This week I rewrote Sabotage, streamlining it so it was more shootable in one day. Working closely with my DOP and Producer so that we were all happy with it. When we’d finished, the script was much more of a comedic piece than the original. Seeing that all the films we making are going to be silent I believe the changes would work better making the film more interesting as a high concept comedy.
After a few days where we had no lectures just pre production time (in which we scouted locations and looked for actors) we had two days of intense particle camera and lighting workshops. Although like I said these days were intense they were also some of the best I’ve had so far at the LFA. First hand we all tried our hand at lighting and camera work. We also at times had to fill in the role of actor so we had something to film (I now know for sure that acting is not a career path for me). I learnt a lot form these days, things that I had been taught in theory but never tried out physically. Doing it instead of reading about it really helped me get my head around it all.
The weekend came and so did our auditions that we held from 2-5pm on Saturday. Unfortunately a large proportion of the London Underground was shut down and it hit our casting hard with about 70% actors unable to make it. A handful turned up but although some were talented they were not what I was looking for. So we put out another call for casting and got three responses back which said they could come the next day and audition. Luck was on my side this time as these three actors were all great for the three roles and I decided to cast them on the spot.
Next week is shooting week. I can’t wait!!!
0 comments:
Post a Comment