Shooting Schedule: 1

The focal point of setting up for location shooting is the preparation and assistance in compiling the schedule. This schedule is the consummation of all the setting up.

It will comprise all the different pieces of information gathered over the weeks as well as provide the day-to-day schedule of shooting.

It is a very important document, which is sent to everyone associated in any way with the shooting.

Cover Page

The cover page should give the names and responsibilities of everyone on the production. You should also give contact telephone numbers of production and crew.

Cast List

Give an accurate cast list, with the names of all the artists and SAs. You might also like to give their agents’ telephone numbers on this page. Do not give the private phone numbers of the artists, as the schedule will be widely distributed and the artists might be undesirably harassed if the numbers were widely known.

Travel

Give detailed information on the travel arrangements that have been made, including the departure times and places of transport for the location, and lists of the people to travel at that time.

If there is a train service, copy out a train timetable from the principal towns to the location.

For those using their own transport and for guidance to the crews it might prove useful to include maps with the schedule, or at least explicit instructions on how to get there.

Accommodation

Give a full accommodation list, with the hotels’ addresses, telephone numbers and prices of the rooms.

Location and Contacts

List all the locations, their addresses and people to contact in connection with them. Also some useful addresses and phone numbers would include the local hospital, doctor, hire car or taxi service and police station.

THE BROWNING AFFAIR – Directed by LORNA SHELTON

Producer
MARY WHITEHEAD

Associate Producer
NICK WRIGHTON

First Assistant Director

JAMES DELTON

The front page of a shooting schedule