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COMM 6165: Digital Moving Image Production
You will need to buy either a 23” three-ring binder, or two 1.5” binders. You will need thirty plastic tab dividers, of which you will use 26. That gives you four extra if you want to add your own sections. Your notebook could have the following sections. *Note the chapter references from the book.
1. Script *( Chapter 1 ) a. Clean Read/Sell Script or Clean Non-fiction Proposal b. Color-marked Shooting Script (for breakdown) c. Script Breakdown Sheets
2. Scheduling * ( Chapter 4 ) a. Scheduling Availability Information Sheet b. Schedule template c. Days Worksheet d. Production boards (optional but suggested)
3. Locations * ( Chapter 9 ) a. Location releases b. Location information sheet c. Location Scouting Tips (Optional)
4. Cast – Subjects (non-fiction) * ( Chapter 7 ) a. headshots/resumes b. Casting Call Breakdown form c. Casting call schedule d. Actor contact list e. Talent release forms f. Rewritten casting version of script (if necessary)
5. Contact sheet to include a. Crew b. Vendors
6. Props Information * ( Chapter 8 ) a. prop list
7. Wardrobe & Makeup a. wardrobe / makeup breakdown b. wardrobe loan out list (If necessary)
8. Craft service a. menu planner
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9. budget summary page * ( Chapter 5 ) a. budget summary page b. budget detail pages
10. Donations
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11. Media Kit a. title logo/graphic b. short synopsis (50 words or less) c. long synopsis (200 words or less) d. bio of producer/director e. business card f. Filmography g. Website
12. Lined Script - Shot Breakdown * (Page 47-48)
13. Shot list/Storyboards/Floor plans –
14. Call Sheets (
15. Equipment pg.231) a. check-out list b. check-out/rental agreements
16. Reports a. Camera Reports b. Sound Reports
17. Actual Budget & Receipts
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* If you choose not to use a form provided on this website, or choose not include sections listed on this page, please provided a written explanation describing why you chose not to use the provided form and/or section.
Each section and form has been designed to help you organize your preparation for production, and to keep information available to you and your crew during production.