Scene... Complete...

It was tough, but we did it. We had to battle through thunderstorms and hail, cold winds, the occassional downpour, and the searing sun, all in the space of 6 hours... but we did it. Literally, we would be filming in peace one moment and suddenly it would start raining and we'd have to run for cover. At one point I was even filming a shot in the rain, with Neil walking beside me and holding an umbrella over the camera. Some of us were on the brink of starvation, but we didn't stop until we'd finished everything... and that took a lot of determination on our part! Neil and I finished with the script at 2 a.m. which barely gave me 4 hours sleep. And that didn't help.

In spite of all that, I've finished editing the footage and I've gotta say... that scene is now one of my favourites... although it is not yet complete - we still have to film the first part on a boat.

Yesterday was our first time filming with Hollie, so that was interesting. Sadly it was also our last time (for a looong time at least) filming with Charlotte. Neil came down to help with behind the scenes stuff, which really sped things up. Behind the scenes stuff really means helping carry the stuff around and quickly hiding objects before we start filming and generally making life easier for us all. He was also the only one who brought an umbrella... We had our final After Filming Meal together at Caesar's restaurant, snapped a couple of photos, and that was it.

Yet Again...

It's 01:07 am... been writing the script for tomorrow (or should I say today?). I've been pasting the same line over and over to Neil, each time changing a word or two, always getting it wrong. Finally managed to get it right. Now for the rest of the script...

We're filming at 10 o'clock, but I've gotta wake up at 8. None of the actors have seen the script yet, only Adam, and a very old version. Hopefully tomorrow won't be utter chaos. HAve a feeling it will be. We're going to be at Portomaso. We're all worried we'll be arrested and taken away... also worried about the weather... and finally I'm also worried that we won't finish it, or it'll come really bad. It's our last filming day with Charlotte!

Anyway, I'm too tired to even think anymore. Don't know what I'm writing here, even less idea what I'm writing in the script. Will have to look through it tomorrow morning. Will post again after filming.

Bye!

The Calm Before The Storm....

Hey again,

Just woke up, its like 7am, we have filming in like two hours. Today a very very big scene and also very important. We got around seven actors, acting together, so we expecting quite a confusion. Hopefully not!

Anyways yesterday Neil, James and I went to Chris to arrange the room, there was quite a mess and I mean a mess, around 3cm of dust all around the room, including on the chairs and tables. We cleaned the room, and made it look more like a “Meeting Scene”, we added maps and blueprints to the table, stuck up lots of cutouts on the walls, added some computers to the table…etc. It came very good I must say.

We also did a run through of our lines, and went over the script. Hopefully well enough for today.

Anyways time is running out… I gotta go. Hopefully the scene will come good today. We will let you know how things went later on.

That’s it for now :)

Race Against Time

Sunday is going to be a scary day. We have a lot to cover, and we're going to be a lot of people. Tomorrow, Neil, Adam and I are going to go to Chris' house to tidy up the place where we're going to film (it probably has 3 inches of dust) and go over the lines so that, come Sunday, we'll know exactly what we have to do.

But Sunday is just the start. We have exactly 1 week (Next Monday to Sunday) to finish off all Charlotte's scenes. We still have to find a day for each of them. We might even have to find another location, and if that's the case, I have NO idea what we're going to do. And if we don't do this, the entire sequel will be messed up.

At least 2 out of the 3 scenes are written. I'm going to start on the third one now. Adios.

Well It's Not Just Bad News...

So, I haven’t written here in quite a while. At the moment things seem to be very tense, we have a lot of very important scenes to film in the coming days. Also to add to the tension Charlotte is leaving Malta in two weeks, so we have got to try and finish all her scenes before she goes.

I just got back from James. We discussed and planned a few things regarding the upcoming scenes. Now tomorrow we are going to Ann to discuss her scene with her. Basically the scene we are going to be doing at her house this coming Saturday.

Anyways…..today I spoke to someone regarding the film, and whether it will be possible to go on one of the programs on television to speak about the film, the company, what we are planning to do etc. Maybe even show a few scenes…who knows. Although nothing is for certain, he still needs to give me a reply.

Also some more good news….I think we might have found a possible location to use for the Film premier, although it’s not the ideal place, I think it could still be used.

Im off for now, I'll post again soon :)

Scenes Scenes Scenes

Hey.

I think we're all set to film the scene at Ann's grandmother next Saturday, and even the 'Meeting Scene' on Sunday morning. Also, we will hopefully be filming Charlotte's important scene on Friday. If we don't do it then, we're in trouble... 'cos i doubt we'll find another day with everyone free (it's a public holiday).

So we've just written a new character into the story. She only has one scene in this film (which we've got to film before Charlotte goes abroad), but she will appear more in the sequel. Adam and Neil should be coming to my house later today to discuss how the scene is going to play out. We've also gotta go over the other upcoming scenes... Adam wants to rehearse his lines, etc etc.

Hmmm. If filming this week goes according to plan, we may actually manage to meet our Christmas "deadline"! Maybe. Possibly.... Doubt it.