Production Meeting
08.10.12
We had a meeting today to discuss final cast members
and also prepare for the shoot later on in the week. Everyone was nervous as
well as excited for the shoot. I was worried that we weren't prepared enough
which such little time between casting and the shoot but everyone reassured me
it would be ok.
An issue that concerns me is that we have not yet
cast an older Elliot for the final scene. Hannah and Liam are working on this
so it should be sorted out soon. But it means I can't schedule that scene in
anywhere yet until I know the actors availability.
What I did this week
After cast availability was given to me, I started
on the Shooting schedule right away. Turns out it wasn't that different from
the rough version. Just had to make a few minor adjustments.
We altered the script one last time to make it
perfect.
I finally had all the information I needed to fill
out call sheets. I created call sheets for all days scheduled and posted them
in the group stating that they were rough copies but the times would not change
so everyone could pencil them in their diaries. The child actors both went to
school and were only available from 5 on weekends. This seemed like an issue at
first, but I was able to schedule around that by planning to shoot their night
scenes on Thursday and Friday evening. This meant we would still be able to
shoot on weekdays which should save us a lot of time and energy during the
weekend.
SHOOT
DAY 1 - 11.10.12
Today
started off very well. We came on set very prepared and ready to start the
shoot. Once the entire crew had arrived, I read the shooting schedule to them.
We then started on set design and gave Domenica a hand with putting up posters
and dressing the bed. After prod design was done, I got Webster to set up the
camera for the first shot. Once this was done Liam was able to set up his
lights.
Curtis aka Elliot arrived on time and I sent
him straight to Domenica to get into costume. When he was done I sent him to
Ben while I made sure we were ready to start on set.
We
started on time and worked through scene 2 very quickly. Curtis was amazing, he
had read the script and knew all of his lines. Everyone was on the ball which
made my job a lot easier. We also managed to shoot scenes 9 and 11 fairly
quickly as well and ended up finishing quite a bit ahead of schedule which
seemed to please everyone.
Throughout
the shoot I made sure I let everyone know how long we had left till a break or
how many shots of the scene we had left to shoot. I think everyone appreciated
this because I was like a personal. They could fully concentrate on what they
were doing without being distracted by time. I also tried to keep an eye out
for any health and safety hazzards and had to pack extension wires and such to
the side at times.
Nothing
happened today which particularly worried me or stood out. When I called for
silence on set everyone listened. The shoot flew by so quickly and effortlessly.
I had no problems what so ever and actually enjoyed the shoot. It was nice to
watch everything coming together finally. We couldn't have been better
prepared. Although it was our first shoot day, to me, it felt like we had been
working together for months. There's something about our group that works
really well.
DAY 2 - 12.10.12
Today
was the same as yesterday, everything felt effortless and right. I kept to my
routine as it worked very well yesterday. So prod design first, camera set up
and then lights. Like yesterday Alex
Labelle set up his sound kit as soon as he arrived and then helped everyone
else.
We
were working with only Joshua aka Alex and he really delivered. We only shot 1
scene which took no time at all and then went on to ADR. Once again we finished
early.
I
don't know if I'm giving us too much time or if we're just working extremely
well. Regardless, it's all working out for the best.
One
thing I will say is that it didn't really feel like a shoot because we just
shot the one scene. But Joshua was the only cast member available so I thought
it would be good to get his scenes over and done with. So although it was an exciting
or hard shoot, it was still an efficient one.
I'm
looking forward to tomorrow because we get to work with more cast members. It
will also be interesting to see what the adults who have been on quite a few
shoots and sets, think about us. I highly doubt they'll be disappointed.
DAY 3 - 13.10.12
We were supposed to shoot all the exterior scenes in
the day but it's Alex's birthday and he's having a party, so I had to move
those scenes to tomorrow. It meant it
was another late start for us but both the crew and cast are not complaining.
I went through the usual routine. Everyone helped
with production design today as we had to dress an entire living room (wall
paper and everything). By the time we were finished it looked amazing. You actually
felt like you were in a genuine 70's living room.
Once the cast arrived, I sent them straight into
hair, makeup and costume and then Ben.
We worked at a quick pace again today. Not as
quickly as the previous days but we had more cast members to deal with and a
lot more to look out for. I'm starting to think we are machines.
One problem that presented itself was continuity
during the dinner scene. Keeping drink levels and amount of food on plates
consistent was a task we all took part in.
Another problem was Ben's directing. He spent a lot
of time talking to cast members today and I had to rush him a little. I think
we started a few minutes late because of this.
I think I'll mention it to him in private before we
start shooting tomorrow. It's not a major problem and I realise everyone has
their own way of directing but sometimes he'll say the same thing about 4 times
by phrasing it differently which is just unneeded with adult and experienced
actors.
DAY 4- 14.10.12
Today was our hardest yet most fun day. We spent the
majority of the afternoon outside by the park shooting all the exterior scenes
in the film and then went back inside to shoot some interior night scenes. It was just like the other days despite having so much more to get through.
We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I'll just let the pictures do the talking.
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