Estimating time
Theatre and Film · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Estimate realistic time for setups, rehearsal, takes and a buffer.
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- 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
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- Location scouting
- Location and story
- Practical factors on a recce
- Light and time of day
- Sound and noise
- Facilities and access
- Permissions and rules
- Safety at the location
- Cost and budget
- The scout report and checklist
- The storyboard
- From script to shots
- Shot sizes
- Camera angles and movement
- Framing and composition
- Sequence and continuity
- Drawing the storyboard
- Storyboard conventions
- The storyboard as communication
- Digital storyboards and animatics
- The shooting schedule
- Grouping scenes
- Cast and crew availability
- Estimating time
- Building the shooting day
- The call sheet
- Contingency and weather
- The schedule and the budget
- The pre-production pack
- Valuing pre-production