November - December 2012
Strategy/Planning
[All above pre-production paperwork]
Setup: PR portals, plan of action, contact info & supplies/equipment,
identity release slips
December 2012 -
January/February 2013
Contact &
Relationship building
Sit in [to see map out what times of the day & which
days we want to include]
Set up times & meeting places/days w/ specific people
PR
work? - every week we could do a different update [eg. meet the team; check in]
Week of Dec 10th-Dec
14th
Finish and turn in film proposal
Monday 12/10
Finish Production Schedule
Compile all sources
Start community update blog
Tuesday 12/11
Film shots of neighborhoods with many corner
stores within small area
1PM-4PM Establishing shots; ambient sound;
these will help show time progression later; take stills of our fieldwork and
begin visual archive of site
Wednesday 12/12
AM Turn in final film proposals
Thursday 12/13 and Friday 12/14
Edit footage, prepare for presentation on 12/17
Saturday 12/15 and Sunday 12/16
Prepare for presentation and add final touches
to clip we will be showing
Add video clip to blog
Monday 12/17
Final presentation
WINTER BREAK 12/20-1/28
Week of 12/20-1/6
Independent study; work at own discretion; think
about fundraising; set up interviews with Hut Landon at SF LOMA
Monday 1/7
AM: Meet with SFLOMA (SF Locally Owned Merchants
Alliance) contact Hut Landon
PM: schedule other meetings based on SFLOMA
interview
Team meeting to update and strategize; keep in
touch with Peter about MOU and release forms
Week of 1/7-1/13 (flexible schedule)
Field work with camera; focus on getting to know
the community and cultivating relationship; individual study; practice days; transcription
of any material we have; fundraising ideas
Thursday 1/10
First blog update- “Meet the team”, info on
project, regular updates
Monday 1/14
AM: Conduct first interview on tape recorder, if
possible
PM: Team meeting
Week of 1/15-1/18
Continue interviewing community in pairs or
trios; work on MOU is not already approved and submit to Peter for approval
Thursday 1/17
Second blog update- background info and other
project related expectations
Week of 1/18/-1/20
Independent study and practice; develop
fundraising ideas
Monday 1/21
AM: First on-camera interviews with owners and
staff
-schedule meeting with local beat cops
PM: Team meeting to discuss fundraising
tactics and update on pending issues
Week of 1/22-1/24
Begin playful editing; continue with
transcription if necessary
Week of 1/25-1/27
Individual study; continue transcription and
other housekeeping; follow up with fundraising plan
Monday 1/28
First day of class; updates; get finalized MOU
if not available already
Tuesday 1/29
PM: On-camera interviews with store owner and
staff; store owner interacting with customers; interview distributors and
delivery personnel if possible
February - April 2013
Interviews & Filming
Negotiations & Contract/Release Signing
Locations:
Store: inside, outside, neighborhood?, front,
back, etc.
People/Other: bus stop, campus, apartments?,
locations around the store eg. a bunch or a park nearby
people who visit the store go to
People:
Owner & family:
Staff? (if not family):
Customers & Tenants:
Neighboring others &
Friends:
Early- mid month
Wrap up on-camera interviews; retake and reshoot
any necessary interviews; prepare submission for Human Rights Summit
Thursday 2/7
Blog update encouraging attendance at
fundraising event and more information
Thursday 2/14
Fundraising event
Blog update thanking community support
Thursday 2/21
Blog update for attendance at uncut screening
Week of 2/24-2/28
Uncut screening with team
Thursday 2/28
Blog update on thoughts, criticism, and changes
March - April 2013
Editing
Raw Footage Group Viewing [choosing which clips
we’d like to use]
Storyboard & Outline?
Thursday 3/7
Blog update informing about screening
Week of 3/8 - 3/9
First screening with collaborators; listen and
accept feedback
(time and place depends on collaborator availability)
Week of 3/10-3/16
Finish transcriptions with any new corrections;
continue editing with corrections; scout venues to screen around the research
site
Week of 3/24-3/30
SPRING BREAK
April 2013
Public Showing
Commentary Filming?
Final Edits
Week of 4/1-4/6
Final details for screening at Human Rights
Summit
Thursday 4/4
Blog update with Human Rights Summit trailer
Thursday 4/11
Blog update encouraging attendance at human
Rights Summit
Week of 4/15-4/17
Human Rights Summit
Week of 4/18-4/30
Incorporate feedback and touch up mistakes
Thursday 4/25
Blog update encouraging attendance to the public
screening
May 2013
Final video screening, date tbd
