Unit 1 Assignment 1 Pre Production

Time- 

• What is a shooting schedule?  A Shooting schedule is a project plan of each day shooting for a film production. It is created by the assistant manager who then reports it to the production manager managing the production schedule. Both schedule represent a timeline starting where and when props are used.
• Why is it important to have a shooting schedule? It is important to have  a shooting schedule because the cast and the assistant manager gets to know when the right scene is to put all the props also which location the scene they have to be like they have to be in the building for 10 min then they have to go outside so that is why it is important to have a shooting schedule.
• How long does it take to get clearance for music/clips?  It depends on your . However, after sending the publisher, all the correct required information  will likely to be  receive a response from them within 10 days. If they do not, you should follow up with the publisher to make sure they received the information, but you should not contact them before the 10 day period is over.                                                                                               

Personnel-

• My choice of documentary is called (Super Size Me ). The main man in this documentary is Morgon Spurlock and the film he has made in his career are; Super size me; Where in the world is Osama Bin laden, the greatest movie ever sold and Mansome. 

• The sound department of the film Size me up are 1.Martin Czembor is a sound engineer and his sound is known for these film;  Notes on Scandal, The Good Shepherd, Super size me and Two week notice. the second of the sound department is  2.Hans ten Broeke is a Sound designer and these are the film that he is done the sound; Supersize me, Swoon, Twitch and Under surveillance. Now the last one of the sound department is 3.David Alvarez Zerpa is a sound recordist intern (uncredited) and these are the film that he has done; Bowling for columbine, Super size me, Azul no tan rosa and Rock, Paper Scissors.

• Camera and Electrical Department- A camera operator is a professional operator of a film or a video camera. Tracy Boulian, Avi Gerver and Julie Soefer they are all camera operator of the same film Super Size Me.

• Art department - Art department is an major feature film can often number hundred of people. The art department proper with its Art director, Set designer and Draft mans; set decoration, Under the set decorator, Props and special effect. Ron English is a art department and he do all of the list above also he did all the art department for other movies like Exit through the gift shop, This land is yours and Super size me. The qualification you need to be a art department is English (C), Maths (C) IT (Distinction)

• Animation Department - An animation department is where they do cartoon drawing of a 2D or a 3D person,object etc. Svilen Dimitro is a animation department and he did a lot of animation for films and documentary like Rew Day, The air race, Zift and supersize me. The qualification you need to be a animation department is IT (Distinction+) Media (A/Distinction+), Art (A*). 

• What qualification they have- Morgon Spurlock attended in Woodrow Wilson High school in West Virginia. He graduated with a BFA which stands for (Bachelor of Fine Art) and that is a Undergraduate degree for students in the US  and Canada.

• Why is it important to get the right cast? It is important to have the right crew because they are professional cast that make a lot of films so they know what to do on their scene/part. Here is an example of a perfect cast: Toby Maguire is excellent in the film spider mans but after spider man 3 they have added a new guy (Andrew Garfield) who have made the reborn of spider man and that film is called The Amazing spider man where they have got new cast for the film. but the people love  Toby Maguire as he was good. 
• Also if you just get a random stranger out of nowhere you can not call him a professional cast or the right cast because they have no idea what they are doing and it will waste time for the release date for the movie because you have to find the right guy to be in part of the movie they are suited so it is important to have the right cast for the right movie.

Finance-

• Where did you get the money from to make a documentary/ How did the documentary you watch get the funded? Spurlock has made a film all about the advertising industry’s encroachment into the movie world.
  And just to prove his point, he managed to get 15 companies to fund the project, all through product placement and name recognition, including the title – POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Their budget was $1065,000. He has gt his company help to get the money for this documentary so he can make this documentary for the people who eat fast food everyday 24/7 so he got the money from his companies. It is also important where you get the money from like you can hire a private Investor so they can control the amount of money so you dont spend to much, you could also get a loan from the bank to make the movie/documentary then once the movie/documentary is a hit you can give the money back and keep half of the money.
  
  
  

• How much is it to clear clip or music from other TV/ Film company? Publishing License- from the people who own the copyright to the piece of music for example lyrics and composition. You should note that for this kind of copyright, copyright exists only when the music or words have been recorded or written down. Recording License- The people who have preformed the version of the music that you want to use for example Sound recording copyright exist in pianist of one of the song. You will need to see who own the right of the music this may depend on if the music is published or not, you will also need the clearance from the right holder of the music you want 

Locations-

• Where was the documentary you have chosen to be filmed? Here are the location that Supersize me have been;
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Beckley, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Building 1, Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Chicago, Illinois, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Harlem Hospital Center, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Houston, Texas, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Los Angeles, California, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Madison Junior High School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  McDonalds, 1st Avenue & 6th Street, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  McDonalds, 3rd Avenue & 8th Street, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  McDonalds, Broadway & Waverly, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Mercer Street Medical, Mercer Street, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Naperville High School, Naperville, Illinois, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  New York Stock Exchange - 11 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  New York University, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Northview Middle School, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Oak Brook, Illinois, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Seattle, Washington, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  United States Capitol - 545 Seventh Street SE, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  West Virginia, USA

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  White House - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

  
  

  
  

• Location- Spurlock have been filming in all of  New York to get this documentary right about MC Donald being bad for you. Before you can shoot at some locations, you will need to obtain film permits from either through the city or the state. To obtain a permit, you will need to provide an insurance,so they might be additional fees if you want to use public property like the street, the doctors room, asking people question and filming in the street and MC Donald. You should also obtain location agreements from the owners of the specific property where you plan to shoot like MC Donald, the doctors room, gym etc. There are two parts that make up the location agreement. First you must have a rental agreement for using the property. Second you must have a written consent to photograph the property and use these photographs in the film. There is a common misconception that you need permits to film in New Yoek, this is generally not the case. There are times where permits are essential, especially if you have a large crew and are causing a hazard but if it’s just you and an assistant  producer/ whatever and you are on a public highway, film away There are places you CAN NOT film. These are generally privately owned land.

• Why did they have permission? They have got permission because Morgan Spurlock wants to prove that MC Donald is not good for you and he proved it by eating 30 days of MC Donald food for breakfast, dinner and tea and showing the after effect by eating MC Donald for 30 days. He also proved that nearly the entire of America eats fast food and die on fat. Here are the website and the contacts that they had permission to film there; here is the website for new york MC Donald http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html

Facilities:

•  Super size me have used a lot of things like the normal standard camera, microphone and mini mic, the lighting, transport. 

• What equipment  is best for making your documentary? The best camera/ video camera to make the documentary is the SONY dsr- 500 which is the best for making video and documentary and the price of that in the UK is £779.99 and in the US the cost of the camera is $1200. For the sound you can just get a mini microphone or just a normal microphone which is quite cheap in the UK and the US and for the editing equipment you can just go on a I MAC and use final cut pro which is good for editing and putting stuff in.

• What are the cost of thing hiring like that? the cost of hiring a spy cam is about $120.00 to $150.00, the cost of hiring special men who know what they are doing is $2000 a week so you have to chose your day right.

• Why is it important to have the right kit? It is important to have the right kit because they are filming a documentary so they need all the highly technology like (spy cams) for secreate recording, (mini microphone speaker) so they all can listen like this film is yet not rated they have used all the high technology. They also need highly technology so when they have all the footage they van have the software to edit scene,add stuff in and add music etc.

Materials/ Copyrights:

• What is a clearance/copyright? 

 What is Copyright: Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator of intellectual wealth (e.g. the photographer of a photograph or the author of a book) to get compensated for their work and be able to financially support themselves.

What is clearance: Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time, with the intention of enabling the creator of intellectual wealth (e.g. the photographer of a photograph or the author of a book) to get compensated for their work and be able to financially support themselves

What is PRS- PRS stands for preforming right society. PRC for music is the world best music writer so they composer and they do publishers. PRS for music is one of the world most efficient combined rights collecting operations. offering its members more money, more often at less cost and its customer can use the music.