Okay this blog has been quite empty. Time to fill it up. I'll just do a general outline of what we've done so far. A simple start is better than no start, yes?
Our group initially has everything all planned out, all our shots, scenes, venues, prop listand all. Really detailed planning that took our beloved producer Vanessa quite a while to work out due to all our conflicting personal schedules, but she managed it in the end - a master list that combines our shot and call list - a masterpiece that is everything-in-one. Here's a snapshot of how it turned out (this is the edited version):
We started filming on the 12th, our first scene of the Murderer's Room, but we didn't manage to get any agreeable shots. A reshoot was scheduled the next day, and we managed to finish our first two shots. Alas, when we checked the footage after, we realised that we forgot to check our camera settings, and the footage we have are all in interlace, a huge careless mistake on our part.
We planned to have our first outdoor shoot of the school's swimming pool on the 12th too, but because we had no permission from Student Services to film there, we weren't allowed to film there, and had to make do with just stunt rehearsal with the actresses. Stunt rehearsal sounds cool, but really it was just practising how does Dr Medeia drown Doris without drowning her actress.
We had our outdoor shoot yesterday at Mount Faber, with assistance from Halky Universal's Alvin and Yong Zi. We were unfamiliar with the area and the application of the actors' makeup, so we ended only starting shooting at around 12am, a whole hour behind our schedule. We turned up empty handed again, bringing with us only our heavy equipment and a little experience on how to do that shot. Other than having to stop filming when tourists arrive at the place (which took most of our time), we also forgot to include the sun in our calculations. By the time we had the venue empty enough to film, the sun is already high above our heads and glaring UV rays down at us without mercy. This scene required all of our members to be present, so we had no other choice but to leave because one of us had something on later, rescheduling a retake on another day.
The original plan on the 16th was to film Elias' rock climbing scene in the MoCap Studio, but because of some communication accidents, Elias' actor couldn't be contacted, and we had to cancel the shoot. But our time in school wasn't totally wasted. The remaining of us sat down and came up with a final plan of our shooting schedule:
It is essentially a simplified version of our latest updates, but I had it in a calendar form. It only notes the venues and the name of the scenes, but at least it is less taxing on the eyes when we are revising on when are we going to do what where, yes? Okay the schedule just reminded me that I have a very early shoot tomorrow (or should I say later today). That'll be all then.
Signing off,
Yuanting.
