Pre-Production Annie

Pre-Production Diary

I will be filming the musical Annie, there a something's that are important to think about before filming, making a production folder helped us organise the individual requirements, the first thing we done was a risk assessment and recee list this is so we know where the best places for cameras will be and the dangers of the area we will be working in. After learning the location the next thing to do is to make the camera plan.

After finishing all of the preparation the next thing to do is go to a rehearsal and see how the production will be set out in terms of entrance, positioning on stage and lengths of each act. After seeing the rehearsal the next thing to do is check the camera plan and
make sure the cameras are in a suitable place if not change them to work with the show.

We all will be taking the role of Camera Operator through out the production, equipment that will be needed is:
4x Cameras
8x Tapes
4xTripods
4x Large Batteries
4x Small Batteries
4x Camera Plates
4x Headphones

We will place the cameras stage left & right, lower centre and high centre. The stage left & right cameras will shoot close-up and mid shots, the lower centre camera will shoot mid shots and long shot, the high centre camera will shoot long shots. We have no control over the sound or lighting, these are set by the production to suit their needs.