"I ’m on a recce…” According to Russell, this is how everyone on a technical recce likes to begin their messages back to base, so it felt like an appropriate way to kick off this issue’s Production Diary. Now more than ever, the Doctor Who schedule is heaving with meetings and auditions, tests and fittings, so here’s a quick rundown of what was going on in November…
Tuesday 1 November
A day of meetings! Co-producer Ellen Marsh and I discuss a second draft script for Block Four; the post-production team discuss VFX schedules and camera/rushes workflow; and heads of department meet for a pre-tone meeting to run through the available ‘look books’.
Thursday 3 November
Block One camera tests, running through key sequences with director Dylan Holmes Williams and director of photography Sam Care.