10th March: Meeting with Richard Mayo Smith

I took the time to meet with Mayo, a TV producer at Saatchi & Saatchi today. He was really helpful, offering advice and helping to organise my ideas.

We talked the project through as follows:

YouthLaw will need to provide a brief that has the scenarios and outcomes of the films. From there, scripts will be written which specify what we need to shoot and where.

If filming in parks, we will need to organise permits from the council.

We probably don’t need a director, but we could approach some contacts for a director of photography who may be happy to do some pro bono work.

We might need to shoot over two weekends.

Camera will likely be mini-DV (e.g. Sony 3chip). Will need a tripod. Possibly sound recorders, lighting and make-up.

People: Script writer, Camera person (and assistant), Talent (up to 30 people), Editing, Lighting (but probably not necessary), Catering, Make-up person (maybe).

He suggested I contact Greenstone and Screentime (Communicado) to see if they have anything they could offer.