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Somewhere around late January / early February 2019 [[Thomas Schubert]] and [[Stephanie Shires]] had an idea, a daft idea. Some would even say, a tremendously mad idea inspired by the viewing of The Sound of Music Live. That idea would become Please Sir There's Been a Murder. | Somewhere around late January / early February 2019 [[Thomas Schubert]] and [[Stephanie Shires]] had an idea, a daft idea. Some would even say, a tremendously mad idea inspired by the viewing of The Sound of Music Live. That idea would become Please Sir There's Been a Murder. | ||
The concept was simple; an approximately 30 minute short film, all shot totally live | The concept was simple; an approximately 30 minute short film, all shot totally live. The idea was thought a good challenge, but was put on hiatus for further planning while the mountainous tasks of [[Elections 2019]], [[Roses 2019]] and TFTV second year films were planned and executed. The next known mention of the idea was around may 2019, just post AGM / YSTV elections, where the idea was floated again by new [[Station Directors]] [[Thomas Schubert]] and [[Stephanie Shires]], with the idea that members interested in writing the short could pitch ideas. Most present thought it a great idea, while also being totally mad. [[Edwin Barnes]] remarked at the time, "Oh for fucks sake". While this process was ongoing, the technical team (newly elected [[Technical Director]] [[Andrew Waddle]] and [[Computing Directors]] [[Adam Birtles]]) put their heads in their hands and tried to figure out how to make the shoot work. | ||
Several weeks later, or it could have been less nobody is quite sure, the pitch session was done during the weekly production meeting. Three people pitched. Tom Maynard. Jacob Boyle. And [[Stephanie Shires|Steph]] on behalf of [[Stephanie Shires|Steph]], [[Thomas Schubert|Tom]], [[Olivia Gibbs|Olivia]] and [[Andrew Waddle|Andrew]]. With all three ideas using unique themes | Several weeks later, or it could have been less nobody is quite sure, the pitch session was done during the weekly production meeting. Three people pitched. Tom Maynard. Jacob Boyle. And [[Stephanie Shires|Steph]] on behalf of [[Stephanie Shires|Steph]], [[Thomas Schubert|Tom]], [[Olivia Gibbs|Olivia]] and [[Andrew Waddle|Andrew]]. With all three ideas using unique themes, eventually the winner was decided and [[Jacob Boyle|Jacob]] would write it, but with a catch- it was to have on the fly viewer interaction. | ||
The idea progressed mainly behind closed doors in the wonderfully creative mind of [[Jacob Boyle|Jacob]] for the next few months. A draft was completed by September 2019 when the idea was again put on hiatus for the sake of shooting [[Jacob Boyle|Jacob's]] short film B.U.M.F.A.C.E which took place directly before [[Freshers 2019]]. The project was again revived some time during October 2019, with the locked script to be written imminently and production work to begin alongside. The catch. Only 7 weeks until the agreed upon filming day, December the 11th 2019. | The idea progressed mainly behind closed doors in the wonderfully creative mind of [[Jacob Boyle|Jacob]] for the next few months. A draft was completed by September 2019 when the idea was again put on hiatus for the sake of shooting [[Jacob Boyle|Jacob's]] short film B.U.M.F.A.C.E which took place directly before [[Freshers 2019]]. The project was again revived some time during October 2019, with the locked script to be written imminently and production work to begin alongside. The catch. Only 7 weeks until the agreed upon filming day, December the 11th 2019. | ||
==Pre Production== | ==Pre Production== | ||