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Week Two
On the first day of the second week of production we filmed scenes 11 and 17 in the activity space. Once again I consulted with Thomas in the beginning to see how many shots were needed to make sure I stuck to schedule and we finished everything in the 3 and a half hours we had. Apart from a few people walking in every once in a while, we had people on standby for crowd control and had everything filmed in plenty of time.
On the Tuesday the meeting rooms were filmed and as they were small a skeleton crew was used with Jess as AD so I was not needed this day. On The Wednesday morning we filmed the lunch scene in the Botamist. This was a stressful shoot as we only had around 2 and a half hours to film everything we needed to. We also had to make sure all the food continuity was the same between takes which was time consuming. The biggest issue we had however was the noise in the location. As we were filming before opening time as to not disrupt any customers, the staff were setting up for the day ahead which of course we could not tell them to stop doing or do any quieter, so we had to try and work around it.I tried to hold for sound as much as I possibly could yet I also had to be very strict with just going for a take and also moving on from a shot even if the sound was not great in it. We managed to get a few takes for each shot in the time we had and wrapped with enough time to pack everything down before the place opened. In the afternoon we filmed the scene in Mark's bedroom. As this was filmed in my bedroom I made sure it was tidy and set out so there would be enough room for the skeleton crew and cast. I also rearranged the posters by my bed so the ones more suited to marks character would be in the scene, these being a shark poster and world map. As there was an external actor in this scene, I made sure people were to be extra professional and we got the scene done as quickly as possible, whilst making sure the external actor was happy with the takes chosen.
On the final day of shooting, the corridor scenes were filmed so yet again it was a skeleton crew and I was not needed.

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Week One
On the first and second day of production we filmed in the activity space in the student union. On the Monday we filmed scenes 5 and 6. This was my first day as assistant director so I was new to everything however I made sure there was quiet on set before every take and the camera and sound were sorted and rolling before action was called. I also made sure to check with Tomas and the camera team how many shots we had left throughout the day to make sure we were on schedule. I made sure to say when we were spending too much time on a shot and to move on. On the Tuesday we filmed scenes 7 and 8. We actually finished these scenes with time to spare so we filmed a scene we were originally going to do on the Thursday this day also. I again made sure everyone stayed focused and were quiet before each take and made sure we did not run out of time to do all the shots. I was also more assertive compared to the Monday and asked for the crew to ask me any questions they had and come to me with problems instead of going to Thomas.
On the Wednesday we filmed the reception and waiting room scene in Newton building. As soon as I arrived I double checked with Thomas exactly how many shots we had to film so I could work out timings. This was a particularly difficult filming day as as well as having only 2 and a half hours to film everything, there was a lot of noise issues. We constantly had people trying to walk through the space and there were also builders outside. I had to be more stern with moving on from a shot, even if their were sound interruptions. I tried to make sure we had enough takes we could cut between for each shot before moving on however once or twice I had to put my foot down and tell Tomas to move on, despite not having a shot he was happy with. I also had to tell everyone to keep the noise to a minimum and to keep the focus a few times, as there were people working very nearby. Although the sound could have been better we managed to get all the shots done with coverage for both scenes.
Due to the fact we did the scene we were originally doing on the Thursday on Tuesday, we simply did pickups of the scenes we did on the Monday on Thursday, as Thomas was not happy with the footage when reviewing it with Ross. We had the activity space for 5 hours so we had plenty of time to do these shots however I still made sure everyone stayed focused and we got all the shots done on time. I was not needed on the Friday as we only needed a skeleton crew, so Dan and I agreed for Jess to go as she organised the locations so she would have to talk to the owners and she would act as assistant director for that day.

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Week one

On the first day of pre-production, I met up with the producer, director and locations manager before everyone else arrived to discuss what we would all be doing in the production and I confirmed with Daniel exactly what he wanted my role to be. When everybody else arrived, we went through what everybody's role was and did a full read-through of the script. After this I discussed with the Thomas and Jess the locations needed and kind of style Thomas wanted, and then left to search for locations with Jess. We went to many locations and enquired about filming in them in all of them. We also took pictures of them to show Thomas and Daniel to make sure they were happy with the locations before we fully organised them. By the end of the day, we had secured the activity space in the student union for the main location (interview room- 6 scenes). We also had information about filming in the library for the meeting room, Newton building for the waiting room/reception, the picnic benches in peel park for the lunch scene, peel building corridors and information about filming in John Lester for a backup waiting room. Furthermore, I suggested my room to use for Mark's bedroom as it is a large room with a good layout to have plenty of room for all the crew and equipment. We had decided by the end of the day all the locations we found would be good for what we needed apart from the corridors and John Lester, therefore Jess emailed these places to organise this.                                                         On Tuesday I continued to help with locations. We went back to Newton to inquire about the space as although we had an email back it was rather confusing. We also went to peel park to get the forms we needed to film there and went to the SU to enquire about filming in the meeting rooms there as on the form for the library it stated we could not use lighting or booms, so therefore this location could not be used. As we were already using the activity space, organising using a meeting room as well was not an issue. We then went around Salford trying to find an alleyway with a door leading out on to it for the alley scene, with no luck. We also went to Salford Art Gallery to inquire about filming in there for the short scene where Pippa gets the email about the job interview. When we got back we met with Tom and Dan to discuss what we have and what still needed doing and Jess emailed the art cafe manager about filming there. When I went home I filled out a risk assessment for the picnic benches in peel park to help Dan out.
The first thing I did on Wednesday was print out the updated scripts for all the cast and crew so the actors have them ready to go for their call time. I had to put the printing cost on the budget, therefore I started the budget sheet and put it on the Google Drive, so Dan could also get access to it and continue adding to it whenever needed. In the morning Jess had a reply from Salford Art Gallery requesting £100 an hour to film in the cafe (even with the knowledge we are students). This, of course, is way out of our budget so we agreed to look for another cafe to film in when we go into Manchester to look for the alleyway. When we went into Manchester, we still were unable to find an alleyway with a door we could use leading on to it. However, when me and Jess arrived back at university we met with a peer and told her about it and she put us in touch with somebody who has a house leading out on to an alleyway we could use. When we arrived back I and Jess printed the release forms for both the meeting room and activity space in the SU and got them signed. Jess also emailed Black Milk, a cafe I suggested when in Manchester to film the Pippa scene in as it is quite an independent cafe so they may be more understanding about filming. We also discussed filming in Newton for the waiting room, as Dan had some concerns about the number of university posters and leaflets being on show. However, after a discussion and taking him and someone from the props team to see the location, we managed to agree that the problem can be avoided and so we were still able to use it as a location. We continued trying to sort corridors.                                     On the Thursday we decided to go ahead and search for an inside location for the lunch scene, as we still had not got a definitive answer from Peel Park and it also avoids the risk of having to cancel due to bad weather. We googled places with picnic benches inside and emailed around. I suggested Botamist in media city and we decided to go there in person that day to save time. We also searched for a café as we got no reply from Black Milk. I remember a peer telling me the café she filmed in for PRP let her film for free, so we also went there in person to ask about filming.
On the Friday Jess had an email back from the Botanist Manager we got the email for Thursday confirming we would be allowed to film. We also went back to the café and got them to sign a release form after they confirmed we would be able to film there. Jess continued trying to email buildings about corridors we had found when location hunting but apart from these we had every location sorted. Before I left I scanned all the forms and risk assessments to put on to the drive to help Dan. It was also decided I would be the assistant director on the shooting days, so when I went home I researched exactly what this role entailed.