Pre-production planning is a very important part of the production of any short film. It is at this stage that plans and measures are put in place to bring to life the idea for the short film. The first step in pre-production planning is the idea for the film. What will be the basis of the film, the theme, or what message do you hope to bring across via your short film? It is important that you know this as this will be your guide throughout the planning.
After having an idea, you can then develop a script, which is basically putting your idea to paper. Ideally your script should give certain details about what is going to take place in your film. There is also the method of story-boarding which some persons tend to use. This is almost like the script; instead, it gives a pictorial description of your short film. In that you are planning a short film, you may or may not include story-boarding in your planning.
Remember to be as clear as possible with your ideas, the point of preparing for the shoot is to have as much time as possible focusing on getting the job done and being creative on set, so prepare as much as you can off the set and you will save money.
