FINALLY, my storyboard was completed. (Like 2 weeks ago LOL). I used this extensively to film, so I though I would post it here too.
Enjoy my messy little charts~
X Maria
So since I didn't go to film on Thursday, I decided to film for about 4 hours instead on Friday. My crew and I headed to Ft. Lauderdale bright and early, with everything ready and a common goal in mind: to produce an awesome short film. We got there about an hour before Undergrounds Coffeehaus opened, so we decided to get a head start on the outside shots. When they finally opened up though, we got straight to work.
Although everything went pretty smoothly, we did bump into a couple obstacles. First off, I planned about 50% of my shots on bar to be BEHIND the bar. But when I asked the barista if I could place my camera behind it, she declined :( we had to improvise and instead made the shots from a sort of back angle; I think my original idea would have made my production much better but we tried to make it work to the best of our ability. We also decided to experiment with some high angles instead of the behind-the-counter shots and they worked pretty well too.
Another problem we encountered was the lighting for the watch. My dad lent me his digital running watch for the main prop of the production, which was supposed to depict a hand-made face that had a button saying *go back an hour*. Unfortunately the face was really hard to see since the watch has poor lighting, so if the shots are awful I might try to go and re-film either at the coffeehaus or at another public restroom (which is where the scene with the watch takes place). We'll see this week when I start editing.
Besides those two little bumps in the road, the staff at the location were very kind and we had little to no disturbances filming. I think going early in the morning was a good choice, especially since not a lot of people were around. I'm really excited to edit and see what kind of footage I'll be working with.
X Maria
Hello everyone! For the past week or so I was away on vacation in another country, but then came I had to come back to a family emergency on Wednesday. I haven’t been active at all on my blog, but I’ve still been consistently working! I’ve already filmed too so that’s a big step. Tonight I’m going to post all the drafts I had for the previous week or so, since I have a lot of progress to talk about. My life took a bad turn the past week and I’ll be regularly posting for the next two weeks of this process!!!
With love,
X Maria
