Filming Day 2

 Hello, and welcome to today's blog post, which is a continuation to the latest filming post. 

    Today, my friends and I filmed the flashbacks that are shown in the introduction. We wanted to show the protagonist enjoying himself by doing things he enjoys. I chose activities that I believed were fit for young adults who don't currently have a major goal in life yet. The main activities involved were music, exercise, and gaming.

    The gaming, guitar, and piano scenes were easy to film, and we were able to get them all done within the second or third takes. The main challenge came from the pull-ups and boxing shots.

    With the pull-ups my idea was to have a shot similar to the ones that are used in training montages in several fighting based movies. We had a hard time making it look good though, so we strayed further from that idea and tried something different but still somewhat similar. The ending of it will be cut though, so ignore the part where it zooms out.

    The boxing shot was also hard to take. This was not because of the angle though. Instead, the main issue came from the environment. We had trouble finding a place that would fit and look good on camera. Indoors felt out of place and the garage did not have the best lighting for it. We chose outside because it had great lighting (we were filming in the morning) and because the setting gives off a happy tone.

   There is also a shot with the main character riding a skateboard. This was one of the initial ideas, but after we recorded it we decided that it doesn't look natural. It may be used, but I'm heavily leaning towards cutting it. On top of not looking natural, it also might take up too much time within the introduction.

    And that’s everything we did with the flashback scenes. I believe we accomplished the goal of setting a happy tone, and I'm especially happy with the guitar playing part. I'm excited for tomorrow, because we finish off filming and I'm able to edit the project together. Make sure to stay tuned, as I will be posting the remaining footage tomorrow. Thank you for reading and farewell!