Day 1 Filming

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       Hey guys! I am happy to say that Day 1 of filming was a huge success, although there were some minor setbacks. Although we had originally planned to film in chronological order, or the order in which the film opening would take place, we ended up shooting the last scenes first, on Friday. We knew ahead of time that our shooting schedule would get messed up since Logan, our film partner went on vacation to Colorado for a good portion of spring break. He was our lead actor, and we couldn't find replacements so we had agreed to start later. Although I was initially startled, many other groups only needed one day in order to film everything, so we still calculated for the extra time we might have needed.
     
       Day 1
       Day 1 of filming comprised filming the scenes on the mountain bike trail or scenes 4 and 5 on the old film outline. We kept the storyboard unchanged for the most part but decided to make a bold final change as we noticed that the film would be too long without it. Rather than have our main character be abducted by our antagonist in the opening, we will leave that part entirely for the actual film. Instead, our protagonist would pass out after he crashes on his bike, waking up to all his things gone and a note from his future captor. We found that filming it this way will allow for suspense to be captured without giving away too much. This would also make it much easier on us, as this would be much easier to film since we wouldn't need an extra to play as the antagonist. Overall, we were able to film the arrival of the two friends to the mountain bike park, capture the eeriness of the location, and develop the plot and setting enough so that the audience will know what is going on. Below are some clips of the location and our pre-filming conversations. 


Here, we were getting ready to film the scene where the protagonist pulls up to the mountain bike park

Here, I was looking for some nice aesthetic shots to use for our car scene 

Here we post a little update as we arrive at the filming location, setting up our props and cameras

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