Successes and Failures of our First Day Filming

    Our first day saw a lot of good things, but also a lot of bad things. I'm going to be speaking about these things today. I touched on them in my last blog post, but I'll be going more in depth today.

    For one, the successes are pretty easy to list. Betty's room scene was mostly successful and we thought the room looked great. It fit exactly what we wanted Betty's room to be. The pink lights really gave it the space a different feel and made it specifically Betty's. We really hope we can use this room again the next time we film. Another great success was the length of the conversation between James and Betty. We wanted enough exchange so the audience would understand the dynamic between the two characters, but not too much that we run out of time in our opening. The amount of time it took for the characters to communicate their feelings was perfect! We really hope this works out the same way for the conversation between James and August, since it is a bit longer. 

    Now, everything that has good things also comes with some bad ones. There were also a few fails in our filming. We were a bit slow with the panning around Betty's room. It took too long to get from point A in the room to point B. Also, when we tried to reshoot the scene and go faster, we went too quick! This doesn't give enough time for viewers to interpret the props they see around the room. We still have to find the sweet spot for this scene's length. Another failure was Betty's POV as she walks up to the front door. The shot was way too shaky for what we wanted it to be. This makes sense because it is a POV shot, but it isn't what we imagined for the opening. The next time, we plan on walking slower and more carefully to make the camera less shaky. Finally, the other prominent failure was the time that we filmed the sky scene.  Since this was the last thing we filmed, it was getting a little dark, and the sky wasn't the brilliant blue we desired for the title shot. In fact, we had to navigate the camera to shoot the part of the sky that was the bluest, since other corners were getting darker and darker. We plan on shooting this scene first the next time we meet up. This will ensure that the sky will be bright and sunny, like it should be in the morning when the characters are supposed to be waking up. I just hope it doesn't rain the next time!