It was my role to buy props for the shoot. Karen, the Production Manager needed a Production Assistant to help with the prop buying as she had several other projects taking place at the same time and couldn't give this project the attention it needed. We had a time frame of two weeks in which to buy all of the props and a budget of £1000. This was a relatively tight budget, however, as it is only a test shoot, it won't require the budget of the real show. I began by making notes on the shopping list of some quotes I'd found online. Some things were very simple like tape which could be bought from a hardware shop. Other things such as four perspex boxes required ordering as there weren't any shops nearby that supplied what we were after. I also spoke to the Producer James about some of the props to give me more insight into what he was after. This was very useful as he directed me towards some props he'd seen and liked. He also went into more detail and what he was after in terms of style and appearance. Once I had worked out the best places to obtain all of the props, I put these onto a spreadsheet. Excel adds up the totals automatically so you can keep in track of your expenditure. This was very useful as the budget was a very important thing to stick to. I updated the spreadsheet throughout the buying process to ensure I was on target. Once all of the props had been obtained, I had the job of altering some of them. For example the perspex boxes didn't have holes in the top of them. Therefore I took the lids off and measured out an alternative lid made from cardboard, of which I cut a hole out of. To disguise the cardboard, I draped some black fabric over the lids and spent an afternoon ensuring that they all looked neat and identical to a professional standard. These were very successful in the end and the Producer was incredibly pleased with the outcomes.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Professional Practice: Renegade Placement (Progress)
For the past couple of weeks, I have been completing my work placement at Renegade Pictures for the Professional Practice unit. I have been working on a brand new project entitled 'Evil Monkeys'. This project involves prepping for a taster tape for a new entertainment show. The taster tape will include games that the contestants will be attempting to complete. These will be edited together to create a 10 minute version of the show that will be sent off to be decided whether it will be commissioned or not. The Producer of the show also worked as a Producer on 'Release the Hounds', which has the same sort of theme as this new concept. The show revolves around sensory deprivation so the three contestants will all have a sense removed - sight, hearing or speech. They must then assist each other in the rounds to make up for their loss of senses. However, the rounds also include a variety of distractions including boxing gloves, 'beasties' - bugs and water balloons to make it more visually exciting.
It was my role to buy props for the shoot. Karen, the Production Manager needed a Production Assistant to help with the prop buying as she had several other projects taking place at the same time and couldn't give this project the attention it needed. We had a time frame of two weeks in which to buy all of the props and a budget of £1000. This was a relatively tight budget, however, as it is only a test shoot, it won't require the budget of the real show. I began by making notes on the shopping list of some quotes I'd found online. Some things were very simple like tape which could be bought from a hardware shop. Other things such as four perspex boxes required ordering as there weren't any shops nearby that supplied what we were after. I also spoke to the Producer James about some of the props to give me more insight into what he was after. This was very useful as he directed me towards some props he'd seen and liked. He also went into more detail and what he was after in terms of style and appearance. Once I had worked out the best places to obtain all of the props, I put these onto a spreadsheet. Excel adds up the totals automatically so you can keep in track of your expenditure. This was very useful as the budget was a very important thing to stick to. I updated the spreadsheet throughout the buying process to ensure I was on target. Once all of the props had been obtained, I had the job of altering some of them. For example the perspex boxes didn't have holes in the top of them. Therefore I took the lids off and measured out an alternative lid made from cardboard, of which I cut a hole out of. To disguise the cardboard, I draped some black fabric over the lids and spent an afternoon ensuring that they all looked neat and identical to a professional standard. These were very successful in the end and the Producer was incredibly pleased with the outcomes.
It was my role to buy props for the shoot. Karen, the Production Manager needed a Production Assistant to help with the prop buying as she had several other projects taking place at the same time and couldn't give this project the attention it needed. We had a time frame of two weeks in which to buy all of the props and a budget of £1000. This was a relatively tight budget, however, as it is only a test shoot, it won't require the budget of the real show. I began by making notes on the shopping list of some quotes I'd found online. Some things were very simple like tape which could be bought from a hardware shop. Other things such as four perspex boxes required ordering as there weren't any shops nearby that supplied what we were after. I also spoke to the Producer James about some of the props to give me more insight into what he was after. This was very useful as he directed me towards some props he'd seen and liked. He also went into more detail and what he was after in terms of style and appearance. Once I had worked out the best places to obtain all of the props, I put these onto a spreadsheet. Excel adds up the totals automatically so you can keep in track of your expenditure. This was very useful as the budget was a very important thing to stick to. I updated the spreadsheet throughout the buying process to ensure I was on target. Once all of the props had been obtained, I had the job of altering some of them. For example the perspex boxes didn't have holes in the top of them. Therefore I took the lids off and measured out an alternative lid made from cardboard, of which I cut a hole out of. To disguise the cardboard, I draped some black fabric over the lids and spent an afternoon ensuring that they all looked neat and identical to a professional standard. These were very successful in the end and the Producer was incredibly pleased with the outcomes.
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