In order to understand the logistics of my project, I have taken precaution in order to ensure that I do not breach any of the universities' rules, or any ethical issues either. I have filled in an ethical form and have conducted research that will help me avoid any further ethical issues. As I am a part of Coventry University, I have access to a lot of professional equipment which helps dramatically to lower the cost of this project. However, I will still involve what could have been the costs if I did not have this advantage. Below you will find my production schedule, legal forms I intend to use and lastly the budget of my film.
Production schedule:
Late January- Mid February: Conduct interviews with subjects. (However, this may be delayed due to ethics). If delayed, will solely focus on test shoots and meetings with dancers for dance scene.
Late Feb-Early March: Cut together interviews especially for dance scene, film dance scene early march.
Mid-Late March: Edit dance scene and begin working on sound instalments.
April- Early May: Postproduction and final edit.
12 May: Deadline.
13 May and onwards: Distribution.
I believe this schedule is very doable, especially if I clear my ethics as soon as possible.
As the majority of my documentary is based on sound, filming for this documentary should take no longer than 4 days. However, as I aim to work with sound mostly, even with interviews, postproduction will be the most time consuming part of the project. Therefore, I aim to start postproduction as soon as possible, or as an on-going task throughout the whole production process.
Below are the legal forms that I will use for the subjects who will part-take within my documentary.
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Logistics
Bibliography:
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Coventry Uni (n.d.) CUOnline Moodle: Log in to the site [online] available from <https://cumoodle.coventry.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/1374165/mod_resource/content/1/Media_Production_Rate_Card_201213.pdf> [17 January 2017]
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Coventry Uni (2009) Ethics at Coventry university [online] available from <https://ethics.coventry.ac.uk/about/ethics-at-cu.aspx> [17 January 2017]
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Consent Form.
Budget
Equipment hire:
Canon 5D MK11 inc 24-105mm f4-£75
Sennheisser me66 rifle mic-£15
Sennheiser radio mics- £15
Zoom H4N Recorder- £25
Manfrotto 501HDV Tripod -£15
Dolly- £20
Steadicam -£25
Canon 70-200mm F2.8- £35
Canon 50mm f1.8 -£15
LED panels 2/2 plus filters -£45
Crew:
Production assistant-£309
Sound Editor-£674
Other:
Travel: £80
Catering: 60
Other expenses: £40
Distribution (Film Festival entry fees): £100
Overall that is:
£1,548
£1,268 x 4 =£5,072 (for equipment and crew for each day of filming). That would be the MAX cost.
However, as I’ve mentioned above as I have access to this equipment already due to the university.
The actual cost for my film will be:
Other:
Travel: £80
Catering: 60
Other expenses: £40
Distribution (Film Festival entry fees): £100
Total: £280
However, I will intend for that to be the minimum budget and will excel for a budget of £600. I will do this by working extra shifts at work, as well as setting up a GoFundme page.