Planning -- Production Timeline

In terms of planning, I want to get a good grasp of how the next 3 weeks will look now that the deadline for my film opening is coming up. I don't want things to be last-minute and have to stress over the little things. I want to focus on telling a compelling visual story that also clearly displays my genre.

Week 1 - Concept Planning

This first week includes getting a concept of how I want to base my film. Because I only have two minutes to portray the future events of my film, I want it to stick to the coming-of-age genre. My research has already been a tremendous help, as it helped me understand general concepts of the genre.

TO DO: 

• create a story board
• plan shots I'll be using
• choose cast
• write a script rough draft
• figure out props

Week 2 - Filming

The second week will be purely dedicated to shooting the footage for my opening. This is one of the most crucial steps, as I'll have to take multiple takes with a variety of shots. While I do have amazing teammates who are going to be the main cast, it's always a bit harder to work with other people, as I have to direct them in the vision I see.

I also want to take some B-Roll shots that I could include in the opening to take up some time. This will help guide the plot and create continuity between clips. 

TO DO: 

• film main scenes
• take multiple B-Roll shots
• review footage
• reshoot if need be

Week 3: Rough draft editing

This week, I will be taking the clips and importing them into Premiere Pro, a software that, at this point, I consider myself to be familiar with. It's always good to have a rough draft, so far, I am just going to be cutting some clips and adding them together and mixing with the sound.

I don't want to put too much emphasis on having a final product in week 3, as I want my film opening to be the best that I can deliver. 

TO DO: 

• import clips
• arrange clips
• trim clips
• get around a 2 minute pace

Conclusion

While I may not get around to everything like how I planned in this blog post its good that I at least have a guide. I'm not all the best at following things step by step but if I put my mind and energy to it, it seems plausible.

To gain more confidence in myself I searched the wide web of youtube to see how others first started their short film productions. Just like me they also start off with an idea and then create a script. Youtube is going to be a big help when it comes to finding out more ideas and seeing inspiration stories from others around the world.