A1 Logistics: Deadlines

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A1 Logistics On Film Production
Types of production:
-      Time
-      Facilities
-      Locations
-      Personnel
-      Materials
Time:
-       Deadlines
-       Availability of equipment
-       Availability of personnel
-       Timescales
Deadlines:
Deadlines are one of the most important parts of the pre-production process. When establishing a deadline it allows everyone working on that specific project whether they’re apart of the crew, cast or a producer/director an overall basis for different schedules. A deadline is important so it can keep an organised log of the pace a certain project should be going. If failure to reach a deadline should occur it could possibly put the whole project at risk. Henceforth making it an import step in the process. Failing to meet deadlines can also impact on the financial aspect of a film. For example if a dead line is not met, then it puts the entire process behind and therefore more money is spent. If deadlines are not met than a domino effect occurs putting everything else at risk of collapsing, meaning that so many other thing will be put behind and could possibly put more days, month or possibly years onto the production.
Contingency Plans
 Production managers are usually responsible for constructing a shooting schedule alongside a contingency plan (A plan designed to take account of a possible future event or circumstance) A contingency plan would be put in place for the certainty that even though some situations may risk the movement of production it doesn’t fail to carry on moving at the same pace (Doesn’t risk going over the deadline). For example if there is an initial plan for a scene to be shot in a certain location. If on the day of shooting that location turns out to damaged, the contingency plan will give a solution and back up plan. Same can occur if a actor falls seriously ill or if the script writer has not finished etc, etc. Or in another circumstance, if an outdoor set becomes destroyed by bad weather. A contingency plan for this could possibly be shooting an indoor scene that day. A contingency plan must extend to all aspects of a filming process. Essentially, the production managers main job throughout a project is to make sure everything runs smoothly in order for a successful project.
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This is an example of what a contingency plan could possibly look like. All actors and anyone behind a crew will get a copy of a contingency plan in case something in their department goes wrong. Or so they are well organised and know exactly what they have to do to avoid complications or any emergency’s.




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