The Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling Online Course For Independent Filmmakers - Part One - How to Design a (Reliable) Shooting Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions - Updated March 20, 2012

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Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling Online Course For Independent Filmmakers - Part One explains how to design a reliable shooting schedule for feature films and television productions. The author introduces the course purpose and audience, connecting decades of film and TV production experience to practical pre-production guidance. It outlines why the material goes beyond script breakdown, who should use it, and how it relates to an upcoming Part Two focused on daily prep scheduling.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages160

Reading Time56 min

AccessFree to download

Part One

How to Design a (Reliable) Shooting Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions

Course Overview and Intended Audience

Reference Links, Discussion Forum, Audio/Video Files

Part Two Preview and Bonus Materials

Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling Online Course For Independent Filmmakers -Part One How to Design a (Reliable) Shooting Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions Updated-March 20 , 2012 Peter D. Marshall [http://actioncutprint.com](http://actioncutprint.com) [pdm@actioncutprint.com](pdm@actioncutprint.com) Peter D. Marshall has worked (and survived) in the Film and Television Industry for over 38 years-as a Film Director, Television Producer, First Assistant Director and Series Creative Consultant. Copyright (c) 2012 [Peter D. Marshall /ActionCutPrint.com](Peter D. Marshall /ActionCutPrint.com) All Rights Reserved -PART ONE The Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling Online Course For Independent Filmmakers Dear Filmmaker, I would like to thank you very much for purchasing “The Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling Online Course For Independent Filmmakers-Part One How to Design a (Reliable) Shooting Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions. In 1985, I got my first professional job as an Assistant Director when I was the 2nd AD on the 13 x half-hour Television series called “The Hitchhiker.”A year later, I became the First Assistant Director on a small Canadian TV series called “Hamilton’s Quest.” I’ve not looked back since! About 18 years ago, I created a 2-day workshop called "How to Design an Accurate Film Shooting Schedule.”As the film and television industry changed and grew over the years, I modified the content of that workshop to keep up to date with all the new filmmaking techniques I was learning. That 2-day workshop has now become the model for this Online course. I am very excited about the quality of the content I’m going to share with you throughout this 160-page course. Even though the title says “Script Breakdown and Film Scheduling,” this course is much more than that. When you are finished, you will have gained in-depth industry knowledge of the entire pre-production stage of making an independent film or TV series. And one more thing-this course is not just for Assistant Directors. It was also written for Directors, Producers, Production Managers and any other filmmaker who wants to discover the proper steps involved in breaking down a script and creating a realistic film shooting schedule. Peter D. Marshall Vancouver, Canada March 20, 2012 © Peter D. Marshall (2) [ActionCutPrint.com](ActionCutPrint.com) -Part Two- "Creating the Daily Prep Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions" To complement Part One of this course, I created another ebook called"Creating the Daily Prep Schedule for Films and Television Productions”which adds an important dimension to the pre-production part of this script breakdown and film scheduling course. What I did was choose the actual Daily Prep Schedules from 11 Feature Film and Television productions I worked on as a First Assistant Director: 3 Feature Films, 2 Television Movies, 2 Television Pilots and 4 episodes from two Television Series. I then created 11 finished prep schedules (without using actual crew names or the production title) that show you step-by-step, day-by-day, meeting-bymeeting, what "actually occurred" during prep on these real film and TV productions. And the best part of "Creating the Daily Prep Schedule for Films and Television Productions" is that you will be able to use each of these 11 prep schedules as actual templates for your own films or TV productions. Not only can you use these 11 Daily Prep Schedules as valuable reference tools to print out and study, but you can also use each of them as actual templates to help you better organize and schedule the daily meetings and scouts for any movie or TV show during prep. To find out more about Part Two of this course, "Creating the Daily Prep Schedule for Feature Films and Television Productions," please click here: [http://www.actioncutprint.com/dps/dailyprepschedule.html](http://www.actioncutprint.com/dps

FAQs

本课程主要讲什么？

Part One 聚焦于为院线长片与电视制作设计可靠的拍摄排期，并说明其在独立制片前期工作中的作用。内容强调拍摄计划不仅是“拆脚本”，还涵盖更完整的前期流程认知。

这门课适合哪些人学习？

课程面向想理解“拆脚本并制定现实可行的拍摄日程”的影视从业者，重点提到助理导演，同时也包括导演、制片人、制作经理等角色。

Part Two 与 Part One 的关系是什么？

Part Two 用于补充 Part One，重点提供“Feature Films and Television Productions”的每日准备日程。作者从其参与的多部项目中整理出逐日、逐会议的真实预备安排，并可作为模板直接用于自己的项目。

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