Monday, 18 April 2016

Black Cabbie Main Scene Call-Sheet

This is an example of a call sheet I made for my Black Cabbie script. For this exercise I chose the most complicated and most grandiose scene of the film so I could make a very detailed shot list which covered a range of different things. I detailed the shot list as much as I could whilst making it simple enough to communicate to actors and crew. This is an essential part of making a call sheet I found. Noting all the important factors, but then making it simple enough to read and understand. My first attempt of a call sheet made me go back and start again to get what I have below. My initial call sheet was very poorly executed because I understood very little of the concept of one document being sent to everyone involved in a scene. This call sheet should apply to even small roles such as extras I realised. The inclusion of things such as sunrise and sunset became important. Not so much for my scene with it all being interior, but now that I have began shooting things such as my Me, Myself and I project I can fully understand how important it is to know when the sun sets. For lighting and continuity as both affect one another. 

I noted all the key roles in this version of the call sheet below including contact details for anyone on site and for the home office. I used CCAD as an example. I learnt to include and communicate which script pages and which characters were in that scene through use of a simple grid system which shows it all. 

The second sheet of my call sheet below shows the smaller details involved in the shoot. Despite the size of these things they do not become any less significant. Some things such as the involvement of smoke can cause allergies and must be treat with caution. The large number of extras also including the cast and the crew will all need a designated smoking area and toilets. This becomes a problem if the venue have no such facilities. Luckily if I was to film at Ronnie Scotts my needs would be accommodated as a catering and entertainment facility, it is pretty much the law for an establishment to have both a smoking area and toilets. Luckily as it is a jazz club with live stage entertainers it would also have a wardrobe for costume changes for extras and characters. Below this information I have included a map of the surrounding area of London (Soho) which connects to the nearest bus and train stations for reference of the cast and crew. This is very important as everyone involved may need to travel themselves, or they may act as runners to pick others up from said public transport stations. 


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