In order to produce the best short film possible, we need to go through the motions and produce all the pre- production documentation, these include the location recce, shot list, story board, treatment, plot overview, character profiles, lighting recce, risk assessment, costume recce, mise-en scene and both film and costume mood boards.




Sam- This character profile is for the young boy in the film.This image is depicting him playing in the park as he will be in the film and the annotations show his purpose and actions during the film. He is a shy young boy and has come to the park with his mother, he's aged six. He bumps into Johnathan as he has run off from his mother but is slightly anxious regarding if he should speak to a stranger.
Harry- This is the character profile for the teenager in the film. He is a sixteen year old boy and is quite unsociable, with headphones on listening to loud music. He is reluctant to talk to Jonathan and tries to ignore him. He is more interested on being on his phone than a conversation with a stranger. He has come to the park to kill time before he goes to meet a friend and go to a concert.
Carol- This is the office worker,she is very busy and is sitting on the bench to eat her lunch. She is dressed very smartly, in only dark clothing to show her cold attitude. She doesn't want to engage in conversation with Jonathan and tries her best to ignore him. She looks uncomfortable next to him and tries to leave as soon as she can.
Risk Assessment.
A risk assessment is an essential piece of pre production documentation. Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitive or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat. The following document is the risk assessment for our film production. We are filming in two locations and thus i have produced risk assessments for both. The first location is a public park and the other is Jonathan's living room.
After casting our actors i had to produce casting documents to show the actors details so when it comes to filming getting the right size costume etc would become easier. The following documents show all the characters that will be featured in the film and their details, i was responsible for this task.
Costume, Hair & make-up and prop list.
As my role within the group was production designer i decided to create a costume and prop table for each scene. I feel this will take the pressure of when filming because i will know exactly what is needed at what time. The table will also help me to be more organised when filming thus meaning there will be little delay between scenes.
Sound Experiment
Because there are only three members of our production group i was responsible for production design as well as sound. In order to be in charge of sound on the day of filming i had to do a lot of research into the different roles involved with sound. I had to learn about the various equipment and in particular the booming equipment that i would be using on the day of filming. Call Sheet
Script