T1 - Sources of information

The pre-production documents were helpful during production of the advert as they gave me an overview of what to do next and what still needed to be done.

Production schedule
This was helpful to an extent as it allowed me to know by what time had to get things done by and adjust schedules to ensure that things that had to be done by a certain date were done by that date. However, I was unable to meet some of the dates either because I had something that needed finishing for that work to be completed or I ran out of time to get it done by.

Location Visit Sheet
This was helpful as it reminded me of where to film and how to easily get there, it also told us about any hazards that may be present in the area and how to best avoid them where possible. It also gave us an idea of what the weather would be like in that area on the days we planned to film and how to best prepare for this weather.

Call sheet
This was helpful to production as it told me what everyone's job was and who was responsible for what when filming, so we could be more organised when we came to filming. It also gave the location and time of filming as well as what props were needed during filming.

Contingency plan
This named any potential problems we may run into while filming and how to overcome those issues should they occur. Despite not having a lot of information in it, it could have proven vital if something happened.

Risk assessment
Helpful as it identifies several hazards that may be encountered while out filming and ranks them in a way that makes it easier to know what to watch out for. for example if something was marked a having a risk of 4 it was very likely to happen and should be looked out for and precautions taken against that particular hazard, but it only ranks a 1 then its not worth taking serious action against.

Production budget
Would have been useful if we were producing the advert ourselves, but as the majority of equipment and props were either from the school or home, it didn't prove terribly helpful in this case.

Shot list
This was helpful during filming as it gave a brief overview of what the shot was and a more detailed description of what was in the shot and would be viewable by the audience.

Costumes and props
This is potentially the most useful pre-production information we used as it told each person what they would need for the character they were acting as. This could have been improved by using more detail or a better description of what props were needed.

Shooting schedule
This was helpful as an extension of the shot list and costume/prop list, giving a combination of both as well as who's in shot during what scene and where we're filming.