Conducting the second Lenny exercise; a 2 minute short film, I thought that our allocated 50 minutes to capture the footage we needed would give us more than enough time.  I couldn’t believe how drastically wrong I was; the process reminded me of cooking a meal, where one can spend hours preparing and sweating over a hot stove, and when the meal is finally served, to only deliver a few mere minutes of satisfaction.  While we did go into the shoot with little preparation; no storyboards, shot list, or set location, these elements no doubt would make a huge difference, but not necessarily speed up the filming process.  Nevertheless, it will be of critical importance to have these elements intricately organised on the day of our own short film shoot.  As director, it is crucial that I know what I need from the team I am working with, and know my role and the production schedule inside-out, and ensure both myself and the rest of the crew have a clear vision for how we perceive our outcome to make sure when our time comes to shoot, we are as efficient as possible.  You can view our finished second ‘Lenny’ exercise here.