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Continuity Exercise

This document provides guidance for students on completing a continuity exercise short film production as a team effort. It outlines the steps including conceptualization of the story, building the story in a 3-act structure, recce or location scouting, required pre-production documents, and submission materials which include production materials like shooting script, budget, and schedule as well as post-production materials. The objective of the exercise is to make students proficient in applying editing rules when juxtaposing two shots.

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Continuity Exercise

This document provides guidance for students on completing a continuity exercise short film production as a team effort. It outlines the steps including conceptualization of the story, building the story in a 3-act structure, recce or location scouting, required pre-production documents, and submission materials which include production materials like shooting script, budget, and schedule as well as post-production materials. The objective of the exercise is to make students proficient in applying editing rules when juxtaposing two shots.

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CONTINUITY EXERCISE

A Short Film Production

GETTING STARTED
Individually direct and produce Continuity
Exercise as a team effort

Getting Started
Conceptualization

To prepare the students to

individually direct and


produce Continuity
Exercise as a team effort.
The objective of the

exercise is to make the


student proficient in
applying all the rules of
editing in juxta-positioning
two shots together.

Conceptualization
Theabilityto invent or formulate an

idea orconcept.
The conceptualizationphaseof

aprojectoccurs in the
initialdesignactivitywhen thescopeof
the project is drafted and a list of the
desired
designfeaturesandrequirementsis
created.

Story Building
Outline the Story
Write the story in 3-Act

Structure
Add Sequences
Start writing Scenes
Begin writing Dialogues
Cut Away the dead weight
Take Reviews
Review yourself

Story Building Tips


The Shorter the Better
Keep the Practicalities of Writing

in Mind
Make it Visual
Find Single Moments
Tell a Story
Engager the Reader/Viewer
Beware of Cliches

Recce
Avisitto a potentiallocationfor

filming to assess its suitability

Pre-production Documents
Idea
Concept
Story
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Cast & Crew Chart
Set & Property List
Costume & Make-up List

Continuity Exercise Submission

Continuity Exercise Submission


Idea
Synopsis
Concept
Story
Screenplay
Recce & Shoot Permissions
Shooting Script
Locations (Studio/Outdoor)
Cast & Crew Chart
Set & Property List

Continuity Exercise Submission


Costume & Make-up List
Target Audience
Production Budget
Rehearsal
Production Schedule
Final Shoot
Time Code Record Sheet
Continuity Log Sheet
Post-Production

THANK YOU !
By Sukriti Bajaj

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