Crime drama pre-production

1) Script

Write the full script for your TV drama extract. 

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2) Shot list

Write a comprehensive shot list for every single possible shot you plan to film for your crime drama extract. For three minutes of film, that is going to be a LOT of shots - quite possibly more than 200.

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3) Mise-en-scene planning

Costume - Suits to portray that these characters are are detectives and are highly respected and specialised in their field. 

Lighting - In the first scene I will have a low key chiaroscuro effect on the main character who will be looking at a police crime map board. In the second scene I will have a lot of high key lighting and also using as much natural light as possible as the setting will be the crime scene and will be shot in the day.

Actors/performers - In the first scene I will have the main character looking at the board with his back towards the camera (Barthes - enigma). In the the second scene I will have the characters walking around to portray them inspecting the crime scene.

Make-up - I might have make-up to show the blood at the crime scene. 

Props - Notebook, pens and anything medicinal/alcohol/weapon related that I can show in a 12 rated film. 

Setting - Police board/conference room in scene 1 and the second scene I will use a house to show the crime scene of where the victim lives. 

4) Shooting schedule

The final aspect of your pre-production planning is to come up with a comprehensive shooting schedule. How many scenes do you need to film? How long will it take? Which actors do you need and when? Planning all of this out with specific dates and times is a crucial part of the pre-production process.

I plan on shooting 3 scenes which I am aiming to hope that the filming time should take around a couple hours, depending if I use an outdoor location so weather dependent. I will be using my brothers as characters and using them around till the end of term.

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