The production schedule is a
project plan
A project plan, according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), is:
"...a formal, approved document used to guide both ''project execution'' and ''project control''. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning ass ...
of how the
production budget
Production budget is a term used specifically in film production and, more generally, in business.
A "film production budget" determines how much will be spent on the entire film project.
This involves identifying the elements and then estimating ...
will be spent over a given timescale, for every phase of a business project.
The scheduling process starts with the script, which is analysed and broken down, scene by scene, onto a sequence of breakdown sheets, each of which records the resources required to execute the scene. These resources include:
* Cast Actors
* Special Effects
* Wardrobe
* Special Equipment
* Stunts
* Extras/Silent Bits
* Props
* Make-up/Hair
* Extras/Atmosphere
* Vehicles/Animals
* Sound Effects/Music
* Production Notes
* Others
From the breakdown sheets, the Production Manager compiles a
production board A traditional production board, stripboard, or production strip is a filmmaking term for a cardboard or wooden chart displaying color-coded strips of paper, each containing information about a scene in the film's shooting script. The strips can the ...
which is used as the basis for a
shooting schedule
A shooting schedule is a project plan of each day's shooting for a film production. It is normally created and managed by the assistant director, who reports to the production manager managing the production schedule
The production schedule is a ...
for every day of the shoot.
See also
Breaking down the script
A script breakdown is an intermediate step in the production of a play, film, comic book, or any other work that is originally planned using a script.
Film and television
In film and television, a script breakdown is an analysis of a screenplay ...
References
* ''Film Scheduling'' by Dennis . King (2nd Ed, 1991)
* ''Film Production Management'' by
Bastian Clevé
Bastian Clevé (born 1 January 1950, in Munich), is a German filmmaker and producer. He is Professor and Head of the Film Production-Department at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Biography
Clevé grew up in Hamburg. ...
(2nd Ed, 2000)
* ''The Complete Film Production Handbook'' (3rd Ed, 2001)
Production boardin Microsoft Office Excel by Eddy Grabczewski (2006)
Film production
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