Filming: The preparation

This past weekend we have made slow progress. Nyaira and I completed all the preparations behind the scenes. I picked up mirror tiles from the store for ou title sequence clip. Nyaira has a younger sister who benefited our project. Nyaira collected most of the props needed for our childhood scene from her. She collected little backpacks, snacks, and toys to use. This will make for an easy scene to shoot with all the necessary props gathered. preparation

We both conferred and finalized costumes for all scenes. We picked similar color palettes for each scene as to keep with the established Mise en scene. I selected a dark blue and white stripe dress and white shoes because it is darker and subdued but, still looks sophisticated and mature. My next outfit was my childhood scene where I will wear a pink shirt with a jean skirt. I will accessorize that with hair in pigtails and bows. Lastly, we decided in wearing black tank tops and black leggings for the dance feature so it is easy to dance in but equally simple. Nyaira's costumes should reflect the same mood as the ones I've selected. We will make sure to have them washed, pressed, and set out for filming day.

We also secured our filming locations. This was important to do to ensure we are not breaking any rules and we have communicated well enough to have the space free for our shooting time. Nyaira confirmed with Ms. Parisi, at school, that we could film our dance feature in her classroom aka the dance room. We thought this would be a good space because it is simple, empty, and has a large mirror for the mirrored aspects. This was important to us because we wanted all emphasis purely on the dance and not on a dramatic and dressed set. I looked up filming guidelines for Plantation parks and made sure we were abiding by all rules. With our locations secured, we are ready to film.

Unfortunately, Nyaira and I were unable to film over the weekend. I was on an overnight band trip to Orlando. Nyaira caught the flu and has been on bed rest. We hope to complete a bit more filming then planned over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. After this leap in our schedule, we will try to resume back to the previous schedule. This plan should catch us up and keep us on track to edit in time to submit.