Editing and making choices

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When the shoot is finished the editing begins. The Doll is taking shape and with over 6 hours of recording and so much of it good, if not great, there's going to be some difficult decision making.

Taking a look at the shop, cemetery and beach scenes I can see how the film is going to shape up. With two cameras there is a good mixture of angle and view. The sound  is clear and good bt because all of the film has been shot on location this is going to be the untamed element. It's not practical or even possible to clean all external noises and often they can't be reduced because that'll have a detrimental effect on the voice quality. But that is where the crew scored with so many takes.

Once again Carli has taken to the critical editing role under the wing of Jane, who has so much experience in this area, like a duck to water.

I'm hoping we ca meet our target of having a final cut ready fior a private review by the beginning of April. These are exciting times.

Keep watching this space for more news, photos and video as we continue to press forward. Once again it's just been great working with such a close-knit team who have worked so well together and so professionally as individuals in their own fields. I believe that everyone on the production team has gained such valuable insight into diofferent aspects of film production that this can only be good for the future of Swansea Film Production.

We have some exciting ideas lined up and will be extending an offer to other local film-makers of whatever standard and experience to join the group wheee we can help each other to prioduce work of ever improving quality. So if you are interested in any aspect of film-making from writing, prop making, lighting, acting right throught to the editing then watch this space for some exciting news.

Michelle Morris as Sarah

Michelle morris interview by MikeLeahy

I met Michelle when she performed with Matthew Healy (best known as Matthew King in Emmerdale but with a string of tv credits to his name) and Christopher Villiers (Grayston Sinclair in Emmerdale and much, much more).

The play was Inside Job by Brian Clemens and they were touring as part of the Repertory Season at the Grand Theatre in Swansea.

The play takes place in a Spanish villa situated in some isolation in the foothills a mile or so from Marbella. I thoroughly enjoyed the play and Michelle kindly gave me a short impromptu interview for my on-line radio show "In Town Today" which is currently "off air" but will be returning.

Michell agreed to take a look at the script for the Doll and we met for coffee. I sat on the chair edge whilst she looked through. Then I askjed if she'd consider taking part and was delighted with her agreement.It was great to see her again for the Read Through on Friday.

'DOLL' short film is CAST!!

Production Name	Doll
Production Type	Film (Short)
Production Details	DOLL short film produced by Swansea film productions, Mike Leahy written by Amanda Evans, independent writer. Director TBC Revolving around the world of Voodoo, its set in Swansea, has a theatrical play within the film (the crucible)and following the lives of two drama student Sarah & Jane. Twist of Jealousy, Friendship, and Revenge. (Michelle Morris as Sarah from The Knock 2008 and Carli De'la Hughes from High Hopes BBC as Jane. Liam James former student of RWCMD as Sarah's boyfriend Jim. Gabe Cameron former employee of BBC broadcastings London/Cardiff as Geoff, Drama teacher.)