Film Production Shoot
10 weeks · 0 milestones
Short film or motion project shot to professional production standard with documented technical and creative decisions. Triad: concept/ideation artifact (directorial vision document: how the visual language — camera movement, composition approach, lighting aesthetic, performance direction style — serves the narrative or conceptual intention), technical execution artifact (footage shot to production standard demonstrating a consistent visual approach — minimum 3 minutes of edited material or equivalent in raw rushes from a completed shoot day — with evidence that planned coverage was achieved), documentation/critique artifact (production log: camera settings and rationale for each setup, lighting decisions and their intended effect, sound acquisition decisions, what was achieved vs. what was planned, and what adaptation was required during the shoot). Studio critique: director of photography, film director, or film school tutor reviews footage and production log, challenging creative and technical decisions — 'it was what we planned' is not a sufficient explanation for any decision. Proof: directorial vision document, footage (private Vimeo or equivalent link), production log, critique notes. Verifier: professional filmmaker (director or DoP with screen credits) or film school tutor.
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Complete all planned shoot days following your production schedule. Maintain a camera log recording every take: scene number, shot number, take number, lens used, notes on performance or technical issues, and whether the take is circled (print this take for edit). Camera log must be written on-set, not reconstructed from memory.
Proof required
Submit: (1) camera log from all shoot days (photographed or scanned), (2) a production diary (minimum half page per shoot day) documenting what was achieved against the schedule and any deviations.
What gets checked
- Camera log is clearly shot-by-shot — not a summary written after filming
- Production diary identifies specific deviations from schedule and their cause — not just 'we ran late'
- Camera log shows circled takes — at least one take marked per setup