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Documentary Equipment Approval

Production Paperwork

Documentary EquipmentDOWNLOAD (PDF)
Documentary EquipmentDOWNLOAD (DOC)

Instructions

This form must be completed and submitted to the Head of Production (Tony Ciarlariello) before a show’s greenlight meeting. The purpose of the form is to ensure that there’s a plan in place for all equipment use out in the field and to ensure that any personal gear is suitable for production.

Equipment Transportation Plan

This section is document where production will occur and the means of transportation for all school equipment. Note that the EVA1 camera and batteries cannot be checked if traveling by air and must be brought on the plane as carry-on luggage. Be prepared to any questions about the specifics of the transportation plan at the greenlight meeting.

Equipment Back-up Plan

Provide a plan for how you will continue with production if the EVA1 camera or any other essential equipment goes down while you are out in the field. This may include use of personal equipment to complete the project or, if local to Tallahassee, working with the ER to get equipment replaced or repaired. Note that the ER will not typically be able to mail equipment to another city if the show is outside the school’d studio zone.

Personal Equipment

In order to maintain consistency of image fidelity and to serve the learning outcomes of the project, the EVA1 camera should always be used as the primary camera for production. There are instances, however, where productions may wish to use a personal camera (e.g., as a b-camera or for shots that cannot be executed with the EVA1) or other, supplemental, personal equipment. Use this section to provide make/model/specs of any personal gear and an brief explanation of why this gear is needed for the film. Pay particular attention to personal camera specs to make sure that the captured media is compatible with the post-production workflow.

DVD Wrap Template

DVD-Wrap-Template-2020Download (PSD)

Instructions

This is the official DVD wrap template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!

Do:

  • Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the wrap. This is the font for the credit block.
  • Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
  • Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the wrap will be cut after printing. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed during printing. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished wrap.
  • Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your wrap concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.

Don’t:

  • Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
  • Do not reposition or resize the FSU seal or FSUFILM logos.

DVD Disc Template

DVD-Disc-Template-2020Download (PSD)

Instructions

This is the official DVD disc art template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!

Do:

  • Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
  • Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the art will be cut. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished art.
  • Adjust the color of the elements to best fit the aesthetic of your disc art concept. Be mindful of the legibility of any text, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the text and the background.

Don’t:

  • Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
  • Do not reposition or resize the copyright, FSU seal, or FSUFILM logo.

Steel Tongs Font

SteelTongs_FontDownload (ZIP)

Instructions

Steel Tongs is the font to be used for the credit block on FSUFILM marketing materials, such as posters and DVD wraps. You’ll need to download the zip file (above) and install the font on your computer before starting work on a poster or DVD wrap, otherwise the credit block will not display correctly.

Steel Tongs works by displaying certain keystrokes as credit titles or logos. All uppercase letters, numerals, and basic punctuation symbols (periods, commas, quotes, dashes, ampersands) will display as normal. Lowercase letters, other punctuation symbols, and ALT key codes, however, are translated into different graphical elements of a credit block, as shown below.

Lowercase

aWRITTEN BY
bCASTING BY
cMUSIC BY
dCOSTUME DESIGNER
eEDITED BY
fPRODUCTION DESIGNER
gDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
hLINE PRODUCER
iCO-PRODUCED BY
jPRODUCED BY
kDIRECTED BY
lCO-DIRECTED BY
mSTORY BY
nBASED ON THE NOVEL BY
oSCREENPLAY BY
pEXECUTIVE PRODUCER
qCO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
rGUEST DIRECTOR
sSPECIAL EFFECTS BY
tVISUAL EFFECTS BY
u3D VISUAL EFFECTS
vASSISTANT DIRECTOR
wART DIRECTOR
xCO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER(S)
yCREATURES DESIGNED BY
zCREATURES DESIGNER AND SUPERVISOR

Symbols

{ANIMATION PRODUCTION
|SOUND EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
}BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY
~DIRECTOR OF GRAPHICS
\ANIMATION DIRECTOR
^WITH MUSIC FROM
_ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
£SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
#MAKE UP ARTIST
$STUNT/FIGHT COORDINATOR
%A*
*A FILM BY*
+IN ASSOCIATION WITH
[SCREENWRITER
] KEY ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
<TECHNICAL ADVISOR
>TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
?ASSISTANT TO CHIEF ANIMATOR
@CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
!CUSTOM LAYOUT BY
(WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
)ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
:PRESENTS*
;PRESENTS A*
/AND*
=PRESENTS AN*

ALT key codes

The following characters need to be accessed by holding down the ALT key while typing the character code number — e.g., hold the ALT key and type 0131, then let the ALT key go and “MECHANICAL DESIGN” will appear.

ALT+0131MECHANICAL DESIGN
ALT+0132ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
ALT+0133PLANNING AND ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY
ALT+0134PLANNING AND COOPERATION
ALT+0135DIRECTOR OF VISUAL CONCEPT
ALT+0136COLOUR DESIGNER
ALT+0137COLOR DESIGNER
ALT+0138AN*
ALT+0139PRODUCTION*
ALT+0140FILM*
ALT+0142ASSOCIATES*
ALT+01643D CGI BY
ALT+0165ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY 
ALT+0166MATTE ARTIST
ALT+0167SPECIAL MAKE-UP
ALT+0168IN ASSOCIATION WITH*
ALT+0170MEDICAL CONSULTANT
ALT+0171MEDICAL ADVISOR
ALT+0172IN ASSOCIATION WITH**
ALT+0177MILITARY CONSULTANT
ALT+0178MILITARY ADVISOR
ALT+0179WEAPONS CONSULTANT
ALT+0180WEAPONS ADVISOR
ALT+0181VEHICLE DESIGN
ALT+0182WEAPON DESIGN
ALT+0183PROSTHETIC DESIGN
ALT+0184PROSTHESIS DESIGN
ALT+0185MOTION CAPTURE
ALT+0186STORYBOARDING
ALT+0187FILM EDITING BY
ALT+0188DIALOG COACH
ALT+0189DIALOGUE COACH
ALT+0154A**
ALT+0155AND**
ALT+0156FILM**
ALT+0158A FILM BY**
ALT+0159PRESENTS AN**
ALT+0161PRESENTS A**
ALT+0162PRESENTS**
ALT+0176ASSOCIATES**
ALT+0190AN**
ALT+0191PRODUCTION**

* UPPER line
** LOWER line

Useful logos

ALT+0149DVD LOGO
ALT+0150DOLBY LOGO
ALT+0151DOLBY DIGITAL
ALT+0152CLOSED CAPTION LOGO
ALT+0173CLOSED CAPTION LOGO & TEXT
ALT+0192THX LOGO
ALT+0193DTS DIGITAL SURROUND
ALT+0194DTS LOGO
ALT+0195PAL
ALT+0196NTSC
ALT+0197 thru ALT+0209Various Mono/Stereo indicator icons

Poster Template

Poster-Template-2020Download (PSD)

Instructions

This is the official poster template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!

Do:

  • Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the poster. This is the font for the credit block.
  • Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
  • Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame, but keep any essential elements at least a quarter-inch from the edge, in case they are trimmed during printing.
  • Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your poster concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.

Don’t:

  • Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
  • Do not reposition or resize the logos or copyright.

Pick-Up Photography Request

Production Paperwork

Pickup Photography RequestDownload (PDF)
Pickup Photography RequestDownload (DOC)

Instructions

Pick-up photography is defined as any photography taken after completion of principal photography in order to enhance the narrative.

On the BFA and MFA Thesis cycles, students may make a request for pick-up photography to improve moments in the film that were not captured successfully during principal photography. Pick-up requests may not be made for additional moments or scenes that were not part of the original shooting plan. Requests for pick-up photography must include:

  • the exact nature of the subject matter to be shot;
  • the reason why it was not shot with the first unit crew during principal photography;
  • the date, times, and location of the proposed shoot;
  • a summary of the plan for the pick-up shoot, including any equipment requests and budgetary considerations;
  • the crew required for the proposed shoot, including names and signatures (you’ll need to determine how many crew members you need and you’ll need to recruit them);
  • any other supporting documentation.

No show will be approved for more than six hours of pick-up photography. And all pick-up photography will need to be completed and cut into the edit before picture lock. In some cases, this may mean that the turnaround time for pick-up photography is tight, so students will need to be diligent and proactive if they want to put in a request.

Since pick-up photography involves time and resources, requests will not be approved automatically. Approvals will only be granted if the time and resources are available and if students make a compelling case for the value of the pick-ups to the film (including proof that you can’t solve the problem with careful editing choices). In other words, they are a privilege to be earned.

Map to Critchfield Hall

Map-to-Critchfield-HallDownload (PDF)

DIRECTIONS

Critchfield Hall is located approximately 10 miles northwest of the school’s main home in University Center A:

When providing directions to cast and crew, you can use the PDF above or share this link to Google Maps.

Pro tip: When heading towards Critchfield Hall, the final traffic light you hit (right after you pass the I-10 freeway) requires a complete stop on red. There’s a good chance you’ll get a ticket if you roll through on a red.

Critchfield Hall

All of the D1 shows shoot at Critchfield Hall. Two productions shoot per day, with one show occupying the “upstairs” area and one show occupying the “downstairs” area. The floor plans below show the available interior spaces for each floor: yellow for the upstairs area and blue for the downstairs area. Please make note of the room numbers when referring to specific spaces.

The exterior space around the building is divided into numbered areas (0001-0008) to help the two productions shooting on a given day communicate with each other about their footprint. Note that 0004 serves as parking for the downstairs show and 0005 serves as parking for the upstairs show.

Upstairs

Critchfield_UpstairsDownload (PDF)

Downstairs

Critchfield_DownstairsDownload (PDF)

DIRECTIONS TO CRITCHFIELD HALL

Map-to-Critchfield-HallDownload (PDF)

Critchfield Hall is located approximately 10 miles northwest of the school’s main home in University Center A:

When providing directions to cast and crew, you can use the PDF above or share this link to Google Maps.

Pro tip: When heading towards Critchfield Hall, the final traffic light you hit (right after you pass the I-10 freeway) requires a complete stop on red. There’s a good chance you’ll get a ticket if you roll through on a red.