Our Film is Coming Along!


 Hey, it's me again back at it! My group and I have made some major progress on the filming process. Since I had to cut the last filming day short because I had work I recommended that we meet sometime over the weekend. We finally were able to meet and get some of the scenes filmed. I have already directed and filmed most of the opening scenes for the opening and beginning scenes of the short film. This time I was able to film the grocery store scenes and the following scenes that take place at my house. I had everyone meet at my house before I drove everyone to the Winn Dixie by my house. We only had a few scenes to film in the store so it didn't take too long to get them all filmed. A few people did come up to me to question what my group and I were doing. They were concerned about us filming in their store but soon after I had a conversation with the workers, they gave me permission to continue what we were doing. I tried to film as best as possible and quick as possible so we could get out of there fast and not bother any more people. The rest of the scenes we had to film from there took place outside of the Winn Dixie in the parking lot. I decided to change a few shots and angles that we planned to use in our storyboard to make the film look more smooth. I made sure to check with my groupmates for each change I made to make sure they were on board with my ideas. Sometimes I would film both the original idea and the new idea I had and then watch them over and compare the two to see which one looked the best. My group and I then went back to my house where we were able to film the scenes that took place at the main character's "house." We had to film him talking to "his mom" and unpacking groceries etc. To make this look real I took the grocery bags I collected for my props and filled them with a few items I had at my house. We also had my mom act in the scene where Jack (the main actor) and she had a conversation. I had to leave right after we finished filming the scenes that took place at my house for soccer practice. My groupmates and I are going to plan a day to meet up later in the week so we can get more of the film done. I have continued to get some work done on both my postcard and my website. They are both coming along really nicely and I am finally starting to get a hang of the platforms I picked to use for these. Anyways, that's enough about me for today, peace out!




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