Unit 22: Costs of Pre-Production Equipment

Single camera production is a method of filmmaking and video production which uses only one camera to shot all the shots. Each shot and camera angles are taken individually the camera is then moved and rest to get a new shot or angle. There are many benefits to single camera production. 

An advantage of single camera production is that it is cheaper; this is because you only need one camera and not multiple cameras. There is no extra cost to hire more cameras or crew. This lowers the cost for production and the money can go into other things like hiring more actors or buying more props and outfits.

Another advantage of single camera production is that by having one camera it gives the director more control over the shots the director is able to decide on how they want the scene to be set up or how the scene should be set. Also the director has more flexibility on how the actors should be or can be presented in scene. Also not all actors need to be on the set at the same time.

The director can stop the scene and tell the actors as to what they need to fix or re-do. It’s not a multiple camera production so the director won’t need to stop all the cameras. By doing this it can help to create a more realistic atmosphere that can help to make the scene more suitable from the genre being created.

Another advantage of single camera production is that this is because as you are only using one camera after filming you can then re-arrange all the clips you have taken. It’s easier to edit and sort out the shot because it is all in one camera. It’s easier to bring around, set up and take down the camera because there is only one camera.

In terms of Multi-Camera, it is more expensive to produce because of the equipment used, the crew hired and everything involved in the production. 

There is a lack of flexibility when trying to hide equipment from the other cameras, Also less flexibility is put in the necessary equipment on scene such as microphone booms and lighting rigs.

There is also a problem with using a large amount of equipment because instead of doing everything in the actual location, it has to be done in a studio to be set up because it wouldn’t be possible to do it outdoors.

The Short Film

Unit 22: A2: Pre Production Job roles

The Hangover Pre Production Job Roles:

Pre-production is a fundamental element of the whole production as it can be said to be the foundation or basis of a production. The roles within the pre-production team that people have are all significant for the production to develop and come up with a film/show which fulfils the needs and standards of the target audiene as well as the fact that each works and has its own function in order to ensure the end result is achieved.. The process before the production is a collaborative team effort and this is what makes film/television such an interesting industry as a whole, without every individual you wouldn’t get the end result aforementioned as each person has their own function which will further eminate as my discussion develops.

Directed by	Todd Phillips
Produced by	Todd Phillips Daniel Goldberg (2-3)
Written by	Jon Lucas (1) Scott Moore (1) Scot Armstrong (2) Craig Mazin (2-3) Todd Phillips (2-3)
Starring	Bradley Cooper Ed Helms Zach Galifianakis Justin Bartha Ken Jeong
Music by	Christophe Beck
Production company	Legendary Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	2009–2013

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangover_(film_series)

The pre-production roles in this film included the main body, the Director who was Todd Phillips from the Production company of Legendary Pictures. The directors role within pre-production is to control a film’s artistic and dramatic aspects. Has a key role in choosing the cast alongside the casting director, production design and creative aspects of filmmaking.

Next in line is the Producer who was both Todd Phillips and Daniel Goldberg , who's work would involve overseeing projects from conception to completion, also being involved with the marketing and distribution process. Producers work closely with directors and other production staff. There can often be more than one producer, the other producer for this production.

An Executive Producer will often oversee the work of the producer on behalf of the studio , the financiers or the distributors. They will also ensure the film is completed within time and budget and to the agreed artistic and technical standards.There are often more than one executive producer working together with the producer. The executive producers for The Hangover was Todd Phillips.

The Production Designer is responsible for the visual concept of the film. The production designer here was Bill Brezski. He would have needed to identify a design style for locations, graphics, props, lighting , camera angles and cost times. Whilst working closely with the Director and producer.

The Cast of a production are probably the most important part of the whole film making process, this is simply because without them you cannot practically do anything, even if you have equipment/props etc. The main actors in The Hangover, were ; Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham etc. Their role is to play the character in which they are acting as. Most successful actors/actresses will cast in blockbuster films.

The Cinematographer or in other words, the camera man/women, is in charge of the camera on a film set, depending on the camera they have they will try to achieve various shots,angles and movement in order to tell the story effectively. They work quite closely with the Director on set and will often be in conversation with the editor which is done here by Lawerence Sher.

Unit 22: A2: Props/costumes/locations

Unit 1: Production Meeting Week 5

Week 5: Production Meeting

8th January 2016:
This week we are planning to make sure we know who are characters are and who will play each character, also this week was quite a whirlwind for the team because as we came together to film on of our scenes on the Monday 4th January and Friday 8th January and edit as well on the week commencing 11th January, we realised that there was something missing which we extensively gathered together to try and figure out what it was. We came to a conclusion that our storyline or our short movie was missing a Background story in the sense that something just didn't add up and we wanted to add more 'umph' to our story therefore we decided to change certain concepts such as the Perpetrator, our original main actor was Ishaaq however we have a deadline in which this short movie had to be submitted and edited by so it was a bit hard to work with him as he had planned otherwise and was rarely available therefore we had to choose another actor which was solely based upon availability but also suitability for the role.


Our production meeting this week led us to forming the following document which is basically guidance on which scenes need to be filmed and which scenes are requires as well as what we would add or take away from out storyline/board which will be updated in a further blog post.


In conclusion, this was essentially a week of intensive filming, reflection and questioning the concepts of the film and tweaking any grey areas which needed to be tweaked in order to achieve our final outcome.

Unit 1: A2: Call Sheets

DAILY FILMING SHEET

(CALL SHEET)

Date and time: Friday 8^th January 2015

Location: School Playground and Gym Storyboard scene no.s: First 3 scenes Cast: Ibrahim (The paedophile/perpetrator), Ariana (Victim) and Yasmin, Camera Women and Director alongside Ariana. Props: None used yet as these scenes do not require props however technical materials such as Tripod and Camera were used. **Mats from the Gym area used to create shade and darkness, Artificial darkness in order to create the effect we were looking for, Reminders: Film the same scene from different angles so there is more variety and zoom where necessary.

DAILY FILMING SHEET

Date and time: Monday 4^th January 2015

Location: Science Laboratory Storyboard scene no.s: Scene 4-6 Cast: Ibrahim, The Perpetrator, Ariana the Victim, Camera Women Christiana, Yasmin, Director and some extras. Props: Science books, Science Table, Lab Coats in order to add more character, Glasses for the Perpetrator. Reminders: **After analysis, we realised that we need to re-film this scene as the zoom was deemed as unprofessional and very shaky and one of the cast members looked at the camera therefore it is necessary to do it again to ensure that the scene is suitable, this is if it still remains part of our storyline due to the fact that it we changed our script.

Unit 1: A2: Storyboards