Katie Lovell TV Production Blog

Research, Planning and Casting  What worked? I found that putting a lot of my time and thought into the planning and research part of this project helped me massively in the long run. By getting straight onto my script and making any changes needed, it meant I had the base of the story and this led onto me being able to find the location needed. Once I had found my location of a house living room it then allowed me to create the lighting and camera chart, look at colour palettes and begin to get actors. I also created a shot list and storyboard, this allowed me on the shoot day to remain calm and have a planned action of what I needed to do and around what time. It really worked and allowed me to ensure I was fully prepared for the day, timings, cast, crew and the shots I needed were all organised and this really helped me remain calm and stick to the schedule, while also getting all the pre-planned shots I needed. What didn't? Unfortunately, the only part of this sectio...

Script and Initial Ideas Below is my script, although I have had to make some changes, the dialogue and scene are to remain roughly the same. The script was taken from a website that provides real movie scripts once the films have been released. I've chosen this piece of work because I think it really shows the change in the characters situation after realising the power of 'your song' and has a real dramatic and powerful tension. As I have realised from researching directors such as Guy Ritchie, it really is important for visual of the scene to be there and at the forefront of the drama. For example, in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking barrels the set of the scene and the directions of the actor is what engages you, especially when they're fighting in the club office at the end of the movie. The first part of this production was for me to make sure I felt as a director this was in the script for me to also create. Although this is not an action film like Guy Ritchies, i...

Pre-Production and Production Notes  Storyboards I created the storyboards to ensure I am aware of every shot I would like to get throughout shooting. I think it's really important to have a schedule and a rough idea of the shots I need to create my vision. As the director, I want to be prepared. Below show the storyboards and the ideas I have for each shot and in which order the story is told. This is an example of the first page of storyboards. Shot List I then created a shot list, this is so all the shots I have used within the storyboard are written and documented to ensure I know in which order I am shooting. Although the storyboard is there to tell me the order of the shots to the story, I really do prefer using a shot list when directing, as this has a plan to which order I will film each shot and not which shot is in order to the story. For example, I want to ensure I am doing the long shots first to allow my actors to warm up. Please see below a snippet of the...