Production Meeting- 15/12/15

Meeting time 
25 minutes.

Meeting date:
14.12.15

Agenda:
Gabby, Eli, Gabriel & Daniel

Decisions:
Gabby and Eli pick up equipment Wednesday (16th.12.15 ) at 2pm
Tyla Confirmed as backup.

Pre-Production Documentation

Production Meeting- 08/12/15

Meeting time: 

45 minutes 

Date of meeting: 

08.12.15

Attendance: 

Eli, Gabby, Dan and Gabriel 

Agenda: 

Decide on filming date, make sure all equipment is available and booked

Decisions made:

• Filming on Wednesday 16.12.15 
• Meeting point at 2.00pm at Jcoss main entrance 
• Group must walk to New Barnet Sainsburys and get the 326 to Totteridge and Whetstone, 251 to Mill Hill Broadway and then Thamselink to Elstree station. 
• From the station group will walk to the location; 3 Grange Road 
• Eli will bring jeans, heels and a high-end jacket and fairy-lights 
• Gabby will bring makeup needed for the advert, Gabriel has already purchased perfume bottles and hairbrush and hair dryer available 
• Equipment has been booked for Wednesday from after form time and Gabriel will return it on Thursday morning 
• The group will arrive at the location at 3.30pm and filming will start straightaway 
• Talya, who lives opposite the location is the backup actress for the ad and is available on the chosen date of filming 
• Gabby is the backup camerman as she is the assistant so will know the aims and the storyboard 
• Actress- Eli
• Camerman- Gabriel 
• Camera assistant- Gabby
• Director and Producer- Dan 
• The group have reviewed the risk assessment to go over all the solutions needed to go in place in order to reduce potential hazards, Eli will be responsible for making sure this is handled. 

Gabriel will be providing food and soft drinks for all crew members 

My Opinion on Unit 1- The first two tasks

Unit 1 Thus far

So far unit 1 gave me an interesting insight into what pre-production techniques are used before you begin an actual production. They have shown me that productions that are expected to be done at a professional standard have a lot more bit by bit planning that go into them as opposed to just getting on and hoping for the best with them like a project in lower school years would be like.

My Prezi allowed me to explore each of the pre-production techniques in detail and discover how each little part comes together in order to eventually become an Advert, Film, TV Show etc. By looking at each method individually I could see exactly how the different techniques are used for each individual aspect of the advert whether that be looking at the creative brief in order to come up with an idea, putting together a budget or even learning what each member of the production team (the personnel) were supposed to do as a role.

It then came to the pitch and the supporting documentation that went with it. I found that since we were working in a group the work load could be spread out meaning we could each focus on a specific aspect in detail and to the best of our abilities. The two aspects that I looked at/covered were the budget and the storyboard. By creating a budget, I got an idea of what real life TV adverts will cost due to the different aspects such as personnel and equipment. Since we are not paying for a location however it made it so the production was a lot cheaper. I also created the storyboard so that we can get an idea of what the production will look like when we film it. Although I am not the best artist I feel that this is still something we can work from. When it came to the pitch and the presentation I felt that my group adequately gave our pitch for our idea and outlined all the key points that we were asked to cover in detail.