Rainy day!

 

After spending weeks scouting the perfect location for our film we decided to start filming our movie! Thats what we thought, until we woke up in the morning and it was raining! This was very unexpected, as we checked the forecast the day before and it looked like a beautiful day with only a 20 percent chance of rain. Nevertheless, now that we couldn't film we had to improvise. Our team met at my house, and we had to improvise. We could try to film in the rain, but that would risk equipment getting wet and affecting the quality of the film. But, after a while of brainstorming, we came up with an idea. We would watch movies of a similar genre and plots for research purposes. SO, we set up the television and gathered all the movies of similar plots and genres to prepare to watch them. Our plan was to analyze the different shots, sounds, lighting, and props used in similar films. Doing this, we learned a lot about what works and what doesn't work in our genre. We also learned about some common themes and plots that we can further explore in our film. Overall, today was a very important step in the production process. More important than we thought! I realized that we should incorporate more close up shots in our film. Close up shots really highlight the emotional responses of our characters. This is a very important aspect of a drama. Furthermore, I thought it might be fun to play with the music more. Music is also extremely powerful in shifting the audiences feelings or thoughts about certain scenes in our film. Today marked a huge step for our film!


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