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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...
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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...
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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...
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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!,...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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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How to Take Care of Your Actors on Set – The Winter Edition
If you have followed my research on my role as a producer so far, you will remember that our project ACTION! will be filmed outside in...
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The Proper Procedure of Filming on 16mm: Set Etiquette in Action
In my blog entry ‘Of Clapper Boards, Set Etiquette and Syncing Sound in Avid’, I have already touched upon the proper set etiquette...
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