Pre-production Docs, Unit 2 Flashcards
A __________ is a type of script that focuses on narrative, dialogue and cast directions.
screenplay
Screenplays work with a shooting script and storyboard since they cover the _______ _______ that a screenplay can’t.
visual elements
Conventions of a screenplay are:
Sluglines for locations
Dialogue
Directions for actors
Set/location/scene detail
Who would make a screenplay
Screenwriter
Who would use a screenplay
director, storyboard artist, cast and crew
Are screenplays shown to the client or audience
NO
______ are panels of drawings in chronological order to visualise the planned product in the pre-production stage.
Storyboards
What is a disadvantage of a storyboard?
Doesn’t cover dialogue or detailed stage directions
Storyboards work well with:
Would help create ideas for set designs as well as floor plans due to showing how the product will look.
Screenplays provide dialogue and detailed stage directions
Storyboards and shooting scripts support each other with camera directions e.g shot types
Conventions of a storyboard are:
A sketch of the specified shot
Scene name
Scene number
Timings
Camera - shot type and movement
Sound
Transitions
VFX
Who would make a storyboard?
Storyboard artists
Who would use a storyboard?
Director, camera crew and editor
Are storyboards shown to the client or audience
Yes
A __________ is an overwritten script that adds camera and editing directions
Shooting script
Shooting scripts work well with _______ as it visualises the descriptions it provides. It can also work well with a _________ or ___________ since those require scene/location details.
1) storyboards
2/3) set design or floor plan
Conventions of a shooting script are:
Technical details like:
Scene detail
Shot number
Cast required
Camera
Sound
Who would make a shooting script?
A shooting script would be created by the cinematographer and director, based off of the screenplay provided by the screenwriter
Who would use a shooting script?
Director, cinematographer, camera crew, maybe storyboard artist?
Are shooting scripts shown to a client or audience?
NO
A ____ _________ is a document that identifies potential hazards of a set and provides solutions
Risk Assessment
Risk assessments work well with a Recce because they both involve…
Assessing the location of a production
Conventions of a risk assessment are:
Risk matrix
Hazard identification checklist
List of potential hazards at a location (incl. Hazard number)
Control measures
Information on activities (scene overviews, timings, crew needed, location, etc.)
Signatures
Who would make a risk assessment?
Project manager or producer
Who would sign a risk assessment?
Everybody on set
Are risk assessments shown to a client or audience?
no
A _____ is a checklist document for the suitability of locations for production
Recce
This document would work well with (1) since they both assess a specific production location and (2/3) to see if the location matches the requirements of the production.
1) risk assessment
2/3) script/storyboard
Conventions of a recce:
Practical requirements of a suitable location (e.g facilities for crew/cast, power outlets, space for equipment, noise interference, etc.)
Possible legal issues (e.g trespassing)
Possible risk factors/health and safety (e.g slopes)
Who would make a recce?
Location scouts to speed up the pre-production process as crew will be busy working on other things
Are recces shown to client or audience?
nooo
A _______ is a basic outline/description of a potential product. It is usually made at the start of a production.
treatment
All pre-production documents stem from the treatment however during a pitch, it would work well with ___________
storyboards, draft screenplay, concept art and footage
Conventions of a treatment:
For AV/radio/TV - logline, main storyline, main characters, story arcs and episode outlines, target audience
For web/print - design ideas, target audience
Who would create a treatment?
Production managers
Are treatments shown to client or an audience?
It is shown to the audience for focus group feedback and shown to clients for their approval.
A _______ _________ is a timetable for the full production of a media product up until the deadline they must meet.
production schedule
Production schedules work well with gantt charts because they provide ___ _________ of tasks whereas production schedules dont
Live progress
Conventions of a production schedule:
Milestones
Deadlines
Contingencies
Tasks with allocated personnel and resources
Calendar
Who creates a production schedule?
Project manager
Would a production schedule be shown to a client or audience?
On rare occasions it can be shown to a client via software like Monday.com or slack
A ____ _____ is used for live management, planning and scheduling projects.
gantt chart
Gantt charts work well with production schedules because they show ______ ________ whereas gantt charts dont
resource allocation
Conventions of a gantt chart
A calendar
Milestones
Continuity
Contingencies
Deadlines
Who creates a gantt chart?
Project manager
Would a gantt chart be shown to a client or audience?
no
A _________ _______ is an annotated illustration of an idea of how a product could look like.
visualisation diagram
Visualisation diagrams work well with a wire frame and mock up for more _____ designs
finalised
In addition, visualisation diagrams work well with _____ and _________ _________for showing how the product will work.
prototypes and site structure diagrams
Conventions of a visualisation diagram
Boxes for images and text
Rough sketches
Colour palettes and annotated font styles
Button placements
Who creates a visualisation diagram?
Graphic designer
would the visualisation diagram be shown to a client or audience?
yes
A ____ _____ is a grid of boxes to represent potential designs for a product. These boxes represent headings, text, videos and buttons.
wire frame
Wire frames work well with ________ ___________because they include house style, font types, colour and graphics whereas wire frames don’t
visualisation diagrams
Conventions of a wire frame
Annotations
Grids/Boxes
Who creates a wire frame?
App/graphic designer
Would a wire frame be shown to a client or audience?
no
A ____ __ is a detailed and more finalised version of the wire frame but includes colour, font types, picture place holders, house style and logos.
mock up
Mock ups can be created using _______ _____ and _______ _____ and _____ _
visualisation diagrams, wire frames, concept art
Mockups may work well with site structure diagrams to plan _________
navigation
Conventions of a mock up
colour,
font types,
picture place holders,
house style
and logos.
Who creates a mock up?
graphic designer
Would a mock up be shown to a client or audience?
yes
A _________ is an early version of a product which isn’t released to the public and often used for testing its functionality.
prototype
Prototypes work well with any pre-production document that would help make the ______ _____
final product
A site structure diagram may be used with a prototype if the ________ isn’t clear enough
navigation
Conventions of a prototype:
Unfinished product so may have bugs and glitches
Who creates a prototype?
Depends on the industry
Would a prototype be shown to a client or audience?
yes
A ____ ________ _________ is a type of flowchart that shows the navigation routes of a web/app product
Site structure diagram
A site structure diagram works well with visualisation diagrams, wire frames, mock ups and prototypes as they show…
how the product will look
Conventions of a site structure diagram
Headings
Sub-headings
Branches
Shapes
Who creates a site structure diagram?
Coder
Would a site structure diagram be shown to a client or audience?
yes
A _____ ______ is a birds-eye view illustration of how a set/studio will look
floor plan
A floor plan would work well with ___ ____, a ______ ___ and ____________ by showing the camera set up, lighting set up, set pieces and the props that will be needed on site to create the locations or scenes shown in those documents
set design
shooting script
storyboard
Floor plans also work well with a recce and risk assessment as they assess the _______ of the location shown in the floor plan
suitability
Conventions of a floor plan
Birds eye view
Annotations
Cameras
Lighting
Set pieces
Props
Measurements
Who creates a floor plan?
Producer, set designer, director
Would an audience or client see a floor plan?
A client would but an audience wouldn’t
A ___ ____ is an image that shows what a set may look like with details for set items
set design
Set designs work well with floor plans as they provide a different _______ of the set.
perspective
Conventions of set designs
Lighting,
colour,
character blocking,
measurements
camera
furniture
Who would make a set design?
Set designer
Would a client or audience see a set design?
yes
