P1. Production meeting - 13th Jan

Present: Me

I thought about camera angles and how to make the shoots more handheld and like they are in the Blaire witch project. I thought the main character Jay could have his own camera somehow but still have a camera shooting them in the view of the creature.

I also thought about the red eye effects. I thought that we could have a shadow of a person with bright red eyes. The red eyes would be glowing like the character Jay. I thought we could do it like this because the creature/person could be the evil version of Jay. I thought this because after seeing them Jay finds his power and it would give the script more sense.

P1. How to make night effect on premiere

                                                             My attempt

I think that doing the effect this way makes the clip look more like it's been shoot in the night then the effect we used on our animatic. The clip used was one of the best we taken however it had some problems. Next time we film this scene the camera would have to be further back so it does't crop one of the actors heads out of the frame. To make sure theres no cars or houses in the background we have moved where the scene will be shoot. 

P1. Production meeting - Full length photos

Present: Me,Charlotte and Amber

- Charlotte will bring own clothing

- I will contact male character (Adam who plays Jay) to get him to bring clothing and to organise meet up for shoot (10th Jan) 

- Charlottes photo will be taken during first lesson

- Adam's photo will be taken during Break/lunch time 

- Third actor is still unknown. We will try and contact drama teacher tonight (9th Jan) however photo will be taken at a later time. 

P1. Health and safety table

P1. Contingency plan

Nuisances 

Stay serious - Don't laugh, practise 
Bikes in the background - Ask college to ask students to be moved/not put there on filming days
Amber away for a week - Work out how to film without her
Demond eyes - Photoshop someones eyes
People being ill - Work out how to do it without them, work on paper work etc instead of filming

Minor problems 

Inputting effects - Watch tutorials, practise 
Using premiere - Practise 
Climbing of tree - Learn a effect, use a safety mat
Night effect - Find a effect to use, try to film in dark lighting 

Major problems 

Needing another actor - Ask drama students 
Possible weather changes - Check weather forecast 
Time scale of people available - Compare timetables 
Learning the script - Give script in advance, Do run throughs 

P1. Casting notes

Alisha

For Alisha we need someone who is the average teenage girl who obsesses about her looks and who is stubborn and short tempered but also comes across as a friendly, outgoing person. 

Actress chosen: Charlotte Fleming

Charlotte would fit this role because she can act short tempered very well and has the right looks and personality. 

Jay

For Jay we need an average teenage boy who doesn't care about his looks and someone who can be loud and silly. 

Actor chosen: Adam Duffield

Adam would fit the role because he can act really well and has the right look. He also is confident and can be silly. 

Blake

For Blake we need an average teenage boy who can be rude and aggressive but also can be a wimp. 

Actor chosen: 

We have 3 potential actors to play this role. We will be holding auditions to see who will be best for the role. We have chosen these 3 people because they fit the roles looks and they do drama.

P1. Production meeting - 1st Jan 2014

Present
Me,Charlotte and Amber

Schedule - Ours and actors
We first compared our timetables. We have the same timetable apart from Charlotte's photography (Tue - 10:50 to 12:20, Thur - 9:00 to 10:30 and Fri - 1:05 to 2:35) 
We have asked one actor their schedule however we still need to find another male character. We planned to film on Thursday's and Fridays depending on actors schedule.

Location/Effects/Props
Filming would be best last lessons for lighting. Another thing we could do is see if the camera has a black and white setting to help create the night feel we need. We have sorted out the props. Coke cans - collected by Amber and Charlotte. Sticks we can easily find in the woods on the days of filming. One problem we have is the bikes in the way. Some things we could do is ask the college to ask people not to put their bikes there or move them out of shot. Make up is an easy thing to sort. Only the female character, played by Charlotte needs make up. She can do it herself and use hair chalks for her hair (Supplied by me). The male characters can wear their own clothing.

Discrete rules
Camera/Lighting - Me
Vfx/acting - Charlotte 
Audio/director - Amber 

Permission forms needed for all actors 

Our schedule so far