CHRIS RODEN Media Nationals Unit 23 : May 2013

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday 19th December 2012

Members Present

Luke Price

Chris Roden

Liam Gregory

With all members of the group present, we discussed our initial ideas for our thriller opening. The thriller sub genre, pace, characters, narrative and style were all considered and various ideas were produced (evidenced on mind map and expansion of ideas). All of our ideas involved some kind of suspense and enigma as they are a staple for thrillers. Our ideas involving characters did not give away many details about the characters in relation to their name, part of the story etc until the very end of the scene. We also kept in mind ease of shooting, acquiring locations, obtaining props and time needed to both prepare and shoot the sequence. However this will be discussed in more depth once a treatment and job allocation was decided on in further meetings.

After much discussion, we decided to expand on the idea labelled as idea 2 on the expansion of ideas list. We then decided that by the next meeting we would have a completed first draft of a treatment and have thought about production roles for each member of the group. The production roles would then be finalised in the meeting, along with any alterations to the treatment.

Friday 21st December 2012

Members Present

Luke Price

Chris Roden

Liam Gregory

Now that an idea was finalised, we brought the first draft of our treatment to the meeting to implement any changes that we felt were needed. The choice to take out the small pieces of dialogue that were in the scene were to build more mystery around the characters involved and create an eerier piece of film. This was the only significant change, with the others being subtle shot/angle changes as we thought the updated version would look more professional and deliver a better product overall.

Job roles were discussed and allocated to each member based on their strengths and interests in the filmmaking process. As some parts of production needed input from all three of us, some jobs were allocated to one person to specifically concentrate on, while also allowing input from the other members of the group. A perfect example of this is the role of the editor which was given to Liam. Although he will carry out all the physical editing and make many of the decisions, Luke and Chris will also be able to make suggestions and come to group agreements about certain editing choices made in the final product.

Now that a full narrative has been decided on, with many of the technical aspects finalised, locations need to be found, props must start to be acquired, risk assessments carried out and a shooting schedule drawn up. The next meeting will be compiling the completed versions of these.

Thursday 3rd January 2013

Members Present

Luke Price

Chris Roden

Liam Gregory

Upon meeting, we brought together a finished storyboard, risk assessment and shooting schedule. The call sheet was is not yet done, but with enough time before shooting commences, in the next meeting. Locations have been found and permission to shoot in these has been acquired, ensuring an easy shoot with no interruptions or setbacks. With completed risk assessments, the danger of shooting on location have been considered and safeguards are being prepared, with all locations deemed safe enough to shoot on/in.

For our next meeting, we are going to bring a finished call sheet, and ensure we are still ready to shoot, solving any problems that may arise from now until then that could hinder our shooting plans.

Monday 21st January 2013

Members Present

Luke Price

Chris Roden

Liam Gregory

The call sheet has now been completed and fits in with the shooting schedule. No problems have arisen since the last meeting meaning shooting may go ahead as normal. Chris has collected all props needed and the appropriate makeup and costumes have been acquired by Luke. All documents were reviewed once more to ensure nothing had been missed out, which they hadn’t.