PMP Production Log

Pre-production paperwork:
On the 20th of March I pitched my final idea and begun to create all the necessary paper work and research to help me create my script.
I have started to create my script and have been given feedback on my first draft on which I will make the improvements that have been suggested by my peers. I have also done research on how the medical aspects of the script would effect each character physically and mentally.
In the weeks leading up to my first shoot on the 16th of May I have created all the required paperwork such as risk assessments, shot lists and release forms. The evidence for this


1st shoot: 16/05/17
Today's shoot went very well. We began make up at 6:30pm and began filming at around 8pm. We filmed until 11pm and looking at the footage we shot some great stuff. The lighting was perfect and everyone conducted their roles excellently.


18/05/17
One of my main cast members has dislocated his knee cap. He is in a leg cast in will be unable to shoot the rest of the film. This means I will have to recast and reshoot what I have already filmed with a new cast member unless he some how makes a miraculous recovery before next Tuesday...
I have managed to recast and reschedule so everything is back on track although filming will be finished later than initially intended. I have re-done all of my pre-production to match the new schedule and cast. I sure hope nothing changes again that requires me to create a brand new batch of paperwork.
23/05/17
Good news! (kind of) My previous cast member has made a miraculous recovery and is now able to walk around without his splint on. This means that we don't have to re-shoot tonight and can continue with the original cast. However this does mean that all the paperwork I re-did is now redundant and I will have to create more to match the slightly altered schedule. I sure do love paperwork.
24/05/17
Today I began to edit the scenes that I have so far. It is starting to come together very well and I am very happy with the overall look and how everything is fitting together.

2nd shoot: 29/05/17
The shoot did not start well at all. My actors were instructed to arrive at college at 9am so that we could be on set for 9:30. Unfortunately one of my actors slept through his alarm and did not show up to college at all. My makeup artist had forgotten the fake blood from college and there was no way for us get in due to it being bank holiday Monday. She had to buy supplies from a shop in order to make fake blood meaning that she didn't get to college until around 9:40.
We arrived on set at 10am 30 minutes behind schedule and then had to wait a further 20 minutes for make up to be completed. We began as soon as we could and got 3 scenes completed whilst waiting for my 3rd cast member to arrive. I had to send a member of our crew to collect him as he didn't have away to get to the location. He arrived on set at 12am and began to get his make up done. because of his lateness we lost 2 hours of filming time and were unable to film everything that was necessary. Thankfully all the footage that we did manage to get looked very good and was captured at high standard to match the scene that we had previously filmed. I will have to find a new day to film the scenes that we missed out of which there was 3 in total.

3rd shoot: 04/06/17
This shoot went much more smoothly and we managed to get exactly what we needed at a much faster pace. I am now back on track and ready to film the last 2 scenes necessary to complete the filming process.
4th shoot: 09/06/17
This shoot was also very successful we managed to film everything else that we needed and that wrapped up filming for roads.

Editing
Editing has been going very well. All aspects of my film seem to be slotting together very well. I am very positive about the final product and can't wait to see how turns out.
Whilst editing today I have discovered that some vital pieces of my footage have gone missing this presents me with a huge problem as we have to figure out how we can work around this in the best way possible. I have tried everything to try and retrieve my missing footage but there is absolutely no trace of it to be found. I am now working on rewriting my script to try my best and patch up everything that we have and see what I would need to make the film whole.
After I had re-filmed the editing went very smoothly and I was able to complete my film in time.