Meeting Notes

Group 2

St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolUnit G324: Advanced Production – Meeting Notes

Date 16/06/2015

Meeting Number/ time taken for meeting

1

Time: (35minutes)

Present and role in the Production

Name: Abbie Ronald (Producer)Name: Elizabeth Plumb (Director)Name: Thomas Spink (Producer)

Agenda:

1. Ideas for the trailer2. decision on the trailer3. assigning roles4.discussing the most effective way to complete them

AOBMeeting Notes

Genre of trailer: Thriller/ dramaTitle ideas: Southeast/ Exfoliator/ Surrey Down/ Surrey Knolls/ Southside/ Westside

Ideas: Gangs, drug crimes, baby smuggling, killing, trafficking, involved with gang crime/ affair/ challenging typical stereotype of West London (Chelsea)

Plots: Posh woman gets involved with crime/

Actions from the meeting

Produce storyline Delicate roles Deciding location

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Group 2


Date 22/06/15

Meeting Number

2



Agenda:

1.sourcing a location2.assignning actors3.assigning roles for production tasks

AOBMeeting Notes

Locations Lizzies house Abbie’s House Woods (Walton on the Heath) Abandoned areas Toms House

Assigning Actors numbers 6 actors 3 females 3 males

Assigning roles for production tasksAbbie: letter to council/ locations & location recceTom: prop list/ meeting notes/ letter to record labelLizzie: Timeline/ script/ storyboard/ shot list


Complete location recce Decide who’s acting

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Group 2


Date 29/06/2015

Meeting Number

3



Agenda:

1. Decide official title of program2. Finalize location3. Deciding official actors

AOBMeeting NotesOfficial name: Surrey Downs

Final locations:1 Virginia Close Walton on the Heath18 Sunmead Close

Official Ideas:Motive 1: Transgender discovered (Boy)Motive 2: Love Triangle (Boy, Boy, Girl)Motive 3: Ex boyfriends new girlfriend (Girl/Boy)

Actors (potential)Transgender (Tom, Zak, Dan, Joe)Love Triangle (Megan, Tom, Dan, Jonny, Joe)Ex boyfriends new girlfriend (Lizzie, Abbie)Ex-Boyfriend (Jack, Jonny, Adam)Dead girl (Abbie)


Complete location recce Ask actors if they want to be acting Finalize roles

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Group 2


Date 03/07/2015

Meeting Number

4



Agenda:

1.completing timeline2. confirmation of actors/ actresses

AOBMeeting NotesOfficial actors and actressesZak= TransgenderLove Triangle= Male 1: Tom Male 2: Dan.S Female: Megan CrossEx boyfriends new girlfriend= Male: Jonny Female: LizzieDead Girl= Abbie

Lizzie will complete the timeline

Source the music= The Weekend ‘The Hills’


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Group 2 Complete storyline Complete letter to music producer Contact publisher of song


Date 15/07/2015

Meeting Number

5



Agenda:1. Abbie to complete the location recce and setting a date for completion2. Photos of locations3. Props and costume

AOB

5

Group 2Meeting NotesIdeas on costumes:

Source the music= The Weekend ‘The Hills’


Complete storyline Complete letter to music producer Contact publisher of song


Date 16/06/2015

Meeting Number

6


Name: Abbie Ronald (Producer)Name: Elizabeth Plumb (Director)Name: Thomas Spink (Producer) Name: Joe Dolan (Producer)

Agenda:

1. Inform Joe about the trailer we wish to produce2. Complete the locations task3. Start the letter to the council4. Start the letter to the music producers

AOB

6

Group 2Meeting Notes

We made sure that we told Joe about our trailer and how we wish to produce our trailer and we gave him the tasks that we want him to produce.

We have also made sure that Abbie will start the locations task as this is now needed so that we can proceed through the other tasks.


Produce storyline Produce locations task Complete the letters to the council and the record label


Date 16/06/2015

Meeting Number

7


Name: Abbie Ronald (Producer)Name: Elizabeth Plumb (Director)Name: Thomas Spink (Producer) Name: Joe Dolan (Producer)

Agenda:

5. Complete the locations task6. Obtain proof of the letter to music producers7. Finish the timeline in more detail

AOB

7


Abbie will be finishing the location task with the location recce. The music producers will also need to reply to the letter with proof, we need to make sure we do this so that we can then include the song into our trailer.


Produce storyline Produce locations task Get proof from the record label


Date 10/09/2015

Meeting Number

8


Name: Abbie Ronald (Producer)Name: Elizabeth Plumb (Director)Name: Thomas Spink (Producer) Name: Joe Dolan (Director)

Agenda:

9. Joe do the shot list10.Lizzie and Abbie go to the location11.Abbie take images of the location

AOB

8


Abbie needs to take images of the locations and then add to the location task. Joe then needs to start completing the shot list


Produce storyline Finish locations task Get proof from the record label


Date 17/09/2015

Meeting Number

9



Agenda:

13.Lizzie take images for the story board14.Go over the shot list and make any changes needed

AOB

9


Abbie needs to finish the locations task. Lizzie needs to take images for the story board and insert them in


Finish shot list Take images for story board Get proof from the record label


Date 24/09/2015

Meeting Number

10



Agenda:

16.Abbie get music permission17.Tom start the filming permission18.Lizzie finish the story board and start the script

AOB

10


Abbie needs to get permission from the music label Lizzie needs to finish the story board and start the script to finish with spare timeTom needs to make sure he starts planning the letter to the council


Finish story board Start the script Start the letter to the council


Date 01/10/2015

Meeting Number

11



Agenda:

20.Abbie get music permission21.Tom make the corrections to the letter to the council22.Lizzie make the corrections the script23.Joe start the prop list

AOB

11


Abbie needs to get permission from the music label Lizzie needs to make the corrections that were given from the story board and scriptTom needs to send the letter to the council once corrections have been made effectively and then checked over


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Make corrections to the relevant tasks


Date 08/10/2015

Meeting Number

12



Agenda:

25.Abbie get music permission26.Tom send the letter to the council27.Joe make corrections to the prop list

AOB

12


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the council


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council


Date 15/10/2015

Meeting Number

13



Agenda:

29.Abbie get music permission30.Tom send the letter to the council31.Update blogs

AOB

13


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the councilWe can now all update our blogs by adding in the story board, shot list, prop list and the script


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Update wordpress


Date 22/10/2015

Meeting Number

14



Agenda:

33.Abbie get music permission34.Tom send the letter to the council35.Update tasks with relevant improvements

AOB

14


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the councilThe timeline needs to be corrected by Lizzie or Joe


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Update the timeline


Date 29/10/2015

Meeting Number

15



Agenda:

37.Abbie get music permission38.Tom send the letter to the council39.Send out survey monkey

AOB

15


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the councilSend out survey monkey to at least 10 people


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Send survey monkey by email


Date 02/10/2015

Meeting Number

16



Agenda:

41.Abbie get music permission42.Tom send the letter to the council43.Update the survey monkey results and explain

AOB

16


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the councilExplain the survey monkey results


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Explain the survey monkey results


Date 04/10/2015

Meeting Number

17



Agenda:

45.Abbie get music permission46.Tom send the letter to the council47.Put survey monkey on wordpress

PStar5.AOB

17


Abbie needs to get permission from the music labelTom needs to send the letter to the councilUpdate our blogs with the survey monkey results


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Update our blogs Sort out who is bringing in what props from the prop list


Date 04/10/2015

Meeting Number

18



Agenda:

49.Abbie get music permission50.Film the opening clip of the trailer (Panning of ‘Surrey Downs’)

PStar5.AOB

18


Tom has finished the letter to the council, therefore this will need to be sent off to the council so that they give us permission to film on Wednesday 11th We also need to film the opening clip of the trailer where the camera is panning across the common


Get permission from the record label Send the letter to the council Film the clip


Date 11/10/2015

Meeting Number

19



Agenda:

52.Retrieving Props for Lizzies House53.Sorting the slider for a shot54.Making sure the continuity for the shots are correct e.g. Costume

PStar5.AOB

19


We have filmed the clip from the establishing shot and we also went to Lizzies house and filmed the remaining shots there including the flashback and the suspect walking into the scene. We also filmed the scene where Johnny is adjusting his make up and sorting the different camera angles we had sorted within the storyboard.


Import all the clips to editing software, Adobe premier pro and lay it out onto the correct folders

We also need to identify what footage we need and don’t need Organize and have structure


Date 15/10/2015

Meeting Number

20



Agenda:1. We have to create individual bins e.g. Johnny Scene/Murder Scene2. Organise all the clips

AOB

20


We have created these bins and organized these effectively, locating all of the different areas and parts of the trailer.We have also discussed the order and referred to our storyboard


Start editing and discuss a different music choice


Date 20/10/2015

Meeting Number

21



Agenda:3. We have to make some progress editing4. Start sorting out the music to work with the footage

AOB

21


We have organized all the clips effectively in a chronological order that we have all been happy with and then we have progressed into discussing different transitions.


Start sorting out basic editing skills and learn different shortcuts Make a conclusion on how we are going to use transitions effectively


Date 30/10/2015

Meeting Number

22



Agenda:5. Discussing a new soundtrack6. Finding a new soundtrack as the other track we had difficulties to find

permissionAOB

22


We have discussed a new soundtrack called “Baby did a bad bad thing” by Chris Isaac and we imported it within our work as it worked effectively and was synchronized with the footage.


Make progress with the editing Sort out the video footage


Date 6/01/2015

Meeting Number

23



Agenda:

56.Abbie get music permission57.Re-Film the leg shot which will help with extra shots in the trailer

PStar5.AOB

23


Today we re-filmed the leg shot of Joe walking, this was useful because it then enabled us to include multiple angle shots which when including it into our trailer meant that it looked further professional


Get permission from the record label Edit the leg shot into the trailer Include more establishing shots


Date 21/01/2015

Meeting Number

24



Agenda:

59.Abbie get music permission60.Edit the shots of the establishing shots into the trailer

PStar5.AOB

24


Today we re-filmed the establishing shots, this was because we felt that including smaller movements in the shots meant that the setting could further be established and understood.


Get permission from the record label Edit the establishing shot into the trailer


Date 29/01/2015

Meeting Number

25



Agenda:

62.Abbie get music permission63.Create the bin shots of the sheet with Jonny

AOB

25


Today we filmed a different shot, which included adding in a ‘bin shot’ meaning that the camera was placed at the bottom of the bin and then a sheet was placed over. We wanted to include this shot because it meant that we had multiple angles for the scene in the trailer


Get permission from the record label Edit the bin shot Add in music


Date 10/02/2016

Meeting Number

26



Agenda:

64.Abbie get music permission65.Edit the music into the trailer by repeating certain lyrics

AOB

26


Today we placed the soundtrack of Chris Isaak’s ‘Baby did a bad, bad thing’ when adding this in we decided that the main lyric should be repeated mainly throughout the trailer, this was because it then reinforces the tragedy of the plot


Get permission from the record label Make final corrections to the trailer


Date 26/02/2016

Meeting Number

27



Agenda:

66.Abbie get music permission67.Further edit the trailer

AOB

27

Group 2Meeting NotesToday we made any final corrections to the trailer that we had, this included adding in the different transitions, which would make the trailer look more professional.


Get permission from the record label Make final corrections to the trailer


Date 08/02/2016

Meeting Number

28



Agenda:

68.Abbie get music permission69.Further edit the trailer

AOB

28

Group 2Meeting NotesWe have now finished the editing of our trailer. Now that we have finished this we decided to start the after effects – we decided to use red smoke, this was because it then looks like blood, much like the plot of the trailer


Get permission from the record label Finish after effects


Date 31/03/2016

Meeting Number

29



Agenda:

70.Abbie get music permission71.Further edit the after effects

AOB

29

Group 2Meeting NotesToday we focused on the after effects mainly adding in the text and sorting out the transitionActions from the meeting



Date 12/04/2016

Meeting Number

30



Agenda:

72.Abbie get music permission73.edit the after effects

AOB

30

Group 2Meeting NotesToday we made the final corrections of the after effects, this included making sure the transitions were correct and that the text appeared in the correct places.



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