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How I feel I took the Directing & Producing role

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How I feel I took the Directing & Producing role

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I felt, overall, considering these are roles I thought I would have never taken an interest in, I did very well. Directing was definitely my favourite role out of the two, and I felt I was really organised before shooting day and had everything prepared ready and made sure all my casting had all the information they needed before starting, I had all props needed for shooting, and that all equipment was set up ready to start on schedule, making sure i am risk assessing the area and keeping on top of making sure my area is clear of any hazards.

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I luckily found no issues with camera in the edit just except the angle of Maya's close-up shots isn't exactly how i would want it to look. The idea I had in my head of this film scene definitely came to life through the use of my actors and how I wanted their characters to be portrayed and how they are when surrounded by each other, however I feel I could have explored ways to make it seem more interesting as once I put my clips together I felt It needed something more, to create a more suspenseful feel. Maybe with the use of interesting sounds or the TV in the background becoming muffled the more you keep watching, I felt could have made this more effective. I was not happy with the sound in some of the clips and felt I could have brought the mic closer to my casts to pick up their voices better. Overall, I feel my edit can convey a suspenseful and suspicious feel to the viewers on the girls' friendships between each other and can create the impression of underlying motive. I made sure the order in their positions all had meanings, with Lila and Chloe sat together, and Maya and Sophie sat together, mostly having close-up shots of Chloe and Sophie to distinguish the attention off Maya, but when she is on screen, you notice instantly something unsettling with her. I just feel with stronger editing knowledge and creative choices, this could have enhanced these key themes. I was not happy with sound as I found it difficult to create the sound like it was coming out of a TV without sounding too boxy, and wanted to give it quite an echo feel to match the design of the room and how the sound would have naturally travelled in there.

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I wanted my filmed scene to be shown as, at first glance, audience would think this friend group is close to eachother, but the more the scene goes on, the more you start to feel on edge and that something feels suspicious... especially with Maya.

I wanted to make sure that throughout the script when things start to feel uncomfortable, that you're unsure where it's coming from but you go off what the characters say through facial expressions, and especially Sophie. I shwon this through making sure Maya didn't have a lot of screen time so when she does you will be looking at her and noticing she is acting very different compared to the others, and Maya will never get alomne screen time until the end once it becomes clearer what is going on. Maya is mostly shown on screen with Sophie, having Maya set slightly in the background to make it feel uneasy or giving that feeling she isnt as connected to them all/being the odd one out/something suspicious about her.

I made her central on the couch as at first glance, you wouldn't think anything of it, but at the end it gives that understanding of she is the main plot to the story and it is right in front of you the whole time. I wanted to make my short scene unravel the secrets between the girls and how they all actually feel about eachother.

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A TikTok I made throughout my shooting day (Behind the scenes video)

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A TikTok I made throughout my shooting day (Behind the scenes video)

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“Clowder” A short film directed, prouduced, recorded and written by meeee 😜 #salforduni #universityofsalford #fyp #filming #shortfilm 

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Production week (inside shots) - Reflection

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Production week (inside shots) - Reflection

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I found shooting inside really difficult at times due to lack of space, however, before starting the day, I made sure things that weren't needed in the room was cleared and safety precautions were put in place before my cast arrived and I had all my equipment set up and ready to go for when they arrived. I first went through the whole script from top to bottom and how we would be running it that day. We first went through a script run through lots of times before recording to get their characters a bit more comfortable with each other and to be able to see the dynamic between the friendships that I wanted to portray in my filmed scene. Once I had placed my crew in the positions I would like them and directed them through how I would want each of them individually to portray themselves throughout the script and any movement I would like to do, I started recording the whole script over and over again in the full shot until I got my favourite one. Since I was unable to find crew for my filmed scene, I was camera man, sound and lighting all in one which I found very challenging, but I was surprised and pleased with myself that I was capable of doing this all by myself.

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My first draft of an idea of how I would want my filmed scene to go in order

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My risk assesment - 2nd setting (Evelyn Street)

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My risk assesment - 2nd setting (Evelyn Street)

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Location Filming Risk Assessment (Ally compatible)

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My risk assessment - 1st setting (14 Evelyn Street)

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My risk assessment - 1st setting (14 Evelyn Street)

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Location Filming Risk Assessment (Ally compatible)

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Production week (outside shots) - Reflection

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Production week (outside shots) - Reflection

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Since I only needed 1 character on camera for the outside shots, I was able to get the rest of my cast help as crew with sound and jotting down my chosen takes and clapping the clapperboard. I found all my outside shots a quick process as I felt I had a clear vision before production week of how I wanted the opening scene to look. We faced challenges such as wiring getting in the way, or trying to balance the tripod on flat surface or getting the camera in line, but I felt they were easily approached positively in the end. I made sure everyone knew what they were doing and I kept to my plan, however, the sun decided to beam where we were recording that day and It looked really bright on camera and I spent some time trying to figure out how to balance the light which I was able to figure out in the end

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Talent Release form

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Talent Release form

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Actor Agreement

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Carys Haf's (Playing "Sophie") consent forms: Actor Agreement

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: 

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: 

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: Actor agreement

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Eleanor Downing's (Playing "Chloe") consent forms: Actor agreement

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Talent Release

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Talent Release

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Actor Agreement

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Cecile Delventhal's (Playing "Lila") consent forms: Actor Agreement

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Talent Release

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Talent Release

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Actor Agreement 

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Actor Agreement 

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Katie Vannet's (Playing "Maya") consent forms: Contributor consent form

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Pre-Production: My Data Protection Checklist

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Pre-Production: My Data Protection Checklist

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Pre-Production: Sending consent forms to my actors before production week

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Pre-Production: Sending consent forms to my actors before production week

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Pre-Production: My participant info sheet

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Pre-Production: My participant info sheet

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This was sent to my actors to read

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Rough plan of what I would be doing in production days

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Pre-Production: Call Sheet (Text message on the group chat)

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Pre-Production: Call Sheet (Text message on the group chat)

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“CLOWDER” - Holly’s filmed scene

DATE:

Tuesday 26th November

⭐️CALL TIME!⭐️

ALL CAST NEEDED - (ARRIVE A BIT BEFORE 10AM)

FULL SHOOT DAY, 10AM - 6PM

(Breaks will be included)

FIRST BREAK - 12PM (bring lunch)

SECOND BREAK - 3PM (I will be making some pizzas and offering some snacks)

* LET ME KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PIZZAS YOU GIRLS LIKE OR IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO ANYTHING •

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LOCATION:

14 Evelyn Street, M14 6WF, Fallowfield

(My Uni home)

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COSTUME/HAIR/PROPS

* costumes to be casual, day to day outfits, but nothing too dark, unbranded if possible or just small logos

* Hair to be however you would like, but to be tidy

* If wearing makeup - please make it subtle (remember context of the scene - girls just chilling in their home)

* Props - bring books, notebooks, etc to set the scene (girls chilling in their living room, watching TV but doing work and chilling altogether on your phones

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Very excited to see how this scene turns out! Will possibly need to shoot more on the Wednesday (27th) after 1pm if needs be. However will have to sort out a schedule for Wednesday after shooting on Tuesday so I can see if it’s needed for next day, and then I’d make another schedule!

Please know your lines, but no worries if you don’t have them 100%. Just need to be aware there’s a lot we need to shoot so can’t be redoing scenes over and over again.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Thank You again to all of you for participating in my short film!

See you on Tuesday 🫶🏼

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Pre-Production: Sending consent forms to my actors before production week

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Pre-Production: Sending consent forms to my actors before production week

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Pre-Production: The chosen scene i've decided to use

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Pre-Production: The chosen scene i've decided to use

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"Lila comes back from her date" scene

This scene is set in the girl's university home where they are all (Maya, Chloe and Sophie) gathered in their living room area doing work, listening to music, and talking amongst each other before Lila arrives back from her date. Once Lila arrives home, the girls lounge about while Lila discusses how her date went to the other girls. We notice the difference between each girls reaction to Lila's date and notice something very suspicious about Maya as the scene plays.

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Pre-Production: What my short film is about (synopsis)

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Pre-Production: What my short film is about (synopsis)

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3 girls (Maya, Chloe, and Sophie) who went to high school together and have now all joined the same university and have a university home together, Make a new friend (Lila) in university. She is very different compared to the rest of them but her and Chloe seem to click very quickly. Maya becomes completely jealous of this, as Chloe stops making time for Maya as much, so maya ends up becoming withdrawn from Lila. Maya wants to try and get Lila out of the group, but wants to do it in a malicious way... Will the girls find out her plan? and will they stay friends with maya?

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Katie Vannet

Playing the role of: Maya

Eleanor Downing

Playing the role of: Chloe

Cecile Delventhal

Playing the role of: Lila

Carys Haf

Playing the role of: Sophie

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Clowder meaning; a group of cats

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Lila (character like "Sandy") - The new girl of the group, bubbly and excited about her date

Maya (Character like "Rizzo") - A friend who has secretly plotted jake (the boy lila goes on a date with) to go on a date with Lila to make her think she has a chance. She seems like a nice friend to start off with but the more you watch, the more her true colours unravel

Chloe (Character like "Frenchie") - The supportive and easy-going friend, oblivious of anything else going on

Sophie (Character like "Marty") - Humorous and playful friend, however she becomes suspicious of Mayas reactions to the conversations of Lila’s date with Jake

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"Grease" (1978) Bench scene - "Summer Nights"

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Pre-Production -  My inspiration for my film scene;

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Pre-Production -  My inspiration for my film scene;

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I have always loved the dynamic between this friend group in this musical and wanted to use this scene to show the importance of friendship. I have always enjoyed this scene from my favourite musical "Grease" and wanted to add my own modern day twist to the scene.