THE VANDALS TOOK
THE HANDLES
Scene Recreations
Andrew organised a scene recreation for us to do. I was in a group with Megan Banyard, Callum Booth-Lewis and Steffan Kirkpatrick. I...
Actor Lock
So I finally decided on Paul as the actor who will play Tom. Ruth emailed him today and he agreed. It's always scary at this stage. I...
Olivia Tutorial
Olivia read the script again and this time she seemed to really like it, only really giving us a few minor formatting issues to change....
Blocking and Steven Spielberg
I think Steven Spielberg goes a bit under-appreciated in film schools. Obviously he has made a huge cultural impact, but people seem to...
Film Directing: Shot by Shot
This is a book I read years ago and I remembered it being useful at the time. I stumbled across it again and decided to give it another...
Auditions
Over the weekend we held our auditions. We ended up auditioning almost 30 people from a range of different backgrounds. There was one...
Bunkering Along
I met with Kirsty again in order to further discuss the design of the bunker. We seem to be one the same page with it. Here is what we...
Pancakes and Sound. But Mostly Pancakes
So I today I discussed the sound design with Juliet. I want the only sound to come from Tom himself. His movements should be greatly...
Moody Moody Moodboards
So I've been thinking a lot about the look I want for Radio Underground. Andrew was keen for the film to be black and white. I wasn't...
Scout
Aaron and I ended up going on a massive location scout. We found some brilliant locations. However, the following are only the locations...
André Bazin’s 'De la Politique des Auteurs'
After France was liberated from German occupation during World War II, the ban on American films was lifted. Countless films came...
Werner Herzog
Recently I watched Aguirre: Wrath of God and I was intrigued by the man who made it. I decided to look into him to see if he had anything...
Casting Call 2
In the past when I've posted casting calls on facebook, they usually only ever get maybe a few responses. I met with Ruth today to...
Posting
Today, I wrote up a casting call with Ruth and we posted it. I wanted to get an actor cast as early as possible to give me time to work...
The Film Crew Assembles
So we had our first meeting as a full team. To be honest, we didn't accomplish a great deal, but I thought it was important to bring the...
Production Design
I met with Kirsty in order to discuss the production design. The film was obviously going to be a big undertaking from a production...
Radio Underground is On Air!
We've been green-lit! I was honestly completely doubting our chances there, but we're actually going to make it! Now the hard work...
Cartoon?
Met with Ruth to discuss the video for Barnardo's and the possibility of doing the video as an animation arose. I really like the art...