Production Log: Week 5 (Half Term)

What have you contributed this week?

This was the week of Half Term, and also the week we wanted to get majority of our filming done! Before this week had started we had planned out the specific days myself and Prinul had to film, along with our cast members. As me and Prinul both have part time jobs we weren't able to film on certain days however we pulled through and managed to get enough filming done to complete our project. Unfortunately one of our locations did not allow access to film on their premises which had then forced myself and Prinul to use a good sense of initiative into thinking where it could be more practical to film. This lead on to the decision of filming in and around the area of Prinul's home.

 How does this fit in with the productions schedule/job roles/overall ideas of the project?

Although we had set specific days of filming we had come to the issue of our cast members not being able to make it as they had things going on during Half Term, this could of become a major problem if their was a lack of communication, however everyone stayed in contact which enabled us to film on another day. The job roles were mixed like written in previous posts and their was a lot of ideas and creativity flowing when filming shots to bring our own imagination and flair to the footage. 

Were there any problems?

There was the issue of our cast cancelling on the days we wanted to film which had slowed our process down slightly.

How did you/will you overcome them?

Although our cast are friends of mine and Prinul we had to become more stricter and tell them that we need them in this day at this time. We did this because it would be a disaster to go through Half Term without any footage to bring back to class. They were very understanding and came to film with us. They were great to film with as they followed direction and gave opinions on our ideas. 

What are your plans for the following week?

New Term!
In in this part of our project we will begin the editing stage by using the software Final Cut Express, we hope to have the correct footage with the right lighting and that it looks professional. Although we hope our shots will come out great which will help us avoid any re shooting, this will be the best time to re shoot if we need to desperately as our deadline for the project is on the 13th March 2014.