Research and Planning 10: Reflections so far/looking ahead

I am very satisfied with the amount of work we have been able to complete so far. Everyone in the group has taken an active role in the project and we have all made valuable contributions whether it be in our own research or our work as a group. Our research has been very thorough as we have a number of different sources to reference our ideas.

One issue we have had so far is securing our location for the shoot, as we have planned to use the school's studio for our opening sequence. The problem with this is that we will only have access to this studio on a limited number of days. Furthermore, these days have to be agreeable with our actors, which makes finding the appropriate time for our shoot somewhat difficult.

As we progress with our project, we hope to produce a storyboard, animatic, shoot-board and rough edits of our sequence. We strongly believe that these materials will help us shape the image of our film and benefit the project when we reach the shooting and editing phases. We aim to continue with our group meetings in order to produce a high quality piece of work that we are all happy with, but I also plan to step up the amount of time I contribute to the project as an individual. This is because I want a truly exceptional opening sequence which I can use to learn more about film production.