Production Photos

The actual process of directing and shooting a scene is very demanding, and it can often be quite stressful, so the documentation of the process for our blogs is easily overlooked. 

Luckily though, over the most recent days of filming, Tom has been ready with his iPhone, taking snapshots of anything and everything that we feel is important, and he has since compiled them, along with written explanations, in this post.

I think the photos do a great job of illustrating the work that goes into filming a scene, and the way in which Tom and I go about it.

Production Progress Presentation

A while ago, in a media lesson, Tom and I were asked to talk about our production in front of the class. Our teacher asked us questions to find out what progress we had made, what stage of production we were at, and what we were still planning to do.



Above is a video of the presentation. Unfortunately, because someone decided to record on a high-definition camera with a relatively low storage capacity, the available memory ran out at around 3 minutes, meaning that only about half of our total presentation was captured. Still, the video gives an idea of the stage of production we were at.

Production Log 4

In this, our fourth Production Log, we explain what final preparations we are making before filming, and what audience research we are carrying out to help in the production of our ancillary products: a film magazine review page featuring our film, and a poster for our film.

Follow this link for some information on the title of our short film which I forgot to mention in this Log.

Production Log 3: Experience in Editing

Today, we present you with a 'special edition' Production Log. As we approach the actual production and editing of our short film, it is important we have sufficient experience working with the school's editing software, Final Cut Express. After running through a few tips and tricks with the school media technician, we decided to make a production log that would showcase some of the things we had learned.


Production Log 3 (Experience in Editing) from Blaine Kenneally on Vimeo.


Although we may not use these effects in our actual film, any time we take editing in Final Cut counts as experience, and it will all help to give our film a more professional look in the end. The school technician also made us aware of the limitations of Final Cut Express, so we may well use different editing software to achieve certain effects.

Production Log 2

Production Log 2 from Blaine Kenneally on Vimeo.

Production Log 1

Now that we are into the flow of our production, Tom and I will be filming and uploading video logs to record our progress so far and our next intended steps at every major juncture. Here is our very first video log, detailing our activities in planning and research.

Production Log 1 from Blaine Kenneally on Vimeo.