Planning - THE FIRST SHOOT

Organising the first shoot was not easy, but I managed it.

GETTING THE SET

I double checked with the head of the sports department, and I have a slot in the gym hall on this coming friday between 4 and 7pm. Equipment I will be using will consist of my own, some of the media departments, and some of several friends. I will be providing one camera (Canon 550D, with a 28mm Lens), a tripod and the shoulder mount - the media department I will ask to borrow their Canon 550D with 18-135 mm lens, - from a friend in the year below, a second Canon 550D (again with a 18-135mm lens) - and finally from an old friend (Greg) with which I have been filmmaking for years, a jib and a lighting rig. 

ORGANISING THE GEAR

To move Greg's very large and heavy equipment into school was a hurdle which needed to be leapt over: neither of our parents are able to drive to and from Greg's house to move the gear. The solution was to hire a taxi from a reliable company, who will be able to take us from school on Friday (during a mutual free period) to his house to gather the kit, and then have the taxi take us back to school where we can begin to set up and shoot in our allocated time slot.

ORGANISING THE CAST AND CREW

Cast and crew may have potentially been the hardest of all to organise, as I am asking fellow A2 level students and even people with careers underway to contribute. However, miraculously, everyone I asked to either participate as cast or crew was free. Louis, my singer, Tom (neighbour and classmate), the drummer, and Ben Ressa (former Claremont student, now works at film studios), the bassist. Due to the nature of Ben's work, he may be called in last minute - so I need a back up. My crew will consist of myself, Greg, and potentially a friend from the year below. My crew members, including myself, will also hopefully feature in the video to sell the behind-the-scenes idea.