Here is a summary of our first four meetings and my own reflections.
The First Meeting
I had my first meeting with Alice and Mel and it was great as I felt very comfortable in a group with them and we all get on very well together. Each of us had come up w
ith an initial idea and we discussed the practicalities and impracticalities of each finally coming to a conclusion. We decided to use Alice’s idea and developed it as a group. We were all very excited and enthusiastic about filming it and came up with lots and lots of ideas. We also brainstormed actors and locations. Alice and Mel decided to take pictures of their houses which seemed appropriate for our film.I didn’t think my house would be appropriate as it is quite bright and colourful, and the kitchen is quite modern. It doesn’t have the right feel to it>>
Our aims for the next meeting:
-start looking for actors and asking who is available
-location pictures
The Second Meeting
We looked at the location photos, and decided to use Alice’s house as its layout, colours, lighting and furniture all seemed perfect for our film. Mel’s house had too much open space which made it seem less scary. We also had two actors in mind for both the role, Matthew Anastasis for the male role, and Laura Christophis for the female’s role and all agreed that the two would be perfect. We then planned out the whole initial sequence in bullet points. This meeting was very productive!
Our aims for the next meeting:
-Each of us has to storyboard 8-10 shots from our initial opening sequence.
The Third Meeting
We all brought our storyboard sheets in and this was really useful as we can now visualise the sequence better. We also got some useful feedback from Miss Blackborow which means we have to change our initial idea a bit but this should not be a problem as it just means we need to have less cut-always and give the audience time to identify with the female character before introducing a new character straightaway. This makes sense! We also came up with more ideas for the cast as the actors we had in mind originally, may have commitment problems. We thought before the test-shoot (which is less than a week away) we should look at actual opening sequences to get some ideas and get used to the way they edit and use continuity and the mis-en-scene.
Our aims for the next meeting:
-Each of us should analyse an inspiring opening sequence and see what we can learn from it that would be helpful to us when filming our sequence. I’m going to analyse Legally Blonde!
The Fourth Meeting
We finally decided on dates and times for our test shoot which is a relief as we were all busy on different days. It seems like its going to be quite a challenge and we are slightly worried after thinking through the issues we might face, however we are going to give it are best and see what happens. We should be finalising shooting scripts, storyboards etc. on Friday, and with the equipment release, we will be ready to go!
Our aims for the next meeting
-try and find a big torch!!
- Work out an appropriate continuity order for the first 5-6 shots
-start looking for actors and asking who is available
-location pictures
The Second Meeting
We looked at the location photos, and decided to use Alice’s house as its layout, colours, lighting and furniture all seemed perfect for our film. Mel’s house had too much open space which made it seem less scary. We also had two actors in mind for both the role, Matthew Anastasis for the male role, and Laura Christophis for the female’s role and all agreed that the two would be perfect. We then planned out the whole initial sequence in bullet points. This meeting was very productive!
Our aims for the next meeting:
-Each of us has to storyboard 8-10 shots from our initial opening sequence.
The Third Meeting
We all brought our storyboard sheets in and this was really useful as we can now visualise the sequence better. We also got some useful feedback from Miss Blackborow which means we have to change our initial idea a bit but this should not be a problem as it just means we need to have less cut-always and give the audience time to identify with the female character before introducing a new character straightaway. This makes sense! We also came up with more ideas for the cast as the actors we had in mind originally, may have commitment problems. We thought before the test-shoot (which is less than a week away) we should look at actual opening sequences to get some ideas and get used to the way they edit and use continuity and the mis-en-scene.
Our aims for the next meeting:
-Each of us should analyse an inspiring opening sequence and see what we can learn from it that would be helpful to us when filming our sequence. I’m going to analyse Legally Blonde!
The Fourth Meeting
We finally decided on dates and times for our test shoot which is a relief as we were all busy on different days. It seems like its going to be quite a challenge and we are slightly worried after thinking through the issues we might face, however we are going to give it are best and see what happens. We should be finalising shooting scripts, storyboards etc. on Friday, and with the equipment release, we will be ready to go!
Our aims for the next meeting
-try and find a big torch!!
- Work out an appropriate continuity order for the first 5-6 shots
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