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Production

Production

The Shoot:

Day 1 - 25th November - Today I began my shoot towards the practical element of CoP3. Unfortunately only 2 out of the 4 actors could make it to the shoot today. Instead of shooting the establishing shots of the house and the contestants entering, I decided to adapt what we were shooting to the actors I had. I conducting interviews of the house mates and what they thought about the other house mates, in order to place these audio bytes over plate shots of different characters in the house. Creating drama on the image track without actual confrontation. Imogen playing Kendall and Anthony playing Giles were both very helpful and fluent to work with with. Although I only captured a handful of shots, today felt like a a smooth start as i felt reassured seeing the production come together.

 Day 2 - 28th November - Today only 3 out of the 4 actors could make it to the shoot, which gave me a lot more options that that previous day. I started out by shooting introductions for the male characters, unfortunately no girls live in my house and i wanted to create a realistic atmosphere for the introduction. So I shot a scene in the kitchen with Imogen, of a small disagreement between her character and Anthony's character. Imogen's character Kendall confronted Anthony's character Giles on him using the last of her washing up tablets. I asked the actors to hold a long pause before Giles answered, where an audiobyte will be inserted. After this pause Imogen reveals that it is in fact okay for Giles to use the tablets voiding all drama between the two. This scene portrayed in different lights will be explained in the final piece. Unfortunately as you can see on the top left of this paragraph the shot is too dark. My kitchen light wasn't efficient enough, I will have to take the shoot again either using a higher ISO, renting lights or on a clear day - so that the sign may illuminate the kitchen.

Imogen then had to leave for University so I began to shoot the boys and their time spent together. We started off by filming introductions that went well, apart from Anthony's characters introduction that will need to be shot again due to the lack of light. I then recorded a few scenes of the two spending time with each other around the house, playing video games and commenting on other house mates. I then took the two to Burley Park, where I captured establishing shots of the location and plate shots for audiobytes to be inserted over.

Day 3 3rd December -

Over the xmas period production has grounded to a halt, gewetting together all four actors has proved a challenge. Due to their work in and out of University and the impending January exams, it has proved a challenge to get all cast and crew available for one date. With the final weeks drawing in on CoP3 the final production date has been set for monday the 13th of January.


Shots that still need to be filmed:
Monday 13th:

Morning 9.30 - (Sophie and Imo)

• Leeds University establishing shots
  University and Union establishing shots, girls entering into the union.

• Girls walking into students union for the first time. Kendal and Edie both look around in amazement at the sheer size of the university union.
  Kendal: 'Look at this place! Its amazing!'
  Edie: ' Leeds University has one of the biggest unions in the UK'
  Kendal: 'Ahhh, i'm so excited! Lets go on an adventure?'
  Edie: 'Of Course!'

• Nail Salon scene - Tracking shot behind the two girls as they enter the salon, panning up to the sign for establishment.
  Cut to Edie and Kendal both having their nails done, whilst discuss superficial and trivial matters.
  Edie: 'I can't stand listening to Freddie's music through these thin walls, its so relentless, from the dead of night, to the early hours of the morning. Ahhh it's driving me crazy!'
  Kendal: 'Its like the boys don't understand basic manners. Or living conditions for that matter... I mean have you been in Freddies room?
  Edie: 'Eurghh! I know! Mouldy plates on the floor, he lives like an animal. How anyone can live like that is beyond me.'

Mid-day - (All cast)

• Kendal smashes a plate in the kitchen, at the height of her tether.

• Kendal confesses in an interview her disgust of living in the house stating that -
  Kendal: 'I can't take it anymore! I can't live with these people!'

• Outside the house shots, several plate and establishing shots of the cast ready to move in. Suitcases in hand ready to move in to the house.
  Point of view, tracking shot leading up to the door - slamming the door as the camera halt before the doorstep.
  Mid-close up of all cast.

• Ant bad joke
• Reaction plate shots - emphasising the discomfort of Giles awkward joke.
  Mouths wide open, shocked, awkward silence 

• 'What you like about the house' scene - All four house member describe briefly what they like about the house. Positive atmosphere as the house mates reminisce the highlights of their first term at University.
  Freddie: 'I couldn't have asked for better house mates this year, you guys have been amazing!'
  Edie: 'Awww Freddie! That makes up for every time you've woken me up with your music'
  Freddie: 'What can I say, I just love to get my groove on.'
  Kendal: 'Seriously though, i'm going to miss you all so much. This term has gone so fast I cannot believe is Christmas in a couple of weeks.
  Giles: 'This year has gone far too fast, 

• Hungover film - Wide shot of all the characters, slumped on the sofa, passed out whilst watching a film.

• Morning after - establishing mess shots. Panning shots of the table, bottles, cans, ash trays. Emphasising the contrast between the blur of the night and the now prominent hangover. 

• Hungover the next day. Giles and Freddie playXbox in the living room, discussing the events of the previous night, deliberating the drunken state that the girls were in.
  Freddie: 'Kendal last night was sloshed mate, i've never seen some loose all bodily function like that...
  Giles: 'So was Edie, they were both hammered! I walked in on her being sick in the bathroom this morning, she makes the strangest noises when gagging.'
  Freddie: 'No way ahahaha!! Mate last night was classic, how did we even get home?'

• Brudenell pub character plate shots. Mid shot of all the cast from the head of the table point of view. Character plate shots, Freddie and Edie Mid-Close up. Giles and Kendal Mid-Close up. Character relation plate shots.
  Cast reminisce drunken escapades. Giles falling over whilst drunk, cutting himself. 

Night scenes 8pm (All cast)

• Dinner together - Same mid-shot as the pub scene. All cast remain silent as they all tuck into their dinner.

• Pre-drinks - big first night out. Establishing shots of the room, the crowd at the party. Relationship plate shots between characters.
  Things get a little embarrassing as the girls drink too much.
  Escalating through several different stages of drunk girls.
  - Overly chatty
  - Downing their drinks
  - 'Wooo' stage
  - Loosing bodily function

• Royal Park - kebab, drunken mess. All the cast walking home from a night out sloppy, out of control, singing walking down the street.

• Walking together all four characters - friends. Walking to University in the morning displaying the positive relationship between the housemates.

VFX shots

VFX shots:
Count down clock - in order to display that the production is a pilot.

- Colour bars, tone.

- Slate.

- 2 second black.

- Broadcast safe colours.

TV noise / Static between the two halves of the production, emphasising a broadcast presence, that this is not, just a moving image.