Requiments for production

The type of production I am going to talk about is a web-serial, we call it a webisode the genre for this is going to be teen thriller/drama, this is because the webisode is mostly aimed at teenagers. This production is a serial because the next episode continues from the last. So where the last one ended the next starts from the same point. However it is also a serial because it focuses on one character each episode. For this webisode I will be using single camera production all through out the webisode because it will show clear shots and you can plan out and think about the shots you are using. However using single camera techniques can be better to edit because you can look at the shots in much more detail.


Finance
Film producers get there finance either from them investing or having there own personal money to produce the film. When investing in the money it either needs to paided back from the production of the film or when it gets distributed. Also if using there own personal money it will benefit them in the long run because again of the film distributing and they will get there money back and more. However others would try and get there money through the lottery or the BFI (british film institute). Therefore for my production/webisode I wouldn't be able to afford any of this equipment because none of us have the money for it. But we have college to provide us with all the equipment this will be much easier and much more cheaper. The only thing I will be paying out for is the food for the crew, I will paying this with my own money. The transport for the actors is easier and we also don't need to pay because we have free bus passes which can get us on any bus for free. The props I might need may need to be bought because college won't provide them either plus we can get what we want to use, it want be the same as others either.
Budget requirements-This is what I will be using to shoot my webisode with, the equipment below will briefly explain what it is and how much it would if we didn't have the college equipment to use.

Cameras- £277/£1230.00 this is how much cameras would cost normally, but in this situation because im doing it in college i will not need to buy any cameras. The college luckily is going to provide it for us. It will also cost £500 per day to hire for a camera man .

Lights- The price range for the lights would be £54.99- £183.64. The lights I will not be paying for either because I will be shooting my webisode during the day so I will have  natural lighting.

Microphone-  Hiring as microphone should cost around the same price as hiring lighting or maybe a bit less. I will not need a microphone because the actors will be recorded for a voiceover for the video.

Editing suite-To hire a editing suite it cost around £150 for half a day and £250 for a full day. Your literally paying for every hour you use so use it wisely. In the editing suite you get a wide range of editing software to use on the macs e.g Adobe Creative Sutie 5, Final cut studio 3 etc... I will be booking the mac suite at college which has all the software on it.

Time and scheduling

Time and scheduling in the media industry is very important especially if you are producer or director. However any role you play in the media industry you always need to be on time with whatever you do. If a deadline is not met, if your in the film industry then your holding back the whole film. You would loose the company a lot of money because the film will get distributed on time which everything has to take a step back. The produces will also loose money because they will have to buy more time and more time to create the film. The days I will be filming is either Wednesdays when everyone finish at the same time or weekend when everyone should be free. The webisode I will be shooting shouldn't take that long to shoot but It might take abit longer to edit and everything because some of us no a lot more about programmes on the mac then others. It should take about 2-3 weeks to shoot hopefully no longer than that. We will all need to organise times and places to meets and shoot the webisode.

Location

Choosing a location maybe quite difficult because everyone may have different ideas on where to shoot, however we would all need to come up with something together or everyone puts there input in and we think of a location from that, Therefore wherever we choose it needs to be close to everyone because even know we have free oyster cards not a lot of people want to travel. If we choose quite a quiet location we might need to ask permission from someone who owns the land, or the local council will need to be informed about it, so we need to careful about that as well. We wouldn't be able to film near big main roads or motor ways because it is a health and safety hazard. Also if you are shooting near a police station maybe you would want to let them no that you are shooting near by.

Talent

To hire a talent it will cost £500-£700 pound, however I wont be paying for a talent because I will be using my own friends and colleagues at college. It might be easier to use someone out of a drama course instead of someone who is friends because you cant trust them to behave and they might just mess around, you wont get it done in time and as I said in time and scheduling it is all about time and you cant waste any of it.

Crew and Personal
In the webisode i will have 6 crew members some which will be the the actors, the rest will be camera man, someone who will be telling the actors what to do so the director. Some of the crew maybe better at filming than other because they may have more experience, such as having experience in using the camera, directing people how to play there roles, also the way some people set it up.

British Board of Film Classification needs to check our webisode and needs to be classified. It needs to be looked at to see if there is anything disturbing or inappropriate to my specific audience.