Setting the Stage (With help from my dad)

Hello blog readers!

After school today, I went straight to setting up my room for shooting the first scene (it took a while because my room was a mess...) so that when my mom got home we could start to film. 

First, I set up Sylvie's travel mood board using different travel post cards and souvenirs that I have collected from my own travels, and borrowed some from my dad, who has his own travel mood board

(He travels a lot for work and has collected these over the years, his board inspired me!)

To make it look like Sylvie wasn't the one who collected them (she has never gone far from her hometown) I took some pieces of paper and wrote to/from on each to make it clear that she has been receiving them. 

I borrowed my equipment from my dad, who lent me some props as well as his a lots from my dad (don't worry he got paid in hugs). Like for filming, he lent me his handheld camera stabilizer along with his tripod. 

Here's how the final set turned out: 

When my mom finally got home at around 6:30, we waited a little for it to be pitch black outside so that no light would shine through my blinds and I could give the impression that it was very late for the scene. In the meantime, I had her read over her two lines and made sure her expressions were right (this part took a while for both of us, we both really appreciate actors now) and we both changed into our costume/outfits. 

My dad is a pretty decent camera man and helped me film these scenes. However, we ran into a bit of an issue with my camera stabilizer, which wasn't working properly, and had film without it, instead relying on guidelines. 

We finished shooting scene 1 at around 9:00 and my dad to sent me the clips (we filmed on his iPhone 16). I have some behind the scenes planning clips of what I roughly wanted some shots to look like (basically just playing with angles and movement) as well as some of the clips that I will edit for my opening. 

Testing Camera Shots

Sample Shots

I will be filming at the beach and airport this weekend, so my production posts might be delayed, but it will for sure be worth it and i'll make sure to show you what i've been working on! 

Overall, It was an exciting experience to have complete control over the camera. Can't wait for this weekend! See you guys soon!