Web serial Production Requirements Report & Pre-production Docs

Web serial Production Requirements Report & Pre-production Docs

Introduction

In this report I am going to be talking about my web episode. My web series is going to be called ‘MEMORY’ this webisode pilot is about a teenager girl that has a group of friends which is not her actually friends they are just pretending. So one night they all decided to go to a party and the main character which is a girl got really drunk and got hit by a car. Due to this the girl got rushed into hospital where she got serious treatment.

 As she wakes up her family and friends found out that she lost her memories and were very devastated but at the same time thankful that the girl is alive. As the days go on the girls has instance flashback about her past leading up to the day when she lost her memory. Her friends tried to distracter her and every night one of their show their flashback of the night and feels guilty. In my webisode we found which friend is to blame of the main character lost of memory. This webisode is going to multi-stranded due to fact in episode we focus on each individual character causing to lose the girl character.       

What is required? (I.e. what is needed?)

In my webisode ‘MEMORY’ what is needed for webisode is a director, a camera man and talent (actors). Also need equipment such as bottle of drinks for the party which going to take place in first episode , also that is need is car which the main character get hit with and loses her memory. I also need to get permission to film on different locations.

Sources of finance and Codes of practice and regulation:

Kick starter

As I starting my webisode need to take in consideration that I need Kick starter on my webisode this means funding for my film.  Kickstarter is projects that are brought to life through the direct support of others such as sponsors from other companies. This is works if the person you are pitching your project to the project creator if they like they will fund it. One of the advantages of this is that if falls they will be no charge.

Private finance

 I also need Private finance for my webisode this means when funds that will get payed into the company that will go towards my short webisode instead of paying the funds to the government. This means that more money that I can use for my props and my location making more real.

Investors

Similarly to this I also need investors to invest into my films which means that companies or people can invest in my film give me money to make films successful also investors can help to promote the film and get it out there. By having investors that invest in my webisode then I will have them to help my webisode be successful and would not fail.

Budgeting requirements

  Budgeting requirement involves equipment such as props for the characters, also transport due to fact how you going to get characters to the different set in my webisode. This involves how many people are allowed on set and need to plan out how long you need to edit the different shots for my webisode. This are all the requirements that need to budget for my webisode.

Time

Schedules & deadlines

In webisode it is important to schedules and meet deadlines due to fact there are loads of scenes that I need to get through. In my filming I am going to schedule my time during on set so I know what time I need to stop filming and move to other location and have time for the studio. This will keep on track and making more organise this will keep meeting deadline and finish on time. By meeting deadline then companies and investor would trust me.

Availability of equipment and availability of personnel

In webisode they bring their own equipment and their own props which cost about £800 to buy equipment but for my webisode I am going to use school equipment so less expensive added for my webisode. For availability of personnel I would use sheet that show my crew and cast what days they are supposed to be in which days.

Crew and Personnel:

Size of team

In my webisode there are going to be different sizes of team working together to make my webisodes successful. For example the will one team working in the studio making sure that the editing is up to standers and finish, also we have the team working on the props and location making sure for the props that all finish, the clothes are correct fitted the characters and for the location making sure that we can film on different location.

Skills and experience

for my webisode I must consider for my  crew what skill and experience they have to take part in my webisode for instance skills and experience that is required or expect for my crew is good planning of an idea then braining storming so it makes more sense and people that is organise. Also in my webisode for my crew I expect to see some experience in the film industry.

Facilities

 Production equipment

In my webisode I must budget the equipment such as cameras to film with, lights to show different lighting then reflectors helps to softer the lighting making the lighting to harsh, lenses to zoom in and out , tripods to help camera to be steady and stabilisers.  This are all the equipment that I need for my webisode to make it high standers and high quality of work.

Post-production equipment

 Post-production equipment is when film all the scene of a webisode or a film then at the end you will go into the editing suite to put all the scene together and editing it to make complete. For my webisode I would go out and film my scene then go to the editing suite to combining on the scene to make a short film. By this my webisode would be up to standers and complete. Also in Post-production equipment it involves final cut x which is an software that you can download on a hard drive this how films edit their films and get HD quality standers film.

Availability & costs

While making a film at some point you have to rent out an editing suited for example an editing can cost to hired from £150 for a  half-day or up to  £250 for a  full day which cost a fairly amount. However we are going to use our college’s editing suite since we are doing a short webisode.

Sound library materials

Sound library materials includes is someone asking for permission to copies a film which is not their own film this requires a secure written permission from a company that produce the film making that person aloud to play. The forms of audio material are copyright holders, record companies, artists, radio networks, licensing organizations. This is seen as audio materials which is illegal in this country. 

Materials

Costs & clearances and Codes of practice and regulation:

Costs & clearances is when you own a written document that includes that you have the right to include everything that you film in your film even the scrips and of equipment, Clips, Stock Footage, Tapes & Images. So if anything happen you have a clearance of your film.

Contributors

Talent

Talent is another word for actors in film industry you have to pay your acting ($1000) for starring in your webisode. By searching for the right characters you must compare the personality to the actually character. By finding the right character to take part in my webisode is to small audition to see which actors fits the role in my webisode.

Locations:

Identification

Identification is to deal with location on where you going to film your film. For example if you want to film a scene in airport it would cost around £750 for to film in airports which you have to budget for other locations. Locations is very important whining filming a webisode or film because it set the scene. But if you want to rent out a house it would cost £250 a day. For my webisode I would tried to found a cheaper location so I can spend more on other requires.However i do not have that kind of money on me so I  would a location that can offer me free charge as for I am making a short web serial. also for filming on a location  you need to get permission for the police or council in that area to approve of the filming taking place in that location. 

 For my webisode I need to find out locations for my short film and also add a Reece Report that involves all the locations and the information which I  am going to film on such as, the transport, sound, camera issue and refreshment e.c.t. for my my locations I had to film at a friends house. for the locations  I had to a Reece Report of friends house and ask for permission to film in her house.   

Codes of practice and regulation:

Health and safety

While working on a film the crew should be more aware of actor’s safety for example if they have any allergies you need to know and they need to be more upfront with it. Also the camera man and the direct need to take in consideration that if using a dangerous prop on set you must train the actor instead of doing it on set the first time without having any experience. This can cause damage and may cause bad injuries and can sue your film for not following health and safety act on set.

 Also you have to make having police aware of filming for example in Top Gear  ‘Were Hampshire Police made aware of the filming of an episode of Top Gear involving the use of heavily modified vehicles that on the face of it appear to violate the construction and use regulations. This episode was transmitted on July 18 2010 and featured the M3and A303 in Hampshire.’[1] By having police aware of filming they will know about it and if anybody high up ask you cannot film in this area then you will have a police permission to back it up.   

Overall these are all you have to consider when making a film are webisode to make a successful series or a film.

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[1] https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/filming_top_gear_police_aware