Basics of the Video Production Diary

Introduction: How to use this book; Acknowledgements; What is a Production Diary?; Why do we need one?; What's in it?; An outline of our production; Pre Production: The request for a programme-by phone; The request for a programme-by letter; Aims; Objectives; Target audience; The reply; Client meeting-preparation; Pre meeting planning; Client meeting-the meeting; Budgets- overview; Phone calls and letters; Treatment; Client budget; Negotiations and costs; Client meetings-negotiations; Production meetings; A business caveat; Production planning; More phone calls; The Storyboard; Budgets-draft; The audio script; Health and safety; The recce (1); Supplier meetings; The recce (2); The final budget; More meetings and phone calls; Schedules and deadlines; Contracts; Copyright; Permissions; Insurance; Production: Production meetings; Confidentiality clauses; Second production meeting; Working with a PA; Production Planning; Camera scripts; Studio camera cards; Floor plans; Locations shooting script; Camera logs; Call sheets; Equipment checks; Rehearsals; Production meeting-21st September; The shoot-day1; The shooting logs; The shoot-day 2; Re-shoots; Final production meeting; Post Production: Editing overview; Off line; Client review; On line edit; The audio dub; Budget reconciliation; Hand over and invoicing; Post mortem; Glossary