Pre-Production content

What was your initial vision or

concept for your film? Where
did the idea come from? What
are your main aims, themes
and what is the film genre?

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What was your vision of how you
wanted to look? What kind of
story did you want to tell and
why? What films influenced your
genre and story writing decisions?
VISUAL EVIDENCE OF FILM
REFERENCES

What key decisions did you

take in story development?

How did develop the film through

logline to treatment and scene
outline?
In role as director/
cinematographer/ sound
designer what input did you
have on shaping the final script?
Discuss in terms of 3 Act
structure, catalyst, turning points,
pinch, showdown and
resolution/payoff.
EVIDENCE FROM PROD.
JOURNAL/SCRIPT

How did the genre of your film

influence your decisions in
terms of casting and location
scouting?

What are the key genre features

that you aimed to include? How
did genre influence the choice of
actors and locations?
What genre conventions did you
want to follow or break?
EVIDENCE FROM STORY BOARD

What key element of film

language (mise-en-scene,
camera shots, sound, editing)
did you want to include in
planning and why?

In your particular role - select a

key scene in your film planning
process and discuss how you
planned to use film language to
help the audience understand its
meaning.
EVIDENCE FROM STORY BOARD
and FINAL FILM

How did you collaborate in

Where was collaboration needed?

pre-production with the rest of Did you all have distinct ideas for
the team?
story
development/scripting/casting?
Which
director/cinematographer/
sound designer influenced the
way you planned the film?

At least one
director/cinematographer/ sound
designer whose style you admire
and influence the way you
approached this stage of
production?