The document is a production diary for a student film project. Over multiple entries spanning from November 2016 to March 2017, it documents the progress made on pre-production, production, and post-production tasks for the film. These include writing character profiles, storyboards, conducting audience research, acquiring filming locations and permissions, the film shoots, and editing the trailer. It also notes agreements made and next steps at each stage of the process.

1. Production Diary

2. 17/11/2016
What we've done today: We have written a synopsis for our
horror film, which will now allow us to plan for our horror
trailer. We split up our plot up into Todorov's Narrative
Theory and also discussed what character types, from
Propp's Theory, which we will include in the film. We have
researched potential locations for the shoot and discussed
props, costume, and special effects for specific shots.
What was agreed: We must acquire permission for all of
our shooting locations.
What we will do next lesson: Write and document character
profiles, the 5 key plot points of our narrative, and email the
owners of our desired shooting locations.

3. 18/11/2016
What we've done today: We have made a power point on
the setting and characters in our narrative, which will allow
as to chose a cast. We have also researched names to fit
the 1980's era, which our film is set in.
What was a agreed: We have agreed on the names of Ray,
Chris, Megan, Glen and Patrick found on '80's name
generator' website.
What will we do next lesson: Next lesson we will finish out
synopsis and key scene blog post and hopefully get onto
the shot list.

4. 29/11/2016
What we've done today: Finished the 'research impact on
production' post and the character profiles on the 'original
idea' post. We also scanned in our first draft of our shot list
along with the side notes.
What was agreed: We have final character names and
information on their role in the narrative of our film.
What we will do next lesson: We will get everything
uploaded on our blogs, and we'll begin to make progress
on our audience research questionnaire.

5. 1/12/2016
What we’ve done today: Today, we have learnt how to
correctly create a story board and practiced the new
techniques learnt such as how to show pans, tilts and
zooms in the story board. We have also carried on with
creating an audience research questionnaire and carried
on with our trailer analysis.
What was agreed: We have agreed on all the audience
research questions for the questionnaire and posted them
on survey monkey.
What we will do next lesson: By next lesson we have our
questionnaire responses that will be analysed and turned
into pie/bar charts.

6. 02/12/2016
What we've done today: Today we reviewed and analysed
our Questionnaire results for our horror film idea. We made
graphs and talked through the results of each question. We
have also continued to work on our trailer analyses and
finally got round to posting our shot list.
What we agreed: We agreed that we should allow more
time to gain more responses for our questionnaire next
time around. We also agreed that every member of the
group should be working on something throughout the
entirety of the lesson.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson we will continue
to work on our designated tasks and ensure that all our
shared work is on each group member’s blog.

7. 06/12/2016
What we've done today: We learnt about and began filling
in release forms. We put in a call to the Thorpe St Andrew
borough council to get in touch with the owner of the land.
We continued with the trailer analysis and looked at trailers
for inspiration for our opening shots. We also discussed
potential music for the trailer
What we agreed: Opening shots for the trailer, sound
effects. What we will do next lesson: Continue the work on
the storyboard, discussing more ideas for shots.

8. 08/12/2016
What we've done today: We have fully established
synopsis ready to write up and blog. We have also made a
start on the risk assessments and continued the
communicate with the owners of a filming location. We also
uploaded the initial ideas, which were hand written and
scanned into the computer.
What was agreed: We agreed a final synopsis of the film
and found the exact location for shooting.
What will we do next lesson: We will finalize the shooting
location with the owners and continue to complete risk
assessments.

9. 09/12/2016
What we've done today: today we have completed our full
synopsis allowing us to now move swiftly on our
storyboard. We have also been working on uncompleted
trailer analyses
What did we agree: we agreed to focus our combined
efforts on both the storyboard and shot list
What will we do next lesson: we hope to get a considerable
amount of the storyboard and shot list complete ready for
production after the Christmas holidays.

10. 13/12/2016
What we've done today: we have completed 7 shots so far
of our storyboard and completed the majority of the risk
assessments for the shorting locations. We have also dealt
out some of our talent releases to potential actors.
What was agreed: We will work on the storyboard in our
spare time. We will also get the rest of the talent releases
given out to the other potential actors that we discussed
today. We are yet to confirm our permission to film at St.
Andrews, but hope to confirm it this week.
What we will do next lesson: continue to work on the
storyboard and risk assessments. We also plan to get as all
recently complete work uploaded to our blogs.

11. 15/12/2016
What we've done today: Made a start on the 'document'
props ready for the shoot this Sunday, and we got the shot
of the barbed wire being cut
What was agreed: Shooting times, costumes, and props
have all been agreed on with both the crew and actors.
What we will do next lesson: Make sure all props and
costumes are prepared for this Sunday's shoot.

12. 16/12/2016
What we've done today: As prep for the shoot at the
weekend we have sewn a 'Tempus' logo on the back of a
workers overall that will be fit for our films killer, Horas. We
have also created a map of the forest to use as another
prop for the shoot.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson we will view all
the footage from the shoot and edit it.
What was agreed: we agreed on a typewriter styled font to
use the document we're using for a prop. We also finalized
the times and locations that we're going to shoot at the
weekend.

13. 20/12/2016
What we've done today: We saved our footage on to the
mac and watched through them, coming up with other
ideas as we went along,
What we agreed: That we will film this Sunday at Fritton
Woods
What we will do next lesson: Finalise plans for Sunday and
begin the edit

14. 17/01/2017
What we've done today - Today, we viewed all our footage
from the Fritton woods shoot from the weekend. One group
member continued to edit the trailer whiles the others
started to create a poster for the film and create a behind
the scenes blog post of the two shoots.
What we will do next lesson - Next lesson, a different group
member will continue editing the trailer and the others will
work on the poster and magazine cover. We also aim to
complete the behind the scenes blog post.
What was agreed - Today, we agreed that we'd alternate
the editing each lesson.

15. 19/01/2017
What we've done today: continued with the rough cut of the
trailer edit and working on our magazine covers.
What was agreed: we need two more shots.
What we will do next lesson: carry on with the rough and
get missing two shots.

16. 20/01/2017
What we've done today: Identified issues with our edit and
worked out a solution. Continued work on our magazine
covers.
What was agreed: That the missing shots will now be
filmed next lesson due to group absences.
What we will do next lesson: Fix the edit and film the
missing shots.

17. 24/01/2017
What we've done today: Today, one group member
continued to edit the trailer (a different group member from
the previous lesson) while the others continued to create
their magazine covers and posters.
What was agreed: We have agreed to edit from the SD
card to make it easier. This will means the SD card will
need to be brought in each lesson so we will make sure we
know who has it and where it is at all times.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson a different group
member will edit the trailer while the others will continue
creating their magazine covers and posters.

18. 31/01/2017
What We've done today: Today the whole group sat around
a mac and we cut down our originally 4 minute trailer to 2
minutes and 15 seconds.
What was agreed: We agreed which parts of the trailer to
remove and that jump cuts successfully shortened the
trailer.
What will we do next lesson: Next lesson we will carry on
cutting down the trailer to the max of 2 minutes and then
continue with our posters and magazine covers.

19. 02/02/17
What we've done today: Continued cutting down the film
and worked on our magazine cover and poster.
What was agreed: We agreed that some dialogue could be
cut out of the trailer.
What we will do next lesson: Add titles to the trailer and
continue working on the magazine cover and poster.

20. 3/02/17
What we've done today: Today we continued to edit our
trailer. We all watched YouTube videos on how to create
explosions in aftereffects for out trailer and we then
continued to make our posters and magazine covers.
What was agreed: We agreed that a flash would be used to
create the explosion needed for the trailer.
What we will do next lesson: Next lesson we will
continue to work out how to add an explosion and hopefully
have it done by the end of the lesson.

21. 07/02/2017
What we have done today: We have started to add sound
clips to our trailer so that we can present the rough cut with
a better idea of suspense, as well as working on our
magazine covers and posters.
What we have agreed: we will finish the mock sound for the
rough cut next lesson and get started of the actual
soundtrack on Thursday and Friday. We also still need one
more shot.
What we will do next lesson: complete the mock
soundtrack and continue with posters and magazine
covers.

22. 09/02/2017
What we have done today: We have added sound and
titles to our trailer as a completed rough cut, as well as
working on our magazine covers and posters.
What we have agreed: That after getting feedback from our
rough cut, we are going to rearrange some of our shots as
at the moment the trailer is struggling to convey a story.
What we will do next lesson: Screen out rough cut to the
rest of the class, give other feedback and gain feedback on
our own trailer.

23. 21/02/17
What we have done today: Rearranged our edit based on
feedback and continues completing our magazines and
posters
What we have agreed: That the middle section of the trailer
needs to be rearranged
What we will do next lesson: Continue the rearranging of
the trailer and working on the poster and magazine.

24. 23/02/2017
What we have done today: Today, we added titles to our
trailer, carried on editing it based on the feedback received
before half term and carried on making our magazine
covers and posters.
What have we agreed: We agreed on which font to use for
titles and which phrases to insert between cuts.
What we will do next lesson: We will continue to complete
the trailer, posters and magazine covers ready for the
deadline.

25. 09/03/2017
What we have done: Evaluation for Technologies used in
production.
What we will do next week: Evaluation for audience
feedback