amount of characters to follow and the characters story links through different episodes and it does not just conclude after the pilot. The show will be a non linear production, as their will be flashbacks and flash forwards used to cause wonder and mystery. It will also be single stranded as it will follow the life of one main character with others around him. Being single stranded will cause the viewers concentrate their attention on the main character and to begin to understand his origin and story.

Sources of Finance: The areas of finance would be equipment used, if I was going to hire a camera crew, this would cost for the time of the crew, sometimes the camera crew will not bring their own equipment so it is up to me to provide it.

The equipment list include:

·         Canon Legria HF G25 Wide Angle High Definition Camcorder (10x Optical Zoom, Image    Stabilisation, 32GB - £599.00

·         BPS Softbox Studio - £60.59

·         Harma Star 61 Tripod - £16.85

·         Boomike with pole - £50.98

The equipment that will be used is basic for the web serial to work, but as we are at college the equipment is free for us to use.

Further Budget Requirements:

·         Locations manager – To scout the locations that will be used.

·         Director

·         Researchers

·         Transport

·         Talent

Transport would cost money but as we are at college, we do not yet have to pay for public transport and the transport could cost up to £1350 if you were to bikes or taxis.

Locations:

The location fees to go and take still photos and video footage in the media industry will cost £1800.  If you wanted to film a video in the bleak house it would cost £200,000. You will need a locations manager.

However with locations, you would have an extremely limited amount of time, this is because you are on a tight schedule and working to a deadline and the money to the camera crew will go to waste because there would not have been enough shots taken, this would result in being sacked by the director.

Timing:
Schedules and Deadlines: You can organize the deadlines, for instance when you want to film, write the script, and have lunch and by doing so, given the pace if you complete it before the deadline you may have enough time left over to give it the final look and to help improve it.

Availability of Equipment: As we are in college we can easily book the equipment for free, whereas if we where doing this in the media industry, there would be prices for equipment.

The Crew: It will consist of the amount of people in the pitch, (groups of 4)  I will be behind the camera, a role will be assigned and each person can practice it. The talent are the main focus point on the screen, (the actors) these actors will be the main source of funds, as they are the talent, they will be paid the most.

The researchers will look for the availability of crew members, such as the talent and the camera crew. They will be used to research the true events of a story if they were hired for a film based on real events, so with a fictional story, they may be used to research how much he costs will be for hiring the crew. Transport could cost up to £1350 if you were to bikes or taxis.

Facilities: The facilities that will be used for production and post production. For the production, it is the set up that will be needed for the facilities, such as setting up the cameras ready for use, This also includes the lighting, For instance, this means that the lighting needs to be balanced for the audience to be able to watch it clearly. The lighting being done properly is also important because there are no shadows that are wanted within the scene.

For post production, equipment for using editing software will be needed, this is to make it appeal to the audience and to give it a dramatic effect. The editing software that will be used will be Final Cut Pro, this will allow us to put all of the footage that has been taken and to put it in to sequence.

The materials used for the web serial will be copyrighted and in the film industry you would have to pay to use the music in the film. In order to distribute a film - web serial you will need to have clearance from the BBFC (British Board OF Film Classification)

Codes of Practice and Regulations: Video Recordings act 1984-2010, this allows them to pay special regard for content that will otherwise undermine society, so with a thriller there will be violence in it and behavior that could be copied certain people.

In terms of locations, you have to outline anything risky, for instance a building with poor lighting such as a warehouse or cabin, this would be hazardous because people cant see where they are going and may have an accident by bumping in to sharp objects.