SHOOT DAY CHECKLIST

Immediately upon arrival:
• Sign out walkies, turned on and on the correct channel
• Help set up Craft Service
• Use cones, caution tape and barricades as needed to secure the location.
• Unload trucks:
• Set up Camera area as directed by AC
• Prepare wardrobe area. Make sure this a table in this area. Set up any equipment (i.e. racks, steamer, etc.) Get the electricians to put a work light and an electrical line in this area. Be prepared to help the wardrobe stylist load-in all the wardrobe.
• Unload props as needed.
• Prepare hair & make-up area. Make sure there is a table for the make-up kit and chairs for the actors. Get the electricians to put a work light and an electrical line in this area.
• Production into production office and plug in computers, battery chargers, etc.
• Set up for the Home Economists or any specialty department the specific job requires.
• Deliver anything else you picked up to the appropriate department
• Organize all expendables in one place (make sure crew members use expendables owned by the production company first)
• Set up Shooting Boards on a C-stand on set
• Put director’s chairs on set for the director and the script supervisor
• Put director’s chairs on set for “video village”
• Put out Butt Cans: 1000 empty film cans with sand or cat litter in them
• Put toilet paper, liquid soap, paper towels, and garbage bags into all usable bathrooms (including motorhomes)
• Distribute garbage bags to other areas
• Set up staging areas for extras
• Make sure all vehicles (including crew cars) display either parking permits or “crew vehicle” signs in their windows (see: Vehicles section)
• Double-check on Craft Service
• After everything is done, then it is OK to eat breakfast

All Day:
• At least one PA on set (that is, one plus the person doing slates...)
• Move pop-up tents as the sun moves
• Pick up litter and trash as you find it
• Double-check on Craft Service
• Check in with Production to see if we need anything

Camera Position Change:
• All PA’s should report to the First AD
• Immediately shift video village to its new position
• Move shooting boards and tall directors chairs
• Move camera cooler as needed

Before Lunch:
• Set up tables and chairs for lunch
• Put tablecloths on tables (tape down, if needed)
• Move coolers to lunch area
• Put out garbage bags in lunch area
• Check with Production to see if there is a plan for all the garbage
• Assign someone to watch the camera and any other high-security areas during lunch
• Change all walkie batteries at lunch time

After Lunch:
• Put away tables and chairs, clean up area (hold off if there might be an evening meal)
• Fill gas tanks of vehicles as needed
• Double-check on Craft Service
• Fill out your time cards and get your petty cash up-to-date

Before Camera Wrap:
• Get a jump on wrapping the truck. As you load returns, make sure all things going back to the same place are on the same truck.... LOAD FIRST IN, LAST OUT; LOAD NEATLY AND SAFELY.

After Camera Wrap:
• Keep walkies on through the entire wrap and the retrieve them and count them
• If required for next shoot day, designate one PA to charge camera batteries and walkie batteries - either left plugged in on set or taken home, charged and brought back
• Load Wardrobe, Props, Camera, Expendables, etc., onto trucks
• Load Production (but do not pester us, we’re going as fast as we can....)
• Police location for litter and get rid of garbage
• Do an idiot check