Transcript Standard operating procedures & forms for studio

Standard Operating Procedures
Producer’s Craft
Spring 2009
Before The Shoot
Survey
 Pre-production meeting
 Contact list
 Call sheets
 Petty cash
 Releases
 Deal Memos with crew
 Time Cards (SAG, AFTRA, IATSE)
 Permits and/or Insurance Certificates
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Survey or Location Scout
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On the West Coast, this is called a “tech scout.”
Look around the location and double check sightlines
Make sure you have relevant releases, etc.
Identify any specialized equipment or lighting you need to use.
Examine and identify any potential health and safety issues.
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Check the position of the sun and lighting conditions.
Check power supply and availability.
Check for potential noise problems.
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Crowd control.
Cable runs
Traffic noise
Nearby construction, landscapers, motorcycle clubs, etc
Are you on a main flight path
Arrange car and truck parking, access, loading, security.
Check your arrival times to make sure someone is there or you
are expected.
Call Sheets
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Call Sheets hold all the information crew
members need for each day of a shoot.
They should include, at the very least:
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Who is expected to show up – cast and crew
What time they are expected to show up
Contact numbers for everyone
What is being shot and who (talent) is in each
shot
The time each setup is expected to begin and how
long it will run
Equipment and effects
Maps and/or directions (preferably both)
Call Sheets
Producer’s Unit
Executive Producer
 Producer
 Associate Producer
 Assistant Producer
 Line Producer
 Production supervisor
 Production Manager
 Unit Manager
 Production Coordinator
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Director’s Unit
Director
 First Assistant Director (1st AD)
 Second Assistant Director (2nd AD)
 Production Assistant (PA)
 Script Supervisor
 Stunt Coordinator
 Second Unit Director
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Art Department
Production designer
 Art director
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Assistant art director
Set designer
 Set decorator
 Costume designer
 Property master
 Concept illustrator
 Graphic designer
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Sets & Props
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Set Decorator
Buyer
 Lead Man
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 Swing
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gang (set crew)
Set Dresser
Prop Master
Props crew
 Props builder
 Armourer
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Sets & Props
Construction Coordinator
 Head Carpenter
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Key Scenic
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Carpenters
Set painters
Greensman
Hair & Make-up
Make-up Artist
 Special effects make-up
 Hairdresser
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Wardrobe
Costume Designer
 Costume Supervisor
 Key Costumer
 Costume Standby
 Art Finisher
 Costume Buyer
 Wardrobe Persons
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Camera Crew
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Director of Photography
Camera Operator
First Assistant Camera (1st AC)
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Second Assistant Camera (2nd AC)
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Focus Puller
Loader
Camera PA (Intern)
Digital Imaging Technician
Steadicam Operator
Motion Control Technician
Production Sound
Production Sound Mixer/Recordist
 Boom Operator
 Utility Sound Technician
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Electrical & Grip Department
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Key Grip
Best Boy
 3rd grip(s)
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Dolly Grip
 Construction Grip
 Crane Operator
 Gaffer
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Best Boy
 3rd Electric(s)
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Editorial
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Editor
Assistant Editor(s)
 Dialog editor
 Sound effects editor
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Colorist or Color Timer
 Negative Cutter (virtually obsolete)
 Visual Effects Supervisor
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Compositors
 CGI artists
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Post-Production Sound/Music
Sound Designer
 Sound effects editor
 Re-recording mixer
 Music Supervisor
 Composer
 Foley Artist
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Work Rules & Unions
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DGA – Directors Guild of America www.dga.org
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Film:
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Tape:
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Director
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Associate Director
Stage Manager
WGA – Writers Guild of America www.wga.org
Work Rules & Unions
AFTRA – American Federation of
Television & Radio Artists:
represent television performers,
announcers, newscasters, etc.
www.aftra.org
 SAG – Screen Actors Guild www.sag.org
 AEA – Actors Equity Association:
represents American actors and stage
managers working in professional theater
www.actorsequity.org
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Work Rules & Unions
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IBEW – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers www.ibew.org
IATSE – International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Moving
Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the US www.iatse-intl.org
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DP and camera crew
Sound and sound crew
Gaffer and electric
Grip and grip crew
Props and Special Effects
Scenic Artists
Set Builders and Carpenters
Hair & Make-up
Wardrobe
Editor
NABET – National Association of Broadcast Engineers & Technicians
AFM – American Federation of Musicians www.afm.org
Teamsters/Longshoremen
Set-Ups
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Clear the set
Camera move/lens change
Lighting changes
Reset flags & clear flares
Adjust dolly track
Props & sets
Make-up & hair
Adjust wardrobe
Return talent to set
Rehearsal
Check continuity
Final adjustments
Shoot performance
Do it again!
How it Goes (The Official Way)
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DP lets 1st AD know that everything is set.
1st AD confers with director. If ready
1st AD calls “Roll Sound”
 When sound is rolling, mixer
 1st AD calls “Roll Camera”
 When camera is rolling,
 1st AD call “Slate”
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calls “Speed”
operator calls “Speed”
2nd AC or clapper calls out scene info and claps slate
(or electronic slate sync signal)
1st AD or Director calls: Ready…and (pause a
beat) Action!
When things are done, Director calls: Cut!