Week 9

We really got the ball rolling this week. Lewis wrote out the first draft for our second episode script and we were so happy with the results. He turned our brief synopsis and character profiles into a hilarious and well thought out story that fit in exactly with what the rest of the group and I had envisioned.

Yusuf took the initiative in location scouting. We were really keen on getting a realistic sitcom set for 0ur film as we knew a lot of our scenes would be on the sitcom set and we wanted to make the opening scene feel like a genuine sitcom. We had a look in the studios at RMIT and the props department and sure enough, it seemed the perfect spot to film a believable sitcom scene. The studios are pretty high in demand at the moment though, so I’m really hoping we can successfully book a time to use it.

I was tasked with confirming filming dates with actors. We first used lettucemeet to schedule when all or most of the crew was free to film as we really wanted to have as many of us on set at all times. We really see this as more than a university assignment, and all want to be a part of it every step of the way. I also took on the role of costume design. To do this I made a google slides and got to work on Pinterest. I took a good look at the character descriptions we had typed up as a group and pictured them in my mind.

Overall, everything seems to be going at a good pace, and we’re looking forward to presenting our script to the class next week when we present our idea and work so far. Nia’s setting up some slides to present and some character descriptions so that we can give the class and the industry representatives a better idea of our vision and plans for the mockumentary.