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Plan of Action

 Hey guys, for this blog I'll be discussing our plans for the final task. More specifically, the schedule, location, health and safety, equipment, and possible participants. It'll be listed and then explained in the following paragraph.

 SCHEDULE:

-Shooting: DEC 13-15, 17-18, 22-23, JAN 4-6, 10-11, 17-19 

Back-up: DEC 22-23 JAN 10-14, 17-20

-Editing: week after shooting is done or during if we’re pressed on time

(January 21 through the 28)

     We plan to shoot in most of December starting our midterm week, from there we will try and film in intervals of about two days leading into January. We have some days that are marked for both initial shooting and back-up which will be mainly used as a review day to reshoot old scenes or follow into the next scenes.


LOCATION:

-Angel’s House

-Anya’s House 

-Danniella’s House (possibility)

-Outside Park (possibility)

-Office (possibility)

We plan on having our houses and only two easily accessible public spaces to shoot in. It's easier to use our own houses and change to match our setting. It's easier than finding a place to rent and shoot in and we agreed that it would be easier overall when it comes to transportation.


HEALTH AND SAFETY:

-Adults

-First Aid Kit

-Seatbelts

-Precautions

When it comes to Health and Safety we have our procedures from last year and because we have many more people working in our group that are minors we have more adults present in each location. Along with adults are participants will go over a set of rules to ensure safety and a first aid kit will be present at every location.



EQUIPMENT & PROPS (any possible props and costumes ahead of time)

-Camera

-Phone

-Tripod

-Mic (possibility)

-Car

-Costumes: black suits, dealer outfit, dresses/shirt and tie, makeup, ragged clothing

-Playing Cards

-Tables

-Decorations for set: liquor bottles, documents, envelopes, ashtrays, cigarettes, 

While this list isn't completed we have what we would consider the most important things that will be needed for this project. It is likely that we will need more things when we are starting to shoot that we haven't thought of yet. Then, we will get the items as needed.


PARTICIPANTS: 

-Anya Lucas

-Danniella Miller

-Angel Noriega


Angel’s Family & Friends:

Maryann

Michael 

Mom

Benjamin

Lucas (possibility)



Danniella’s friends and family:

Dad

Lana


Anya’s friends and family:

Mom

Track Team (possibility)


    This list isn't completed either because we aren't sure who can make it when needed for shooting and who else we need to add. These are the people we decided would be best for our cast and other people we can use as extra's. We added multiple people and groups from each candidate to keep our options broad and narrow down when we begin shooting. 



Here is me writing Anya and Angel's ideas out so we could have them all in one place.

Thanks for reading! Until next time, Danniella Miller.

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