Planning and Production Documentation

 Script breakdown;

Break down the script into the components 

Do it by department 

A step towards scheduling

The script breakdown can be done on the schedule, or you can do a 'paper' version where you can do a script down by department separately. 

Scheduling:

Directly generated from the script

Everything is generated by the schedule from now on

This is the most direct translation of the script, practically speaking

Includes information about the length of a scene, cast involved the time it will take to shoot, the location, EXT vs INT, day vs night, scene numbers and more

Budgeting:

Based on the schedule 

Don't budget without doing a schedule first

Broken down into sections by department, like:

Cast crew, camera, sound, locations, accommodation, catering, art dept, equipment etc

The budget will be created by a producer/ line producer.

This document will given all the money spent and help to shape the film in terms of what is possible and what is not.

The best budgets and budget makers are those who can see how this money will translate into images - and who can see the images onscreen just from the cost that are laid out.

Call sheets:

These are the documents that govern the shooting day

The line producer or production manager will create these

The production coordinator will send these to everyone

Recce

A tour of the location

Practice and creative fusion

Who goes on a reece?

What happens on a recce?

Why are they so important?