Main Task - Location Planning

We have found the ideal location for the beginning of our film opening.


While walking home from a casual cinema trip, Lauren showed me some woods with a derelict building in the middle, and as the dark was creeping, in the atmosphere was actually quite creepy.


We fell in love with it immediately as it is perfect for our filming!


Here are some pictures of the location that we took on the night.

Location planning - picture evidence on Prezi

Main Task - Script

We have a small problem with the script for our Main Task.


Our film opening, as it stands, has been planned with hardly any dialogue. The only speech in the opening is right at the beginning, where the two actors say a couple of lines each. 
In a way this is a good thing because it gives us more time to focus on other parts of our Main Task.


Here is a rough version of what I think our script will consist of:


Kim: Hello, I am Kim Chamberlain.


Lauren: Hello, I am Lauren Head.


Kim: And welcome to...

Kim and Lauren: (whispered) Project Shadow...

Lauren: ooooh!

Kim: ooooh!

Kim: *laughs* turn it off!

Lauren: *laughs* turn it off, turn it off!While this is being filmed there will be relevant action but in the whole opening, this is the only dialogue that is spoken.
There will be a short clip of Lauren whispering "Have you heard the rumours?" There will be voiceovers after this clip, again of a voice whispering "Have you heard the rumours?"

Production Meeting

Today, Lauren and I had our Production meeting, as requested by Big P, to discuss our ideas and list which important tasks need to be done before 4th January.


Over the next few days, we will be working on writing a script, location planning, casting and figuring out when we are both available to begin the filming of Project :  Shadow.


This is a picture of us hard at work.

Vimeo query from da Big P

Big P had a query (seen on the comments section of Vimeo post).

"What is the purpose of this in relation to your coursework? How will you intend to use Vimeo to help illustrate the various stages of your production work from now on?"


Well, Vimeo has already come in handy as we have used it to upload our Preliminary Task.
It will be useful for uploading progress of our Main Task. During the 3 stages of making our opening (Pre-Production, Production, Post-production) we will be recording some short clips, giving updates of our progress and how we feel things are going. This is where Vimeo comes in because we can use it to upload all of our videos to our blogs.

Vimeo

Ok, so here's the dilemma.


Our school has blocked YouTube, the main way to upload videos to the internet.
It has blocked Dailymotion, another way to upload videos to the internet.

But no worries! Big P has a solution!


www.vimeo.com!
Vimeo is a website that we can use for free in school. We can upload, share and embed videos using Vimeo, meaning we have a way to upload videos to our blogs. Yay!

Soundcloud

www.soundcloud.com is another website that we can use to upload audio clips.


If we want to record any interviews, or any feedback, we can upload the clips to Soundcloud and then post them onto our blog.


Here is a description from the Soundcloud site:


"SoundCloud is an audio platform that enables anyone to upload, record, promote and share their originally-created sounds across the internet, in a simple, accessible and feature-rich way. From sample to symphony and soundbite to soliloquy, SoundCloud allows sound creators anywhere to instantly record audio on the site or via mobile applications and share them publicly or privately; to embed sound across websites, social networks and blogs and receive feedback from the community."

What does a film production company do?

There are lots and lots of roles within a production company (seen in another blog post, Film Production Roles).

A production company within film has a lot of responsibility! Each individual has their own role but they all have to work together as a team for everything to run smoothly.

The main tasks and functions of a film production company are:

- Fundraising for the production (they may accomplish this through a parent company, partner, or private investor.)

- Budgeting

- Scheduling

- Scripting

- Supplying talent and resources!

- Organising the staff

- The production itself

- Post-production

- Distribution

- Marketing