Live Brief - Johnston Press Durham: Footage

Live Brief - Edit Decision List

Me and the editor sat after the production log and worked out an Edit Decision List.

Live Brief - Production Meeting 5

PLANNING & ACTION MEETING NOTES
Programme(s) or meeting purpose: Mini De-briefing for Johnston Press Promo
Date: 04/03/2015	Time:  13:05		Place: Room 23
Present: John, Danny, Abbey, Chloe, Jacob and Andrew Programme Leaders: Student Reps: (if applicable) Abby

NB: see final page for actions arising

		Action
1	Apologies None	N/A
2	Chair’s opening remarks None	N/A
3	Previous minutes Ensure equipment is ready for Monday morning.	Completed by all.
4	Ensure all crew can get to CCAD before departure time.	Completed by all.
5	Make sure all paperwork is also ready for Monday’s shoot.	Completed by John.
6	Upload all footage to the Edit-Suite ready for editing.	Completed by all.
7	Complete Edit Decision List.	Completed by John and Danny.
8	Show footage to Crew.	Completed.
9	De-Brief Crew on work.	Completed by John.
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Script Writing - Script Breakdown

In film and television, a script breakdown is an analysis of a screenplay in which all of the production elements are reduced to lists in order to schedule and budget the production for design elements of a screenplay.

The process of breaking down the script occurs after the producer reads through the screenplay once. The producer or a first assistant director reviews the script, and marks certain elements that need to be taken care of before production, or even before pre-production can begin.

Each scene, as per slug line, is measured into 1/8s of a page by its number of inches. Most pages of a screenplay are eight inches, so each inch is an 1/8. The number of 1/8s is then marked in the top left corner of the scene, and circled.

To ease future production, an assistant director marks the elements found in each scene. This process repeats for each new scene. By the end, the producer will be able to see which scenes need which elements, and can begin to schedule accordingly. The film industry has a standard:

Cast: Any speaking actor
Stunts: Any stunt that may require a stunt double, or stunt coordinator.
Extra (Silent bits): Any extra needed to perform specifically, but has no lines.
Extra (Atmosphere): Any extra or group of extras needed for the background.
Special Effects: Any special effect required.
Props: All objects important to the script, or used by an actor.
Vehicles/Animals: Any vehicles, and all animals, especially if it requires an animal trainer.
Sound Effects/Music: Sounds or music requiring specific use on set. Not sounds added in during post.
Wardrobe : Specific costumes needed for production, and also for continuity if a costume gets ripped up, or dirtied throughout the movie.
Make-up/Hair: Any make-up or hair attention needed. Common for scars and blood.
Special Equipment: If a scene requires the use of more uncommon equipment, (e.g. crane, underwater camera, etc.).

Production Skills - Gimble 'Ronin'

Live Brief - Production Log

Live Brief - Emergency Contacts

To keep organised and in case of emergencies i compiled a list of contacts for all crew members for during shooting on 23-02-2015

John Hartill

Contact: 07814122xxx

Emergency Contact: Mother – 07792259xxx

Abby Colclough

Contact: 07722084xxx

Emergency Contact: Father – 07792289xxx

Daniel Bolton

Contact: 07456489xxx

Emergency Contact: Father - 01642 504xxx

Jacob Moorfoot

Contact: 07985228xxx

Emergency Contact: Mother – 0793316xxx

Chloe Lowe

Contact:  07943139xxx

Emergency Contact: Father – 07796676xxx

Andrew McAnaney

Contact: 07910419xxx

Emergency Contact: Home – 01915 516xxx

Live Brief - Journal of Contacting

Durham Cathedral

Contacted Durham Cathedral Office on 01913 864266. We were put in contact with a member of their office called Ruth Robson and given another number (01913 744054). We contacted Ruth and received verbal confirmation at 12:43pm on 17/02/2015. A copy of the Johnston Press Cover Letter was sent along with a release form to an email address Ruth provided [ruth.robson@durhamcathedral.co.uk] to hopefully get a full confirmation. We will also take a copy of the release form to be signed during our shoot to their office in Durham which is, The Cathedral Office, the College, Durham, DH1 3EH.

Durham Castle

We phoned Jane Gibson on 01913 343803 to request permission to film Durham Castle. This was to the Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. We were redirected to Durham Council Media relations, part of Durham University due to the Castle being owned by them. We have made contact and can also possibly give permission for certain streets in Durham to allow us to film in; this was done via email after a brief discussion on the phone (media.relations@durham.ac.uk and 01913 346075 respectively). We are still awaiting a reply (18/02/2015-10:25am).

Durham Streets (Council)

We contacted Durham Council on 03000 260000 (general enquiries), it took us five attempts to navigate through the automated call system. After half an hour we eventually got to speak to an actual person. When it was discussed to the member of the council they got confused to the point of the phone call, and increasingly became frustrated with our students. This resulted in us explaining several times and them putting the phone down. Luckily we had contact with Durham Council Media Relations who are now looking into the process to get verbal permission to shoot in the town centre. There is other locations that might not need permission for that will still allow us to capture the busyness of Durham and also Elvet Bridge.

Hadrians Wall, Hexham

Hadrians Wall Heritage Site was contacted by phone on 03703 331181. They put us in contact with Neil Parry, who gave us verbal permission for non-commercial use. This lead to us contacting him again to explain it was for non-profit commercial use. He asked if we could send him details via email at neil.parry@english-heritage.org.uk. We are still waiting for a response at this time (18/02/2015 – 10:28am)

Alnwick Castle and Gardens

We contacted Alnwick Castle by phone on 01655 511350 to request permission to film the exterior of the castle, and of Alnwick Gardens. They gave us contact information for Rachel Bell on 01665 510777 in regards to getting permission to film in the gardens; we also got told that Alnwick Castle is still privately owned and you would need permission from its owner (Duke of Northumberland). We were also given a contact to help with gaining permission to shoot Alnwick Castle, Kate Woolmore with her email address kate.woolmore@alnwickcastle.com.  We tried ringing Rachel Bell but she was in a meeting, her receptionist took our details and would call back as soon as possible (17/02/2015-01:25pm). We still haven’t had a call back (18/02/2015-11:00am), if we have had no contact by 19/02/2015-11:00am we will try to contact her again over the afternoon.  We have also emailed Kate Woolmore  (17/02/2015-01:37pm) and are awaiting a response about filming the exterior of Alnwick Castle.

Live Brief - Script Breakdown Durham

S C R I P T  B R E A K D O W N S H E E T

02/02/2015  Date	Live Brief -  Northeast –Durham & Northumbria Production Title	Page 1 of  1
TBC  Director	CCAD                    Production Company	TBC       Producer

Shot No.	Dialogue	Scene Descriptor	Camera notes
Durham Cathedral	Make sure to capture foliage surrounding.		Slightly low angle, High focus and zoomed in. Moving to the left to create a small brief pan
Durham Cathedral	Nice clear shot.		Panning around the side of the Cathedral. Time lapse to speed it up?
	Get the full door in the frame at least.		Track through to the Sanctuary Knocker
Durham Cathedral	Focus on the Sanctuary Knocker, tight shot.
Durham Castle	Capture as much of the exterior as possible		Track through towards entrance
Durham Castle	Capture as much of the exterior as possible
Durham Market	Quick Pan across the stalls.
Durham Street	Ronin Gimble to be used for a ‘guide’ through the streets.		Track along pathway using the ‘Ronin’

Live Brief - Production Meeting 4

PLANNING & ACTION MEETING NOTES
Programme(s) or meeting purpose:
Date: 20/02/2015	Time: 13:45		Place:  Room 23
Present: John, Danny, Abby, Jacob, Andrew and Chloe Programme Leaders: Student Reps: (if applicable) Abby

NB: see final page for actions arising

		Action
1	Apologies	N/A
2	Chair’s opening remarks	N/A
3	Previous minutes Contact was made to all appropriate bodies for permission to film on the relating properties. Still awaiting responses from some place.	All
4	Script Breakdowns were finalised for film day	Danny/Abby
5	Contact sheet was created for bodies relevant to locations.	John
6	Release forms prepped for being on location.	John
7	Journey plan was completed alongside maps, and directions for locations	John
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ACTIONS TO ATTEND TO:

Next Meeting: 5                                                                            

Date: 26/02/2015

	Action	Name
1.	Ensure equipment is ready for Monday morning.	All
2.	Ensure all crew can get to CCAD before departure time.	All
3.	Make sure all paperwork is also ready for Monday’s shoot.	John
4.	Upload all footage to the Edit-Suite ready for editing.	All
5.	Complete Edit Decision List.	John/Danny
6.	Show footage to Crew.	John
7.	De-Brief Crew on work.	John/Danny
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