Portfolio Post 21 (week 7): Behind the Scenes

 Reflecting on our Experience Filming

    We had a ton of fun filming! Jenna came over to help out, it was our first time seeing each other outside of school and I much prefer that new environment. We talked for a while as we waited for it to get completely dark so we could begin working on our opening. The shots we filmed first were our most important ones so we embarked onto an approach that consisted of filming -> watching back the clips -> adjusting -> re-filming-> and the process repeats itself. We continued on this cycle until we were both satisfied with our shots. Unbelievably, this took us about almost two hours. The most frustrating part of this was the inability to literally show Jenna what I am thinking like a movie (my drawing ability showcased on our storyboard is not one that comes with much help in communicating ideas). To be confined to only relaying descriptions is an atrocity that has immense effects when it comes to creating art. A project plagued with miscommunication and pickiness can be described as nothing other than a long one. Despite, my negative retelling of events I tend to lean on the dramatic side and so to be truthful, we did have a fun time. Our breaks between scenes were filled with entertaining chatting and outrageous storytelling. 

    For the scene shot outside my bedroom window- I did have the luxury of remaining inside my posh, air conditioned bedroom while poor Jenna and my mother seemed to be eaten alive by mosquitoes. There's one instance where the camera takes a dive to the left towards the end of our best take and though I haven't listened to the clips with the sound on I would imagine my mother's voice cursing the mosquitoes would break the silence. As previously discussed my mom played the role of stabilizing the camera when the tripod did not prove to be reliable on its own. What I'm getting at is that the outside job was one consisting of two and neither of them were flipped out about their fresh bug bites so though the camera does move more than I would prefer I did not have the courage to ask them to venture back into the wilderness to reshoot it. Other trials and tribulations of the behind the scenes of the filming process was being able to enjoy the chocolate and strawberries we used as props after we finished filming.