NFTS CraftSkills Bootcamp. Day 2

Shooting - getting ready, on set, what to bring / wear

• Rucksacks- good example is 200 pounds and has a fridge/silver material lining to keep things cold. Buy the best you can afford for the money you have at the time

• Footwear- closed toe shoes, no white shoes, doc martens are a good example

• Good pair of wellies- good example igle (cost around 200 pounds too

• Scarves and ski gloves- to keep warm

• Waterproof jacket and trousers (make sure trousers have zip up sides)

• Thermals-to also keep warm

• Extra pair of socks- in case yours get sodden and all wet

• General jacket- to keep warm at the end of the day

• Head torch-to be able to see in the dark...

• Fanny pack- to keep things on you and for easy accessibility

• Waterbottles/reusable cups- sanitation/Albert productions/cutting down paper waste

• Power banks for phones- for when there are no plug sockets

• Laptops- to make extra notes on

PER DIEMS- cover expenses for the day

Boxfee- a payment that a production company pays a crew member for the approved and authorized use of their own “kit,”. E.g. Jez said he paid to use his own laptops

Headwear: Make sure to keep head warm

Set Paramedics are on set and usually have sunscreen

WORKING DAY

Hours:

Standard working day- ‘9 to 5’ or ‘8 to 7’

• 10 + 1h = 11h

• Or

• 11 + 1h = 12h

• 50 hr week

• 55 hr week

Continuous working day- 9 hour day, 20 minute break

• 8.40 + 20min = 9h

Semi-continuous working day- 9 and a half hours work, half hour break

• 9.30 + 30min = 10h

*turnaround- time between your filming days. When you wrap one day to the next filming day. Duration: 11 hours

IMPORTANT NOTICE

*if you see a water bottle on set and filming is about to take place, MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE

Doesn’t matter if it’s named, doesn’t matter if it’s the directors

30-30 RULE

30 minutes before pre-call, 30 minutes after

AD

1. Line run

2. Directors block/rehearsal

3. Crew show/rehearsal

   1. Step off cast

   2. Listen for coverage

4. Call cast for lining up

5. Tech rehearsal

6. Checks to shoot

OTHER CREW

1. Unloading

2. Prep (get ahead)

3. Crew show

4. Lighting

5. Camera

6. Lining up

7. Tech R

8. Final checks

TURN OVER

• Sound speed

• Camera set

• Action

THE SWING GANG- The crew of art department who get stuff ready before crew shows up.

Production Paperwork

Movement orders- get from production, addresses of offices, directions to unit base. Key information: such as, nearest hospitals

Example above

Risk assessment-

call sheet

One Line Schedule

Variations

Variations