From the beginning of summer I was told of a documentary/drama that was being planned by a friend of a friend. He came to me asking if I would like to take part in the project as he knew I did photography and media so obviously I was very familiar with camera work therefore without hesitation I agreed. So here I will doing a step by step taking you guys through the progress, from planning, production, right up until the moment I give you guys the link to watch it! So far we're in the process of planning. We did have a bit of a hassle in the beginning with only reading the script a few times and then jumping straight into filming which was way too rushed and unorganised, not to mention a few bits of equipment was needed which we were waiting for. Consequently, after a nice long talk we all agreed we would plan, plan, plan until we were confident enough to start shooting. So now we are on the brink of finishing up the script and then we'll jump into story boarding. As a current student studying media I gave some advice on how to plan filming, whether it be a documentary, music video etc if ever you wanted to create something here are a few steps that definitely need to be considered.
1) Your idea - Whatever it may be, a short documentary, film your project must have an idea/aim/purpose. What is your idea? Who is it aimed at? What genre is it? What is the lesson? Why are you creating it? What is the story? Who are the characters? Where is it set? At this point you might have already got a script or you might want to make a script later on in the process
2) Casting roles/jobs - with a project you simply can't do everything yourself (unless it was a one man job then it would just take up more time). With a team it's much easier. You can assign roles to people to do certain jobs. Some as actors. Someone could be you're photographer, cameraman. Another to find locations, a researcher, the list goes on. This just makes your project much more organised if you are directing the project yourself.
3) Research - Obviously when creating your idea in your head you visualise how you want it to look but researching other dramas, films etc can help you depict the exact shots you would like to include in your own. How a character dresses or behaves in a certain sitcom might want you to take that on in your own way and twist it up a bit. During this part you might also want to research on location (not definite) ideas on where you would want to film specific scenes.
4) Storyboarding - I'm sure you all know what storyboarding is. This part is specifically crucial. It is so that you have a set idea of what you would like your project to look like. Each shot, scene, movement and second, obviously so that you don't forget or say get a shot wrong.
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| Here's a lil something of what a storyboard would look like |
5) Pretty much after that your done. All I would suggest you do is determine what time, date and where you would film certain scenes. A timetable assigned to everyone would be brilliant unless you would just like to go with the flow and at your own pace. You might want to make sure you have the right props if you need any. Other extras like permission to film somewhere should be done way in advance of filming but after you have planned dates and times so that organisations and people know when you are coming to film. Now you're ready to film !
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