MAJOR PROJECT: Production/Shoot Day 3

On Sunday we had our third and final day of production for the film. As the first 2 shoot days went relatively well despite some weather issues, I felt confident going into the last day knowing what to expect. I also felt like the team seemed to have bonded over the first weekend and so I felt at ease going into the final day knowing that everyone would already know each other and be comfortable with their roles.

Like the first weekend, the first job I did was to stock the kitchen/fridge with all of the food and organise it all in its place so that the space would be kept in order. Again, we had the morning scheduled for the set dressing therefore all of the crew were in to assist with this. Everything in the office had to be put up again including the posters (all in the same places for continuity), as well as the black card on the windows and all of the cardboard boxes which needed to be placed in the same place.

Crew & Cast

Craig and Nik had an earlier call time than Sophie of 1:30pm. This was decided so that we could film the office scenes with Nik and Craig first and Sophie would join later at 4.00pm. I felt that the set up process with the equipment was much more efficient than on the previous weekend, as the crew knew the space and knew where the lighting was going. I think that this scene was a good scene to start with also as it was very energetic and comedic, which lifted the morale and team spirit. For these scenes, Gavin was the Soun
d/Boom Operator as Jack couldn't be there during the morning. However, he felt more than comfortable with the role after I briefed him and captured some really good, clear sound which matched the sound we already had.

Sophie (Scene 8)

After the office scenes with Sophie, we had dinner which I allowed an hour and a half for to ensure that it would be pitch black outside for the exterior scenes. From 7pm onwards we had to film scenes 12, 3, 4, 10, 1 and pick ups for scene 2. We had a lot scheduled in a short space of time because of the weather issues the previous weekend. However, most of the scenes were only a couple of shots long which meant that we were able to shoot them in good timing. I made sure I was strict with the time allowed for each scene as I didn't want to overrun as several of the actors and crew members had a long drive home.

Craig and George (Scene 12)

The final scene with Craig was the most time consuming as we needed to capture the apples falling from the box. Although, the reset for this shot was lengthy, we had 2 cameras filming at the same time which meant that we were getting double coverage for each shot. We wrapped the shoot just after 10pm and to schedule which I was pleased about. Again, all
of the crew members stayed for the clear up which meant that we were able to de-rig and take the set dressing down within an hour or so.
Overall, I was very pleased with how the final shoot day went, and although we had a lot to fit in to the schedule, I ensured that I was strict with the time management to be able to stick to the schedule. In terms of my role as the Producer, I felt the most relaxed, as all of the contributors knew by this point what the job in hand was and didn't need so much leadership from me.