Monday, 14 April 2014
Post-Production Schedule
I have created a post-production schedule, which I will share with the rest of the group to ensure that everything is completed on time.
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Production Stills
As the producer I thought it was important to take production photos to show how well we worked together as a team. Below is a group of photos that I took on location during the shoots on both days.
DAY ONE
DAY TWO
Reflection - Day Two Shooting
Today was the second and final day of our shoot for our short drama film. Just like yesterday, today's shoot went really well as the actors were once again very professional and we only had a couple of minor issues.
Once again, one of the issues we had was that some of the members of the group could not make the shoot today. This was due to problems with public transport as it is a Sunday. However, the two members that couldn't make it were both the editors of the project, therefore it was not necessary for them to be there anyway as their job is in post-production.
Another problem we encountered was that one of the actresses was late due to a rehearsal she had that morning had over run. This was not a problem as we used the spare time to film close ups with the other actress we had that day. This did, however, mean that we ended up finishing shooting an hour later than we had expected. This was not a problem as we had allowed time for this when organising the transport after we had finished shooting.
One other minor problem we came across was that the actress playing 'Grandma' had problems remembering some of her lines. Although this could have caused major issues, we overcame this by using the blocking technique we had learnt in our Production Skills seminars. This allowed us to film the whole scene multiple times form different angles, meaning that we can cut each take wherever the actress had trouble delivering her lines.
After today's shoot I was once again very impressed with how professional everyone on set was. This was very important to help make the shoot as efficient as possible.
Once again, one of the issues we had was that some of the members of the group could not make the shoot today. This was due to problems with public transport as it is a Sunday. However, the two members that couldn't make it were both the editors of the project, therefore it was not necessary for them to be there anyway as their job is in post-production.
Another problem we encountered was that one of the actresses was late due to a rehearsal she had that morning had over run. This was not a problem as we used the spare time to film close ups with the other actress we had that day. This did, however, mean that we ended up finishing shooting an hour later than we had expected. This was not a problem as we had allowed time for this when organising the transport after we had finished shooting.
One other minor problem we came across was that the actress playing 'Grandma' had problems remembering some of her lines. Although this could have caused major issues, we overcame this by using the blocking technique we had learnt in our Production Skills seminars. This allowed us to film the whole scene multiple times form different angles, meaning that we can cut each take wherever the actress had trouble delivering her lines.
After today's shoot I was once again very impressed with how professional everyone on set was. This was very important to help make the shoot as efficient as possible.
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Reflection - Day One Shooting
Today was the first day of our shoot for our final project. I think it went very well as we had minimal problems on location, and we came up with solutions to any issues we had.
We managed to keep to our schedule and not over run and we also managed to get everything filmed that day that we wanted to get before the second day of shooting. Also the actresses were very professional and were happy to do anything that we asked them to, which was very helpful seeing as we were on a tight schedule.
One of the first problems we had was that not all of our group could attend the shoot due to an emergency. However, this was not much of a problem as the person who could not be there was an editor so it was not imperative that they were present for the shoot.
Another issue that arose was that the battery on the camera ran out as we were filming, which obviously was a major problem as we did not have any spares and without the camera we could not go ahead with the shoot. To overcome this issue we put the camera battery on charge as we were setting up the rest of the equipment for the next scene. We also allowed the actors to go through their script and practice the scene whilst the battery was on charge. To make sure that this does not happen on the next shoot, we will put the battery on charge during the break we have scheduled. In hindsight, it would have been wise to get another battery before we started shooting, however due to the fact that the camera we were using was not from stores, we had no way to get another battery.
Overall I was very happy with how the first shoot went today and I was really impressed with how professional both the actors and crew behaved on shoot. This allowed us to complete the shoot on time and with very few minor problems.
We managed to keep to our schedule and not over run and we also managed to get everything filmed that day that we wanted to get before the second day of shooting. Also the actresses were very professional and were happy to do anything that we asked them to, which was very helpful seeing as we were on a tight schedule.
One of the first problems we had was that not all of our group could attend the shoot due to an emergency. However, this was not much of a problem as the person who could not be there was an editor so it was not imperative that they were present for the shoot.
Another issue that arose was that the battery on the camera ran out as we were filming, which obviously was a major problem as we did not have any spares and without the camera we could not go ahead with the shoot. To overcome this issue we put the camera battery on charge as we were setting up the rest of the equipment for the next scene. We also allowed the actors to go through their script and practice the scene whilst the battery was on charge. To make sure that this does not happen on the next shoot, we will put the battery on charge during the break we have scheduled. In hindsight, it would have been wise to get another battery before we started shooting, however due to the fact that the camera we were using was not from stores, we had no way to get another battery.
Overall I was very happy with how the first shoot went today and I was really impressed with how professional both the actors and crew behaved on shoot. This allowed us to complete the shoot on time and with very few minor problems.
Artist/Contributor Release Forms and Locations Permissions
As the producer I had to make sure that all of the actors signed Contributor Release Forms so that we could legally use them in our film. We also had to get a Location Agreement Form filled out so that we had the right to film at the location. Below are scanned images of these forms:
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Sound List
Here is a list of all the sounds that the sound recordist, Jake, is planning to get on set this weekend.
- Dialogue ON SET / FOLEY IF NOT POSSIBLE: - 'La vie en rose' song, all versions - Door slamming - Footsteps - Kitchen sounds; oven opening/closing, mixing ingredients, etc - Tea pouring - Drinking and eating noises
- Dialogue ON SET / FOLEY IF NOT POSSIBLE: - 'La vie en rose' song, all versions - Door slamming - Footsteps - Kitchen sounds; oven opening/closing, mixing ingredients, etc - Tea pouring - Drinking and eating noises
Shot List
To make sure that we got all of the shots we needed, Tyler wrote up a shot list before the day of the shoot. This will allow the cinematographer to know what he has to shoot on location.
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