Filming Schedule & Cast Packs

I am using six main characters in total for my video, three boys and three girls. Before any filming took place i gave out a cast pack to each person. On this it had details of their character's personalities, locations they would be filmed at, outfits they would need and the storyline of the video. Underneath this information was a copy of the filming schedule. This, i think was the most efficient and effective way to get the infomation to my actors, because all they needed to know was consolidated onto one or two pieces of paper. It was all clearly laid out so that when it came to filming everything was prepared and people knew what they were doing. The filming schedule had to be altered a few times due to other commitments of the actors. This resulted in my project getting behind schedule, this i found very frustrating and became the hardest part of the video. However i concentrated more on my pre-production work to make sure everything else was all up together. If i was to do the project again i would have started filming earlier so i could have it all done and more editing completed by the christmas holidays, this would have stopped the rush and given more time to a very important part of the production.