Productivity! ~ Our Second Film Day

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Our second day of filming went great! We finally came up with a cohesive plot, planned to shoot it and shot the plan! Everything worked out entirely well today!


We started the day by sitting down for an hour or so and discussing out plot, with the input from outside sources we gathered. Our plot changed dramatically from what it was. Well, it wasn't really anything at all in the beginning, but you get my point. In the beginning, our two characters would meet at the bookstore, having not known each other prior to this day. But, we changed the plot so the two main characters - Adrian and Evelyn - were best friends. They would go to the bookstore together.


We also developed a conflict! Adrian (our non-binary character) has a small obsession with Evelyn, and writes about them in their journal. Towards the end of our two minute film, Evelyn discovers the journal and reads Adrian's entries. 

We also developed a conflict! Adrian (our non-binary character) has a small obsession with Evelyn, and writes about them in their journal. Towards the end of our two minute film, Evelyn discovers the journal and reads Adrian's entries. 

Our film ends on a cliffhanger, of course. You have to delay the audience so they don't get what they want!


We had everything lined up to begin filming, including a revised shot list! It's a lot more specific and professional than the last one, and while we didn't create a brand new storyboard, I sketched the ideas I had for certain shots and relayed them to the group. We specifically finished everything we needed for the first half of our short film, and here it is!

first half of film


second half of film






Additionally, I sketched up a quick storyboard that is nothing like the "official" one we had for our first draft.


As you can see, it's a lot looser than our other storyboard, but by following the shot list you can kind of tell what's going on. Barely anything is labelled and I didn't bother color coordinating at the time because of the lack of time we had. Though we didn't have the visual reference of a cohesive storyboard, we used the shot list to our advantage and began filming, and let me tell you, it turned out amazing!

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