Dead Zone Pre Production

Leadership Challenge

What is the project about?
Our project is about a survival zombie apocalypse...

What does a director do?

What directors do is that they read the script for the film and visualize into putting each scene into actual moving images and sound. They are mainly responsible for the films creativity side. 

For my Leadership challenge I want to?

For my Leadership Challenge I want to create a video involving zombies. Why I want zombies in my video is because it will be different for me to direct then my other videos I have produced in college which where people running away from bad situations

What is new about this Leadership challenge?

What is new about this Leadership challenge is that I will be involved in certain parts that I haven't done before such as putting make-up on certain individuals for example zombies to make them look a lot realistic.

Why it will be a challenge?

Why this project would be a challenge is because I will be getting more involved in certain things that I have never been involved with in before for example script writing with my script writer Kieren Dixon and Camera Girl, Gemma Connor.

  

What I will need to plan and prepare for my challenge?

What I will need to plan and prepare for my challenge will be a crew and characters for my production. Too gather my character I and my scriptwriter Kieren Dixon have produced posters and put them all around Middlesbrough College explaining that we need people to star in it and also where they should go for their auditions.

Location for DEAD ZONE.

The location for DEAD ZONE is on Middlesbrough College property. The main area that the film will be shot at  the Clock Tower just next to Middlesbrough College. Why I think this area will be good for our Dead Zone film is because it will give it a more scary and haunted feel to it. However there is other various locations within the College such as several rooms and corridors which would be booked during out pre production stages. Why we wanted to have several scenes in Middlesbrough College is because during the film we meet up with other character that are stuck and need immediate help.

What DEAD ZONE is about.

What the film is about is we met our main character Nolan which is wondering killing zombies as he moves outside near the clock tower next too Middlesbrough College. As he moves closer to the college he begins to feel paranoid and scared. Moments later Nolan looks up too see several people struggling to stay alive and immediate help and shout for assistance off Nolan. As Nolan is in the building he runs to where the other character are and starts to fight off the zombies too get closer to the other survivors are.

WHO'S INVOLVED IN MY PRE AND PRO PRODUCTION.

Cast

Sadiq Arshad - Morgan

Liam Jamerson  - Nolan

Charlotte Hines - Eve

Shannon McLean - Zombie

Nicole Swainton - Emma

Jack Brookes - Zombie

What I am in charge of.
What I am in charge of for Dead Zone is to direct my cast and crew in the right direction and visualize the script in real moving images. However to complete different pre production sheets. For example risk assessment and equipment booking form.

RISK ASSESSMENT FORM

Title of project

Name and Number

Address

Complete the following table rating

·         each risks severity on scale from Negligable (N), Low Risk (L), Moderate risk (M), Severe (S), Very severe (V)

·         each risks likelihood on scale from Very unlikely (VU), Unlikely (U), Possible (P), Likely (L), Very likely (VL)

·         Determine the risk factor from the table overleaf.

Hazard		Present?	Severity	Likelihood	Risk Factor
1	Alcohol/drugs
2	Animals/insects
3	Audiences
4	Camera cable/grip equipment
5	Confined spaces		L	U
6	Derelict buildings/dangerous structures
7	Electricity/gas (other than normal supplies)
8	Fatigue/long hours		L	U
9	Fire/flammable materials
10	Hazardous substances
11	Heat/Cold/extreme weather		M	P
12	Laser/strobe effects
13	Machinery/industrial/ crane/hoist
14	Materials - glass, non-fire retardant set materials		L	VU
15	Night operation
16	Noise – high sound levels
17	Non standard manual handling
18	Public/crowds
19	Radiation
20	Scaffold/Rostra
21	Smoking on set		L	U
22	Special effects/explosives
23	Special needs (elderly, disabled, inexperienced)
24	Specialised rescue/first aid		L	VU
25	Stunts, dangerous activities
26	Tall scenery/suspended ceilings
27	Vehicles/speed
28	Water/proximity to water
29	Weapons		M	P
30	Working at heights
31	Working overseas
32	Other risks

Calculate the Risk Factor:

	Very Unlikely	Unlikely	Possible	Likely	Very Likely
Very severe	3	4	4	5	5
Severe	2	3	3	3	5
Moderate	2	2	3	3	3
Low risk	1	2	2	3	3
Negligible	1	1	2	2	3

Decide the action to take:

5	Very severe	Take immediate action
4	Severe	High priority
3	Moderate Risk	Programme for action
2	Low Risk	Action may be required
1	Negligible	Probably acceptable

Then list each risk identified

Hazard no:	5		Risk Factor (1-5)			2
Description	Confined Spaces
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast and Crew
Action to take	Make sure not many people are in rooms with confined spaces for example cast and crew.
Person/company responsible for action	Director
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	8		Risk Factor (1-5)			2
Description	Fatigue/long hours
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast and crew
Action to take	Tell them that creating the video will take several long hours to complete.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	11		Risk Factor (1-5)			3
Description	Heat/Cold/Extreme weather
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast and crew
Action to take	Make sure they have warm clothing and suitable clothing if they were to have this chosen risk factor.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	14		Risk Factor (1-5)			1
Description	Materials - glass, non-fire retardant set materials
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	(C)
Action to take	Inspect area and make sure they know the risk of filming there.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	21		Risk Factor (1-5)			2
Description	Smoking on set
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	(c)
Action to take	Let cast and crew know they will be smoking on set.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	24		Risk Factor (1-5)			1
Description	Specialised rescue/first aid
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	(C)
Action to take	Take extra care so the cast and crew cannot get hurt.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Hazard no:	24		Risk Factor (1-5)			1
Description	Specialised rescue/first aid
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	(C)
Action to take	Take extra care so the cast and crew cannot get hurt.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)
Hazard no:	29		Risk Factor (1-5)			3
Description	Weapons
Person(s) exposed (detail if cast/crew (C), outside company (O) or public (P) )	Cast
Action to take	Make sure they use the weapons appropriate.
Person/company responsible for action
To be completed at agreed later date -
Exposed person(s) informed? (y/n)		Agreed action taken? (y/n)			Risk removed? (y/n)

Completed by:  Courtney Fleming                                    Position: Producer

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Countersigned by:                                                             PRODUCER – Courtney Fleming

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