Blog Investigation 12/19

This blog post will be focused on the aspect and importance of scheduling for Directors and Actors/Actresses.

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When making a film, it is important to have a schedule/plan. Having set dates on when one thing should be done being filmed, and when this actor will or will not be needed, and lastly, when a film will be finished and in theatres. Filming can be confusing and  overwhelming- but there is a procedure which builds on each other to help make the shooting schedule more efficient. The director starts with scene chronology- putting everything in chronological order, and then using a chronological schedule as a reference. After that, the director does filming locations, scouts out places and then finds the limit to the number of changes the film will be needing. The third step is looking at how the workload will be. They will organize by shooting day and look at resource management. Fourth, they look to see if schedules align with crew and cast and this is when things get complicated. Finally, they keep options open. They have flexible shooting schedules, consider worst case scenarios, and come to a conclusion. 

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If scheduling is focused on the Actors/Actresses side their days are mainly Monday-Saturday but they might occasionally get saturday off if they are ahead of their schedules. They get their next weeks script a day or so before the current episode is finished- if working in a series- they might get a table read on Saturday or Sunday to prepare. Their hours may include early mornings, evening, weekends/holidays and filming days can run anywhere from 12-24 hours. Feature films may involve working 5 days a week, and can sometimes last up to 3 months of filming.