Update 47-01
Update 47-01
Haven Trailer Filming & Council Editing
21st June 2006
10:50 PM


Well today was the shoot for the Haven Trailer and I can't say that everything went okay because it didn't. Not only did we take a helluva long time in the morning just to get a few outdoor scenes done but we kind of wasted everyone's time taking sooo damn long just to get those few shots. To compound on these worries, a few guns used for the shoot are completely missing and all the footage of the outdoor shots has been ERASED. Thats right. That entire 'jungle' scene on the grass knoll behind our school has been deleted by some sort of manufactoring defect in either the tape or camera. We've been trying everything for the past few hours to find out what the hell went wrong but to no avail.


When played back, that entire segment of footage is blacks out, goes fuzzy, and is blank for 5 minutes. However, later footage of the CPA has thankfully turned out be free of any defects whatsoever and works fine. Sighs. I admit that we were banking alot of airtime on the trailer based upon those few outside sequences we shot today and it frustrates and tromets me that everything was lost. I can assure you that this mistake is neither deliberate nor forseen and I would like to take full responsibility for the faults and apologize profusely for wasting everyone's time and efforts. Today has been a bad day and everything did not go according to plan. Our organization could have been alot better and we should've planned in advance exactly what to do in the events of unanticipated situations and emergencies.


At this point in time, it is safe to say (and confirm what alot of you have been asking) that I am indeed contemplating leaving film projects from next term onwards in light of how time-consuming, unrewarding, and unappreciating film has been lately - And most importantly, because of other personal reasons. I've been doing this for the past 3 or more years with no end in sight. Perhaps its time this era draws to a close.


Anyhow, I still have obligations to finish the Haven Trailer - To which we've decided to make do and go ahead with whatever we still have left from the CPA or perhaps re-film those isolated outside scenes. I will also have to rush editing for the Council video which is due this coming Monday. I feel really exhausted and wanna rest but it would be a shame to give up now after so much effort, time, and money has gone into it. Afterall, I do have this obligation to fulfill. Anyway, enough ranting. Please enjoy the following stills fromt he Council video. Thanks Zhoni for taking them. There are actually a bunch of better pics but I shalln't put em up yet lest I spoil anything until the film has been officially released next week.










- posted by BLT @ 5:34 AM