THE TIMELINE

This is the timeline that we have planned for the project.

PRE-PRODUCTION

A̶l̶l̶ o̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ p̶r̶e̶-̶p̶r̶o̶d̶u̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶, p̶a̶p̶e̶r̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶, c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶ s̶t̶a̶r̶t̶ a̶t̶ b̶e̶g̶i̶n̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶f̶ M̶a̶r̶c̶h̶ a̶n̶d̶ e̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ b̶y̶ l̶a̶t̶e̶ A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶.

C̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ m̶o̶o̶d̶ b̶o̶a̶r̶d̶s̶ a̶n̶d̶ c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶s̶ f̶o̶r̶ s̶e̶t̶ b̶y̶ l̶a̶t̶e̶ A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶.

C̶o̶n̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶ s̶e̶t̶ o̶n̶ A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ 2̶3̶r̶d̶.

F̶i̶l̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ v̶e̶r̶t̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ s̶l̶i̶c̶e̶ r̶e̶a̶d̶y̶ b̶y̶ A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ 2̶6̶t̶h̶.

S̶h̶o̶t̶ l̶i̶s̶t̶ c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶d̶ f̶o̶r̶ f̶i̶l̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ d̶u̶e̶ i̶n̶ l̶a̶t̶e̶ M̶a̶y̶.

S̶c̶r̶i̶p̶t̶ f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ b̶y̶ M̶a̶y̶ 2̶0̶t̶h̶.

P̶r̶o̶p̶s̶ p̶u̶r̶c̶h̶a̶s̶e̶d̶ a̶n̶d̶ a̶s̶s̶e̶m̶b̶l̶e̶d̶ b̶y̶ M̶a̶y̶ 2̶3̶r̶d̶.

F̶i̶l̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶h̶e̶ P̶i̶l̶o̶t̶ w̶i̶l̶l̶ a̶s̶s̶u̶m̶e̶ o̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ 2̶4̶t̶h̶ o̶f̶ M̶a̶y̶.

F̶i̶l̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ b̶y̶ 2̶6̶t̶h̶ o̶f̶ M̶a̶y̶.

Creating fake pictures and documents for interviews May 30th - June 9th.

Filming Rita's scenes in Palmy | constructing her cubby hole June 10th - 30th.

Filming interviews in Palmerston North, Levin and Paraparaumu from June 10th - June 30th.

Filming footage around Wellington July 10th.

Filming cutaway gags June - July.

POST-PRODUCTION

Editing starts July 10th - September.

Music finished by September.

Commercialising begins progress in September.

Applying for festivals TBA.

FINISHED BY: Hopefully October.

Props purchased and assembled by May 23rd.

FILMING

DISTRIBUTION

After the set timelines this is how we plan to distribute it.

To make it seem like Natalie’s Night In is a real show by posting on forums and genuinely inquiring of its existence seems to really get peoples interests with the example; Have you seen this man in your dreams?

EXAMPLES OF THIS:

DREAM MAN

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

MANDELLA CATELOG

In 2008, Italian sociologist and marketer Andrea Natella created a website called Ever Dream This Man? that focused on this phenomenon. According to the website, the first individual to report dreaming about This Man was a patient of a psychiatrist in New York City in 2006, and four other patients of the same psychiatrist also recognized the same face. The website received over 9,000 accounts from people who claimed to have encountered This Man in their dreams, sharing their stories and drawings. Various theories were proposed to explain This Man's appearance, ranging from mundane to supernatural, but none were substantiated by evidence or investigation. In 2010, Natella revealed that the site was a hoax as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign.

Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Colin and Cameron Cairnes. It stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, and Josh Quong Tart. Incorporating elements of documentary filmmaking and found footage, the film follows the events of a late-night talk show episode aired on the night of Halloween 1977, during which the host attempts to boost ratings by inviting an allegedly possessed girl onto the show.

The Mandela Catalogue is an analog horror web series created by American YouTuber Alex Kister in 2021. It is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin, which is invaded by "alternates", otherworldly beings that use various forms of psychological torture on their victims with the ultimate goal of assuming their identity as "doppelgängers". The series became popular online through analysis of its story and reaction videos from internet users.