Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Call Sheets

Call sheets, or 'The Daily Call Sheet', is a term used in film making used to inform the crew and cast where and when they should be in particular place to do a day's shooting.
It is the job of the assisstant director to write this information up andto make sure all the people invoved in the production have a copy and understand what is expected of them.
They also contain things like contact information for actors and crew members, the schedule for the day, what scenes will be shot that day, which pages of the script will be used and the location's address. They may also transport instructions and safety notices.
The use of a daily call sheet is useful as it means everybody within the production crew and the cast are aware of what is happening for the following day's shooting. it makes sure that things go smoothly and that theres no confusion aboutwhat is happening when. A good call sheet can mean that the days production starts well and runs smoothly. the more information thats on a call sheet the less likely it is that people will start to make mistakes.

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