Film Direction

Pre-Production


Duties of the Direction Department

  1. Script fairing
  2. Duty of Clap Board
  3. Editing Report preparation
  4. Preparation of the different following charts in the stage of Pre-Production
Locations chart: Location wise all scenes list to be prepared as following. This chart will be useful for finalizing of locations and schedule planning.

S.No.

Location Description

Scene Numbers

Total number of Scenes

1

Main character’s House

2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 33, 37

13

2

School

3, 5, 7, 10, 11

5

3

Club

1, 9, 13, 20

4

4

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Scene wise Characters chart/Artists chart : Useful for finalizing the Artists

S.No.

Scene Number

Gist of Scene

Character name

Artist name

1

1

Main character attended for Interview

  1. Kishore
  2. Ramalinga raju
  3. babu
  1. Raja
  2. Subbarao
  3. Venkat

2

2

Discussion in between two families

  1. Tulasi
  2. Sivaiah
  3. Ramani
  4. Yasin
  1. Sangeetha
  2. Ramarao
  3. Pushpa
  4. Suresh

3

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Character wise Casting chart: Useful for finalization of Artists, their call sheets and Schedule Planning

S.No.

Character name

Scene Numbers

Total number of Scenes

1

Raghu

2,3,5,6,9,11,12, 13, 17, 19

10

2

Sri Jagan

1,2,4,7,8,9

6


Characters Combination Chart: Useful for finalizing the Artists call sheets and Schedule Planning

S.No.

Character Combinations

Scene Numbers

Total number of Scenes

1

Main character and old man

4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13

6

2

Old man, young lady and police

2, 3, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16

7


Properties Charts: Useful for arranging all properties before the shooting/Production only.
Scene wise set properties chart
S.No.

Scene No.

Gist

Set or Location

Set properties

Remarks

1

1

Main character attending Interview

Interviewing officer table

Files, pens, table clath, pen stand, paper weight etc.

Changes in set or se properties should be noted down. Ex : Breaking of articles and place changes of different articles

 

 

 

 

 

 


Character and scene wise Hand properties chart

S.No.

Character

Artist

Scene Number

Properties

Remarks

1

Amani

Sindhu

3

5

Hand bag, Umbrella
Pen, News paper

C/F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 


Character wise and scene wise Costumes chart: Useful for arranging Costumes before the shooting/production only.
* C-Continuity, F-Fresh

S.No.

Character

Artist

Scene no.

Costumes

Remarks C/F

1

Tulasi

Sangeetha

2

Blue plain sarry, Blue Jacket

C-1*

2

Sivaiah

Rama rao

6

Yellow Shirt, Red pant

F*


Make-Up chart: Useful for designing special Make-Ups and arranging all the Make-up material before the shooting/production only.

S.No.

Character

Artist

Scene number

Make-up

Effects/Remarks (Changes in Make-Up or Effects)

1

Tulasi

Sangeetha

4

C

Burning effect on hands due to fire

2

Sivaiah

Rama rao

3

A

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3

Amani

Sindhu

7

B

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Preparation of the following continuity charts while on shooting

  1. Details of Costumes in every scene and shot for maintaining continuity of costumes from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.
  2. Details of Make-Up in every scene and shot for maintaining continuity of Make-Up from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.
  3. Details of Emotions, Expressions and Behavior of all the artists in every shot and scene for maintaining continuity from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.  
  4. Position and Body movements of all the artists in every shot to be noted for maintaining shot to shot Action continuity.
  5. Details of Set to be noted in every Scene and shot for maintaining continuity of Set from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.
  6. List of Hand and Set Properties/Props to be prepared used in every scene and shot for maintaining continuity of properties from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.
  7. Details like direction of light and time to be noted in every scene and shot for maintaining continuity of Light from Scene to Scene and shot to shot perfectly.
  8. In Camera perception, looks, positions, entries, exits of Artists to be noted for maintaining continuity.

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