The production schedule is a
project plan
A project plan, is a series of structured tasks, objectives, and schedule to a complete a desired outcome, according to a project managers designs and purpose. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), is:
"...a formal, appr ...
of how the
production budget 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 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 and production board. Both ...
for every day of the shoot.
See also
*
Breaking down the script
References
* ''Film Scheduling'' by Dennis . King (2nd Ed, 1991)
* ''Film Production Management'' by
Bastian Clevé (2nd Ed, 2000)
* ''The Complete Film Production Handbook'' (3rd Ed, 2001)
Production boardin Microsoft Office Excel by Eddy Grabczewski (2006)
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