Today I was thinking a lot about what script and prose I would like to film based on my own writing. I began looking through previous work to see if anything struck an interest in me to film a scene from it. As I read through my previous and more current work, a few issues began to arise. While I may have really wanted to film a particular scene, the issue of needing extras on set (to create a school hallway environment), costumes or props necessary for the scene, lengthy dialogue, and even the locations (divided glass between prisoner and visitor) all raised issues.

I tried to think of ways I could overcome these issues, and while it was possible, I knew that it wouldn’t be as good or exciting if I had to compromise these necessary elements to the scenes. I also thought about what I was visualising at the time of writing. While some of it came back to me, it wasn’t as easy as I expected it to be.

I thought about the importance of having a clear vision for informing not only the pre-production, production, post-production stages for the scenes, but also for my research proposal and reflections as a whole. I decided that in order to ensure a clear vision is reflected upon, it was important to note that from the very beginning of the pre-production – the conception and writing. Therefore, I have decided to write two scenes, which will most likely come from film and TV ideas I have jotted down or written rough summaries of; writing the scenes from scratch so that I can also record what I am visualising and imagining the scene to look, sound, and feel like. These notes will be important in informing the entire process. My goal is to have both of my written scenes (or at least a rough draft) by Wednesday.