Filming: Gas Station

Katelyn and I filmed the last bit. Finally, we finished filming. It was easier than expect. Even though we faced a minor issue. We forgot to check a camera out. Yet, we were determined to film. Hence, we filmed on my phone. The benefit was that my phone has better quality. Katelyn did not come over until pretty late in the evening. I then drove us to the gas station. Katelyn cannot drive because she does not have her license. I was a bit concerned that it would be too dark. However, Katelyn was right, the gas station was lit with bright white lights. We filmed based off of our storyboard. So we had a perfect plan. The first shot, was me pulling into the gas station. At the end, the filming took only about an hour and a half. This was quote impressive because about a third of our film takes place at the gas station. I was happy with the how the filming went. Also, Katelyn seemed to be quite enthusiastic and hopeful for how our film would turn out.

Filing: My Car

Katelyn and I filmed in my car. My car is a 2019 black Buic Encore. About half of our video will take place in my car. This is because it leads up to the kidnapping. It also is the beginning of the story. To explain, the girl is driving to the party. Then, she gets into an accident and her stalker stops her. I believe that the filing went well. It was quite difficult to keep the camera straight and at a decent distance. Katelyn and me made sure we were safe at all times. We did this by always wearing seat belts. Also, we made sure the car was in park whenever we were not moving. Before I did drive, I made sure that nobody was near my car so we would not get into an accident,  To add upon, my parents were our safety team. Thus, they stood outside. Their job was to be there in case of an emergency. We did not use our safety team as Katelyn and I did not face any problems. Now, all we have left is to film us at the gas station. I believe this will be the hardest part, but I am excited to see how it goes. I think we will film the gas satin. really soon such as over this weekend

Filming: My House

On Sunday Katelyn and I completed the first day of our filming. This filming took place at my house which is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We decided to start filming the beginning of our movie. Over the past few projects Katelyn and I have realized it is easier to edit from beginning to end. Due to this fact, we shot takes of the girl getting ready for the party. Also, of the guy preparing for the kidnapping. Katelyn acted as the girl: she put on mascara, lipstick, and grabbed her car keys/purse. I acted as the guy: I put on sunglasses, a hoodie, and grabbed a knife. During this filming process we reached a slight problem. My nails were painted which made my hands appear to be a girls. Katelyn and I were ale to solve this quickly. At my house we had a friend over. His name is Dominic and he is in our grade. Thus, Katelyn and me asked him for a favor. This favor meant Dominic would grab the knife because his hands look like that of a boys. Dominic was an amazing friend as he was willing to do this for us. Overall, I believe Katelyn and I shot many well executed takes. Thus, when it comes time to edit we will have numerous ones to choose from. I prefer the editing stage over the filming stage. So, I am excited to finish filming and start editing!

Filming: Cancelled

Katelyn and I planned on filming yesterday evening. We could not. This is because our film must take place during the sun setting as it gets dark. We wanted it during the evening in order to create a more tense feeling throughout the film. This will help us deliver a horror type of opening scene. However, I run track and had a meet. The meet went later than expected. Thus, Katelyn and I were unable to meet up.  I believed my meet would end around 6pm. My meet did not start until 5pm due to weather delays. So, it did not end until 10pm. At this point it was too dark out to film. Plus, I was extremely tired and had to study for upcoming tests. Katelyn and I have decided to film this upcoming Sunday. We do not expect any problems or delays. The weather for Sunday looks clear. Therefore, rain should not affect us. Hopefully, we are able to complete all of our takes. We both do not have plans on Sunday. This is due to the fact that we have blocked out the entire evening.

Planning Blog: Storyboard

Katelyn and I worked on our storyboard. We actually started before we completed the sound and shooting script. We did this because we believed it would make the workload easier if we planned it all out. We were correct. Our storyboard was completed with 11 pages. We made sure to include all the necessary shots and angles. We also included the transitions we planned to use. The transitions being labeled will be helpful during the editing process. The storyboard is a very essential piece to the process. Katelyn and I are pleased with the outcome of our storyboard.

Planning Blog: Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule

Katelyn and I worked on the Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule Planning Blog. In this blog, we included the locations we are filming. We also included the participants. This contained the actors, who filmed, who edited, and who directed. We also included a health and safety slide. This slide states that we are not actually putting ourselves in harm's way. We will be using items that cannot harm each other or ourselves. Lastly, we included a schedule. This is very important because it shows the dates we will be filming, editing, and reviewing. Overall, I believe this blog was very helpful for Katelyn and my journey to making our opening sequence to the film.

Planning Blog: Titles

Katelyn and I discussed the titles. We both agreed that the color of the titles needed to contrast the background. Also, we wanted the titles to give off a gory feel. Thus, we chose the color red for our titles. Moreover, we decided on the working title for our video. Kaelyn and I debated over a few strong possibilities. Then, we decided on the title: "Chase". This is because it sums up the plot of our video without giving anything away. In fact, it also makes the audience curious as the chase is an interesting title. Overall, I am very pleased about how Katelyn and I came up with the titles and our decisions.

Planning Blog: Sound Script

Maya and I completed the sound script. We put together our ideas for this. We envisioned a lot of things, but had to narrow it down due to the time limit. We had to think carefully of what we wanted our characters to say. There is Rose, a young girl on her way to a party. She just wanted to hang out with her friends, but was not expecting what was to come. Then there was Jordan, the mysterious character who wants to take Rose for some reasons that are unknown. This created further horror for the audience watching. We put a lot of thought into what each character would say, as it would affect our film harshly. I believe our sound script will be very helpful when we create our opening film. 

Planning Blog: Shooting Script

I completed the shooting script alongside Katelyn. We both contributed ideas for what we envisioned for this project. I added details to the beginning scenes. Meanwhile, Katelyn planned the ending scenes with details. I am not creative and bad at coming up with names. Thus, Kaelyn created the names, Jordan and Rose. Furthermore, the shooting scripts describe what will happen in each scene. It also discusses the lighting that is desired for each scene which in this case describes the time. Overall, I think the shooting script will be extremely helpful when it comes time to shoot this project.