Production diaries are meant to be written by the producer of the coursework to give updates on the considerable amount of progress that has been made, however (and unfortunately) for your eyes, this is not.
In fact, this is an update to highlight my sheer dissapointment regarding the fact that my main actor (who shall remain anonymous) has dropped out of my film literally one day before filming was meant to begin. As expected, this huge set back has caused a lot of problems in terms of producing the film. Now, I am not only left with an absent acting position, but I am also left with the job of having to find another person. My previous actor was perfectly suited for the role of my main character, and I don't think that I will be able to find someone that perfectly suited again.
This is actually a fairly negative blog update, and I apologise for that, but I guess this what they are for. To give you, the readers an update of where I am with my short film, however much I have done.
I am sure that I will eventually find an actor, but none of them will be this perfectly suited, which is a real shame, because finding a modern day teenager who looks like a grown man from 1930's England is a difficult task.
However, despite how much of a set back this may be, you can never have success without struggle (That's my quote, but you can have that one). I guess I will have to live by quote for the duration of production.
I will update my diary as soon as I find a replacement actor. I cannot promise that it will be a long update diary, but it's something to read a guess.
Thanks again for taking the time to read this,
Connor.
Friday 24 October 2014
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Friday 10 October 2014
Thursday 9 October 2014
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Health and Safety.
I have conducted a health and safety sheet. I need my cast and crew members to sign this sheet to show that they agree with my strict and clear rules. I will upload images of the signed sheets as well.
Thursday 2 October 2014
Films that I admire.
For part of our research, we have been asked to speak about two films that we feel have inspired us with our work. The following document shows a list of differen films that I love, as well as the ones that have inspired me the most.
Wednesday 1 October 2014
Production Diary: 1st October 2014
Hello,
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of posting over the course of the summer and early school weeks (In terms of production diaries). I know that it has been a long time, but it means that I can talk about a lot more over the next few entries.
Work for "The unfortunate life of James Flint" is coming along nicely. A lot of lesson time has been spent doing research tasks, which have all given me a more than adequate amount of inspiration for filming. The research tasks have vaired, from creating mood boards, to looking at films that personally inspire us. I found the film inspiration to be most helpful, because I could list down films that I would love to be able to recreate, as well as give my reasons. One of the films that I absolutely adore is "The huge snooze" by Ciaran Davis. Ciaran was a student here at Haydon School just like me, and is actually a very close friend. The fact that a film of this quality was produced by someone of my age gives me the confidence I need to be able to gain the highest grade as possible. If you have not done so already, then watch it. It will blow your mind.
The research and planning does not end there though. Last week, I presented my ideas for my short film to my A2 media class and teacher. In the presentation, I explained the plot of my story, the audiences and some shots that I would like to recreate, before answering questions and getting feedback from my peers. I found the results to be most conclusive.
Storyboarding is now in full throttle and will be completed sooner than expected. I would once again like to say sorry for the lack of posting on the blog, I can assure you that there will be more to come. Thank you for staying with me on this journey!
Until next time, thank you!
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of posting over the course of the summer and early school weeks (In terms of production diaries). I know that it has been a long time, but it means that I can talk about a lot more over the next few entries.
Work for "The unfortunate life of James Flint" is coming along nicely. A lot of lesson time has been spent doing research tasks, which have all given me a more than adequate amount of inspiration for filming. The research tasks have vaired, from creating mood boards, to looking at films that personally inspire us. I found the film inspiration to be most helpful, because I could list down films that I would love to be able to recreate, as well as give my reasons. One of the films that I absolutely adore is "The huge snooze" by Ciaran Davis. Ciaran was a student here at Haydon School just like me, and is actually a very close friend. The fact that a film of this quality was produced by someone of my age gives me the confidence I need to be able to gain the highest grade as possible. If you have not done so already, then watch it. It will blow your mind.
The research and planning does not end there though. Last week, I presented my ideas for my short film to my A2 media class and teacher. In the presentation, I explained the plot of my story, the audiences and some shots that I would like to recreate, before answering questions and getting feedback from my peers. I found the results to be most conclusive.
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Storyboarding is now in full throttle and will be completed sooner than expected. I would once again like to say sorry for the lack of posting on the blog, I can assure you that there will be more to come. Thank you for staying with me on this journey!
Until next time, thank you!
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