9/19 - Short Film Filming

    This week of 9/15 - 9/19 was spent on filming the scenes for our first short film. The first day I was absent from school, so one of the people in my group, Alana, filmed all the scenes for that day. They turned out very good, and I was very pleased with how well the scenes were shot. The camera work was very unique and satisfying to watch. 

   Then, the next class, the whole group was together again. We went out in our school and filmed the rest of the scenes. We faced some creative differences, but it was handled with respect and kindness. Everyone did their part, and they did it well. We focused on trying to film our scenes in one go, without many cuts or shots. It kind of reminded me of the camera work in Old Hollywood films, where the camera mostly stayed in one place. One of my favorite scenes, is the one where we had to make one of the character disappear, because she is a ghost, while the other character had to stay in the scene still talking to her because she is the only one that can see this ghost. So, what we did was keep the camera forward and then tilt it towards the (not ghost) girl, while the ghost girl actress moved out of the scene. Then, we tilted the camera back to where the ghost girl was supposed to be, except she is gone, and the normal girl looks like she is talking to herself. This scene was filmed without any cuts, however, there were many tries. 

Overall, the filming process was fun and filled with laughs as well as determination. We wanted our plan to be executed well. We made sure to include everyone’s ideas and give it a try. We mostly filmed on our phones, yet the quality was still good! I enjoyed this process, but I knew the next step was editing, which is a whole challenge in its own that we were ready to take on!

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