THE FILMMAKER’S CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY When production passes that identify employees are issued, every crew member shall wear it while at the location. Moving or towing vehicles is prohibited without the express permission of the municipal jurisdiction or the vehicle’s owner. Production vehicles may
Factors To Consider Before Paying For A Location
SO YOU’VE DECIDED TO RENT A LOCATION Permission You need the owner’s permission. Confirm that they are indeed the owner, not a tenant. This includes businesses as well. You will then negotiate the terms (fees, date and times, etc.) and put
Tech Scouting
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHILE TECH SCOUTING After you have determined that the location you are surveying has the right visual look for your film, story, and characters, consider the following variables: Consider these questions: Consider going to your
Lifeguards
FILMING IN WATER Any production activity that takes place in a body of water (pool, river, ocean) must have an appropriately certified lifeguard on duty during the water shot(s) or sequence. If a cast or crew member so much as
Intermediate L&G Package
390/600 L&G Package At this level, students are only allowed to reserve a maximum of six (6) lights*†, along with the listed items and quantities below: You cannot add to the quantities of the above items without written approval from
Lighting and Grip Beginning (200, 500, or 550) Package
200/500 L&G PACKAGE The following equipment is available to you for your PROD 200 film (undergraduate) or PROD 500 film (graduate). *LED Lights will be provided when necessary. 550 L&G Package The following equipment is available for your PROD 550
Reserving a Post Production Room
Playa Vista Playa Vista Post Room Reservations have moved to the same platform used for edit suites in COM Arts. Visit the Post ProductionHandbook and Recommended Tools for information on how to reserve an edit bay or color correction room.
Post Production Facilities
SFTV Post Production Facilities are equipped with industry standard software. The following tables outline where at SFTV you can work in AVID Media Composer, Adobe Creative Cloud, Pro Tools, and Da Vinci Resolve. For guidance on which software versions are
Script Clearance and Title Search Reports
What is a Script Clearance and Title Search Report? A Script Clearance Report provides a breakdown of possible copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy, defamation and other violations in your film or television script. A Script Clearance Report will let you know
Safety Badges
Gotta Catch ‘Em All! In our ongoing efforts to mirror industry practices and to emphasize safety on set, we have created a Production Safety Training Program. As students, you are both required and expected to embrace “safety first” as the