Unit 2 - Pre-production and Planning

Budget Video Notes LOW BUDGET FILM MAKING   Resources:  - Use locations you have access to so that you don't have to spend money on location, for example, using one of your family houses to film a scene. - Use actors you know will work with you to save hassle, and if they don't want to then use friends or family. Use family/friends who are actually interested in acting because friends and family who aren't interested will act worse then the ones that are. - Use friends and family as extras too to save money. - Borrow equipment or use friends/family equipment such as borrowing friends/ family cameras and lights. - Rent equipment such as lights and camera - When writing the script, use no more then 4-5 locations (minimise locations) - Minimise travel time as travelling costs a lot of time and money - Minmise the amount of characters used. - Write and give roles to your actors strengths - Avoid scenes with extras - Avoid nig...

Enemy of Man questions 1) How much money were they asking for? They were asking for pledges of 10 dollars or over. 2) How much did they get? 255,564 dollars 3) How many backers were there? 2712 4) Who is the director and why is this important? Enemy of Man was directed by Vincent Regan. This is important because he is directed and acted in Shakespeare films before so he will have experience when directing the film. This will make people more likely to give funds for the production of Enemy of Man. 5) How else is the project being funded? By people pledging money towards the film and rewards being given back to some funders. 6) What was the funding for? The funding was for the costs of pre production to allow the film to be created. 7)  Why do you think this was successful in gaining funding? I believe it was successful because the film had an experienced director as well as an experience cast too which made people believe that the film had t...

PRE-PRODUCTION NOTES TRAINSPOTTING ·       Made in 1996, very relevant at the time it came out ·       Drugs, guns, fighting ·       Lower class ·       Directed by Danny Boyle ·       Budget – £3.5 million, mid to low budget film If making a film from a book, you need to ask permission from the author to allow you to produce a film from the book. The amount paid to author also needs to be discussed; Royalty payment. Investment is key. Channel 4 to fund trainspotting as more suited. Issues with rights over film had to be sorted for channel 4 to fund. Deal was eventually done for two percent of the films budget (£30,000), and Noel Gay backing out of hands-on duties in exchange for a share of the profits and name check on credits. Danny Boyle did not want to create a film that cost a lot of money. Pre-production can now begin where a...

MEDIA NOTES FUNDING AND INVESTING FOR FILM MAKERS SCENE 1 SEG :                             Hello there! Ever wanted to create a film but never had the budget to be able to?                   BENJI:                            Well stress no more, here’s some hints and tips on funding and investing for film makers. SEG:                              And remember,   it’s not about how much you get it’s about how much you want. Presented by myself, Benji and Saul! BENJI :   ...