EXCELLENT BLOODY NEWS!
I believe that I now have my She-Devil. It's not entirely certain yet as I'm still to be told whether she'll be able to find time off work on the 16th and 17th. However, things are really beginning to look up!

There are a few things I still have to get hold of. This includes fake blood, a metal detector, someone to play the minion and a few extras of different ages for the funeral scene at the end.

I also still need to schedule the times of the shoot. The first day will take longer obviously (but I wonder if the second would if I'm co-ordinating a lot of extras for the funeral scene) but It might have to be shot a little later as I don't want to get in an argument with churchgoers.

Onwards and upwards!

First bit of good news for the last few days today! Before thinking about auditions, I was asking Jo about contact details of a few people from her audition - albeit didn't get quite what she was looking for - who stood out as decent actors who would be good to reference in the future. I've asked Jo about getting hold of these contacts but had no result. Now she's finally delivered so things might not look so bleakly last-minute after all!

Most of this morning's work has gone into my dissertation introduction - something which has taken a backseat for the time being while I work on organising casting. (And properly get down to over Christmas) I still need a room booked but the situation is starting to look up!

Now that I have the set dates (16th and 17th of January) I can now look ahead and notify people well in advance of filming so that I know that they can be definitely availible. I still also need some additional adult extras but I've got a few to be going on with for the time being.

Despite it all being shot on a stills camera, I wonder if it would be worth it to have Adam Fitfield to come and shoot a couple of stills for the sake of some behind-the-scenes shots.

One step forward two steps back. Thats how things feel at the moment.

On one hand, I have scouted the location over this weekend. I've decided to use Middleton-on-the-Hill because every part of the location ties in well with each scene, it's very picturesque and should be fairly easy to shoot.

I have also finalised the 16th/17th of January for the shoot, giving me a couple of weeks to prepare on getting back after Christmas. I am also having little trouble in getting hold of extras for the funeral scene.

However, there have been TWO GIANT STEPS BACK because I have absolutely no Jack O Kent or She Devil. I can't book an audition room because James has to book it for me WHICH STILL HASN'T BEEN DONE! This, coupled with the fact that I can't notify anyone about auditions until I myself know when I have the room for, is making matters incredibly difficult. I DON'T want to be casting at the last minute like last year because every other person left me out to dry.