Filming! Update 1

     I am so proud to say we have absolutely been keeping up with our self set schedule and are almost done with filming! We have truly been super productive by, for example, anticipating what props we might need, and what we would use to create our desired lighting.

    Since we choose to film during the night in poorly lit areas, we had to find different ways to achieve shots, like this one where we were trying to create backlighting. My partner was stood on the other side of our actor and was instructing me on where to point the flashlights, and how far apart they should be from each other, as well as helping me figure out how far I should be. At first this was a struggle because my partner was the one originally holding the flashlights but she is quite a bit shorter than me, so we came to the conclusion we had to swap. Thankfully she is very understanding and easy to work with.

    We both took turns filming, since we each had a vision for specific scenes and therefore wanted to assure our ideas would be properly executed. This was really helpful because sometimes we both knew how we wanted a shot to look but one of us would ultimately be able to recreate it better and bring our vision to life.

    Honestly, this was a very positive experience all around and we fortunately didn't experience any unforeseen circumstances or issues. Our actor was reliable, filming conditions were perfect, and best of all, there were no bystanders or people we had to worry about avoiding.