Blog 5: Copyright

Meeting the producer Kate Wilson was an amazing experience as she had provided me with insight as to what is required for the role of a producer as well as inform the group about the laws that need to be met when creating a movie. Wilson had described copyright as an issue that arises as an individual expresses their work, which then becomes an asset and has value. From the master class session very important information had come to my attention as intellectual property is imperative when creating a film and there were other copyright laws that were introduced in the session such as:

Materials Subject to Copyright	Reasons Needed
Intellectual Property	When a creative idea is thought, IP will be used to protect all rights to the owner who came up with the concept.
Actors	Actors have the image and the likeness right when in a film. There are also legal rights for child actors, as they have to fulfil a certain criteria when making a film such as getting an education whilst on set and have a secure work permit.The producer would need to request for a license for the child actor, alongside additional documentation.
Music	Most of the music will be owned by record labels or the artists, thus producers need to attain performance rights to be able to use the product in films.
Location	The producer would need to get an agreement on the location where the movie will be shot, thus would need to negotiate a price for the scenery and get documentation to prove that rights were given to shoot at that location.
Chain of title	The documents and contracts to get the rights to produce a product.

There are other copyright laws such as Music Performance, Public Domain etc. but lets apply this to my short Film that I had produced. There were multiple contracts and agreements that were needed to create the short film ‘Let the Clock Chime On’. Being assigned the role as Producer I had to create many contracts for the Actors, as I had dealt with adult actors as well as a child actor on set. Additionally location agreements were needed for the Barbican and the Cemetery, as it was a public area and requirements needed to be met to be able to shoot at the locations. Permission was granted by the City of London as it was the owners of the cemetery and a time slot was given to shoot at certain hours to prevent any disruptions with the public. Furthermore I had looked into using certain songs for the movie as suggested by the script writer’s, however producing and finding the owners of the song could have accumulated the cost of the movie thus I searched for an alternative, which was to find a composer to create music for the movie. At the end some of the sound, when combined with the image, did not comply therefore music online was sourced and was free of charge as many composer place their music for free on the internet. Free Music can be accessed anywhere as there are many sites who provide sound for different purpose.

BLOG 8- The Wider Sector

Part 1

Films: Are a story or event recorder by a camera as a set of moving images. Films can be seen easily such as in the cinemas tv or on DVD. However film s can also include other industry such as art which can incorporated.

Film in live performance: Live performance is a performance of a musical work. Film and live performance can be incorporated when film is shown during a play or musical . An example of this is Complicite.

Music Videos: Is short films integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. In order for many musicians to make money off their songs it is important to produce music videos as they of a audience . Many music videos include similar to film given that they include a director, actor and scriptwriter. An example of this could Taylor Swift’s music video Bad Blood which is heavily narrated.

Adverts: A notice used in order to gain attention either in a print, broadcast or electronic media. Many businesses rely on adverts to promote their product. They are also similar to film given that they include a director, location, script add actors.

Live projections: Projection Mapping: This is when moving images give off the impression that they are part of the environment by being projected onto shaped surfaces. This gives the effect of the surface look like it is moving.

Art: Is the expression or application of human creative skills and imagination typically a visual form. In terms of art films they are typically serious, independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. Unlike a film , art films are trying express a feeling rather than a statement .

Sam Taylor- Johnson is an English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist.

She has made various films such as  Valley, Nowhere Boy and Fifty Shades of Grey however she did not start her career like this as she was originally a photographer.

She began  exhibiting fine art photography in the early 1990s. One example would be Bond and Taylor-Wood in which they played the roles of Yoko Ono and John Lennon. Then in 1994 she created a video work called Killing Time which had four people mime to an opera piece. This is linked to the wider film industry as she included music.She won the Illy Café Prize for Most Promising Young Artist at the 1997  Venice Biennale.

In 2000, she created another art piece a photomural around Selfridges showing icons such as Elton John. This also referenced from past and recent movies which could be seen as art film, as she created pieces to present past films.

In August 2008, Taylor-Johnson Nowhere BOy a biopic about the childhood of John Lennon.

Film	Notes
2006	Death Valley
2008	Love You More
2009	Nowhere Boy
2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
2015	Gypsy	Director/executive producer- 2 episodes

 

Ben Rivers is a art film maker who created The Sky Trembles and the Earth is Afraid and the Two Eyes are not brothers. In this hsort film Rivers looks similar to a documentary of the Atlas Mountains showing a peaceful city and the village . The second half of the art film shows the dehumanising effect of political and personal colonisation between France and Morocco.

You can see Rivers art film at the University of Manchester – The Whitworth.

BLOG 4: Progression Routes

PART 1:

Being apart of the BFI Film Academy 2015/16 has introduced me to alot of amazing industry professionals. I know I’m only writing about three people, but that doesn’t mean the others aren’t good. They just didn’t get written down in my notebook. I’m only joking, or am I, no actually forget that. My point is that you’re going to get alot of information about really interesting people so just sit back and relax okay.

Number 1:

So the first person I’m going to talk about is a cinematographer. If you’re unfamiliar with what that is, they’re in charge of what the film is going to look like visually. I know that sounds like the Director’s job, but essentially the cinematographer directs their department to set up the lights, equipment, lenses and other technical the for the motion “picture”, hence the name Director “of” Photography. Now Winstan Whitter (the DoP) started out as a skateboarder making films for skateboarding companies in the sweet old 90’s. That then led him to become a camera grip in 1999 and for the next half a decade he worked as a key grip on over 50 short films, 10 ads, 6 drama features and a children’s tv drama called “Sir Gadabout”. After working with DoP’s like Brian Tufano (Trainspotting, Billy Elliot), Dave Bennet and Joe Dyer that inspired him to become a Cinematographer of his own. He startded lighting music videos in 2001 and in 2005 he worked as a DP on music promos for Dizzie Rascal, The Streets and Professor Green. He also done a bunch of documentaries, commercials and even worked on a tv show called An Idiot Abroad 1 and 2. Yeah, I know right.

Number 2:

Eelyn Lee is an award winning artist-filmmaker. Her work has been screened at notable locations such as the Barbican, Tate Modern and Whitechapel as well as cities like Toronto, Paris and Berlin. Eelyn graduated in fine art, deciding to work with moving images in various forms including TV platforms, combining film with live performances and for cinema, online and video installation. She created the company Eelyn Lee productions in 2004 where she worked with young people for over 10 years. An example of the work she has done is a film portrait called “Beneath the Hood” which is about youths excluded from school in Hackney. Eelyn received a “Ritter Sport film prize” in 2012 for her short film “life and deaf” which was selected for the 6th ZEBRA poetry film Festival in Berlin. Skip two years and Eelyn made a film in 2014 called “Monster” which was selected for the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York, UK.

Number 3:

Lastly, I call to the stand my final representative Producer Kate Wilson. Now Kate helped me with two things, she helped me make sense on what a producer does and also knowing what to write to complete blog 5. Anyway, Kate Wilson studied English Literature at UCLA. Following from graduation she gained an internship at Polygram Pictures (which was founded 20 years exactly before I was born). She fell in love with the industry and learnt the ways of a producer. She’s also a barrister which she said helps if you have a law degree as a producer. I guess with all the paper work you got to know the law so your film can be made. Anyway she’s a great producer who knows what she’s doing and knows her craft.

PART 2:

This is the part where I talk about my plan for a progression route. So after this course ends I  would carry on with my Gcse’s/A-level and then go to film school. Now I’m not saying during my summer holidays I wouldn’t do film apprenticeships and/or more film related stuff. Of course I would, but ultimately I would like to finish school so I can go to the MET film school.

During my time at the MET I would like to do the BA (HONS) pratical Filmmaking (three-year) degree as seen here:  http://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/courses/ba-hons-practical-filmmaking-three-year/ . After graduating from that I would carry on and do MA in cinematography. The link is here for that too: http://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/courses/ma-cinematography/ . I know a lot of people say don’t go to film school, even Whit Stillman told me that personally, but I’m not going because I think I’ll automatically get a job, no. I want to go to film school more specifically Met film school for two reasons.

The first is the Met school boosts the idea of having a showreel and making your own short films. I believe this helps because you’ll be using their facilities to develop skills and it wouldn’t just be about theory, but experimentation with ideas and techniques taught at the institution. The second reason is that I would be there for a few years with like minded people. This means I would build relationships and have people I could collaborate with even after graduation. And to me having contacts and people to work with is important to me as this is a collaborative industry at the end of the day.

Blog 5: Copyright

When producer Kate Wilson spoke to us, she also gave us an insight regarding copyright within the industry. An agreement is given out which is done before a film production launches. This restricts anyone from claiming ownership on any idea which is stated as work. There are many aspects within the copyright which allows you to use others work under certain conditions.

Intellectual property:

This is when the producer signs an agreements with the owner of the work, which allows them to use the work for their film.

Options Agreement

This when the filmmakers have bought the rights of a piece of work and may use it in the upcoming future projects. However, the filmmakers might pay a small potion before it enters a principal photography. However, it is better to buy the entire rights as that will benefit a franchise for a long period of time.

Chain of title

Paper work is a crucial aspect to have the right to a work as it is the evidences that shows the passing of the ownership of the work and the creator of the work. However, if you are missing documents you do not have the rights to use the work.

Location Agreement

This law is set out so you pay for the locations that you use to film. However, you are able to film in streets but not in private areas.

Music

As some of the film is set in the 70s in a ballroom, you would usually have a disco music playing. The writer has used specific music for specific scenes. Typically you would pay music record company to use their songs in your film however, as we was on a small budget and was creating a short film we decided to buy some soundtracks and use Francis the editors sound effects that he has created.

* Feisal Mohamed

Blog 7 – Technical Skills

Resources Needed for a Short Film

• costumes- For the actors to wear, is important in showing the actor’s class, background and time period.
• costume designer- Designs costumes for the characters in order to show to the audience information about the film.
• make up- Used for the actors, can change a characters appearance.
• make up artists- Do the make up for the actors.
• seamstress- Will sew the costumes and will have equipment such as a sewing kit just in case of rips when filming.
• director- Will come up with the concept of the film, decide location, equipment needed and instruct the actor’s on how to act and motivations for a particular scene.
• assistant director- Will also have a say in the actor’s acting and help the director with any suggestions.
• cameraman- Will control the camera and film .
• camera- Needed to film the production.
• producer- Will discuss the  budget and keep a schedule and time management.
• lighting equipment- Will include lights, gels, stands and heat protective gloves.
• scripts- Will be written by the script writer and include the lines for the actors and setting.
• monitors- Will allow the director, assistant director and director of photography to closely see what is being filmed.
• actors- Will perform the lines from the script.
• money- Will be needed to finance the film such as location, setting , actors and the director.
• sounds- Will be needed to add a tone to the film or portray the characters emotions.
• sound equipment- Needed to pick up the sound of the actors to then be added in editing.
• locations- Needed to convey where the film is set.
• props- Needed to add a tone to the film
• set- Will include props , location and furniture.
• timer- Will be needed to keep an eye on time and to make sure your on schedule and is important in order to not lose money or time.

 

Technical Skills and Equipment Needed for a Script-Writer and Art Director

As a script writer I needed a laptop and a USB needed to write my script and to save the script. The technical skills needed would  be to talk to others for ideas, watch other films to gain inspiration and what skills where needed to make the film entertaining.  Being a scriptwriter I needed to use a software to write on such as Celtx or Final Draft. You could also get help form a script editor.

Here is a short report about my technical skills written by my tutor:

Screenwriting
You responded really well to the screenwriting masterclass and subsequent sessions, learning quickly and applying new skills to your work. Given your interest in screenwriting you would benefit from learning more about the process of script-writing through doing more of it; reading about story structure and through seeking professional support.

https ://www.celtx.com/index.html

https://www.finaldraft.com

As an art director you will need to talk to the producer on the budget but also the director on what vision they have and the best ways to convey it this could include props and costumes. I also needed to have good communication skills in order to talk to the director and producer. As an art director it is good to carry around tape for setting or a sewing kit for the costumes. To help me I looked at other films which had similar concepts in order to see what props or make up I could decide. You would also need specialist help such as a make-up artist, set overs, seamstress, prop makers, special effort supervisors.

Art Directing
You did some great work on Mindless Beauty especially in the preparation of the shoot. You would benefit from learning more about what an Art Director does on set during the shoot as there are lots of technical skills you need at this stage of the job. e.g. learning about how lighting effects set, costume & make-up and learning to look at your work through a monitor.

 

Self-Review Questionnaire:

What technical skills did I learn?
That gaffer tape is very sticky, you should give yourself an 1 hour to set up including make up and costume.

What support did I manage to seek out to develop my technical skills?
Learning to manage materials, management of the process, communication skills when interacting with the actors and director.

What would I have done differently?
I would have planned where to buy the costumes for the best prices to save money but also make sure I buy the costumes in advance and make sure the actors try on the costumes.

Summary of technical skills and use of equipment
Buying resources, keeping track of the budget, overseeing the set, props, costumes, assigning roles to get resources.

 

Review Summary

My current technical skills
Are good and I clearly communicate with others, I am very reliable and on time . To improve my technical skills I could have helped the others with monitoring the film and also setting up the lighting and sound equipment.

Technical understanding
I’m good at writing visual shortcuts and the objects and props that could be bought. I understood what lightning would be good to use but I could have improved on filming, such as camera zooms and angles.

These are the two finished films I worked on:

Blog 7: Technical Skills

Equipment required for shoot:

• Cameras
• Lights
• Boom Microphones
• Props
• Costumes
• Makeup
• Location
• Sound Recorders
• Lenses
• Reflectors
• clapper
• Bullhorn(A bullhorn is the massive microphone that directors use to scream into everyones ears. But usually it is used to make sure the whole crew can hear them).
• Tripods

Resources required by my role as Assistant Art Director on Let the Clock Chime On.

• Costume
• Makeup
• Makeup Artist
• Props

As the assistant art director I spent most of my time with the art director.  It taught me to be disciplined and helped with my organisational skills and time management.  This is because I was to be on top of specific tasks for the set up the shots and if I did not deliver on time the time schedule would be completely messed up.  It was important to make sure everything was ready on time for the director, producer and cameraman.

For this role, I required very little technical skills, however it did require a lot of thinking outside the box to solve problems instantly on set.  Helping make the art directors/directors visions come to life was something I very much enjoyed.

Things went smoothly from the Arts department of the shoot, however if I could re do anything I would make sure that we called in the actors when they were required after the set up of the scenes, not before.

My peers and I had a big conversation about how we all worked together very effectively. I was told by the Art Director that I was a good assistant as I understood what she needed to do at all times and was around to help her with things whenever it was necessary.

I booked the make up artist through one of the speakers who came to teach us about casting (Christie). She is the one who told me she knew someone who could help while me and the rest of the crew were talking about make up and costumes.

To do my role better next time, I will make sure that I keep more time on my hands to set the scenes.

Blog 4: Progression Routes

I have been part of the BFI Film Academy for the 2015/2016 course and I have really enjoyed and learned many aspects that I haven’t been aware of previously. One of the aspects that really amused me and helped me a lot was that we had the opportunity to speaking with industrial professionals. We gain in depth information from their previous experience. These included each of their stories from directing to cinematography. By speaking to multiple of people, we discovered how they reached where they are today.

Kate Wilson is producer and she has given us in depth information on what exactly a producer’s role is. A producers role include being in charge of the business aspect of the production and has some say on the production itself. She then explained the route she took to get in to the industry. She studied English Literature at UCLA in Los Angeles. She then got an internship at Polygram Pictures who made films such as Notting Hill (1999) and Fargo (1996). She begun relishing as she learned her ways through the industry and learnt the ways of producing films. She also had a Law degree which was an advantage for her as she saved money on legal fees.

Winstan Whitter is another industrial profession that fortunately not only spoken but also worked with, and from him I have gained knowledge that has changed my views on certain aspects in the film industry.Winstan specialises in Director of Photography and had a passion for skateboarding as a teenager, which is awesome. Winstan then begun filming him and his friends skateboarding and him instantly fell in love with filming. He began shooting for skateboard companies. He then was a camera grip and worked as a key grip for more than fifty short films. Winstan worked alongside DoP’s such as Joe Dyer and Brian Tufano which helped him established his skill in this department and this lead him to become a cinematographer of his own. He filmed music videos, documentaries, commercials and the well-known TV show An Idiot Abroad

Eelyn Lee as an outstanding CV, such as being an award winning artist filmmaker. Her incredible work was showcased in many cities such as Toronto and Paris. Eelyn Lee chose to work within the moving image after graduating in fine art.She worked in different TV platforms such as video installation and online. Eelyn then created her own production company in 2004 with the company name being her own name Eelyn Lee productions. She worked alongside youth for over a decade. Her work included creating a film portrait called beneath the hood and short film Life and Deaf which received Ritter sport film prize in 2012. This film was also selected for the Berlin film festival for the sixth ZEBRA poetry. Eelyn then made a film in 2014 Monster which was nominated for the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica short film festival.

PART 2: Summary
Here I will speak about my future plans for progression route. So when this course does eventually come to an end I would like complete my college studies and then take a gap year doing work experience or apprenticeship. From this I hope to discover myself as I passionate about editing, filming and motion graphics and during that gap year I would like establish my skills in those areas. I would also like to showcase my skills through my YouTube which is currently growing.

Once that gap year comes to an end, I would like to look at my options and take the one best suitable to me and that could further my understanding in videography. University is another option which I would like to pursue and from that I would like to study a course that relate to what I’m passionate about. I also hope to make contact links so exploring the industry is something required of me.

Blog 6- Effective Working Relationships

Part 1

In order for a film to be  made successfully the members of crew need to establish a good relationship with each other to avoid wasting time and slow down production. In order to do this these key concepts need to be discussed.

Timekeeping

This is important in making effective working relationships as time is very crucial in making a film and allows you to stay  on schedule. Effective communication skills can also stop confusion and allow work to continue quickly.

Reliability

This is important as working with a crew everyone will be assigned a position and will have to do pre production work and ideas . Therefore if one person hasn’t done their work this again could lead to delay in production and effect the whole process of making a film.

Safe working

Working dangerously could lead to accidents which ultimately could slow down production. Therfore members of crew should act responsibly for example with props or lighting.

Personal Initiative

Working on a film can be stressful and very time consuming therefore you should remain positive and determined to create the best piece of work possible. Staying positive will influence others and overall make the whole experience more fun. Also using your initiative may lead to production being quicker such as buying spare props, carrying tape, a spare camera .

Joint thinking and collaborating with colleagues

This allows for production to run faster as everyone will be on the same page but will also allow for others to voice their opinions and come up with ways that could over impact the film. This could be seen for example with the relation between the director and cameraman.

Part 2

Wed 25th Nov    -Role allocated and directors presented their initial ideas We then discussed as a group our thoughts and how we could achieve the desired tone of the film. For example I was the art director and spoke with the director that the opening scene should be in Juliet’s room which would have graffiti wallpaper.

28th Dec- Pre Production stage- Casting call, development of design and sound research and the beginning of the storyboards in which the director an director of photography spoke about what angles and lighting should be used.

Wed 2nd Dec- Pre Production Session: Directors presented final artistic vision using pecha kucha. Directors then discussed with the location manager which locations could be used.

Sat Dec 5th- Casting was done where the Casting director and director saw the actors audition and decide who would be chosen for the films.

6th Jan- Pre Production session- Storyboards, call sheets and shooting schedules ere completed and discussed by the directors, location managers , assistant directors and producers. As the art director I was then told by the producer to contact the actors for their costume sizes.

Sat 16th Jan- Mindless Beauty shoot- Everyone needed was on time however due to a slow start we ran over schedule however we were able to film all the footage. I used my initiative to set the other scene up and bring the props to make production faster.

Sun 17rhh Jan- Let the Clock Chime On shoot- Not everyone arrived so we had extra jobs. This seemed like a problem at first , however due to good communication between the director and crew we were able to stick to schedule. Me and other assistants were able to blow up balloons and set up while filming took place at another location. The assistant director kept on time management and helped us on knowing how long we had to film each scene.

24th Jan- Production Evaluation/ Assembly edit.

30th/ 31st Jan- Final cut, the director and editor collaborated on what music, sound and scenes o include.

While co-writing the script for the Let the Clock Chime On , I made sure that my communication skills were good and made my ideas clear to understand. This was to prevent wasting time and to make the script effective. When facing a problem me and the other script writer used our intuitive to come up with the best ways to tell the story without lines but rather visual shortcut s for example the mother and daughter both wearing both wearing blue to show that their related

Peer Assessment

I was told that I was easy to work with due to being reliable with getting the costumes, props and contacting the actors when I was he art director. In terms of being a scriptwriter I was told that I had a good intuitive of wanting to work together and put both mine and the other scriptwriters ideas together. When working on set my communication skills were good as I was able to instruct the assistants on what props were needed for each scene and where which allowed for time to run more smoothly.

As a writer I was told that I was hard working hard , reliable and showed great capacity in collaborating with my co-writer in some challenging situations. I followed instruction well whilst using my initiative and creativity to bring my  own personality and ideas to the project.

As an Art Director I worked very hard and took my job seriously. I collaborated well with your director as the results of the look of the film are true to her original vision.

Overall I was good team-player who is reliable and hard working.

Link to peer-to-peer audio evaluation

https://soundcloud.com./user-110448871/shakira

Blog 3:Roles and Responsibilities

There are Variety of roles in a film crew to accomplish an aspect in the film production, this could be post-production or pre-production.

Producer: A producer’s role consist of supervising and controlling for example appointing key individual and arranging for distribution. The producer is pivotal to the production as they are involved throughout all the stages of the production.

Director: A Director is usually in charge of the creating aspect of production. Their job consist of being creative and this could be controlling the content and the flow of the narrative, directing the  actors performance, selecting specific location in where the film will be shot, as well as managing the technical details such as the camera movements and positioning also the lighting.

Script Supervisor:  Their script supervisor’s job consist of making sure that there is continuity within the script, and ensuring the actors correctly reciting the script as planned.

Editor: The role is to edit scenes together and create a narrative out of the editing. They do not dub in any of the sound or add any special effects. They use editing software’s such as Final Cut Pro, After Effect Avid and many more.

Sound recorder:  Their job role involves recording all the sounds during filming. The use equipment’s such as microphones, PCM recorder and operation of sound recording device

First Assistance Director (1st AD): Their Job involves assisting the director and the production manager. They supervise the everyday management of the crew scheduling and the cast, equipment, set and script. The make sure the filming is accomplished in the according schedule.

During the film challenge I took the role of a camera operator and acting. It went quite well, considering I had a minimal experience with cameras. I thought we was under pressure due to lack of origination which led us to rushing the filming and taking more than the time given to us.

Before we began to shoot the scenes from Romeo and Juliet, we had to create a storyboard. We recreated Romeo Juliet and this wasn’t as hard at first as we had an idea of what the recreated scenes would appear like. However, as we was unorganised, and this made it difficult for us to film and was became time consuming.  We didn’t quite know our roles and the ones that did struggled to adapt to them.

Next time I believe we need to be organised and know our roles before the we begin filming and this will make it much easier for us.

Blog 6: Effective Working Relationships

PART 1

Since people who usually work in film are extremely passionate about it, it is important to make sure no one is made to feel upset while working together.  Here are some ways we can make working relationships healthy.

• Be open minded and try to understand others ideas
• Respect each others roles in the production
• Learn to manage own stress and not lash out onto others
• Communicate with others
• Compromise
• Support each others work
• Be discrete about shortcomings from other team members
• Be flexible with timings as during the shoot, things can go over
• Be able to manage time for your specific job so others don’t stay waiting
• Keep safe on set and use initiative to do so

 

PART 2

I was working on the set of ‘Let The Clock Chime On’. Our group worked together very well as we all understood our roles as well as enjoying the company of each other. Here are some of the highlights.

25th Nov: 

• Roles were allocated to everybody.
• I was picked to be the Casting Director and the Assistant Art Director.
• Read through of scripts.
• Directors initial ideas discussed.

28th Nov:

• Discussing ideas with the director and art director.
• Understanding the script

2nd Dec:

• Made lists of costumes and props that were required for filming.
• Artistic video of director was pitched and discussed.
• Meeting with director to understand what was needed first.

5th Dec:

• Casting was complete
• Character Dave was turned into Davina
• Thea Balich, Liz Stevens & Saris Addison were our fabulous chosen actresses.

December meetings:

• Various meetings were held in small groups so everyone knew what they were doing.
• Everyone was kept updated
• Discussions os music and props
• Finalising make up looks

6th Jan: 

• Final preparations for the shoot
• Making checklists and organising everything for the shoot
• Despite our director being absent we all worked very hard to make sure everything was exactly how she wanted it to be.

17th Jan:

• Shooting for the film
• Running around the Barbican to get someone to set up a bar in the film we were shooting in
• Went to different locations to film
• Trying to make the actresses compromise with me about the make and hair as she did not want to understand the concept behind the looks I had chosen.

24th Jan:

• Editors did their first cut and sent it to everyone for initial thoughts.
• Peer assessments

30th/31st Jan:

• Crew screening of the final cut of the films
• Exchanging thoughts
• Reflecting on the process
• Eating pizza