Production Meeting

In the first production meeting we got into our filming teams and got to know each other, we decided on roles for our production. I decided to put myself forward for stage manager because other people in the group had more experience with filming and had done the practical module last year. Though I consider myself to have a good amount of practical knowledge I didn't feel confident enough to go for director or editor, I feel that by being stage manager I will have a good deal of responsibility but it will also enable me to come to grips with the production process with out too much pressure. I look forward to working with my team, I feel that our personalities mesh well together. I feel that I have enough practical knowledge to be a good stage manager from working in drama previously and having directed stage performances before.

We looked over the script together and thought about what direction we wanted to take the story in, we all agreed that we wanted to change the ending, that we wanted the character to develop more and change. We decided to each write our own versions of the screenplay, taking it in the generally agreed direction, and that the following week we would look at them all together and put together the final draft. I looked forward to this as it would give me another chance to get used to formatting and using Celtx, as well as giving creative input.

Celtx Review

I have found Celtx extremely helpful for our exercises in screenwriting. It's really easy to use and saves time. I particularly like the way that you can select text formats such as dialogue or scene heading, and then simply write! I really enjoyed re-formatting the Shoes script for class thanks to Celtx, I tried to do it without at first but it became very time consuming, via Celtx it took half the time.

Re-formatting a script was, I feel, a good exercise as it has helped me to familiarise myself with the software, so when I come to type up my own short script I won't be worrying too much over the formatting and will be able to concentrate on the story. Combined with the formatting hand out Celtx has made script writing a more enjoyable experience for me. I don't feel however that I have fully explored the software yet, so I plan to explore it more before I come to writing my own script.