Directing ad Producing

• What is the number one job of the director?

  Directing performance, and gaining the actor's trust.
• The director has the final say on all creative and technical matters for a film.
• What is blocking?

  Establishing the physical location of actors and objects on set also where the cameras may be. Blocking is for the entire crew it is like choreography
• How does a shoot day go?

  1. Blocking crew learns what is being shot and how
  2. Actors leave for HMW this gives the grip sound and lighting departments time to set up for the shoot
  3. Rehearsal, final run-throughs with the actors
  4. Final touches
  5. Shoot
• What is an aspect ratio?

  Width x Height Another way to control the frame.
• What is visual design?

  Camera movement, depth of field, colour, blocking, mise en scene.
• Axis

  180 degree rule, breaking this line confuses the audience. keep eyelines the same.
• What is coverage?

  Having enough shots or footage for the editors to have options
• What is a call sheet?

  A sheet made by the 1st AD that provides information about where, when and what will be shot. Has location, weather, and emergency plan. There is a new call sheet everyday
• What is a match cut?

  Putting two different scenes together to show they are happening at the same time.
• What's the difference between blocking and rehearsal?

  Blocking is everything that happens in the scene and where it is it occurs first.

  Rehearsal is what happens after the crew sets the lights and sound. its smooth.
• What does the director do in pre-production?

  Casting

  Shot list

  Work with HOD

  Finalize the script with the writer

  Rehearse

  Choose locations

  Storyboards

  Communicate intent
• Who is the financial lead?

  Producer
• Who is the creative lead?

  Director
• Producer focuses on how to make a crew that will satisfy the directors vision on time and on budget
• What are the producer's responsibilities?

  Choose a director

  Sign actors

  Secure locations

  Market the product

  Distribute the product

  Handles legal matters

  Submits to festivals

  Sets the budget

  Keeps financing on track
• Who is the producer's team?

  The production manager and the 1st AD
• What does the production manager do?

  Oversees day-to-day operations about the schedule and budget. They complete the script breakdown and production schedule. Takes care of below-the-line production costs. They create the budget
• What does the 1st AD do?

  Executes the schedule from the PM. In charge of making sure the production is running on time and budget. Organize each shoot day based on the script breakdown. They make the call sheets.
• Who is the director's team?

  Production designer and the director of photography.
• What does the production designer do?

  Responsible for the look and details.

  Oversees mise en scene, set decoration, props, HMW, locations

  Works with the art director for aesthetic
• What does the DOP do?

  Captures what we see, camera, lighting, and framing. Runs technical operations

  Responsible for the entire camera department. Oversees grip and electric.

  Works closely with the director, in pre-production they add visual intrigue to the scenes.
• What is an executive producer?

  They have ownership and financial investment in the film.
• What is a production coordinator?

  Assists the production manager, books travel accommodation, does paperwork for the PM
• What is a budget?

  The understanding of the entire costs of production. Drives financial decisions. Included in the pitch to investors. Tracks financials in development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution. Used to submit final financial reports to investors.
• What are the types of financing options?

  Private investments

  Crowdfunding

  Tax credits

  Public investments

  GOVERNMENT FUNDING

  Pre-sales

  Public investments
• What are the three columns?

  Estimate

  Actual

  Variance
• What is the first page of a budget called?

  Top sheet
• What is an international co-production?

  When two or more countries work together to make a film. Helps with tax credits and location. USA wants to film in Canada and needs locals to get investments and tax credits, they know whats going on.
• Why would a producer hire a local production manager?

  Knows crews

  Tax grants

  Familiar with unions and guilds

  Knows the rules and regulations

  Familiar with local technicians

  Has a relationship with local vendors

  Familiar with locations and the costs and logistics
• What is a contingency?

  A percent of the overall budget, self-insurance to cover unforeseen expenses. Included to cover events that are not in the original budget.
• Who is the most senior below the line?

  Production manager
• The executive producer will make more if the film makes more?

  True
• What are the reasons a script would be shot out of order?

  Travel

  Access to equipment, actors, locations

  If its day or night
• What is a film budget?

  A document that breaks down every cost in your film

  Used to sell the film to investors to get funding

  Part of an extensive business plan

  Initial pitch to investors

  Log of cost acquired for all stages of films creation

  Documentation for tax credit programs
• What are films created by purchasing?

  The property
• Who is responsible for day to day production approves overtime and develops the budget?

  Production manager.
• What is the document that gives you the right to make a film from a script?

  An option
• Who arranges travel and accommodation?

  Production coordinator
• What will the producer do to reduce costs?

  Cut scenes

  Cut travel

  Cut action shots

  Cut locations