Fiction Adaptation Unit: Pre-Production - The Check List

To make this film I'm going to need to get some things, below is a check list that I will (hopefully remember to) update each time something on the list is completed.



1. Actors

- I need to put ads out on Casting Call.

UPDATE: I have now posted an advert for both roles on Star Now

2. Army trousers

- A pair of camouflage trousers will be needed. I'm not sure whether to either wait until I get my actor for the Soldier and then get the correct size or get a large sized pair and use a belt to tighten them. I'm considering that delivery time for the trouser may affect my shooting schedule.
- I have found a pair on Military Ops for £10 which is way less than I was expecting. http://www.militaryops.co.uk/british-army-soldier-95-issue-trousers-dpm-g1/?gclid=CKqc8Lnh48ECFRMatAodr1cADw

3. White Vest

- I'm holding back on this for the same reason as the army trousers.

4. Camp Bed

- This will be where the Soldier is for 99% of his time in the Ward.
- I have found one on Go Outdoors' website for a cheap price (my Dad works there and so has a discount card) and it's also green in keeping with the military vibe. http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/yellowstone-4-leg-camp-bed-p323324

UPDATE: I have bought a camp bed ready to use.

5. Roses

- I need a dead rose for a shot in which the Narrator will be holding one for this line: "Warm rain on dropping roses."
- I know supermarkets sell them and florists obviously do too. There are also several florists in the Maidstone town.

6. A Ward.

- This will probably be the trickiest item on the list: I need an area big enough to get actors, crew and equipment inside but small enough to look like a makeshift ward. Not a proper hospital one but one that looks like a temporary one. On the top of my head I don't know any locations I could use but I can think of some that might be suitable such as a garage or a outhouse hut sort of building.

UPDATE: The house I live at has a shed. A little smaller than I'd like but it's an option if I don't find anything else.

7. The Subconscious.

- This is essentially a room that I can make pitch black so I can then add in my own artificial light to represent the inside of the characters' mind. I was thinking either the Boardroom or studio 2. Something I will to explore more and test out.

8. Death

- This character is the Narrator but dressed up. So I need a black, hooded cloak and perhaps make-up to design a skull on his face.

UPDATE: I have bought a black, hooded cloak.