LOGISTICS:
Budget:
The cost information has be taken from the Coventry university media production rate card to create realistic budget that would apply if I wasn’t a student.
Crew and Cast
Camera Operator- £468
DOP- £674
Editor-£674
Sound Editor- £674
Actors- £400
Composer- £150
Equipment Hire
Canon 60D- £60
Manfrotto 501HBV Tripod- £15
LED Micro light panels- £18
Lenses- £65
Others
Travel- £100
Catering- £100
Distribution (Festival Entry Fee)-£ 100
Total- £3498
Due to the plan of not having any sound or dialog in my film there isn’t really any need to hire any sound equipment. Due to the fact that an composer can cost anything ranging from £150- £10000 per day depending on who they are and what equipment they have it’s hard to put down a realistic cost on them.
Being a student allows be access to equipment for free and I also knowing crew members that I can use will also mean they will cost nothing.
My own budget:
Travel- £100
Catering- £100
Distribution (Festival Entry Fee)-£100
Actors- £300
Composer- £100
Total- £700
While this may not be my overall total as negotiations with the actors and composer can change how much is spent in total. However this is a much more realistic total then the £3498 and should be something I can achieve. I will look into creating an indie GoGo page to try and help raise any money that may need. This will also allow be the ability to outline by project to the public and at the same time promote it. Knowing that fundraising isn’t something that will work 100% of the time I will have to start thinking about a way to fund this from my own pocket which will not ideal will allow me to not be depended on others
Production Schedule:
Having worked on some productions in my time and spending the last 3 years at university I understand the importance of having a schedule to follow. Having spent a lot of my own time following a schedule I have not issues creating one that I think is realistic for myself. Knowing that not everything will go right when done it’s important that I leave abit of leeway if needed.
January:
23rd- 31st:
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Finalise Script
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Begin Casting
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Begin Composer search
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Start of funding
February:
1st- 12th:
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Casting and Auditions for both Actors, Composer
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Location scouting and finalising
13th-28th:
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Finish casting and hire Actors/Composer
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Fill out any contracts that maybe needed
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Book the equipment ready for production.
March:
1st-19th:
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All of the production (Not being sure of the overall time I will need or when best to start given myself more time then needed. Will also help if casting takes longer then thought)
20th- 31st:
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Editing
April
1st-9th:
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Editing
10th- on ways:
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Promotion and Distribution
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Anything else that needs to be finished
Ethic form:
While not yet complete this is the template of the risk assessment form and copyright form i will use before filming
Any other type of paper work such as location agreements and crew contracts will be created and signed when they are needed.
