Filming Blog: Camera Ready

The big day finally came. The day we start recording our scenes. We all got together at Lucas's house around 6:30 so we could set up all the necessary things that we needed throughout the shoot. These things consisted of us getting into the proper clothing for the day, and making sure that we had a portable charger for our recording device that being my phone. I made sure I was wearing some comfortable clothing for the day since the role I was playing was both the director and the cameraman. I got this role by just doing most of the storyboard. Including most of the camera angles that we need to get the proper feel for the task we are doing. The actors involved were my group mates for this assignment and the past assignment that we did. I feel like this plays in our favor since we already have chemistry there so we don't have to act a certain way towards each other but can act like we usually do and get the job done. For the first couple of scenes, it went as planned with the lighting that we had and the acting was good. The scene of opening behind the seat and wrapping around the seat to reveal the main character was one of the hardest shots to get since we couldn't take each other seriously without laughing. We took a solid 20 failed takes before getting the shot we needed. As a result, it is one of my favorite shots we took that night. Incorporating multiple shots with cuts was something I thought was going to be an easy thing to do but I was wrong. That was one of the hardest aspects that I did that night as to have everything in one spot is a harder thing than it seems. But overall I feel like the first day of shooting went well for all of us. Not only was it a productive day from beginning to end but it was also a fun day. Hopefully, our next day of shooting goes this well if not better. For the next scenes, we need we are going to be outside during the night to get the proper shots. We need one more day to be done with the filming process.