WS-Production Schedule

Production Schedule

October 2005
First contact with school was through Ms. Judy Lublwa. Judy is a remarkable woman, Ugandan but living in Kenya she has been supplying the school with food since they were only 60 students. She is the soul catalyst behind this film as it was her who arranged transport for me to meet the children and become inspired by their talent. As time passed, the student body doubled from 60 to 120, she watched the students’ needs grow. Her involvement has turned to marketing and fundraising, essentially letting others know on a global scale about the needs of the children's garden. When we first visited the school site we brought treats for the children and Judy is the main public awareness agent for others to help the school and garden find a new place to relocate. On my second visit, I met Wendy, a British woman who was introduced to the children’s garden by Judy. Wendy single-handedly raised 900 pounds sterling, in a sponsored slim event, to help supplement the food budget of the school. She traveled from the UK to personally give her gift and have the chance to meet the children she was helping to support. Also during my visit the children waited not so patiently in a seeming never ending line for face paint. I am certain it was a memorable activity for each child, generally the boys got elephants or jungle cats and the girls got flowers and princess faces. I donated the remainder of my face paints to the school as a teacher was interested in using it as an incentive for good performance. I'll bet many didn't was their face off for days as the painting process of 130 plus kids lasted until after sunset.

November 2005
Make connections with other Canadian Filmmakers about possible collaboration. Pixie Cram and Jean-Francois Parizeau to act as point people for Canadian funding agencies. Prepare application for IFCO's Franck Cole Documentary grant. Please note video footage of the performing children is available from smfowsy@gmail.com. (this may take some time as international parcel service is costly or unreliable)

February 2006
Receive Frank Cole memorial production funding grant from Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO) - become a official filmmaker

June 17, 2006
Contact representative at Kodak Germany and outlets in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Seek assistance from Technical director Roger Wilson at IFCO as well as a independent filmmaker in Tanzania named John Riber.

NOW---hiatus sucks (kind of)
Holding Pattern #!@$#%*&^*&(**%#$#@$#---arg!!!!!!!!!!
NEEDED 16mm 2R Tungston and daylight 100ft rolls. (X20)


August 6, 2006 Arrive in Nairobi to help children prepare for production.
Brainstorming sessions, each age specific, to outline stories children want to present. For primary aged children African folktales such as the story of hare and hyena (songura & fisi) will be expound to act as a catalyst for their personal stories. Each class group will be presenting one 2 minute skit, in the Swahili language. The preparations for these plays include determining and supplying materials for painted canvass storyboard (contistoria) plus costumes and stage elements.

August 23, 2006 - Rehearsal.
Each of the 6 groups will receive blocking and lighting instructions. A special stage will be constructed within the children’s garden. Older children will help to mentor younger groups and act as my representatives during all rehearsals. A special video training will be imparted to the oldest of the student at the school to help to familiarize youth to new technologies.
During this time props and posters will be distributed throughout the local community and art scene in Nairobi. All title boards construction will be concluded by August 31.

September 4, 2006
Production 10 days, 6 at school & garden ground to capture setting and plays and 4 days at Moses and Sylvia’s house for personal stories and interviews with individual school children. (Contingency shooting day September 21)

September 14, 2006 – SMF leaves Nairobi for London. Footage sent to be processed in Toronto and logged in Ottawa.

January –April 2007 Post-Production
January- Oxbury titles and optical printing (IFCO)
February- Rough cut of 16 mm footage in story structure.
March- Complete Oxbury titles/ maps of travel with stop motion movements.
Post production transfers between 16mm telecine and JK optical printing for editing and animated title sequences.
April- Produce rough cut and sound mix.
Musicians to create any new, supplementary music/folly.
April 19 -Sound mix and optical print
April 30-Final edit with sound and music
May 12 -Transfers to Beta, duplications and creation of press kits.

May 15th 2007
Theatrical release date
*Please note project may be scaled down to finish digitally if funding falls short.