As my cast and crew had three members (myself, Charles Verfuerth, and Rose BlackBurne,) communication over shoot schedules was made entirely via text message (to Charles,) Facebook messenger (to Rose,) and whenever I managed to talk to them throughout the school day.
I knew from the beginning that filming would have to take place predominantly on Wednesday's after school, as filming on weekends was almost impossible due to other commitments. Also, as the majority of filming was set to take place outside in December/January time, I knew I'd be battling the sunset. As we finish school at 2:15pm on a Wednesday, at became my golden window of opportunity.
(It should be noted that filming didn't always take place during this time, as sometimes our schedule's allowed for other opportunities.)
(Added on 21st February)
While I had initially hoped to finish my filming before the Christmas holidays (admittedly this was very wishful thinking,) my ultimate deadline for the completion of filming was by January 31st. This date allowed me a wide window of opportunity to avoid feeling stressed if something(s) went wrong (and they did,) as I'd given myself this time period to fix it. January 31st also gave me approx. 2 weeks before the February half term (our deadline) to tidy up the editing of my first completed version. While I had been editing the footage as I went along, this time was still vital.
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