How To Prepare For Filming

From the powerpoint we were just shown, we have now learnt that it is vital to plan ahead before we film our shoot, and we also need to be organised. There are so many things that could go wrong, such as: location, weather, health and availability of characters, and when us as directors are able to shoot at the same time.

Location:
We would need to visit the location of our choice at the time of day we would like to film, this would give us an idea of how busy, noisy and light the area would be. If we wanted our scene to be quiet, possibly to create tension, everyday background noise could ruin this. Therefore this will allow us to know in advance for a possible change in location.
As we are planning to use the college dark room in the photography department, we would have to check in advance with the photography department that it would be ok to film. The best time to film this would be after college hours, as it would be silent, and we wouldn't be distracting any other students from their work.

Timing:
It is important we are very organised with our timing throughout the project. We have been advised to create a time table which fits everyones availability, the different locations we would need to go to, and the time we would do this. For instance -
10am - Everyone meet at Sophie's house
10:30am - 11:00am - Make our way to our first location (Royston heath)
11:00am - 11:45am - Shoot the footage at Royston heath
11:45am - 12:00am - Travel to next location (Royston town centre)
12:00pm - 12:45pm: Shoot the footage in Royston town centre
12:45pm - 2:00pm - LUNCH BREAK
2:00pm - 2:15pm - Travel to final location (Royston park)

Weather:
We are well aware that we wont be able to control the weather, but we can easily find out what is predicted  to happen with the weather by watching the weather forecast, listening to the radio, or checking the weather websites for East Anglia. If we have the problem where the weather doesn't go by what we have researched, then we will make sure that we have shown someone our former planning of what the weather was predicted to do, and we will decide on a new date where the weather fits with our shooting needs.

Availability of characters:
Being the directors of this opening sequence, it is our responsibility to ensure that everybody in the cast is available for filming at the same time. We will let the characters know about 3 weeks in advance when we will need them to act in the film, so that they have plenty of notice to let us know if it's a problem, or if they need to rearrange prior arrangements.