Emily Cheesman TV Production

  Project Evaluation Group Project Evaluation When completing the group project, I learnt what was involved in the pre-production process e.g., how to complete a risk assessment and fill out call sheets. It also involved how to make shot lists, story boards and the schedule as well as how to scout locations/do location recces. These are all important factors of the pre-production process and ensure cast and crew safety as well as a smoothly run set. When on set technical difficulties with the camera meant we fell behind on schedule but, with a cohesive team we managed to work efficiently to get the production back on schedule, so we were able to film the entire film within our time restraints of 1 day. At one stage when reviewing the filmed footage, we realised we had broken the 180-degree rule so managed to fit a reshoot of those scenes into the schedule to keep continuity throughout and to prevent causing confusion to the viewers. When it came to editing, I noticed a few ...

Development Notes Logline Development We began the script writing process by creating three loglines which we could develop into longer screenplays. My loglines were: 1. A terminal cancer patient left isolated, lonely, and longing for a childhood is liberated after striking up an unusual friendship. 2. The estranged daughter of a wealthy diplomat is spiralling into an uncontrollable cocaine addiction. She needs money and fast. Then she meets, the handler. 3. Sometimes keeping things dead and buried isn’t always as it seems. How far will a lonesome undertake go to fulfil his desires. I presented these three ideas to the class and discussed the possibilities around them. I liked all three ideas, but I preferred logline 1 and 2 as I had more ideas for those stories. But I was still torn between the two. I was aware writing child characters can be hard as they should not be written as an adult character would and they will not have the same knowledge. However, the first logline...

Camera and Location Workshops Camera workshop: 1 – Intro to Cameras In our first camera workshop, we learnt how to correctly set up, stabilize and balance the Sony XDCAM on the appropriate tripod. These are important factors to ensure the safety of both the cameras and camera operators but also help to create more cinematic shots. We were taught how to add tension to the fluid tripod head to create smoother pan shots which have less camera movement. This will keep the shots looking professional and consistent throughout. Then we had a short briefing on how to frame subjects (ensuring not to cut them off at the joints) so that the outcome is natural and not uncomfortable to look at for the viewer. We learnt of the importance of white balance and how to create white balance presents on the cameras themselves. This helps to portray colours correctly from the set to the screen while not creating too cold or too hot tones. To do this we used a white piece of paper and held it up to t...

 Production Paperwork and Relevant Notes Locations:  When beginning to plan our production we looked at multiple different locations as a team, these included:  The diner (at Maidstone TV studios)  Mickey's diner  Hot Rod diner  The Oasis Cafe The Portabello Inn  When choosing a location we considered which ones are best for both filming and travel for crew as this is an important thing to consider. We had a preference of using the diner at Maidstone but knew access to this was limited/ may not be possible so we also contacted other locations to find out about availability. We preferred a diner setting as this was the perfect location for the scene but had back-up ideas of bars/ traditional style café which would also make a good fit if diners were not available.  When our location at Maidstone was confirmed we had to work hard and fast to complete all of the pre-production paperwork these include; the call sheet, risk assessment, shot list, story...