All About Indie Filmmaking: Take Me Home Web Site & Podcast

Monday, January 12, 2009

Take Me Home Web Site & Podcast

I am producing Take Me Home by Sam Jaeger. Take Me Home is a road trip film about two people unraveling on a taxi ride from New York City to the California coast. Sam is also the director of this charming film that stars himself and his wife Amber Jaeger. Some of you may know Sam through his work as Matt Dowd on Eli Stone or his starring role in Catch and Release. Take Me Home is Sam's first feature-length film as writer/director. I am certain we will see more from him in the future.

I wanted to take a moment to present to you the newly designed Take Me Home Web site for the film. And a great feature that Sam has added to the site: a podcast of the adventure of making the film, which you can listen to here.

I'm really proud of this little film and everyone on board. Go team!

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Filmmaking Terms

Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
DDACS - Detailed Dialogue Action Continuity Script
Deal Memo - Short form deal between film production and cast or crew.
Development - The period in which the screenplay is finalized for pre-production and other key elements, like financing, cast, and crew, may be attached.
Digital Intermediate - The process of digitizing a 35mm or 16mm film print, resulting in a digital version of the film that can be corrected and from which a final output to film or tape is made.
HD - High Definition; a higher resolution than standard definition.
High or Low Hat - A camera mount that allows for filming low angles.
Magazine - Lightproof film container that attaches to the camera and holds both exposed and unexposed film.
Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
One Liner Schedule - Shooting schedule condensed with each day's schedule on one line.
Pay or Play Offer - An offer from the producer to talent stating that the talent will either be paid or played (required to perform) by a certain date.
Pick Ups - New shots to be filmed that were not part of the original shot list.
Post Production - The period following principal photography in which the film or TV episode is completed.
Pre-Production - Often referred to as Pre-Pro; the preparation period prior to principal photography.
Principal Photography - The primary period of shooting the film or TV episode.
Production Draft - The version of the script that is used during film production.
Reshoot - A period of filming during which shots of the movie or TV show are re-filmed.
Screenplay - A script for a movie or TV show.
Script Breakdown - Detailed list of items and people needed for each scene in the script, from which a schedule and budget are made.
Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
Shot List - List of shots to be filmed during principal photography.