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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...


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...


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...


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...


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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