Major Project Unit: Edit

Simon said he liked scene 12 when Kira and Gertie are considering the different ways they could kill-off Michael and he said he wanted me to try to get that same type of humour to appear earlier in episode as well.
So I have spent the whole week working on Simons idea of what should go and what can stay, I have been trying to tighten each clip/line up so that it sounds more like a normal conversation rather than one had between cyborgs. I think I'm there, all I have to do his work on the graphics, sound and credits - which I will do next week.

Major Project Unit: Edit

The first version of the edit is finished and I'm just waiting to show Simon the second half so that he can give his input on the whole piece. I have a vague idea of what I feel works now and and what I could do with losing but I would still like Simon to have a look.

Major Project Unit: Edit

UNFORTUNATELY, I have been ill for the past few days and have been unable to get to the studios, let alone out of bed to start the edit. But I'm feeling a bit better now and have started putting the clips into an order so as to have a rough idea of what works now and what doesn't, I hope to have this first edit finished by Friday afternoon.

Major Project Unit: Production Day Six

This morning we shot the exterior scenes at my house and then we went off to the local trout far so that we could pretend to dumped the body of Michael Earl for scene 16.
This afternoon we were filming at the Village Hall (these were the best scenes to shoot as it was just myslef and Maddie finding many ways in which to "kill" the character Michael.
We have been covered in fake blood from head to toe!
Right now I'm hoping the upload of the footage will finish soon so that I can get all the camera and lighting equipment to Dan Baughs house so that he can use it for his project next week, and so that I can quickly get home to wash-off the fake blood.

Major Project Unit: Production Day Five

We shot the interior scenes today at my house.
It went off to a bad start today due to the actress and camera op' getting lost en route but once we got going we manged to get it finished before 5:30.
We all have tomorrow off so that we can be properly rested for the full days shoot on Friday 16th - luckily this will/should be the final day of shooting.

Major Project Unit: Production Day Four

Today we finished filming at Jane's, shooting scenes 6 and 11. It has been a long day but the footage has been uploaded and it all seems fine.

Major Project Unit: Production Day Three

Today we only managed to film scene 13 due to Maddie having to work elsewhere which is fine - we're due back at Jane's tomorrow to finish up the scenes there.

Major Project Unit: A quick break

Both myself and my camera op' are off to Amsterdam tonight for a couple of days and shall return bleery-eyed on Sunday night to continue filming on the Monday.

WBL Unit: Finished

The adverts have been uploaded to YouTube, David has viewed them and has asked if I'm willing to finish off editing for them to be used on the NewnhamCourt Shopping Village which I have agreed to do. I will finish what I started in my own time.
The hand-in has been done.
This unit is finished.

Major Project Unit: Production Day Two

We were filming today in Lenham Square and graveyard doing scenes 4 and 5. Luckily the weather was lovely today - hardly a cloud in the sky. I've uploaded the footage and now I will continue working on my WBL report.

WBL Unit: Complications

David hasn’t yet received my disc so I’m going to have to upload the adverts to YouTube for him to view.

Major Project Unit: Production Day One

I did some filming with Johanna Coulson (my main Camera Operative for this project) on Friday 2nd November but having uploaded them this morning I can see the images are just too dark to have any successful colour corrector done to them so I will reshoot those scenes with Aly Trowbridge my PA/sister next week - I spoke with Simon and he managed to work-out what was wrong and fix the problem too.

We started filming properly today at 1 o'clock at Jane's house doing scenes 7, 8, 9 + 10.
It went well today and I have just finished uploading the clips and they are a lot better than the ones shot on Friday.

Major Project Unit: Filming Schedule

This is the filming schedule for everyone although it is liable to change due how much we can get done each day.

Monday 5th	Tuesday 6th	Wednesday 7th	8th	9th
AM Janes house SC – 7, 8, 9, 10	AM Village square Sc – 4, 5	AM
PM	PM	PM

 

 

Monday 12th	Tuesday 13th	Wednesday 14th	Thursday 15	Friday 16th
AM Outside Jane’s House SC – 6, 11, 13	AM	AM	AM	AM My house Sc – 2, 3, 15
PM	PM	PM My House Int Sc – 1, 12, 14	PM	PM Sc- 16, 17

Major Project Unit: Actors

I've finally got actors for my project.
From the start I've always said I would be playing the character of Kira.
Maddie Ireland has stepped forward and has offered to take the role of Gertie as no-one else has contacted me.
Adam Miller (a boy I knew from school) has taken the role of Michael.
(Thank god!)
Filming is set to start on Monday 5th November.

WBL Unit: Finished Production

I uploaded the adverts to a disc and posted them to David Saunderson today, the people at the post-office said that it should arrive on Saturday or Monday so that David can send me some feedback to put into my report.