How are production day went - Day 1

I started our filming in the beginning of January. I spent a day shooting the shots 4 to 14. I managed to get the shots completed that I intended to however we struggled to get some of the close ups as I found the stand was stiff to move and it jolted the camera around. Also I struggled with lighting as the room only had regular spot lights that I was able to turn however I struggled to get the balance of to bright or to dark in the corner where the actress was sat. When I conduct our next day of shooting one thing I will ensure is that I have appropriate lighting and that I do not have to many time constraints so we can reshoot things if they need doing with out having to rush as this could affect the final product.

Role definitions

Producer:
A film producer or movie producer is someone who creates the scenes and conditions for making movies.

Director:
The person who directs the making of a film.

Planning - Times and dates

Production day 1:
Beginning of January in the school holidays, Mid-morning until approximately 4 o'clock.

Production day 2:

Monday 14th February, in lesson time, between 9 and 12 o'clock.

Production day 3:

Sunday 27th February, from 3 o'clock until 7 o'clock.

Planning - sound

Narration (voice over):
Through out are opening we will be having the actress provide a narration to update the audience with what has happened so far in the girls life and the recent news.

Music:
We will have quiet music accompanying the film and narration. The music will be slow and emotional to emphasise the pain that the main character is feeling.

Planning - List of equiptment

• Camera
• Tripod
• Mains adapter - for camera
• Tape - for camera
• Props - Folder, Letter, Teddy, Photos

Planning - costume

The character will wear rather simple clothes as I just want her to look like a normal teenage girl, this will help our audience to relate to her. The actress will be wearing a pink hoody and jeans, as both of these items are what a typical teenage girl will wear. As the film continues the girls style will change as she matures and her situation changes.

My chosen location

I decided to go for the third option, which was the smaller pink bedroom. I decided to go for this room because it is representative of the age group that I hope to appeal to. The colour also shows how are character is immature and is still young for her age. I will be able to film in the room despite the size because I have found a way of getting are long shots from out side of the door looking into the room. I will be able to get our shots of the distance out of the window as the room is based in a countryside location.

Potential locations

I want a bedroom setting for the shots for the opening. I decided I want a bedroom for the setting as teenagers stereotypically spend a lot of time "locked" away in their bedrooms. I also want a house which is in the countryside so when I have the shot of the character looking out the window, there is a distance between her and and the outside world. This will signify the distance she feels since she found out she was adopted.

I considered three possible locations:

This first room was a potential location as it is a teenage girls bedroom. Also it is in a countryside location which is distant from other houses. However I decided to not go for this room as it has a mature feel and I want to display our girl as rather immature and naive.

I also look at this room as a posible location before I decided to change my plan. I thought this could be a posible location as it has a family environment and it also based in the countryside But with our change in direction we opted not to use this location as it no longer fitted our brief.

The final room I consiered had the younger feel however it would still be appropriate for a 16 year old girl. It also gave us a distant view out of the window. However I did find the room did not give us a huge amount of space so we may struggle when trying to shoot our film.

Plan for production

I are planning to shoot our film in three sections. I have decided to do this as it is most convenient for myself because I have to fit filming around work and other commitments.



Day 1:

I plan to get all of the shots with Olivia's character, to do this I need to organise getting the main character to my house as this is where I will be filming. I also need to ensure I have the props ready and also that it is not raining outside or that it is to sunny as we will have to postpone our shoot till another day.



Day 2:

I will be doing this shoot in school as it I will have some lesson time we can put aside. On this day I hope to get the shot of the falling pictures which will be the first thing our audience sees. On this day I will have to organise finding a suitable place to do the filming I will also have to find a suitable background which the pictures can drop on to.



Day 3:

In this shoot I will be using a digital camera to take still pictures, to create the feel that flowers are growing. This will be one of the most challenging and time consuming shoots as i am not overly artistic and it will probably take a few attempts.

Potential actors

In the opening of our film I one need one actor this is to play the role of our main character Olivia. I thought about different people who could play the role. For all of the potential actresses I had to review how suitable they would be to play the character.

I shortlisted the potential actresses so we had two to choose from.

1) Billie: Pros - Available for the dates I needed her, good acting skills.

Cons - Looks young, lacks experience.

2) Rhiannon: Pros - Suitable age, has some experience, good skills

Cons - Restricted for dates and times, is needed to do other jobs on the filming days.

I decided to use Rhiannon because she looks a suitable age for our character also she has more acting experience however we may struggle to complete all of the jobs required when filming. Overall i believe we have made the best choice and that I can ensure the extra work is done.