So yesterday we met for a bit with some of the core production crew that could make it. It was a chance to get to meet people and to recap on where we're at and what we need to get done for the photo shoot in late June. There's a number of things to be decided on before that shoot can happen, like colour pallete etc. and then things like costume and makeup have to be designed and put together and we'll need whatever props we need. Early June will be a meeting in order to decide upon these sorts of things, so that things can be immediatly put into place because the imagery is needed as soon as possible to get everything in place for the funding drive in July.
So, at the meeting Greer the 1st AD recapped some of the things she's working on. It's important that in the drive for getting the website and funding in place, we don't forget that there's a production to happen at the end of this road and detailed plans need to be put in place for that too. Azul the 1st AD was talking about the camera options and how they affect what we want to achieve with the film. One of the options we can look into is the Arri Alexa however what is to be considered with that or RED as opposed to going down the DSLR route is that the rigs and dollys needed change if the camera does and the speed of shooting will slow with a bulkier camera and we could end up needing an extra day to shoot. So it may be a case of budget and accessible kit determining what is going to be most desirable.
Also present at the meeting were Bianca, the Production Designer and Cecilia one of the other Producers on the project. They needed to be brought up to speed with what had already been discussed so that Bianca can formulate some Production Design ideas for the early June meeting. Cecilia is great at logistics apparently, something I'm not really very experienced at because I tend to borrow a lot of stuff and either myself or other crew will bring it along to set so I'm looking forward to learning some things from her and also sharing what I know about crowd funding with her as she's less experienced in that quarter. I'm already seeing the benefit of having a number of producers on board. I hope that we will all come out of this with a stronger range of experience that will prepare us for the future projects we work on.
Speaking of producers I exchanged messages with our first backer Perry Norton today who's come up with a plan for the funding drive. We're hoping to meet up with him in early June to discusss his ideas more but there's a lot of potential in what he's said to me about non creative backers getting involved. So far, he seems really pleased with what has been put in place and is happening with the project and as someone who's put his faith in us, that's a very encouraging thing. I really want people to feel they are getting something good from supporting this project and that their contributions are valued and everyone gets to be part of what we're achieving here.
Right now I have a lot to do on this and other projects, I'm voice recording on my film 'Butterflies' tomorrow and Damien is off in France for a week or so filming more Velux yacht stuff in his day job. Hopefully by the time we all meet in early June there will be a good deal of ideas brought to the table and things can start really happening. I'm looking forward to that!
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