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Pre-Production Paperwork

Initial Ideas

We went with our very fist idea with our film, which was that we wanted to base it on a metaphor. We researched some different metaphors and chose the one we liked the most which ended up being 'I'm lost in a sea of nameless faces'. This is how we came up with the idea to do a film about conformity and about how society teaches us to follow the majority. Instead of following this concept we broke it showing that just because the majority is doing something doesn't mean you should do it as well.

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Pre-Production Process The pre-production process is an important part of making a moving image text. Without effective pre-production planning, there would be little or no organisation of personnel and equipment, or no creative direction for the media text being made. The pre-production process begins with conceptualisation of the media text, which is done using various creative processes including script-writing, story boards and shot lists. Without this step, the team would make mistakes when shooting the media texts, as the scripts and shots would not be clear. After the completion of the creative planning, there are many legal and logistical issues that need to be sorted before filming can begin. This includes equipment, prop and costume hire and location organisation. As well as the legal paperwork, including location recces, talent release forms and a thorough risk assessment of the production process. These steps assure that there is no legal issues when filming, and that the...