This was the second to last class before the end of the module. I went to the original scheduled class location and no one was there. So come to find out the class was located in the CMIST building so that we can edit our 2-min trailer. During this class period we looked over some of the third year trailers. This was a short class period because everyone was assigned to different post –production roles and there were 2 of the group members that were working on the trailer. I only happy one more week left of this lecture and I wanted to make sure that I had everything needed for this lecture.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Week 10 – December 2nd, 2011 “Writing a Reflective Report” - Screening all of Projects DUE
During this class period we went over writing a reflective report. I was unable to attend this session, but I know that screening for all projects were due which had to be transferred on to a playable DVD for screening in the class. This was already taken cared of so and I was told that we got a really good mark on it which I was so proud of. The reading for the class was Chapters 18 and 19, pp. 447-497. Millerson, Gewrald. (2005) “Television Production”, Focal Press.
FILMING - November 25th, 2011
Today was filming day and we had to make sure we had to complete everything. According to the schedule I was going to be working the audio (sound) in the morning and camera 3 in the afternoon. I was ready for what the day had in store. Early in the morning I did the actors make-up and hair before the shooting. At the end of yesterday’s meeting we discussed certain things that we needed to work on for today so that the day could go smooth. Working on audio was the same as yesterday nothing to complex and very simple so I enjoyed doing it. This was during the morning and in the afternoon I was able to work on camera, which is what I really wanted to do. While I was working on the camera I filmed the main character “Malcolm” and I did wide shots, mid shots and close ups. I had never worked on that type of camera but I enjoyed learning how to work it. At this time I was taking in everything taking directions from director, producer and the floor manager. Today was a long day but we had breakfast and lunch, which was provided by the production team. There were no major problems that we really encountered during the filming. The only thing that we really had trouble with was the boom being in the way of the camera. This tended to be a problem as we worked with trying to get the boom out of the way of the camera and still be able to hear the actors properly. After a long day in the studio we were able to film everything we needed and still look over our tapes and plan to arrange time to come back in the studio to pick up the rest of the set design.
Technical Rehearsal - November 24th, 2011
Today we insisted that we got a lot of filming done so that we would not have too much to complete for tomorrow. Today all the actors were available and we were able to film 2 out of 5 of the actors and rehearse the rest. This time I came in and started working on the actors make-up and hair. Today I worked in Audio and it was different working with a new audio system. I was able to learn a lot while I was working in audio and interacting with my group members. I did notice that we encountered a lot of time being wasted because during the filming the director kept reviewing the tapes after we would shoot. I notice that this took up so much time, which got annoying after a while. I felt that the production group worked great together and there was a lot of communication amongst everyone. Everything was put together accordingly and we adhered to the filming schedule as we went throughout our day. As the day came to a close I had to leave and come back because I had lectures, but when I got back I got right back on audio for only 30m minutes. Today we got a lot of filming done so we were right on schedule with our filming.
The next meeting was then scheduled for Friday, November 25th, 2011 from 9am-5pm, which is right before the filming.
Week 8 - Production Meeting 7 - November 18th, 2011
Today was our last meeting before next week’s technical rehearsal and filming for Dead Serious. At this point we each member discussed the current status about their pre-production role. Everything is in order and ready for next week. There was a problem that occurred with one of the actors Ryan as “Collin” who unfortunately had to remove himself from the production due to immediate circumstances. So, the casting team had to do an Emergency actors search, but I was able to ask another one of my mates that fit the role if her could do it and he was available. At this point we had our cast complete and ready for next week. Midway through the class session a group 1 needed some extra’s so a couple of the group members including myself went to the studio for about and hour to act as extras. After a group of us returned to the classroom Kate reiterated our production roles and gave us our schedule breakdown for the morning and afternoon on both days.
The next meeting was then scheduled for Thursday, November 24th, 2011 from 9am-5pm, which is right before our Technical Rehearsal in the Studio.
Actors Script Reading Rehearsal – November 17th, 2011
Today the casting team met with the actors to do a read through of the script. Everyone was scheduled to meet at 12pm in the SPSC Bldg. on the second floor. This was all of the actors first time meeting each other. We started the meeting with everyone formally introducing each other stating their name, where their from, year, and the role that they got chosen for. This meeting was scheduled for 2 hours. Kate gave each actor the required documents Production Forms (Casting Information Form, Actors Agreement, Models Release Form, and Performers Consent) to read through. After we read the information through with the actors we then had them read over the script for their characters and we did this 3 times. We concluded this meeting inquiring that the actors must meet to rehearse on their own time and to let either myself, Tamara or Kate know, so that either one of us can oversee the rehearsal, if requested.
Week 7 & Production Meeting 6 - November 11th, 2011
In class both groups did block production in TV studio. While we were waiting on the other group we took this time to have our production meeting. We talked about the auditions that were taken place on November 9th, 2011which was partially a success, and seeing that the turn out was pretty good but we did not have a complete cast. We made another date where all actors needed to be cast by November 18th, 2011. During this meeting the floor plan was also drawn up. I brought my laptop so that all group members could see the 6 actors that were auditioned on during the casting call. We discussed the update on permission to use sofa and chair found in hub during filming of Dead Serious. We contacted Facilities Management and the woman said to call back for a response for our request if we haven’t heard from her by Monday. Director wanted actors to be regionally placed, rather than being generally British. Everything that we discussed needed to be completed by next Friday. As a group collectively we decided to confirm actors, Robert Walsh (Malcolm), Natalie Smith (Angela), and Emma Davies (Elaine). During this meeting Tamara and myself immediately contacted the actors to congratulate them on their roles. At this time we had to find out about their availability, traveling arrangements, and dietary requirements. We made sure that they were available dates November 17th, 24th and/or 25th, 2011. The things that set design members had needed were a psychology bust, Newton’s cradle, psychology books, statue and a knitted doll (two different color); one black one white. We then went online to eBay.com, amazon.com and preloved.com to see how much some of these props would cost. Also it was suggested that they could also search charity shops as well. The director wanted the cast to provide their own costumes based on his recommendations. Since Malcolm’s role needed a suit we had to verify if Robert had a suit and if not get his size so that we could find him a suit. After our meeting Tamar, Kate and myself went on a casting search in the hub where we were able to cast Colin and Peter using some of my mates from my halls. At this moment it was an emergency that we find anyone and just work around the description of the characters. The reading for the
class was Chapters 16 and 17, pp. 401-446.
Millerson, Gewrald. (2005) “Television Production”, Focal Press.
The next meeting was then scheduled for Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 12pm in the Library.
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