Production Blog: Filming the Final Scenes!

 Hello! My group finished filming the film! Last week, my group filmed all the scenes that took place at Mela's house. This week, my group concluded filming. The first thing my group did this week was go to the beach. I brought the tripod and filming device. Mela and Lindsay brought the other props for the film. My group started in the parking lot of the beach area. I set up the tripod near the car so I could record my group parking the car. This clip will add suspense, as it will be a wide angle of the parking lot, showing the atmosphere. After recording this quick clip, I brought the tripod closer to the car to film the scene where the characters find the bottle and begin to gain suspicion. This scene was relatively simple and fast to produce. Then, my group headed towards the restaurant to film the main section of the film. I thought that it would be best if my group filmed the scene first before actually enjoying the meal together. So, I set up the tripod and began to film. This scene was also pretty simple to film. However, it did take longer than the other scenes since my groupmates and I had to take a moment to look over the lines a couple times. Then I proposed the idea to cut the camera to multiple angles for this scene so that my groupmates and I did not have to spend too long memorizing the lines. This scene cutting would allow my group to read the upcoming line and have it freshly in my group's minds, rather than remembering the whole script at once. This saved my group a decent amount of time, giving my group plenty of time to film the beach scenes after dinner. These scenes were the most complex to film, as my group had to go into the ocean. Also, I had to ensure to the surrounding crowd that it was a skit and no one was actually drowning. However, it was rewarding to finish filming the video and I am looking forward to creating the finished product! My group concluded filming the remaining scenes and I am excited to begin editing the film soon!