PK'S PRODUCTION CHECKLIST

  
   

How To Use:

Online- (Like right now) Use it to track your progress and to navigate to other Film Production web sites.

Offline- I find it helpful to have a copy of the checklist tacked up next to my desk. Use a color marker to keep track of your progress. You may download a copy right here. (Checklist PDF)

Cheers!


Shortcuts:
Pre-Green Light
Pre-Production
Principal Photography Shoot
Post Production

PRE-GREEN LIGHT

EXAMINE YOUR LEGAL POSITION

RETAIN EXPERT LEGAL COUNSEL

PK RECOMMENDS:

PURCHASE and / or OPTION OF RIGHTS

  1. Writers deal
  2. Re-writes and/or polish

GETTING THE DIRECTOR ON BOARD

  1. Director interviews
  2. Making the director deal
  3. Step development deal
  4. Picture deal

GETTING THE STARS TO COME OUT

  1. Casting director interviews
  2. Casting director deal
  3. Star interviews

LINE-PRODUCER INTERVIEWS

  1. Line/co-producer step-picture deal
  2. Check me out, Paul Kurta bio

PRODUCTION DESIGNER INTERVIEWS

  1. Production designer deal

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY INTERVIEWS

  1. Make Director of Photography -Prep-Picture-DEAL

LOCATION SCOUTING-SURVEY

  1. Location manager deal
  2. Set Film Commission and local contacts

1ST PASS SCRIPT BREAKDOWN AND SCHEDULE

1ST PASS BUDGET

STAR MEETINGS SET LEADS

FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT

REVISED BUDGET

COMPLETION BOND NEGOTIATION

STUDIO-NETWORK COMMITMENTS

STUDIOS

NETWORKS



COMMENCE PRE-PRODUCTION
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CREATE PRE-PRODUCTION CALENDAR

  1. Casting
  2. Scouting
  3. Rehearsal
  4. Production meetings
  5. Tests
  6. Personnel starts

Unit Production Manager Interviews

1st Assistant Director Interviews

  1. Production Manager-1st Assistant Director Deals

SET PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR

  • Steve Cainas -Production coordinator extraordinaire-
  • Set production offices
  1. Phones
  2. Furniture
  3. Xerox
  4. Computers-modems network fax
  5. Internet Service Provider
  6. Assistant production coordinator deal
  7. Auditor deal
  8. Assistant auditor deal
  9. Set up production account-check signing procedure
  10. Payroll service deal
  11. Set corporate accountant deal
  12. Establish accounting system-procedures
  13. Purchase order
  14. Petty cash
  15. Check request
  16. Work authorization
  17. Cost report
  18. Cash flow schedule
  19. Allow for currency

DEPARTMENTAL CHECKLIST

  1. Star deals
  2. Star expenses
  3. Fittings, interview
  4. Re-run fees
  5. Rehearsal
  6. Weekly deals
  7. Day player deal
  8. Cameo deal
  9. Singer/dancer
  10. Stunt coordinator
  11. Stunt players
  12. Re-run fees
  13. Rehearsal/Prep
  14. Cast travel & living
  15. Assistants
  16. Special requirements

EXTRAS:

  1. Extras casting deal
  2. Stand in deal
  3. Consider photo double
  4. Fittings, interview

PRODUCTION:

  1. First A.D. deal
  2. Second A.D. deal
  3. 2nd second A.D. deal
  4. Trainee deal
  5. Production assistants
  6. Script supervisor deal
  7. Choreographer deal
  8. Dialogue coach deal
  9. Technical consultant deal

SET DESIGN:

  1. Art director deal
  2. Construction coordination deal
  3. Shop-faculty deal
  4. Art dept. coordinator deal

SET DRESSING:

  1. Set decorator deal
  2. Lead person deal
  3. Onset dresser
  4. Swing crew
  5. Set dressing budget-breakdown
  6. Set dressing storage facility

CAMERA DEPARTMENT:

  1. Operator deal
  2. Focus puller deal
  3. 2nd assistants
  4. Loader deal
  5. B-Cam operator
  6. B-Cam assistants
  7. Steadicam operator/deal-sched.
  8. Camera package-deal
  9. Special equipment
  10. Expendable supplies
SOUND DEPARTMENT:
  1. Mixer deal
  2. Boom deal
  3. Equipment package
  4. Playback sched./deal
  5. Walkie talkie deal
  6. Tape stock
  7. Sound transfer deal

SET OPERATIONS:

  1. Key grip deal
  2. Best boy deal
  3. Dolly grip
  4. Company grips
  5. Set medic deal
  6. Grip package deal
  7. Grip box deal
  8. Craft service deal
  9. Expendable supplies & budget
  10. Pre-rig and extra man day schedule

LIGHTING:

  1. Gaffer deal
  2. Best boy deal
  3. Company Electricians deal
  4. Lighting package deal
  5. generator deal
  6. Box rentals special equipment
  7. Condors
  8. Expendable supply budget
  9. Extra man day schedule


WARDROBE DEPARTMENT:

  1. Costume designer deal
  2. Wardrobe supervisor deal
  3. On-set costumer deal
  4. Costume assistants
  5. Wardrobe breakdowns
  6. Department budget
  7. Facilities
  8. Seamstress deals
  9. Schedule fittings, show director
  10. Cleaning & Laundry deal-procedure

MAKEUP & HAIR:

  1. Special star requests/consultation
  2. Interview makeup/hair supervisors
  3. Effects makeup breakdown and bids
  4. Set effects makeup deal/schedule
  5. Set makeup/hair assistants deals
  6. Consider star & stunt wigs


PROPERTY DEPARTMENT:

  1. Property master deal
  2. Assistant prop deal
  3. Property dept. budget
  4. Prop box deal
  5. Props to build
  6. Prop storage
  7. Picture vehicle list/budget
  8. Picture car coordinator

MECHANICAL EFFECTS:

  1. Effects breakdown/schedule
  2. Effects company bids
  3. Set effects contractor package
  4. Effects supervisor deal
  5. Effects foremen deal
  6. Effects labor
  7. Effects equipment

VISUAL EFFECTS:

  1. Visual effects breakdown
  2. Visual effects story board
  3. Visual effects company bids
  4. Visual effects supervisor deal
  5. Visual effects production schedule
  6. Set visual effects contracts


TRANSPORTATION:

  1. Transpo. coordinator deal
  2. Captain & driver deals
  3. Transpo. flow chart
  4. Transpo. Dept. Budget
  5. Major rental deal, trucks, cars, etc.
  6. Production van deal
  7. Camper/trailer deals
  8. Parking deals
  9. Gas & maintenance deal
  10. Crew, talent bus deal
  11. Crane - schedule-deal
  12. Camera car-schedule-deal
  13. Water truck-schedule-deal
  14. Taxi/limo deal
  15. Long distance hauling, permits, etc.

LOCATION DEPARTMENT:

  1. Location release legal clearance
  2. Location breakdown/dept. budget
  3. Asst. location manager deal
  4. Security deal
  5. Police coordinator deal
  6. Permits
  7. Contact & set up firemen
  8. Parking deals
  9. Major hotel deal
  10. Airline deal
  11. Catering deal
  12. Add'l location office deal, et. al
  13. Prep/wrap service deal/procedures

FILM & LABORATORY:

  1. Get emulsion and stock breakdown from DP
  2. Order/reserve raw stock
  3. Set raw stock storage procedure
  4. Get laboratory bids
  5. Set lab deal
  6. Identify lab procedure/contact person
  7. Set dailies screening schedule
  8. taped dailies procedure

ARE YOU LOCKED AND LOADED ?

    1. Final approved budget
    2. Shooting schedule locked
    3. Day out of days set
    4. Casting completed
    5. Locations locked
    6. Construction on schedule
    7. Crew hired
    8. Equipment booked
    9. Film and lab set
    10. Lots of clean underwear


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COMMENCE PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT!

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POST PRODUCTION

EDITING

  1. Interview & set editor deal
  2. Assistant editor deal
  3. Apprentice editor deal
  4. Post production supervisor deal
  5. Edit rooms deal
  6. Edit equipment / bench set up
  7. Edit supplies vendor
  8. Post production schedule
  9. Daily film run procedures


POST PRODUCTION SOUND:

  1. Supervising sound effects editor
  2. Overall effects/facilities package bid
  3. Set effects, ADR, Foley Personnel/facilities


MUSIC:

  1. Music Supervisor Deal
  2. Composer interviews
  3. Composer deal
  4. Music clearances - determine license fees
  5. Set spotting / scoring schedules
  6. Music rights negotiation and clearance


MISCELLANEOUS:

  1. Insurance Deal
  2. Completion bond deal
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