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Actor

It transpires that Max did GCSE Drama, and is a good actor. Everything is ready for filming tomorrow. #maintask #preparation

Today we collected the camera and microphone from school. Ideally, we would have taken a Yongnuo YN-300 LED light too, but none were...

Today I Skyped with Connor, to finalise our shot ideas, and check for any flaws in the narrative, which also helped us to understand each...

Connor and I are now discussing and creating pop-ups, to be shown on the main character's computer. We have decided to move towards...

We now have: An actor – Max Two locations – Maidstone town centre, and Connor's house A few basic pop-ups Our priority now is to finalise...

The secondary location for our sequence has been changed to Connor's house, as Max works at the weekend, which is when we need to shoot....

Today we made significant progress in creating a facade for our production company. Max thought of the name "a8e productions" (pronounced...

Although we have not yet filmed our piece, the idea of calling it "I Am Fire", or something similar, seems to be widely supported....

Connor and I are currently working together to complete a new, and more developed storyboard. We are also simultaneously analysing a new...

We have now developed the camerawork and storyline a lot more, including shots such as an overhead tilt-tracking shot (using Connor's...