MOIP2 - Day 14 (Post Production Day 02)

• Latest News: Interim 2 is postponed to next tuesday, 18th march 2008 at 9am.
• We went to Hereafter to edit the scenes taken so far.
• Me and Wesley went to the Audio Room to try to work on the song Wesley composed last night. i gave Wesley some ideas and comments on his composition before Joshua and Benjamin arrived here from hereafter.
  
• Then, i recorded the song with Wesley and Joshua in the recording room.
• Joshua edited the music in Protools.
• We then had lunch and continued to edit the music later.
• This was then we found out about Interim 2 being postponed.
  
• Then, i recored the instrumental strumming version of the song played by Joshua.
• Then wesley came and i recorded the plucking instrumental version of the song.
• Joshua did the little editing for the song and i exported it out as a song file.
• Wesley then called the talents to confirm the shoot for tomorrow. it would be form about 9 - 1pm.
• Then, when all was done, we did a de- brief for today and for tomorrow's activities. We wrote some stuff on the whiteboard for documentation discussed some plans and ideas on the photo shoot and the huat! production video.
• Wesley and ben went to borrow the equipments for tomorrow's shoot. Just one camera, one tripod, one reflector, one boom mic, one mixer and the cables. he forgot to borrow the headphone which i and joshua have ticked in the form..
  
• We decided to do the photo shoot tomorrow right after the shoot and wrapped up for the day at around 1815hrs.
  

MOIP2 - Day 13 (Post Production Day 01)

• Met at 0930hrs to edit video footage in level 6 lab and also to return the equipments.
• I experimented with Motion for me to do the closing and opening credits and also our production house video.
• I researched for some ideas for P2 on youtube and watched the opening credits of the Spiderman Trilogy.
• Went to "www.freeplaymusic.com" to search for music.
• Wesley said that he found one suitable music from that website entitled "Abandoned" which is about 2 mins long.
• Joshua began to experiment with Motion too.
• Ben gave up editing the video to refine it and Wesley then came and tried to edit it instead.
  
• Joshua helped me login to find music from "www.beatboxmd.com".
• I found some like "Postcard", "Cold Comfort", "Tender Touch", "Bittersweet", "Distant Memories".
• "Ben kind of like "Bittersweet".
• We went to Hereafter after we were shooed out of the level 6 lab.
• We continued editing the footages.
• Then, me and Wesley went for lunch together. Joshua left at 1130hrs to help out for the Diploma show.
• After we came back from lunch, Ben immediately went for his lunch with his group of friends and called back later to tell me that he is going to the diploma show for about an hour.
• Then GX arrived and tried his hand at editing. He also adjusted the sound levels in FCP.
  
• I had to leave and left at 3pm and at night, i did some of the ppt slides first.
  

MOIP2 - Day 12 (Production Day 05)

• In short, today was kind of rather disappointing.
• I was late after I failed to hear the alarm ring and only reached Wesley's place at around 1130hrs.
• Wesley called me while I was on my way in the bus. He wanted me to buy a mug/ cup, which we need to use for today's shoot.
• I reached Cash Converters and realized that it opens only at 1030hrs. I called Wesley and told him about it. I've got no other choices but to wait for it to open. Then, i quickly bought one pack (did not sell like only 1 mug) for $1.
• I walked back to the interchange quickly but got lost in Bedok Central instead. So, i reached Wesley's place later than expected.
• I went there and they were all prepared but were just waiting for my cup. Everything was set up. The lighting, the talent was in place etc.
• However, we managed to finish shooting all the scenes by 1235hrs, which was earlier then expected.
• By 1pm, we wrapped up for lunch and travelled to Bedok Interchange. It was pouring heavily and Wesley then had to send us to Bedok Interchange in 2 separate trips for his place. We ate and reached school at 1420hrs.
• As it was still raining heavily, we set up all the equipments and got ready to re- shoot he classrooms scenes involving the lead.
  
• We were done in a few takes and proceeded to shoot the classroom scene inside at the air- conditioned corridor.
• Then, we went to the overhead bridge to shoot the other outdoor scene whereby GX and the lead (Laura) has to walk past each other. We could not shoot at the taxi stand as it was pouring so we thought of shooting at the overhead bridge instead.
  
• We had some problems like noise from vehicles and raining noise but we managed to solve the problems and finished with that scene rather quickly.
  
• It finally stopped pouring so heavily but was still drizzling. Nevertheless, we decided to proceed to TCA to shoot the bullying and confrontation scene involving Laura and the bullies.
• AS it was drizzling, we had to change our initial camera position. So we had to think of something else. And last minutely, we decided to not use the jib as we still could not set it up and according to Joshua, some parts were missing....
  
• Then, it started raining so heavily while we were shooting at the ramp there and were forced to take shelter to wait for the rain to stop.
  
• It was not pouring again, so we quickly went back to shoot the scene. But, again, it rained heavily. It was already 6pm and we had no choice but to stop shooting for the day. Laura had to leave at that time too.
  
• Joshua left earlier on for the Diploma show. Me and Ben returned to TDS Audio Room to collect the lighting equipments and discussed ideas and alternatives for the CD design cover and the packaging of our video whilst waiting for Wesley to arrive to load all equipments into his car for safekeeping. GX left me and Ben when we weere onl our way back to TDS, saying that he wants to see the diploma show.
• We went off officially at 1915hrs.
• And, we decided to meet tomorrow at 0930hrs to return the equipments and to start on post production as we have to other days to shoot the remaining scenes due to Interim 2 approaching.
• We thought that maybe we'll shoot on next monday or maybe the weekends provided the casts are all free..
  

MOIP2 - Day 11 (Production Day 04)

• Met up in Audio Room at 11am.
• Discussed the shooting schedule for today and tomorrow.
• Then, we know what scenes to take and what others that we need to re- take.
• Wesley then confirmed that the lead would be free the whole day for tomorrow.
• We started work at around 1pm.
  
• I and Ben collected the equipments from the students' lounge at level 5.
• We went to 03-10 with the intention to re-shoot the classroom scene.
• Wesley, me and GX were setting up and having a test run.
• Joshua and Ben then arrived and told us that we have to re-shoot the classroom scene all over again starting from outside where the ramp is after viewing the old clips Hereafter.
• We packed up quickly and proceeded to Tourism Culinary Academy. WE could not shoot the entire classroom scenes as the lead is absent today.
  
• Luckily it did not continue to rain so heavily. So, we just went all out to shoot the scene.
• We were told that the talents (bullies) would only arrive at around 1pm but Nicole has to leave by 1530hrs.
• We shot the bullies & guardian scenes and re- shot the scene involving Wesley (Guardian) only due to continuity error as the other time another vehicle was not parked beside his and also due to the weather changes today. It was raining. Last friday was bright and sunny.
• After finishing some scenes, the battery for the camera went dead and the other was not charged as we did not take and charge it at home on friday.
• Me and Wesley then went back to TDS and tried our luck to see if Mr Tay could change our battery for a fully charged one a the equipment store.
  
• Wesley pleaded with him and he agreed to change on instead of 2. So i went to charge the other in the Audio Room and we went back to TCA with some snacks and drinks for the talents and our crew.
• Whilst, waiting for me and wesley, the talents rehearsed through their lines and actions while the crew tried to improvise the shots.
• When we returned, we shot the next scene and there were many NGs because of Wesley! haha. It was pretty hilarious actually.
• We persevered. The talents were good and co-operative. We did 2 different angle shots for that scene and wrapped up at around 1530hrs. Nicole then left.
• We had a de- brief in Audio Room. I'm rather pleased with today's production. Everyone was co- operative. Even the talents were helpful as Kathy offered to help us take some pictures for our production as part of the final documentation.
  

MOIP2 - Day 10 (Production Day 03)

• For today, we decided to meet at 11am and latest by 1130hrs in the Audio Production Room to plan today's schedule first before starting to shoot.
• However, by 1130hrs, Wesley was still not in school. Joshua and Benjamin were starving so they decided to go to the canteen to eat instead.
• I had to go to the stadium to act as an extra for other group's production.
• Wesley arrived later and also went for lunch.
• I was waiting for Benjamin to call me back to the room when all of them have finished lunch but he still did not call me. I finished my shoot at around 1330hrs so I called Benjamin. He did not hear me telling him to call me once they are ready and on the other hand, thery are waiting for me to return.
• When Ireached, Wesley was trying to edit the sounds while Joshua, Benjamin and Guo Xiang are trying to set up the Jib inside and later outside the room.
• Wesley was fed-up by what they were doing as he felt that this was a waste of time. They could go to the location and ry setting up there instead as when they try to set it up here, they have to later spend time to keep it and later set it up again in the location for the shoot.
• In the end, Joshua himself was flustered and decided to give up using the Jib in our production for he did not want to waste time learning now with Caleb teaching us how to do so. According to him and the others, there were some missing parts of the jib too.
• I helped pack up and Benjamin return the Jib to the Equipment Store while the rest of us proceeded to the Tourism Culinary Academy for today's shoot.
• I set up the camera and unloaded all equipments from the car. Wesley then removed the cover of his car for the video shoot with Joshua's help. Benjamin then got ready with the sound equipments while Guo Xiang just stoned there after helping Joshua to set up the tracks.
• I checked the camera settings and adjusted the required functions like Iris etc.
• Actually i wanted the camera to be placed somewhere facing the front of the parking lot where Wesley is going to park his car but later i discussed with Joshua and decided to change the position of the camera and pan it instead of using the tracks to track and pan backwards.
• We then encountered a major problem: One of the bullies is not here yet and is uncontactable.
• Then , we decided to shoot he scenes with oly Wesley involved in it. We had to take a few takes as the sun suddenly shone so brightly that everything was overexposed.
• After recording the scenes, we decided to wait 30 minutes more for the other bully to arrive.
• Later, we decided to wrap up as we had to rush to attend some important and compulsory talk at 1630hrs.

After wrapping up, Wesley and Benjamin started bickering again instead of returning back to design school asap. I was fed up already and told them to just quickly return to design school for those travelling on foot while some travelled on Wesley's car. Why can't we still not compromise and get along well with each other. And Guo Xiang... I'm again feeling disappointed in him again as he just do things slowly at his own pace etc and etc... I could tell that everyone was rather disappointed today. Later, Wesley told me that they should have had their meals at home rather than coming to school and spend time eating and not using it to discuss our plans. Ok, this is one problem but unfortunately, this isn't the only one.

MOIP2 - Day 09

• We met up at the TCC at 11am but some arrived late.
• So, me and Joshua decided to go scouting for a new location for the carpark scene while Benjamin and Guo Xiang are to return to the Audio Production Room to do sound editing or the shots we have taken so far. Also, they wanted to record Wesley's voice as part of the video production.
• It suddenly started raining so it crashed our plans to shoot some scenes today. Moreover, the lead could only arrive at 1630hrs today and I had to leave latest by 1700hrs to get changed at home to attend a wedding reception at night.
• Me and Joshua managed to find an ideal spot for the carpark scene at the Tourism Culinary Academy.
• We took photographs as to give a rough idea on how we would want it to be framed in accordance with the storyboard.
• Wesley came to join us instead and helped us out in our scouting.
• We then returned back to meet Benjamin and Guo Xiang but bumped into Julian so we told him of our problems like the problem with the store man and the problem with the bad weather.
• After talking to Julian, we know that we just have to stick it out even if it is raining... no choice. We are running out of production time.

MOIP2 - Day 08 (Planning/ Thrashing Session)

• We met up together in the Audio Production Room at 11am.
• We wrote on the whiteboard on what needs to be discussed and planned out.
• One of the many things discussed was to re- decide the storyboard for the shoot.
• I had everything drawn out and written in my notebook.
• After today's session, i felt at least a little more assured as some things are beign confirmed.
• What ridiculed me the most was that it is until now Benjamin clarified his doubts on the shooting locations when he was unsure of it since Day 01. I was just... speechless.