Now that we are well and truly into the new year I am going to make a conscious effort to post more often. One post a month just isn’t good enough!
Once again, a lot has happened over the past four weeks. I have finished and handed in my dissertation, and my studio project has moved on significantly. The website is nearly finished (except pictures and videos – www.work-mates.org), and I have started working on the beginnings of my viral marketing campaign. I have also recruited a number of potential actors and received some more of the script.
But first, a little about the viral campaign. I have decided to postpone my progress on this side of the project for now, at least until the end of term. This is because the amount of work required to send a video viral is quite substantial and I do not want to jeopardise the core of my project by not spending enough time on it. Once I have filmed and edited the series, only then will I continue to set up channels and social networking pages designed to create maximum ‘hype’ around my project.
On another note, the recruitment of actors for my project is going reasonably well. Before Christmas I put a poster up in the Drama department which advertised the roles, but only received limited response. However, one week ago I put in a request for an email be sent to all Drama students, and as a result I now have 12 auditionees!
I am aiming to have met everyone and at least have photos of each by mid-term (which is about 3 weeks away), although for the first episode I require actors of an Asian origin to play Indian call centre workers, and as of yet none of these 12 fit the criteria…
Next on the agenda is to pursue any ideas I have in finding Asian actors, and also to keep on top of the scriptwriters regarding the production of the first script. As of yet I only have two scenes (I would have liked to have the whole first episode by now), however I have been promised that I will receive this very shortly. When I have this in my hands I can continue to storyboard and also send the actors something to read and think about.