Preparation, Shooting and Assembly

Preparation: Pre-Production Funding is more or less secure and script is solid enough for production, filmmakers can prepare for physical production, this is called pre-production Director coordinates the staff to create the film. He/she is most responsible for final look and sound of the film. Producer and Director hire crew, cast roles and scout locations for filming Prepare daily schedule, all the while keeping an eye on the budget Producer assumes shots will be shot out of continuity –they want to shoot scenes that are at same location cuz it saves money from having to transport equipment

Pre-Production Several things are happening at same time under supervision of producer and director -ex: writer revises, casting director looks for actors In large scale productions, there is a major division of labor. Director works closely with heads of each department. Production designer- in charge of visualizing the film’s settings. Unit creates drawings and plans that determine architecture and color of the film. Other roles- art director, set dresser, set decorator, costume designer.

Pre Production Graphic artists creates a storyboard- a series of comic strip-like sketches of the shots in each scene, including notations about costume lighting and camerawork -not every scene is storyboarded, but action sequences and shots using special effects or complicated camera work tend to be storyboarded in detail - cinematographers will know how things should look in the end -previsualization- reworks the storyboards into 3-demensional animation, complete with moving figures, dialogue, sound effects, and music

Casino Royale (2006) Storyboards

The Shooting Phase: Principal Photography The the director’s crew: script supervisior, 1 st Asst. Director (AD), 2 nd AD, 3 rd AD, dialogue coach, 2 nd Unit director Script supervisor: in charge of all continuity from shot to shot. It all has to make sense (lighting, props, movement, etc.) 1st A.D.: plans each shooting day with director. Sets up each shot for director’s approval, while keeping track of actors, monitoring safety, etc. 2nd A.D.: liason between 1 st A.D., camera crew and electricians crew 3 rd AD: messenger for director and staff Dialogue coach: feeds performers lines and speaks lines of offscreen characters during shots of other performers 2nd Unit Director: films stunts, location footage, action scenes, at a distance where principal shooting is taking place

Shooting Phase: Principal Photography Most visibile is cast and supporting players, minor players, and extras One major job of director is to shape performances of the cast-explain how dialogue should be delivered and gestures rendered Photography unit: lead by cinematographer or Director of Photography (DP) he/she is an expert on photographic process, lighting and camera techniques. -supervises the following: camera operator, key grip (equipment, props, and lighting), and gaffer (head electrician and light rigging)

Shooting Phase: Principal Photography Sound Unit: headed by production recordist (sound mixer) main job is to record dialogue; also captures ambient sounds Boom operator: arranges boom mic, and conceals radio micorphones on actors Third man: places other microphones, lays sound cables Other units: visual effects, makeup, costuming, drivers, production accountants

Shooting Phase: Principal Photography Director does many shots or takes In order to keep track of all the shots, use a slate: which is written production, scene, shot and take Crews set up lighting and test sound, director reherses actors and directs cinematographer. Master shot: records entire action and dialogue of the scene Then coverage is shot. Scene is restaged and shot in closer views or in different angles. Could use multiple cameras.

Assembly Phase: Post-Production Post-production: work behind the scenes throughout shooting Editor: catalogues and assembles the takes. Works with the director to decide how the footage can be best put together Footage accumulates=rough cuts, without sound effects or music. Appocalypse Now lasted 7 ½ hours!!! Added later are CGI, sounds and music, etec. Work of production does not end when film is released. (different versions)