ISSUE 18

Actor Direction Reading was useful as it demonstrates the huge variety of actions an actor can perform, the many emotions an actor can portray, and how each of these vary with one another. Filming the 'beat' (the moment the actor performs the 'action') is of utmost importance. It was useful for me to get a better grip on all this language as I am meeting with my cast on Friday, and I would like to be able to speak with them with clarity and a clear vision of their roles. 

I am seeing Jane more vividly now, especially as we have the lovely Alison cast in the role. Alison has an immediate accessibility about her - a warmth and sense of relativity that I feel will give the character more depth. Sophie, cast as Wendy, is a vixen through and through. She nailed the audition and suits the role physically. I am looking forward to speaking with the girls about the film on Friday. As filming is coming up very soon, I am beginning to see the film in my minds eye more and more, imagining the saturated colours of the fantasy scenes contrasting with the cool reality of the cafe. 

It was great to have a talk with Christine and get some feedback regarding the production portfolio that our group submitted. I suppose that this semester has been a huge learning curve, as the expectations of us as 2nd years has now increased greatly, and things aren't explained to us in such depth. I still don't completely agree with the grading system that saw our work receive the mark it did, especially because it seemed to me that it wasn't graded against the criteria, it was graded in relation to other submitted work. It inspired a sense of competition. This might not be seen as such a bad thing, but there is no way of competing with other students in this project as each script is unique, each film vastly different. All we can do now is create a film that demonstrates our ability to its best.

I loved the lighting tute. I'm very interested in how light can create atmosphere and enhance the mood/character's perspective/audience's perspective. 

Our film will be shot with a lot of natural, outdoor light, however we have agreed that we will take a Redhead to softly light the faces of our characters, and to enhance any shadows that might be cast throughout the day.