MAJOR PROJECT: Rescheduling Shoot Dates/Development

Heavy Snow

This week was particularly stressful as we have encountered heavy snowfall on the days leading up to our proposed shoot this weekend. There have been several amber and red warnings across the country about the conditions which have affected many people. This posed a serious problem for our shoot as several of our cast and crew members live several miles away from the location and would need to drive in. As a team we kept an eye on the weather and any changes. As the Producer it was my responsibility to keep everyone informed. I also asked Simon for advice on the matter as I was unsure  of what to do regarding rescheduling.

With more snow scheduled over the shoot dates this weekend, we made the decision as a group to reschedule the shoot. We knew that the health risks of asking the contributors to drive several miles in wintery conditions would have been too great and there was also the risk of being snowed in at the location with such heavy snowfall on Friday. We were due to collect equipment on Thursday, of which I emailed Ferg to let him know our plans to re-shoot and book out equipment at a later date. To ensure that we would have some firm dates, I communicated with our cast and crew members over email this week to arrange a shoot for the 17th/18th and 25th March which is 2 weeks away from now. This seemed to be the best option to fit around everyone's schedule and gave us an extra full day to shoot on the following Sunday, which I think will be beneficial.

Overall, although this week has been very stressful, and the feeling of the unknown was very frustrating, I think we have made the right decision. As the Producer, I didn't want to be responsible for putting any of our contributors in danger or risk them being snowed in at the location and therefore deemed the shoot unsafe. I also think that trying to shoot the exterior scenes in the snow would have been very difficult with regards to continuity as well as health and safety and the added pressure would have shown in the film. Therefore, I think that rescheduling to the new dates I have planned will work in our favour and hopefully be much more of a success!