Week 1-2

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My first week beginning on March 8th, this will be my diary to record what happens each week as I progress throughout the project. During week 1&2 I have been mainly researching, it has consisted of myself researching about different movies, short films, and trailers. I have also begun to start planning how I would make my short film. I now understand it is not going to be as simple as I thought as there is going to be a lot of planning and coherent time management required. However, I believe I will be able to get it done within the time frame.

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Week 3-4

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During weeks 3&4 I have started planning for my short film, I have contacted my local police with a notice to film as I would like to use an RIF (Realistic Imitation Firearms) this was also a huge step forward for me as it will determine weather or not I can legally film with the use of a prop gun. I have also manged to get my hands on a really useful book which explains how to make a short film it has everything I could possibly need help on so I will refer to the book if I ever need any guidance or help.

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Week 5-6

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Weeks 5-6 have consisted of myself writing a plot and doing a script for my film. I began with the plot to gather an understanding of how my film will plan out. From here I then was able to reference parts within my plot to my script and it really helped me structure the script. Towards the end of week 6 I did do some film sampling with my brother to see if my idea in my head was possible.

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Week 7-8

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The begging of week 7 began with me editing the film samples with my brother. I am really glad I did do some sampling as when I tried to remove the green from my brothers green suit it was removing other parts of the forest which was green! I completely forgot the forest was green, so to work my way around this I ordered a blue suit from amazon this this I hope should now work.  During week 8 I have started to try and film however it has been raining everyday so far so I have been asking to do other photoshoots for my friends while I wait as there’s not a lot I can do, However I still want to add to my portfolio.

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Week 9-10

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I have now concluded that I will not be able to film the whole film within the time schedule I have set. Unfortunately, the weather has been dreadful making it impossible to physically get all the clips I require. I have now made the decision to do a movie trailer as there are a few good days coming up soon. On the weekend I went out with my dad to try and get as many clips as I could. Because I am now doing a trailer, I realise I will not need to do any audio recordings now as well. Week 10 began with me having a nice number of clips ready.  I still wanted some diversity though so as week 10 was ending (the weekend) I went out to scout for some locations with my mate matt. We succeeded in finding a really nice, abandoned lab to film at. This is where I will begin to film at during the start of week 11.

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Week 11-12

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Week 11 (Monday) consisted of me and some of my mates travelling back down to Cinderford to film some scenes and take some photos for my movie posters. I was able to nail the shots as well as getting the poster photos I wanted. The rest of the week then was editing (lots of it!!) Countless no sleep nights was in place, I spent pretty much all day everyday editing the trailer and photos for the poster. This was till the Sunday night of week 11. Week 12 then began and mainly was making sure I had everything in place and ready to be submitted this was mainly paperwork. The night before the project is due (tonight May 26th) I went out to do a photoshoot with some smoke bombs that had finally arrived. So, I have now edited those photos and placed them on a separate web page.

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End of diary