Scheduling

In todays session we looked further at pre-production and looked at creating a schedule. The function of the schedule is for it to be a document that all crew and cast can read and immediately understand what is going on with shooting.

Key details to be included on a schedule are:

1. Contact details of cast/crew (name, phone number, email address)
   
2. Local contacts (can be used as tick list for release forms)
   
3. Equipment details (and contact for technical support)
   
4. Directions/map with transport arrangements (cast often has transport organised for them whereas crew are expected to make their own way)
   
5. Arrival times
6. Shooting schedule (in as much or as little detail as you feel appropriate.

To make a professional standard schedule you need to include up to date contact details, detailed directions are good (but a Google map or equivalent is often better) and a realistic time scale for shooting.