Coursework So Far

I haven't written on my blog in about a week so I thought I'd update how everything is going.
I've got the first half of my coursework filmed during the last week, I've been able to do Andy's phone conversation, although I ended up using Conall instead of Tom to be the other person on the phone, simply for the sake of convenience. I hope to get the chase filmed tonight as we have no activities but rather assessment objectives, which will be over quickly then I can film while it is still light enough for the cameras to work outside.
I have done a lot of work on the editing of the footage so far, as I've been unable to get the other part of my film made.

What has gone right:
I have inserted a logo of a famous production company (New Line Cinema), I also came up with the name for my own production company which was originally inspired from a joke I made in class, and thus VaJayJay Productions came along. I have also developed titles for the naming of my actors.
I have successfully edited a conversation between Andy and Conall, I originally had a single shot of Conall filming the entirity of his side of the conversation, but then when I filmed Andy I had him in several different shots, angles and him doing different things. So I cut Conall's conversation and in some places entirely altered what he says by editing, although this is not very smooth.

What has gone wrong:
At one point I realised that I didn't have enough shots of Andy doing things that illustrate him getting ready for the party and I am rarely able to get Andy at a time when he's free as he is always doing sports. Also it was during lessons, so I reviewed the footage I already had of Andy to make sure his hands were clean then I did the shots myself, simply focusing on my hands as I took some gel out of a pot for instance, however I didn't let the camera see my uniform either for the sake of continuity.
I have also made a rather poor choice of actors, because while Andy and Alex are both good they have the most unsynchronised timetables in the world and I cannot film without both of them. For the future I will try to make do with actors in the class.


What I still have to do:
I have to film the chase scene today, which I will try to get done before 4pm which is unfortunately when it gets dark. I will edit this as best I can trying to ensure that Andy maintains all continuity from previous shots through to the later parts of the film. I also have to come up with a title for my film with which I am surprisingly having difficulty with.