1. By Alison Hoar

2. LOCATION DETAILS RELEASE
Gathering details of potential
places to shoot at was the first
paperwork done after producing
a shot list as we needed to find
appropriate settings for the
trailer. Although we had looked at
potential churches around the
area, St Andrew’s Church was the
best choice for us as it had a big
graveyard with the backdrop of
the church and was very close to
college which would make it
easier for the actors and our
group. We also had to look at
potential problems such as traffic
and passers by which could effect
the filming process and if we
could get around the problem.

3. LOCATION RELEASE
Through having a location release
form, this proves that we had
permission from the St Andrew’s Church
to film Cantata on that specific location
before we started. It was very important
that we had permission as they knew
what was going on and that any excess
noise (EG. Screams) were a part of the
trailer. If we didn’t have a location
release, the church could have refused
to let us release the trailer and refused
us from doing any further work their.

4. TALENT AGREEMENT RELEASE
Talent Agreement Releases were
used in our production paperwork to
prove that everyone who could be
filmed or photographed had
permission to do so and was happy
for the footage/photos to be
released which could be seen by the
public. Anyone over 18 was given an
adult agreement where they had to
be the only consenting party
whereas under 18’s had to have the
permission of a parent/guardian for
the release of the work.

5. PROPS/COSTUME LIST
Making a list of the costumes and
props we had to collect before
filming was extremely helpful as it
meant we was a lot more organised
when we started the filming and
knew what props to bring on each
day of filming. There was limited
props in our trailer as we wanted it
to be focused on the people and
some props, such as the mobile
phone didn’t have to be specially
brought. As we was filming in a
graveyard in January, all of our actors
needed to wear warm clothes so we
could stay out to shoot for longer but
they still needed to look casual so
they fitted in with the storyline.

6. PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Producing a production
schedule was so we could plan
any scenes which could be
complex to do or had many
actors in at one time and could
accordingly sort out which
scene could be challenging and
what personnel and props were
needed for the scene. We then
discussed how we would avoid
any problems and what we
could do if the shot wasn’t at a
good enough standard.

7. TRAILER SHOT LIST
Making a shot list of every scene we was going to shoot was one
of the most important pieces of pre-production paperwork as it
meant we knew what the plot and rough layout of the shots was
going to be as well as what camera angles and sound would be
included. Although we did change the layout of the trailer when
editing, we used almost the same shots in the trailer that were in
the shot list.

8. TRAILER STORYBOARD
Making a storyboard made sure we
could be precise and accurate with the
shots we was going to include in the
trailer as well as helping create a rough
image of what the trailer would look like
with the different shots. At this point,
the group decided what the shot would
look like, duration, location, camera
direction, the mis-en-scene and any
sound which all needed to be thought
about carefully so we could create a
scary trailer that had all the horror
elements.

9. POSTER/MAGAZINE ROUGH DRAFTS
Drawing rough copies of what a
horror poster and magazine could
look like was the initial stage of
deciding the layout and the
positioning of the figure. Even
though my final poster and
magazine look very different to the
copies, there are similarities with
direction of
light and the
position of the
text. This also
helped on
whether I
should have
had the final
girl or the
killer on the
poster and
maagzine.