Scrapped Ideas/changes to project

-Unfortunately due to conflicting schedules, the interviews with my friends has proved difficult to carry out so that will have to take a side step unless we figure out an way incorporate their views into the sequence.

-We were also unable to gain access to an interview with a church representative so this will have to be scrapped too and we have decided to just indicate in the documentary that our proposal was rejected.

-The witch who initially agreed to let us film her coven and rituals has also pulled out due to personal reasons which are understandable and we will also try to indicate this in the documentary.

Proposed dates for shooting

Friday 23rd November 2012:
Neill walking through the Forest
Nature visuals - Trees, Skyline, Clouds, Water

Saturday 24th November 2012:
Ann Glaister Tarrot reading for Neill
Ann Glaister interview

Sunday 25th November 2012:
Sally Walker Interview
Jennie Douglas Interview
David Anga Interview
Church Cut-aways

Proposed Shooting list

ACTUALITY/SEQUENCE:
Ann Glaister performing a tarrot reading for Neill
Neill walking through the forest
Sally Walker in her Shop.
Neill meets Sally.
Neill meets Ann.

INTERVIEWS:
Ann Glaister - Wise-woman
Sally Walker - Witch
David Anga - Christian
Neill Morris - Wiccan
Jennie Douglas -Atheist
David Anga's friends (TBC)

CUT-AWAYS/SYNC:
Church building
Forest scene
Sky line/ Clouds
Water/Stream/River
Sally Walker shop
Ann Glaisters house

ARCHIVE:
Neill's pictures of his hometown
Monty Pyton clip
Ancient witch prosecution events
African witchcraft materials
Church rejection emails
Gemma Whipp's uncle's email about wiccan.

Production Meeting

Myself an Neill discussed a few things that we could do to push the documentary further.
As a christian, I suggested giving an interview section so I could talk about my views regarding the Wiccan beliefs and also if it as changed through the course of the documentary project.
I also suggested the prospects of getting other religious views aside from Christianity.
I have a couple of friends who are muslim and atheist and could try to arrange an interview with them.

Proposed Interviews

So far the confirmed subjects for interview are:
Neill, giving his story on his journey as a wiccan.
Myself, giving my christian views on wiccan.
Our colleague Lizzie Glaister's mum, who is a tarrot reader and practising wiccan.
Sally Walker, a practising witch/wiccan.
Neill's partner Jennie Douglas, giving her views on wiccan and it's impact on Neill's lifestyle.

Thats a Wrap!

We wrapped things up on the production side of the documentary yesterday. We spent our last day of production filming our interview of Sal the owner of The Village Witch and getting our forest scenes an the cutaways of the church as well as interviews with Dave and my Fiancee Jennie.
Both Dave and I had a lot of fun filming the documentary and everyone we met was great and will defiantly add a lot more to the finished product.

Now onto the Edit!!!

Neill

Production

So production started yesterday, I had to get some cut aways in the forest and some scenes of me walking through them but this didn't go to well so me and Dave are going to try and rent a 7D out on monday to get the last of them shot which wont be a problem.
Today went great! Lizzie's mum Ann is amazing! She did a wonderful job, even more than we asked for. We got a tarot reading from her we got cut aways and we got an interview with her as well. She knew a LOT about Wiccan and Witchcraft and she will be a valuable section in the documentary.