Shoot 4

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012, saw our fourth shoot for the WKJL web series and it was a massive day! Thankfully we had some extra help :) It was our first weekend shoot, which meant more friends were available for crew roles. Our regular sound recorder, Keelin, went back home to Adelaide for the Uni break so she was missed but we had the lovely, Georgia, in her place and two great camera op's, Danielle and Chris – two very talented, aspiring film makers (check out their links at the end).

The day kicked off at 6.45am. I must mention to our readers who do not live in Australia, it is winter here and it was so cold! The first scene was a reshoot of a scene from our first shoot between our two leads, Hannah and Brianna. The girls were in summer dresses and they definitely didn't find that fun lol. By the time of the next scene the sun was out and we were filming in it, which made it warmer and more enjoyable. At 9.30am our third lead actress, Shanna, joined the cast for a group scene. I'm excited to announce our D.O.P will make an appearance in the WKJL series (webisode 11) as we put him in the girls scene as an extra. Trivia for y'all, we've never used extras in the series so far. If there is a featured part or someone in shot, it's a crew member! (Keelin also makes an appearance in one webisode).

By 10.30am, we moved location from the school campus to a nearby soccer field where we were joined by our first guest actress for the day, Emily. The girls and Emily filmed for two hours and we then moved back to the campus for Emily's second scene (Oh! Recurring character... how will her character impact the story of Who Killed Jessica Lane?) Hannah and Brianna then shot the first scene for the finale episode. Can't wait for everyone to see the series and the lead up to the season 1 finale. To end the day, we were joined by our second guest actress, Julia. Julia also filmed two scenes – one which is also featured in the finale. What will her character know that may well be the finale climax?

All in all, we had nine scenes to be shot with a crew of five. ...Five. So different from the usual two or three crew members. It was great! Definitely a less stressful day than others. Thanks to everyone who helped on the day. The weather was great and so were all of you! Very much appreciated.

Bye for now!

(Emily in her scene at the soccer field)

*Additional film makers to check out:

  Danielle Payne: https://www.facebook.com/DaniellePayneFilms

                           http://directordani.tumblr.com/

  Chris Chrasity: http://www.youtube.com/TheChrasityLife

Who Killed Jessica Lane?