Unfortunately, I did not know how many possible problems someone can run into while in production. It all began on Monday, the day before filming day #1... As I was gathering all my props, the pictures I was planning to print out, came out with barely had any pigment. I didn't mind the black and white, just as long as the picture was actually visible. This is how they looked:
I guess my printer's out of ink, but although this was an unlucky setback, I didn't really see it as too big of an issue. However, later that night, one of my actors cancelled on me because they got sick, which is totally understandable. Only issue was that was the only night they could film. I was left with only one actor. I wasn't sure of what to do. There wasn't really much I could do except find another actor. Although, my schedule was tight and I couldn't find an actor in such short notice, so as much as I hate to say it, I had to cut that part. Bella would still be writing about the 2 characters; they just wouldn't be shown.
I decided to use Tuesday to decorate my room. I did have less props than I originally planned, so I'd have to get resourceful. No zebra print carpet nor posters due to my budget. The main focus were the walls with cutouts anyway, except...I realized I hadn't managed my time wisely and doing these walls would take me a lot longer than a day, so I settled for an alternative: One wall. This wall will be some sort of focal point that draws attention to the scene and reflects on Bella's likes and interests.
On my first day of shooting, the only problem was that I had to film everything myself. I had to figure out how to adjust my camera and put it at a good angle that word properly film everything I wanted it to film. It took me a while, but luckily, after some debating and just trying out a couple things, my sister came home and let me borrow a tripod she was borrowing from CBTV. She helped me out with adjusting it and getting it to the right height, and from that point, I was able to shoot some of my scenes. Go us!!
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