Explanation of Time and Equipment

         Timing - Shooting:

• I have allocated myself 45 minutes for practice shots due to the fact that some shots could look good on paper, but not in reality. I do not necessarily need to record these shots as I can just look at them through the screen on the camera and analyse what the shot will in fact look like, or I could just take it all in visually without any assistance from the camera - it all depends on what equipment is free and if I have the time to set up the equipment.
• I have then given myself around 2-3 hours of shoot time as the actual film opening will only be around 5 minutes long if that, so it will only be a short scene to shoot and I don't want too many different shots on my hands that I will need to first render (very time consuming) before I can even see if they are worth putting into the final product. Also, I need to ensure I have plenty of spare time to re-shoot my footage if it didn't go to plan and something went wrong and therefore corrupted the story line, narrative, acting or continuity.  

Timing - Processing of Film:

• For processing of film I have provided myself with 15 minutes in order to upload my footage from a memory stick to the mac computer that I will be editing the film on - there was no time needed for putting the film on a memory stick as my media technician does that for everyone in order to sped up the process due to the fact that she knows how to do it and so it is ready for us for our next lesson. 
• 3 Hours of rendering time may seem like a but much, but rendering can often take a long time depending on the speed of the computer and the amount of footage you have, so I have given myself a lot of time just in case it does take longer than expected.

Timing - Editing:

• I have allowed myself 3 hours for choosing my shots due to the fact that I could have several different clips of the same shot, and it can often be hard to chose your favourite shots and have them fit well together with the other scenes to allow continuity - for me it is a long and painful process as I often love a particular clip but it may just not fit du to some small continuity errors.
• Cutting and editing have the most amount of estimated time due to the fact that I may not know what transitions I want between shots and this can take time to put into the film. Also, I may decide to do some opening and/or ending titles myself or include some names on screen to introduce some main characters, the producers and such. This means positioning the text on each frame therefore this could take a large portion of time and may end up taking even longer so a '+' has been added after the number of hours to show that I may be spending longer on cutting and editing. Also, I may end up wishing to edit the lighting effect of the overall footage and include some music in the back ground and due to the fact that I am unsure of how to do this at the moment I would prefer to estimate myself more time than I need just to be on the safe side. 

 Equipment - Non-Technical:

• I am going to create a quick storyboard on paper just so that I can give myself a simple grasp on the scene and potential setting of my opening sequence and so that I can add to it and advance my ideas once I am confident with them. 
• I am going to write myself a shot list and take it with me when I do the production part of my filming process due to the fact that some shots that I had planned out in my simple story board may not work so well in reality or put the message across as well as i would like, so this way I have something I can refer to rather than remember all the different shot types on the spot.  
• Once I decide on a specific plot and setting then I can put my focus on clothing, but if I am filming on a few separate days then the costume needs to remain the same.

Equipment - Technical:

• I need a camera and tripod in order to film my footage as well as keep the angle steady and in the correct position. 
• I need a usb stick in order to import the footage onto it and then upload my footage from the USB to my mac computer where I can edit the footage from. 
• I am using final cut pro because it is very simple to use and I used it when creating my preliminary task so it is a software that I am familiar with. 
• Due to the fact that I could be filming inside, I need specific lighting in order to create the effect that I want.