BT 217 - Production Planning
Thursdays 3:00-5:00, R215, 2 hrs
COURSE SCHEDULE
January 16
- Discuss course outline.
- Discuss Production Planning in general, storyboards, schedules, paperwork, scripts, costs, budgets etc.
- Watch video "Flashing Lights" estimate budget. Discuss actual budget with paperwork.
- Overhead transparencies of paperwork samples, MOW, music video, Canadian T.V. series, commercial.
HANDOUTS:
1. Course Outline
2.
Intro info sheet (website info, course schedule, assignment due dates)
January 23
- Storyboard lecture. Why they are made, samples, structure, methods, etc. How to make storyboards, rules for motion indicators, etc.
- Watch Video: Scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" heavy reliance on storyboarding.
- Overhead transparencies of actual storyboards from Raiders.
HANDOUTS:
1. Sample
storyboard panels, rules and regulations for storyboards
2. STORYBOARD ASSIGNMENT.
Due Feb 3.
January 30
- Script and Script breakdown. How and why. The script format, sample scripts, sample working copies (marked up scripts). Script flexibility. Script deviations, allowing for improv. How to mark up a script.
- Overhead transparencies of actual script pages from "Blade Runner" and "Zombie Massacre"
HANDOUTS:
1. Script
to be marked up
2. SCRIPT ASSIGNMENT PART ONE - mark up script (includes how
to mark up a script). Due Feb 3 - will be simply checked;
scripts will be retained by learner for part 2 of assignment.
February 6
STORYBOARD ASSIGNMENT DUE
- Script Breakdown sheets. Samples, how and why. Paperwork format
- each panel on paperwork discussed.
- Overhead transparencies of actual paperwork as samples.
HANDOUTS:
1. Script
breakdown sheet (to be photocopied by learner)
2. SCRIPT ASSIGNMENT PART TWO
- complete breakdown sheets for script, submit with marked up script due
Feb 17.
February 13
- The production crew, who does what, unions, pay scale, typical production crew for MOW, commercials, T.V. show, studio, field work, news crews. Importance of professionalism, working together, problem solving, etc.
- Overhead transparencies of pay scale charts etc.
HANDOUTS:
Sample
crew lists, sample pay scale.
February 23
SCRIPT ASSIGNMENT DUE - The production schedule and budget
February 27
- More about the budget
March 6
- BUDGET ASSIGNMENT DUE
Course review, summary - applications of what we've learned. Sample of modifications to paperwork etc.