Constraints

Time

The time frame i have is short. In film, they would spent a huge amount of time planning pre-production and then would spend a lot of time on post production. I will plan in advance to make sure i get everything done by using deadlines. In media it is important to stick to deadlines otherwise you will be running behind schedule which leads to rushing. Rushing leads to mistakes.


Budget

My budget is very small due to the limitation of finance. In short film, the budget is very small compared with long films. In film, they would spend millions creating it because it will be viewed by a mass audience. In short film, the audience is smaller therefore more open to different interpretations. The key items in my budget would be film equipment such as Camera, lighting, boom pole etc. I will research what i need to complete my short film, then research the costs of what i need.


Personnel

I would only need one main actor in my short film. The type of production crew i would use would be a skeleton crew. A skeleton crew is the minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements. This means its the minimum amount of people needed to make a short film. Based on my budget, this will be beneficial due to not spending money on a vast amount of crew members. 


Resources

The resources i have available to me is the location. The location i am using in my short film is a school and i have full access to a school. I am very lucky, in real life media productions they would need to hire a location scout to find a suitable location for their film, then need to receive permission to film on the premises.

 Another resource i have is AVID editing software. In real life media productions people would need to pay a high fee to use editing software and not only that, hire someone to control the editing software. In short film, i am lucky to have the resources i have because if i did not, my budget will be easy to go over due to the costs of resources.


Legal and ethical considerations

For my short film, i will successfully have permission to film in my location. Unfortunately, in real life media productions they would have to gain permission first. My short film is fictional therefore the characters within it are not real. My short film does not break the law in any way or would be considered unethical.


Codes of practice

I will make sure that i stick to the codes of practice within my short film. For example, you have to make sure that whoever is in your film has given you permission to be filmed. I will make sure i have obtained permission from every person i will be filming. Another example would be health and safety, i will make sure that the location is full assessed for risks and hazards before filming starts.


Copyright

I will abide by the copyright law. I will make sure that any piece of music, that is played in the background within scenes, has been given permission to be played in my short film.