Revisions After Filming

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Yesterday, November 29th, was our first day of filming! 

Getting the perfect shot proved to be difficult, and we soon realized we would have to shorten our film significantly if we were to finish it. Figuring out the tripod and how the director and I wanted to frame particular shots was very challenging.
Also, the cast wasn't up to speed in terms of the plot of the story, so getting them to cooperate was also an issue. The director and I caught the cast up on the plot, and plan to do a quick overview before filming tomorrow. Other than that, we all had the general vision for our film and an idea of how we wanted to execute it. After fixing minor details today and yesterday, we're going to have a blast filming tomorrow again tomorrow! :)

As I mentioned already, changes were made to our shot list and the length of our story. The director and I came to the realization that the visions we had for our story were vastly different, so we had to work together to find a middle ground that included both our visions. Below are the before and after images of the shot list (before and after revision). 

Before Revision


After Revision

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