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Welcome back to a new spring term and to a wonderful new module – Professional Studies! As the aim of this module is to further my...
Production Diary of a Cinematographer: The Sweeney Todd Shoot
This is the day I have been waiting (and preparing) for the entire module! Today was the day we finally filmed the Sweeney Todd...
Production Diary of a Producer: The ACTION! Shoot
Today, the long-awaited (and somewhat dreaded) day had finally come: We were filming for ACTION! While everything had gone wrong in the...
Putting up a Set: Fleet Street Coming to Life
Since our TV commercial production for Sweeney Todd came apart last Monday, we have laboured to get back on track and find an alternative...
Rules and Regulations: What to Know as a Producer for a TV Commercial
Since this is my first real job as a producer of a commercial that is supposed to be fit for broadcast, I felt that I should read up on...
What to Do When Your Projects Come Apart: Crisis Management
This week, some crazy random happenstances have occurred that threw us off our plans for both productions of Sweeney Todd and ACTION!,...
The Holy Grail of Production Management: The Call Sheet
Last year, in the module ‘Professional Studies’, we were introduced to the more relevant documentation that comes along with filmmaking....
More Equipment Research for the SR3: The Focus Ring and Focus Whip
On Thursday, and in preparation for our rather difficult shoot for ACTION!, Lynley, Nathan and I practised a couple of shots that...
Additional Location Recces: Preparing for a Worst-Case Scenario
Since the progress on our production of Sweeney Todd was rather slow due to actor’s lack of interest in the roles of Mrs. Lovett and the...
How Cinematographers Block for Filming
As I have already mentioned in my blog entry ‘Of Casting Calls and Auditions: How to Hold an Audition’, our ACTION! film-crew reverted to...
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