How To: Sleep - November Update

 Hi guys! 

so as the project picks up speed we've opted to change our updates to monthly if only as we're so busy, which is a good thing as the project starts to move forward!

At the end of October, we returned from our reading week ready to face it all head-on, and just in time for Halloween- Raising the studio spirits with some fancy dress fun!

To kick back off we started out with our lovely director Eli anointing core team member Emily to 'Props Master' - meaning she's responsible for the designing of all of the props featured in the film, from beds to doors to chests and more. This is to keep consistency amongst our designs on screen but also for continuity to keep these designs the same in each and every shot they will be featured in.

We also had a little evening with our producer and directors for a good old catch-up and a chance for some fun and board games as we're not just coworkers but also friends! - Shocker I know, but when keeping the professional work focus in the studios day to day it's still nice to have an evening of fun together every once in a while.

With some support from campus mascot Chester, we cracked back on with some sessions in the dubbing studios to grab some sound effects for the film but also to find the infamous voice of our 'Narrator' the voice guiding up to a pleasant night's sleep. After some careful deliberation by our directors and producer, it was safe to say we've found our narrator in the form of Ryan an Acting student at the university, and we're super excited to see what he brings!

Amongst the excitement of the month producer Cait (Me
) managed to do some damage to her drawing hand during an altercation between a radiator, tea towel, and some mosquitoes, don't ask. but safe to say she's on the mend with some dented fingers!

But the biggest development of this month wasn't technical director George's haircut, it was our writer's room with one more milestone before we break for Christmas we took the decision to bring in some peers, who are great at storytelling to evaluate the plot and work out how to make the film flow a bit better, and after 5 hours and six of us on the case we made some changes that have left as much more confident and very excited about how this film is going to look in a few months time.

As we approach December and our final milestone check-in, with confirmation for production this will also be our last post of 2022, for our third year we're approaching first semester deadlines in early December and then most of us will be returning to our families for a well-needed break and some time for recuperation. so we're signing off until 2023.

but till then... check out our Instagram page to meet some of the crew (@howto_sleep_film) but a merry Christmas from the entire How To: Sleep team and we'll see you in the new year!

Cait Out 

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Have a great break, everyone!