Production Process #2

Filming 

    Now that I've filmed most of my film opening, I wanted to come on here and reflect on how it went, in other words, what went well and what went badly. My plan for my filming was to do it all in one weekend; the dream plan being to spend the whole day filming and get it done as soon as possible so that I could move onto the harder part, at least for me: editing. Honestly, the plan was simple, especially since I was filming in my own house, all I needed to do was set up any props, get people in their costumes, film, get extra and filler shots, and be able to wrap, or almost wrap, filming by dinner time.

 Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go through with my plan and do most of my filming. Things kept coming up throughout the day making it harder to film. For instance my mom, who plays Emily's mother, had to go out of the house for a couple of hours and by the time she got back, it was late and we were all too tired to film. We also weren't able to film during the day with her because of some work stuff that had come up. 

    Nevertheless, I was still able to get a lot of filming in with younger Emily, played by my sister, and I was able to get extra shots that I could use as filler or simply for variety. Thanks to this, I know have most of the first scene filmed. All I need to do is film that last bit where little Emily goes to show her mom the drawing she's made and then there's a transition with the fridge. It was also very interesting to be directing someone through a scene, having to explain my vision, express my feelings on how things should be said and done. Also, having to do while filming at the same time, it was slightly challenging having to focus on the characters actions and how they look on camera at the same time. Thankfully though, I believe I've gathered enough footage as to where I won't have to re-shoot any of the scenes with younger Emily.

Here's some behind the scenes footage of me and my sister talking about how to do the scene.

    Lastly, I wasn't able to film any of the scenes with older Emily because of my mom, the one who was supposed to help me film, having to leave. However, those scenes will be easy to film and I'm sure that I can get that done by tomorrow, which means I can start editing soon.