Today was the first day of filming for the crew, and they clocked up about fifty minuets of footage. Which I hope they realise will mean a lot of editing, but anyway the more the better! I also got the chance to grab a few minuets with the actress Faye Jenelle, who plays the beautiful game reviewer, with no actual interest in games what so ever.
Faye has done film, adverts and television work such as Coronation Street and Emerdale, and has been acting professionally since the age of fourteen; with her first experience doing Heartbeat. I asked Faye what had been her favourite acting experience, in return she couldn't decide, she explained "Different jobs are fun for different reasons". Another thing I was interested to know was what Faye thought of the character she was playing. "There are two strong elements to the character, she is interesting in the sense she has got two very distinct persona's in the character. She seems quite loud, but in reality she is quite reserved." Asking what Faye she thought about being part of the young people's project she enthused "It's fun to be involved with young people and give advice on the industry."
Another actor today was Dave, but that isn't his real profession. Dave's job today was to play "The game dork." I asked Dave how he felt about his experience. "You can see the difference between people who have had training and those who don't, it's challenging. It was lucky for me, improvising. But retakes were difficult, it was hard to remember what I said in the last take. So it will be harder for the production team with the edit. It was a shark attack moment." Dave thought the film crew were "Very professional, enthusiastic and it was good to see them sharing roles and responsibilities." Another key question that I've already asked most of the young people on was are there are enough opportunities like the film project out there. Dave's view was "Interesting question, because film is an increasing accessible media, people are no longer bound to a TV channel or production company, anyone can have a broadcasting channel on the Internet." He also pointed out that like it is important to have literacy skills, in the future editing skills will be in demand. And mentioning a bit about the blog, Dave also mentioned that thanks to the Internet, paid journalism might not exist in twenty years time. An interesting thought, but that isn't really good news for me, considering I would like to have a career in journalism. Hmmm, better start thinking up plan B, just encase.
One treat from today was seeing the geeky gamer's living quarters. It was like the production crew had gone to town and painted it red! The set was really impressive, no wonder why everybody said it was one of their most favourite parts of the project so far. I did a quick fire round of who loves what about the experience so far and what they think of the project.
Rebekah: The technology is daunting, the set is kitsch and I like being in control behind the camera.
Josh: It's good to be involved, you don't go into detail but you touch on all areas. I like the creative process of the production process and working with the actors.
Farhana: Filming is well worth waking up for and I liked the shopping we did for the set.
Saima: I like working with the actors and creating the set.
Jayne: I liked doing the continuity.
Zoe: I like the people.
Aqsa: My favourite part was decorating the room.
My favourite part of today was seeing the set, the way the spaced is considered in terms of design helps contribute to the reality of the obsessive, geeky gamer character. I was definitely impressed.
This film is going to look so good! Can't wait.... Erin
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