Hi there,
I'm putting together the schedule for my first feature and am slightly confused about how to make optimal use of certain department heads and crew members.
From the books/articles I've read, and people I've contacted, almost everyone seems to have a daily/weekly rate, but I will only need certain crew members and department heads (e.g. Makeup Artist, Production Designer/Set Decorator, Steadicam Op), for as little as one setup on certain days, and often many days apart.
There's no way that I can budget for all production heads to be on a weekly rate for the entirety of production, as they often will not be required.
When trying to put together a schedule (I'm using Movie Magic Scheduling), I'm finding it very difficult to coordinate things so that I make the most of all crew members from a budgeting perspective (i.e. putting scenes next to each other to ensure that I can make the most of each working "day"). I have for instance, created a custom stripboard with additional visible Board IDs (e.g. "2nd Unit", "STEADI" etc.), though it would probably be impossible to cover the board with every variable I need to keep in mind! I am new to scheduling, but the DOOD reports don't seem to be of much help, as one "day" for a crew member could mean an hour of work, and it could be possible to make the most of that paid day by using them for another scene.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm putting together the schedule for my first feature and am slightly confused about how to make optimal use of certain department heads and crew members.
From the books/articles I've read, and people I've contacted, almost everyone seems to have a daily/weekly rate, but I will only need certain crew members and department heads (e.g. Makeup Artist, Production Designer/Set Decorator, Steadicam Op), for as little as one setup on certain days, and often many days apart.
There's no way that I can budget for all production heads to be on a weekly rate for the entirety of production, as they often will not be required.
When trying to put together a schedule (I'm using Movie Magic Scheduling), I'm finding it very difficult to coordinate things so that I make the most of all crew members from a budgeting perspective (i.e. putting scenes next to each other to ensure that I can make the most of each working "day"). I have for instance, created a custom stripboard with additional visible Board IDs (e.g. "2nd Unit", "STEADI" etc.), though it would probably be impossible to cover the board with every variable I need to keep in mind! I am new to scheduling, but the DOOD reports don't seem to be of much help, as one "day" for a crew member could mean an hour of work, and it could be possible to make the most of that paid day by using them for another scene.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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