Unit 27: Documentary

Pre-Production Booklet for Documentary

Name:

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Crew list

Sound Table

Shooting schedule

Storyboard

Script

Props list

Locations

Call sheet

Risk assessment

Clearances

Rules for your production

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Your potential track must conform to the following criteria:

It must provide opportunities for original and creative work
It must have a clearly definable target audience
It must be generically identifiable i.e as clearly belonging to a
particular genre/sub/genre
it must be of digital quality and in an appropriate format for
capturing to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
The track must have been missed and recorded to a high
standard, including if using an independent artist (e.g. local band)
You need to be able to prove you have checked ownership and
have sought permission to use the track.
Your choices will need to:
Be filtered out by your teacher if unsuitable (please anticipate the
likely 'secondary' audience at Henley (parents, younger children,
principle etc)
Inspire the group to make a creative, original music video that uses
and/or challenges conventions
Be suitable for broadcast on mainstream music television so
No swearing
No sexually aggressive language/imagery
Avoid drug related lyrics/imagery

CREW LIST
Crew
Seb
Josh

Storyboard
Insert your storyboard here

Think carefully about the shots you will be using. Consider the range of shots/angles
to give interest and perspective

Script
Description of what will happen in your video inc. camera
movements, angles etc
Shooting Script

Insomnialegaly insane
By
Sebastien Jefferies
5 Sands Farm Drive
SL1 7LD
07964233517
sebastienjefferies@hotmail.com
Page BreakFAde In:
The start
Seb voice over
Hi my names seb and Im 17 years old and I am going to be
doing an important project on no sleep, I am a student at
The Henley-college and I study creative media and French.

Introduction of what I will be talking about

Seb Piece to camera
Rhetorical question Do we really need to sleep every
night of the week?
After this i will have a brief talk on how i will
try and not sleep for 100 hours straight and test
my bodys capacity

Well were here to put this to the test

seb voice over
Video in the background of side effects ex
I will then talk about all of the common effects and consequences of
not having any sleep
It turns out that if one actively prevents sleep for a
prolonged period of time, which some people have tried,
severe side effects pile on rapidly. All symptoms
increase in severity as new ones appear:
* After missing one night of sleep, expect fatigue,
reduced attention span and problems with short-term
memory.
* After missing 2 to 3 nights, one will also suffer poor
coordination, muscle twitches, marked loss of
concentration, impaired judgment, blurred vision, nausea,
and slurring of speech. Often one will experience
episodes of microsleep (briefly sleeping for a few
seconds at a time, without being aware of it).
* At about 4 to 5 days without sleep, expect extreme
irritability, hallucinations, and delusional episodes.
* After about 6 to 8 missed nights, add slowed speech,
tremors in limb extremities, memory lapse, confusion
concerning ones own identity, unusual behaviour, and
paranoia to the list.
* After 9 to 11 nights without sleep, fragmented thinking
occurs (beginning sentences without completing them), and
prolonged episodes of unresponsive conscious stupor.
FAde Out:
FAde In:

I will then go on and interview a few people from loads of different

ages and ask some of the following questions to them.
Seb
What is your thought on sleep deprivation?
Would you try this yourself?

Do you think this is dangerous?

Do you have any experience in this domain?
How did this affect you? e.g angry, irritated, change in
performance?
Did you do anything/ take anything to counter the
symptoms when you tried something similar?
Interviewrs answers:
Adam
Character Name]
Kane
Character Name]
Josh
Character Name])
Mum
Character Name]
Granddad
Character Name]

[Dialogue]

FAde Out:

FAde In:
The experiment
Here I will be starting my short experiment of no sleep, and I will
start it off with an introduction of how im starting my
documentation and talk about the physical and mental challenges I
will attempt to do.
seb Piece to camera
So today is day one it is now 7.00AM and I am starting
the no sleep challenge. I am going to start it off with a
a few simple mind tests and a physical test and then see

how we go from there I will be updating you with

information throughout the day.
Seb piece to camera
It is now 3AM the next day so technically day 2 Im
feeling pretty tired right now but I think once it gets
to the day Ill feel fine again just need to over-come
the sleepiness.
seb piece to camera
Its 10AM Im on my way to college just had my 2nd caffeine
drink. I feel okay-ish but im ready to take the day on,
not looking forward to that 100m sprint though.
seb piece to camera
Its been an hour after I just did the sprint I think
its going to be hard to continue tonight, I think Im
just going to need to eat every few hours and not have
too much of a big meal so I dont crash.
seb
Character Name]
seb piece of camera
It now been 99 hours and a half I feel like death words
cannot describe how I feel Im going straight to bed Im
not even going to try and stay awake any longer this is
very unhealthy, Ill try and do a catch up video after
Ive had a good night sleep and give you a more in-depth
resume.
Fade out reverse shot of camera facing me and then exciting my room
and leaving the house then transition shot of it dissolving
FAde Out:
The End

Props List
What props / models / furniture etc will you need to make your documentary?

Production Name:
Producer:

Item

Description

Character/location

Leather

Will be used in

Riverside

Jacket

every scene of
main character

Phone

2 scenes of the

Riverside/CoffeeShop

music video when

hes checking his
phone
camera

One scene where

surjery

he will be playing
the guitar
Microphone

Studio scene

Studio

Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.

Call Sheet
VIIBE PRODUCTIONS @ The Henley College
Production: Stitches Music Video
Client Information: Vibeproduction
Location: London/Studio/CoffeeShop

Cast and Crew:

Jason
Seb

Role: Phone Number:

Main
07964233517
Cameraman

Bella

Girl

Production Requirements: Music Video

Brief:
Shawn Mendez cover

Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the shooting locations
ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

Working

Tripping

Filming in the
studio

Cameras and
lights could
fall from the
ceiling, lights
could over
heat and
burn you or
cause a fire,
dropping
lights could
break them
and dropping
equipment.

PRECAUTIONS

Open ur
eyes
Be careful
in the
studio, use
equipment
carefully
and dont
mess
around with
the
equipment
that you do
not own

IN PLACE

Everywhere

REVIEW
DATE

REVIEWE

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

KEY:Activity :Describe the component part of your pursuit.Hazard :

List the
things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity
that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm. Risk: Assess the
risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment
consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what
you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place:
Will the
precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment?
Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

Clearances
Insert copy of email sent to record label requesting permission for the use of
achosen song

Signed