PLANNING YOUR SOAP TRAILER

Once you have planned the content of your trailer, you need to plan as a team how you are going to execute your ideas. In each group there should be:

A director - this person is responsible for the organisation of actors, materials, camera operators and scripts. 

Actors - each member of the group should be in at least one shot. 

Camera operators - these people are responsible for sound quality, tripods, cameras and lighting/mise en scene.

Runners: These are the team members who are not involved in the shot. Their role is to check continuity, props, scripts, mise en scene and equipment.

It would be best if you all share the roles so you get to experience each part of the production process.

Before you go to shoot your trailer, make sure the following tasks are complete:

• each member of the group has a complete script with dialogue and camerawork (see  example below)
• each member of the group has a copy of the storyboard and knows what part they are playing
• locations for shooting have been chosen (must take place in and around college)
• the order you are shooting your scenes