Preparing to Film

    

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Filming Preparations ‧₊˚✩彡 

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 Welcome to the LAST post before we film!

Today, I will be outlining our plans for filming and the preparations we have made:

1. Actors

    We do not plan to include ANY other people within the project so ALL the actors are the group members you have seen before in the group member post. As this is our project, we obviously have to have roles within it so Rafael and Thomson are the kidnappers named Stuart and Kevin respectively while Yiqi's character's name is Ivy (the main character) and mine is named Daniella (the friend). Thus, the planning of filming day is fairly easy to schedule as it is such a small group.

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2. Costumes

       For our costumes, it is easy to prepare as both Ivy AND Daniella wear normal clothes that any teenage girl would wear. Thus, we do NOT need to go out of our way to buy anything, making it effortless for everyone. In addition, Kevin and Stuart also wear clothing that could be found in any closet as in order to blend in with the dark they decide to wear all-black outfits within the story. So basically, everyone will use what they have at home as the story's scenario does not call for anything we do not own already.

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3. Props

       We had more trouble planning this out than the previous topics as some of the things MAY not be as readily available to us as we would like such as duct tape for the kidnappers. However, I think we will make do with what we have on filming day as we have a rope that we can use instead since we also plan to use a bunch of other basic ordinary household items as well to set the mood! For example, in order to set a casual tone of just lounging around I was thinking of using snacks and maybe a drink as well as some comfy pillows as all these items would be found within a normal home and be appropriate for the story we are trying to portray. Therefore, I do NOT think we will have any difficulties procuring props if we get creative with thinking outside the box and the uses of them.

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4. Locations

       This was pretty simple to schedule as MOST of the scenes either take place online (which can be done through screen recording) or at a house. Henceforth, we plan to film ALL the house scenes at Rafael's place as this is the most convenient for everyone's circumstances and the outside shots will be done at a Target near his house.

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5. Dates and Times

       The date will be based on everyone's availability through the winter break, and we plan to film in one to two days just in case ANY unforeseen circumstances arise. For the scenes at the beginning of the opener, it will be morning or midday with the sun bright and out. However, as the scenes progress they will get darker to show the differences in time and how all the events unfold with the passage of time such as the kidnapping scene which will be filmed at night in contrast to the establishing shot at the beginning which will be done during the morning. Overall, the ONLY difficulty of this is getting a day where everyone can film, but I am sure we will find a way to iron out all the logistics and details of filming day!

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6. Film Equipment

       We do NOT plan on using any fancy equipment as we can just use our phones to film all the scenes, so we did not encounter any trouble with preparing that (we will be using Yiqi's as it has the BEST camera quality). Then we will connect it to bluetooth lavalier microphones for better audio quality of the characters (that Thomson will bring). Furthermore, we also will use Rafael's tripod in order to create steady professional shots for most of the scenes, and as for lighting we just will use the ambient light that is already there as we do NOT have any other separate lighting equipment.

    Thank you for reading, and I hope you guys are just as excited about the actual filming as I am!