Construction/Planning Update 3.0

Hi! I am now well into the construction stage of my opening sequence, and I have just about finished preparing for filming the main part. Setbacks I experienced recently were part-time jobs getting in the way of meeting up to finalise things, and my main candidate for an actress being super busy and dropping out last minute. Abbi and I met in lesson today and used the time to finalise a few dates where we are both free so hopefully we can use at least one of those slots to get the main body of my filming out of the way. I also noticed I needed to look for music, which I browsed for in today's lesson and decided I would film first and then see which tracks fit with the footage. I also finalised prop and costume plans. Planning how I will deliver the evaluation creatively was also something I planned today, which I will start after I've produced our final product.

Shot list

I put together a shot list from the storyboard and animatic I made a few weeks ago, and it has all of the shots I've depicted plus a few more. I'll use this list during construction on filming days, but I am not limiting myself to these shots as I may have an idea for an extra shot or two while I'm filming. Having a detailed shot list will be essential for framing the filming, so it will be very helpful to have a copy so I know exactly what we're filming.

Props and costumes list

Props:

Police investigation board
- Pictures taken from newspapers
- Newspaper clippings
- String
- Pins
- Pin board
- Photographs of actress (taken from old Facebook for authenticity)
- Post it notes
- Map of area
- Typed up witness statement

Missing persons poster - use same pictures as investigation board

Costume:

Only one character (LUCY): Ideally something floaty and dirty to show neglect and look cool when running- if can't find anything practical, plain black clothes will be good so they don't distract from the shots.

Opening Titles (credits) planning

After my visit to the BFI conference and following my research into existing film openings, I established the order in which the credits should go. At the beginning of the construction stage, I've decided which role(s) I will take: I will be Director, though I will actually be doing all of the editing, producing and writing myself! I want to make it as realistic as possible so for all other roles I will put randomly generated names in the credits. Here is a rough draft of the order of the credits and who will be credited:


Producer:                                                                 Bandoola Productions Presents
                                                                                In association with Patchwork Productions
                                                                                A film by Britney Butterfield
Lead actor:                                                              Athena Martyn
FILM TITLE:                                                          Two Million Minutes
Supporting actors:                                                   Skye Morley
                                                                                Gabriel Williams
                                                                                 Isaac Reed
                                                                                 Elizabeth Gilbert Howell
Casting director:                                                      Brett Goldstein
Music producer:                                                       Benjamin Tissot
Editor:                                                                      Jon Gregory
Photography director:                                              Chloe Alyssa
Executive producer:                                                Christopher Lee
Director:                                                                Britney Butterfield