Production Research

Resources and Costs
These include: Personnel, Talent, Finance, Suppliers, Facilities, Locations and Logistical Support.

Personnel/Crew:
The website I found said it can supply me with a 2-man camera crew. This includes a HD camera operator and a experienced sound recorder with his own equipment for the total cost of £505. This is effective for making my short film documentary because I am on a tight budget and I need to save money where I can and this is a relatively cheap crew.

Talent:
The website I used supplied me with a multiple choice of actors. For the voice over of my documentary I Selected Tommie G. He has 7 stars and a 100% like rating and the best bit he costs only £26 a hour. This is effective for my short film because I am on a tight budget, so I need to cut costs where I can.

Finance:
The research I conducted concluded that the cheapest I could make a documentary was £600 a minute. However, this is still way out of my price range so I am going to have to make serious cut backs. This is effective because it means that I am working under the cheapest budget recommended.

Suppliers:
The camera I would most likely use is the Sony PMW-300 Camera Hire, it costs £115 a day, it also comes with a tripod free of charge. The total cost of the 5-days will be £575.  The sound recorder I would use is a Sennheiser MKH-416 Boom Microphone and housing and this costs £23 a day, so the cost of using it for 5-days will be £115. This is effective because I am over the £600 recorded budget so I will need to make cuts.

Facilities:
The I am filming in is The Beacon School. The facilities this location has is a fully accessible media suite which includes editing equipment (AVID Software) and camera gear. This is effective because as a student movie I have very little finances, so I need to make savings. This area also includes a countless number of teenagers and as I am making a documentary about teenage crime this links hand in hand.

Location:

The location I will mostly be filming is the Skate Ramps by Piquets Way. The reason I chose this location is because it is rumored to be where most teenagers with a criminal record hang out with their friends. This is effective because my documentary is about teenage crime in Banstead.

Logistical Support:
The company I looked at said they will supply decent arrivals, arrange transportation, arranage housing and they guarantee client safety. This is effective because they offer helpful services and I could use them to transport my equipment safely.

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