Notes from today's pre production

Today we as a group pitched our pilot 'The Blind Matchmaker' to our tutors and class. This was recorded on a video camera and will be marked and we'll be given feedback. We had considered the feedback given in our practice pitch on board and made some changes to the existing presentation and pitch. One of these changes was the addition of a demonstration of the show. Previously we'd explained the show's format in the form of a power point presentation, this method was not the best way of explaining how the show works and what each of the three rounds entails. So we decided a more visual aid would better display them. Our tutors gave us good initial feedback on this so I feel it was a good idea on our part.

We made a few inquiries today regarding booking filming time and equipment. Our tutors hadn't sorted out the booking of the television studio for filming yet so our group took the proactive decision to speak to the tutors, Mike in particular and get a spreadsheet sorted whereby all of the students could write their names next to the dates and times they want to film. We then spoke to Chris who is in charge of the media stores and asked about clip on microphones and the logistics of filming our pilot. We found out we'd be using the handheld DV cameras and a HD vision mixer.

We discussed the set and lighting setup at length with those roles belonging to Adam and Callum who have both been in charge of the design and setup. They have produced floor plans and the production schedule for the day as well as spoken to the drama department regarding sourcing talent for our production.