What is Preproducton?

• It is the planning stage
  • Writing the script
  • Drawing the storyboards
  • Making a Shot List
  • Planning a shooting schedule

Importance of Preproduction

• This is the most important stage in any of the 3 stages of production. The reason is because this is the stage that everything is laid out and organized before they are ready to shoot.
• Without this stage, no one would know what they were doing and the films would take longer and cost more to shoot.

Storyboards

• A storyboard is a detailed drawing of the shot that is taking place in the scene. Once a script is completed, they will break each scene own into shots and visually and verbally describe what is going on.

Synopsis

• A synopsis is a summary of the movie, providing the reader with the plot of the film, the characters in the film and the genre of the film.
  • Remember a synopsis is a summary of the film so you want to use this to draw the audience into watching your movie

Example of a Synopsis:
Movie – Shaun of the Dead (Comedy)
Synopsis: A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.
Productivity Journal

• A productivity journal is a daily recording of what you accomplished, what day it was accomplished and what you plan on doing for the next day.
• It is an excellent tool used to keep track of your shooting to save your film from continuity errors.

Example of a Two Column Script:

Shot List

• A shot list is used to organize your script breaking it down into details by scene.
• Each scene is broken down into four sections; by the shot number, the action of the shot, the audio in the shot and the duration of the shot

What is Production?

• It is the filming stage

What is Post Production?

• It is the editing stage
  • Organizing footage
  • Putting the scenes in order
  • Adding transitions
  • Adding titles & credits