Thursday, 9 April 2015
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
The unfortunate life of James Flint - Final product.
So here it is... the finished product. After a long year of production -The unfortunate life of James Flint is finally done. It would be a perfect time to reflect on the past year I've had, and the journey that I have made... but it's sunny outside and I have an ice cold Coca Cola outside. Enjoy, and thank you for following my journey.
Monday, 2 March 2015
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
The unfortunate life of James Flint - Raw footage
This is a small compilation of footage that has been obtained over the past few weeks. I am very sorry that posting hasn't been too frequent recently. A lot of school deadlines have to be met, and some previous family issues have been playing on mind. However, the final piece of filming will be completed today, meaning that I will be able to start putting the final project together.
If the quality of the video is poor, then I apologise. I am not too sure what has happened, as the footage was orginally of a good quality. But nonetheless, the footage is here for you to watch and hopefully enjoy. There is no audio in this video apart from the very end, because the film will be silent anyway.
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Production Diary: 9th December
Since my last diary entry, production for my short film is now well under way. November 20th saw the footage take place for the 1930's scenes of my film, which was completed in just over an hour - with next to no difficulty or disruption (apart from a Border Collie that tried to show its affection for the tripod).
Filming began at 2:00pm and finished at roughly 3:05pm. An hour and five minutes of filming usually wouldn't be seen as an adequate amount of filming in my views, but my actors were brilliant and were incredibly easy to work with, which meant I could get the same quality of filming done in a shorter amount of time.
The location of the shoot proved to be quite difficult to manage, which was something that I was aware of, underestimated at the same time. The scene was shot in the grounds of Eastcote House, which is currently being worked on - meaning that the quality of the footage would have to be altered, due to large amounts of scaffolding. I had originally planned to film outside the house itself, because it is aesthetically pleasing, but the presence of builders and scaffolding ruined that idea.
Instead, I proceeded to film around the back of the house, where the scaffolding and firm vans were out of sight. This move ended up to be one that was rewarding in some ways, because I needed a bench for the scene. But even though the scaffolding was evaded, the disruptions didn't stop. I should have probably considered the fact that people are going to want to walk their dogs from time to time, and with plenty of residents backing onto the grounds, it was likely that they would take them here. Dogs are disruptive and get in the way, to put it softly.
But, nonetheless, filming was a success. Because my short film does not have any dialouge in it, it meant that the actors weren't as reluctant to do as I asked as they would have been if there was dialouge. However, Dylan seemed pretty reluctant to run around more than once...
Filming began at 2:00pm and finished at roughly 3:05pm. An hour and five minutes of filming usually wouldn't be seen as an adequate amount of filming in my views, but my actors were brilliant and were incredibly easy to work with, which meant I could get the same quality of filming done in a shorter amount of time.
The location of the shoot proved to be quite difficult to manage, which was something that I was aware of, underestimated at the same time. The scene was shot in the grounds of Eastcote House, which is currently being worked on - meaning that the quality of the footage would have to be altered, due to large amounts of scaffolding. I had originally planned to film outside the house itself, because it is aesthetically pleasing, but the presence of builders and scaffolding ruined that idea.
Instead, I proceeded to film around the back of the house, where the scaffolding and firm vans were out of sight. This move ended up to be one that was rewarding in some ways, because I needed a bench for the scene. But even though the scaffolding was evaded, the disruptions didn't stop. I should have probably considered the fact that people are going to want to walk their dogs from time to time, and with plenty of residents backing onto the grounds, it was likely that they would take them here. Dogs are disruptive and get in the way, to put it softly.
But, nonetheless, filming was a success. Because my short film does not have any dialouge in it, it meant that the actors weren't as reluctant to do as I asked as they would have been if there was dialouge. However, Dylan seemed pretty reluctant to run around more than once...
Signing contracts.
Signing the health and safety contracts.
Pictured below are my two main actors, Dyland and Thomas. Before we began filming the 1930's scenes, I gave them both a health and safety procedures contract sheet, so that they were aware of the importance of health and safety when working on a film.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Production Diary: 11th November
Today marks a fresh start for my short film production.
As you will be aware of, my main actor who I was previously planning to use, dropped out of the project. This was a huge blow to my progress. I would be lying if I was to say that it didn't slow me down.
However, I have resolved this problem, using external resources that I had at my disposal. As I mentioned, I wanted my original actor because he dresses in a smart and stlyish way, which was very much the style back in the 1930's. Once he dropped out, I thought I was lost. Luckily for me, I wasn't. My cousin Dylan kindly offered to work on my film with me, taking the role of the main character. Dylan has a certain style in the way he dresses, which is almost perfect because it is very "smart casual" based.
Another benefit of using Dylan is that working with him will be very easy. I know that he is reliable and will always want to help me.
As for my film...
On sunday afternoon, I went to pick up some props from my Grandparent's house in Rickmansworth. These props are extremely conventional to the time period that my film is set in, and I will be putting some pictures up later on today. I plan to transform my bedroom into an office for a few scenes in the film, so these props were vital when trying to add a feel and look to my sets.
I am going to be picking up a camera from school today, along a tripod, and I will hopefully be filming my short film by Thursday.
Thank you once again for reading my blog.
As you will be aware of, my main actor who I was previously planning to use, dropped out of the project. This was a huge blow to my progress. I would be lying if I was to say that it didn't slow me down.
However, I have resolved this problem, using external resources that I had at my disposal. As I mentioned, I wanted my original actor because he dresses in a smart and stlyish way, which was very much the style back in the 1930's. Once he dropped out, I thought I was lost. Luckily for me, I wasn't. My cousin Dylan kindly offered to work on my film with me, taking the role of the main character. Dylan has a certain style in the way he dresses, which is almost perfect because it is very "smart casual" based.
Another benefit of using Dylan is that working with him will be very easy. I know that he is reliable and will always want to help me.
As for my film...
On sunday afternoon, I went to pick up some props from my Grandparent's house in Rickmansworth. These props are extremely conventional to the time period that my film is set in, and I will be putting some pictures up later on today. I plan to transform my bedroom into an office for a few scenes in the film, so these props were vital when trying to add a feel and look to my sets.
I am going to be picking up a camera from school today, along a tripod, and I will hopefully be filming my short film by Thursday.
Thank you once again for reading my blog.
Friday, 24 October 2014
Production diary : 24th October
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.
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.
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Friday, 10 October 2014
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