TB: 14/03/2012

Today we finished editing our running sequence, except for the tracking shots which we have so far been unable to do as the equipment was not available. We are planning to do this on sunday along with our interior section of the opening. We are aiming to have completed filming entirely by sunday and can focus the last week on editing.

JS: 11/3/12 Group Shoot

On this shoot, we completed the majority of the running shots, that involve our 'detective'. We used the steadicam frame as our specialist equipment that created an excellent POV shot, that connotes panic and fear. We will soon be editng this, before going on another film shoot this week. At the weekend, we will be using the track and will aim to complete all of the shots, to maximise our time editing.

Running shot featuring character 'Detective Noble'

JS: Lesson Feedback 7/3/12

Tom and I are close to completing our animatic. This will help us to envisage our shots and this will provide us with a template to work on when filming. Elliot is making progress on the soundtrack. We have collectively found some interesting non-diegetic sounds we wish to incorporate into our production; such as the siren/ drone in There Will Be Blood (Thomas-Anderson, 2006), which successfuly created an eerie atmosphere. Furthermore, we have finalised our choice on what fonts we would like to use - 'capture it' and 'rough typewriter' are the two we have chosen from 'dafont.com'. Finally, we have completed our risk assessment and call sheet for when we film this sunday afternoon.

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood' (Thomas-Anderson, 2006)

Research & Planning - interim grade

Well done - this blog is a proficient record of research and concept development, with some evidence of excellence. Your pitch was exemplary and clearly evidence of lengthy discussions as a group, with explicit references to how your research informed your concept development. You did this well verbally as well as using the prezi as a visual aid, however the blog does not have a written record of those conversations taking place - nor do you comment on each others posts.

The key research tasks are there (apart from audience research and analysis of results?), however for a high L4 you really do need to be posting more regularly, all 3 of you, using it as a detailed record of how your storyboarding process goes, organisation of shoots, reflections on technical issues, use of camera, recording sound, editing. For example, you post your technical analysis, but don't reflect and summarise findings and clearly state how this process goes on to give you ideas and inform concept development. I also need to see this as evidence during production of how each of you, as an individual, is contributing to production.

At the moment, this is evidence of a low L4 - however I would hope that you would improve on that in the next few weeks - a strong and promising concept.