Weekly Updates- Week of 10th October 2011 (week 4)

Now a month into the production, we had to make crucial decisions about actors, costume, equipment and verify and get permission from our shooting location. In our weekly meeting I delegated duties to my team members, and progressed with the production. As Ahmed made an early start on the shooting script, he was putting his final touches on it, and Sahir began analysing the title sequence of a film. He also later on in the week, researched health and safety. My role this week was to get everything organised, meaning the actor release forms, location release forms and the call sheet. I made arrangements this week with the school and teachers to film on the 19th of October, and went shopping for the costumes, makeup and additional props. I made a list of what we would need, being: the tricycle, makeup (e.g. white powder, red lipstick and lip liner, black eyeshadow and black eyeliner, foundation) and the costume, being pyjamas. Preferably pink or purple.
The inspiration for the makeup came from 'The Joker' from batman, as I wanted to create a more familiar image for the audience, as they have probably seen batman before.

I also took a lot of inspiration from SAW, as the character on the left usually appears in the beginning of the film, and also rides a tricycle, is small in height (like our character Jordan) and has similar makeup. I wanted to create a cross between the two, with a twist. Both characters to the left are male, and I wanted to go against the stereotype and use a little girl, adding a scarier twist. Both characters have 'painted on' smiles, which I wanted my actor Jordan to also have. This week crucial decisions were made for the production, as next week we will be filming.