Hey everyone, Adrian here. This blog documents a necessary adjustment to the production schedule due to health issues affecting key members of the cast. Earlier this week, Tati became extremely sick and missed school for several days. Just as she began to slightly recover, I started experiencing the same symptoms right before the scheduled filming…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. One of the final steps in locking this film properly was addressing music copyright. Since this project is being submitted for Cambridge A Level assessment, I needed to make sure any copyrighted music used was handled correctly and responsibly. For the opening sequence, I identified two tracks that best fit the…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. This blog is focused on something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, the violence meter in the film and how far we should realistically push it. Originally, the idea of removing the orange tips from the airsoft and gel blasters was on the table. From a visual standpoint, it would…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. This blog focuses on two important updates for the film: the photo of Marcos and Matheus, and the mannequin that was recently purchased. First, the photo. The picture of Marcos and Matheus standing in front of the red Mustang is officially locked in and will play a key role in the…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. This is a big one. After days of planning, cutting, rewriting, and second guessing everything, the final script for Blackout is officially done. This is the first time I can confidently say that the story, pacing, and character arcs finally feel locked in and mature enough to work inside a five…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. As we get closer to production officially starting this month, I wanted to put out a full updated plan for this week and the following one. A lot has changed since earlier planning stages, so I went ahead and made a clean, updated schedule on Canva just to lock everything in…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. Quick update on where we’re at with the film. As of now, I’m officially on the third draft of the script, and honestly, it’s looking really solid. A lot of the changes between drafts have been focused on tightening dialogue and making everything feel more mature and grounded. Every line now…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. Quick update on the overall progress of the film and a few important things that needed to be addressed. First, the script. This is the part I need to be honest about. I am very aware that I am behind schedule. I was supposed to start seriously planning the script back…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. In this blog, I want to talk about scene inspiration and, for once, one that is actually making it into the film. I’ve talked about a lot of inspirations throughout this project, but if we’re being real, most of them ended up in the cut stash. The FPS video game style…
Hey everyone, Adrian here. For this blog, I want to talk about some new recording equipment I picked up and finally show you guys what it can do. I recently got these 4K night vision goggles, and honestly, they’re one of the coolest additions to the production so far. They have multiple infrared levels and…
