Production Resources
Practical planning notes for producers, agencies, coordinators and creative teams considering Kelowna, the Okanagan and Interior British Columbia.
How To Use This
These resources are not meant to replace a production conversation. They help frame one. The fastest path is to send the creative, the delivery requirement, the schedule pressure and the unknowns so KFS can test the local reality before assumptions become expensive.
Planning Checklist
Script pages, boards, reference, format, intended deliverables and decision-makers.
Preferred shoot dates, backup dates, travel window, delivery deadline and approval path.
Crew size, cast or talent count, vehicles, gear volume, power needs and company movement.
What is still flexible, what is locked and what would make the production fail.
Visual examples, scene requirements, interior/exterior needs, privacy and sound tolerance.
Ownership, permissions, parking, loading, basecamp, washrooms, holding and restoration.
Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Vernon, Penticton, Princeton and wider Interior BC options.
Weather, neighbours, traffic, exterior noise, wildfire season, snow, sun path and company moves.
Local crew, department heads, sound, camera, grip, lighting, production support and specialty hires.
Camera, lenses, lighting, grip, audio, monitoring, communications, power and production equipment.
What KFS owns locally, what can be sourced regionally and what should travel from a larger centre.
Call sheets, contact lists, parking plans, meal timing, safety, data, timecode and wrap.
Card count, drive format, checksum expectations, backup plan, shipping and handoff.
Frame rate, raster, codec, captions, audio loudness, naming, slates and platform specs.
Horizontal, vertical, cutdowns, end tags, city versions, subtitles and campaign variants.
Who owns editing, colour, sound, VFX, uploads, technical review and final approvals.
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