The production diary summarizes three weeks of pre-production and production for a student animation project about E4. In the first week, they finalized their horror-themed idea about summoning E4 and began paperwork. The second week involved filming the animation, but they decided to re-shoot with a new plot. The third week was spent re-shooting the animation with a changed plot involving a character floating around school toilets and appearing in mirrors.

1. 1
Production Diary
Schedule
Week1
31st
October 2017 – Finalisedideasforourshortanimationprojectandwe tookour recce shots.
1st
November2017 – Starteddoingpre-productionpaperwork.
WeekSummary
For thisweek,we have discussedourideasanddecidedafinal one,whichwasahorror themed
ESting.Afterwe finalisedourideas,we immediatelystartedworkingonourpre-productionwork.
What wentwell duringourfirstweekwas,we goteverythingdone quicklyandsmoothly.
Week2
8th
November2017 - to start filmingourEStinganimation.Toshootthe whole animationinone
lesson,andif needbe we couldextendthe filmingtobreakandC Block.
9th
November2017 - to finalise ourfootage tosee if we needtodoanotherfilmingsessionif we
needanimprovementorbetterqualityof footage.
WeekSummary
For thisweek,we have filmedouranimation.Althoughthe filmingwentwellandsmoothly,during
our editingprocess,we feltthatthere weren’tmuchof animationhappening.Therefore,we decided
to re-shootthe whole animationagainwithanew plot.
Week3
21st
November2017 – wentto re-shootthe animation.
22nd
November2017 – finishedthe animationdraft.
WeekSummary
For thisweek,we have toquicklyre-shootouranimationandwe endedupchangingourwhole plot
– to make ithave more animatedsense intoouranimation.

2. 2
Initial Ideas
For our initial idea,atfirstwe decidedtodoa Victorianeraghosthauntingthe bathroomandthen
we plannedtohave the giantE4 signcomingout fromthe ghost’sback.We hadthissolidideafora
week,however,we decidedtochange itdue todifficultiesof the logocomingoutof the back, as
well aswe couldn’tgeta Victorianeracostume.
We came to a conclusiontouse the ideaof BloodyMary, incontrary to the legendthatif yousay the
name ‘BloodyMary’ three times,she wouldappearandhauntyou.For thisanimation,toelaborate
and make connectiontowardsE4,we are goingto say the name four times – insteadof saying
‘BloodyMary’,we are goingto say ‘E4’ fourtimesandthenthroughthe mirrorE4 logowould
appear.
Amendment:We decidedtochange the plotat lastminute,we decidedtohave Maiafloataround
the toiletsandappearand disappearinsidethe cubicles.Butwe keptthe lastpart similartothe
original idea.

3. 3
Location Recce Ideas/ Photo

4. 4
Our setlocationisgoingto be in a toilet(anoldlookingtoilet).There’sanatural lightingcomingout
fromthe windowandanartificial lightingcomingoutfrombulb.Inour filming,we have tohave our
locationdimlightedtosetupthe atmosphere of ouranimation.

5. 5
Character(s)
Spoopy Maia is17 yearsoldgirl,whoiscuriousabout the legendof BloodyMary.Since itwas
Halloweenshe wascuriousif the legendwasreal,therefore,she triedtocall forBloodyMary on a
perfectday.

6. 6
Shot List
Shot Location Narrative (WhatHappens) Type of Shot Sound/Music
1
WestBlock Toilet
Maia walkstowardsthe
toilet.
MediumShot
E4 Jazz 01
2 Maia opensthe doors
telekinetically.
Close Up Shot
3 Cont. Close Up Shot
4 Maia goestowardsthe
sinks.
MediumShot
5 Maia opensthe lights
telekinetically.
MediumShot
6 Maia headstowardsthe
mirrorand callsE4.
Close Up Shot
7 E4 appearsinthe mirror. Close Up Shot

7. 7
Storyboard

8. 8

9. 9
Location Recce Form

10. 10
Location Recce Form

11. 11
ReleasesforTalent

12. 12
Risk Assessment

13. 13
Production Schedule