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  Date Time Subject 31st July 2000 18:16:40 GHOSTHUNTER VFX meeting this morning at CFC with Rob Duncan (VFX Supervisor). Almost all the effects shots have been completed, the meeting this morning was to go through these final shots and discuss and approve them before they're released for scanning back onto film. Once the check prints has been approved all concerned will go into CFC's preview theatre to see them projected. Also, scanning of the opening titles began today at The Film Factory. The VFX shots and opening titles will be the first elements of the film to be seen at full 35mm resolution.

  Date Time Subject 30th July 2000 20:42:10 GHOSTHUNTER Charles Sharman-Cox (Ghosthunter documentary director) spent the day filming interviews with Simon (Director) Alison (Producer) and Gavin (DoP). Charles has been with the production since January and has amassed a great deal of material for the documentary and will begin the edit next week.

  Date Time Subject 28th July 2000 19:14:38 GHOSTHUNTER Twickenham Studios for another session with Sam (Sound Editor). Most of the tracks are in place, there are just a few minor amendments to be made before we pre-mix with Robin O'Donoghue at Shepperton Studios.

  Date Time Subject 21st July 2000 17:28:07 GHOSTHUNTER Simon (Director), Ian (Titles) and Luke (Production Designer) met this morning to review the final work on the opening title sequence before it is released to The Film Factory to be scanned out to film. The titles were subsequently released and scanning will commence next week.

  Date Time Subject 18th July 2000 22:56:13 GHOSTHUNTER Foley session all day at Shepperton today. We also took the opportunity to ADR a couple of Alison's and Jacqueline's lines, (Sarah & Anne). The session went without problem and we were also able to meet with Robin O'Donoghue (Re-Recording Mixer) and discuss the possibility of pre-mixing the sound sometime in the next two weeks. We hope to pre-mix the week beginning 31st July and final mix in early September.

  Date Time Subject 14th July 2000 20:17:42 GHOSTHUNTER Our third meeting at CFC (The Computer Film Company) and a look at the next batch of effect shots. We're approximately half way through the effects work, most of the 'looks' for each effect has been debated and all that is left is the physical work on the Domino system and any minor adjustments once they're reviewed. We have also just secured sponsorship from The Film Factory who will be scanning out the opening title sequence to film for us. This opening sequence is almost complete and we hope to release the titles to The Film Factory this week. The Titles have been animated with Adobe After Effects and currently exist in digital format. As with the special effects, once they have been digitally rendered up to a high enough resolution, they need to be scanned onto 35mm film at a rate of about 40 seconds per frame.

  Date Time Subject 13th July 2000 22:25:14 GHOSTHUNTER Meeting today with Barrington Pheloung (Composer) for a spotting session on the film. Having already written the music for the trailer this was the starting point for the musical theme and tone for the film itself. Simon (Director) and Alison (Producer) went through the film with Barrington in his studio. Each section of the film requiring music was noted and Barrington will now start composing a sample track for a second meeting in the near future.

  Date Time Subject 13th July 2000 19:34:41 GHOSTHUNTER The sound edit continues with a meeting today with Sam Auguste (Sound Editor). He will now prep for a foley session within the next ten days.

  Date Time Subject 2nd July 2000 19:07:25 GHOSTHUNTER Simon (Director) and Alison (Producer) met with Ian Firth (Title Design) to see a rough rendering of the work so far. Ian has been using Adobe After Effects to animate the title sequence, the next step is to transfer the graphics over to the Avid and cut them into the film. All cuts of the film so far have been using temporary Avid titles.