YOU ARE NOW IN THE PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING STAGE - DEADLINE 9TH OCT

Remember to look in the booklet for more detail on sections of the deadline below, as well as the checklist for this stage of the process. Research should be ongoing, and I will still be making comments about research posts, as well as more recent posts. Please keep checking your blog and make improvements as suggested.

Deadline Two: Ongoing Research and Pre-Production Planning (refer to pages 7-8 of booklet)

- Ongoing Research into other short films following same structure as in deadline one.

- Pre Production Planning - Use the checklist on Page 8 and the advice on Page 7 of your booklet to document all aspects of this:- Roles, ideas rejected, Application of MRANG, synopsis of story, detail of plot on animatics, script, written permissions, location research, Health and safety, Costume, Hair, makeup and props for characterization, organization of actors, lighting, sound, experimentation.

- some audience feedback on story ideas, proposed characters and scenes (can be gathered and presented through social networking sites), with comments posted

- notes, images, links on initial research into short film promotion (advertising, reviews)

Friday October 9^th, midnight