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Behind the Scenes

The Leap

This page is my production diary for The Leap. The entire behind the scenes planning from pre-production to post-production.

Script & inspiration

Script page, film logline and script inspirations for The Leap

Storyboards

Storyboard page 1 for The Leap

Storyboard page 2 for The Leap

Shooting schedule & shot list

Shooting schedules for the baby, teenage, young adult and child segments

Colour-coded shot list for the child actor segment

Location & lighting plans

Floor plan for the bedtime/baby segment — Bedtime shots — baby segment

Floor plan for the hangout/teenage segment — Hangout shots — teenage segment

Floor plan for the hospital/young adult segment — Hospital shots — young adult finale

Floor plan for the sunset/young adult segment — Sunset shots — young adult finale

Mood board & props

Mood board of reference images for The Leap — Mood board

Props collected for The Leap — Props

On set

Behind the scenes photos from The Leap shoot

Shot logs

Production shot log for the baby shoot, 38 shots logged — Baby shoot — 38 shots

Production shot log for the young adult shoot, 64 shots logged — Young adult shoot — 64 shots

Improvised shots

Improvised shots and location scouting for The Leap

Technical research & experimentation

Technical research notes on camera choice for The Leap

Technical execution & experimentation

Technical execution notes on framing, white balance and focus for The Leap

Framing & composition

Rule of thirds framing analysis, part 1

Rule of thirds framing analysis, part 2

The editing process

Premiere Pro rough cut timeline for The Leap

Editing decisions: opening crop, ending text, jump cuts

Editing decisions: match cuts, shadow guard, pacing

Colour & light

Before and after colour grading comparisons for The Leap