Shoot Day 1
Today we shot at Glazier’s Hall for the kitchen scene. The morning of the first day of any shoot is always a nerve-wracking experience for me. All the preparation you’ve been doing is for today, and it’s only just the start! For me though, as soon as I step onto…
Continue reading...New warehouse location recce
Our fantastic Production Manager, Leia sourced a new location for us – not from any locations website, but from Gumtree! It’s actually an old converted warehouse that is built to be used for photography shoots and music videos/commercials etc. What’s great is that they haven’t yet put it on any…
Continue reading...Shoot postponed!
Today was supposed to be the first day of the shoot. But yesterday was one of those days where everything seems to fall apart at the last minute. It began with the lack of contact with our production designer who came on board last week. After the kitchen location recce…
Continue reading...Completed storyboards
I’ve finally completed the storyboards! Even though I’ve gone through in a very detailed way, I always see storyboards just a safety net as new ideas always arise on set. It’s also a good way of knowing what else you need to get, and for myself, to know if I…
Continue reading...Kitchen location recce
One of the hardest locations to find has been the kitchen. We’ve been going through countless location websites, but it’s hard to find one that’s a) big enough to shoot what I need, including space for camera and lights and b) isn’t in use. Today we went on a recce…
Continue reading...Pre-production via Skype and phone calls
This weekend I’m in Manchester for four days for my cousin’s wedding – which can be very stressful when in the middle of pre-production. We’re having to do nightly Skype calls or conference calls between myself, co-producers Sahil and Jess and production manager Neigeme. We have to have a detailed…
Continue reading...Auditions
Today we had our auditions which was set up by our amazing casting director Kharmel Cochrane. Myself and co-producer Jess were there to audition the twenty or so actors we had coming in for most of the roles. We were seeing people for the lead character, Sirhan, as well as…
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