Our last Blog Post took us up to the end of our Research and Development in April, and with our filming weekend around the corner I thought it was time for an update!

Since then the entire team has been hard at work… Nicola has been tirelessly making more blue dresses ready for filming. Nicola has also been creating smaller dresses to be displayed as part of Katayoun Dowlatshahg’s exhibition at Rochester Art Gallery.

Myself and the dancers have been developing and refining the movement material. We have looked at developing character and intention to create a unique and cohesive visual language. I have also been sourcing costumes and thinking about the overall look of the film and the choreography.

Nicola and I have met with James Williams for a storyboarding meeting of the film. This was a great insight into the way in which James works and prepares for shooting a film such as this. Through discussion with us, he created a mock up of the film using the existing video footage he has. He also made notes of how each section will be shot and how each will transition from one to another. After this, James sent across the mock up film, a picture storyboard and a list of which sections will be filmed each day. All of this are valuable tools for our final week of preparation and also for the smooth running of the filming weekend.

Janette Williams is in the process of making sample tracks which we will hopefully be hearing within the next few days!

Behind the scenes, Nicola and I have been getting in touch with venues and arranging screening events for the finished film. We now have a few dates in the pipeline and we look forward to publicising them very soon!

For the next week we will be getting everything ready for filming! We are really excited to see everything come together soon!