For this week, the schedule that we drew up in week 7 put us in a position where we had to finalise our draft script. Our group was able to successfully complete this in a timely fashion ready for Monday’s in class presentation. This was achieved well because we would update each other on our progress while doing our assigned tasks and asked and received feedback. Overall, effective communication. 

As Oscar and Chloe are the main writers of the script, the rest of us fleshed out exact ideas that would be within the middle part of our film; the montage. This process made it easier to write up these scenes because we weren’t starting from scratch. This was my first time really writing up a proper script with proper conventions. In previous projects we would write it up, sometimes roughly and even improvise when filming. Script writing made me realise how much planning goes into a project before it is even filmed. Not just this but location scouting, costuming, logistics of the film, preplanned jokes etc.  

We were also able to do a table reading of the opening scenes of our film, to get a better understanding of what the script felt like aloud. This also helped us visualise how the scenes would be acted out and as I would be working as a director and working behind the camera, it helped me picture what angles and shots would work the best with the scenes. 

Once the script was finalised, I worked on the presentation slides. This stage helped me centralise what exactly made our film comedic. The conceptual theories and ideas that were taught throughout the weeks were incorporated into our film such as incongruity, benign violation, parody, genre hybridisation and more.   

Hopefully for next week, once we get the feedback from the panel, we are able to quickly improve our script where needed and get the filming process underway. We have already done location scouting and as a group decided what days are designated to filming. Our timeline is to get most of the filming done in week 10 and get underway with the editing within the middle of week 11. I am definitely nervous to actually be onsite and act in the film but confident that I have a strong group that will support me throughout the process.