Reflection on Key Moments

 Reflection on Key Moments

I filmed on three separate days and each day had its own stories and core moments that I will remember. The first day of filming the interrogation scene was the most memorable. It took the most amount of people to get production done so we each had to be on our game. The most memorable part was the set up. It was fun because my actors weren't knowing exactly what to expect when I got there so it was funny having them figure out what was going to happen. Setting up the garage was where my skills had to be put to test. There was a lot of clutter in it so I needed to decided what to keep to make the garage seem natural but remove so it wasn't too messy. I needed to set the tone and they each gave ideas that do so. One idea was having I got was including the axe in screen during the entire duration of the video. Initially I wanted the axe to be off screen and it being a shock when he grabs it and attacks but I was suggested to have it loom in the background to build out the atmosphere and serve as a threat. The shift of the garage before decorating and after was something I enjoyed. 

Another key moment during the day was that my lead actor for Bob couldn't stop laughing during his takes. His scenes are filmed from a variety of angles but specifically there is a lot of extreme close ups of his face. I needed his emotions to be devastating and tense but it took a while for him to be serious. Having a camera right in front of your face and the fact that we were standing on a dark street late at night with a lot of props around us was funny. My skills were put to the test because I had to step up and tell him to knock out of it. It didn't help too much as he still was giggling during the takes but every now and then we got a clean shot. I had to constantly remind him and explain how exactly he should be acting at the moment. Although it was frustrating because the shooting could've been shorter if he kept a straight face it was a good test for my leadership skills in directing.

 The last key moment I will talk about is all of the distractions in the street. It went from frustrating to funny quickly. The set up wasn't much but we had a trash can with all of the lights and tripod on that we had to roll out to the middle of the street. It wasn't a very busy road, but cars came about every now and then. Each time we had to quickly move the materials out of the way. The cars all slowed down as they got closer but it was still a task moving everything. This was disruptive but left memorable moments because each time we had to redo the angle and the light to make them well because it would have been different from the previous scene. It is a long road so we had enough time to move out of the way but the adrenaline when I saw the headlights was high. This put my patience to a test because it is like come on not again but it was a factor that I considered when choosing the setting. Besides cars there was also a few people taking a walk. Most of them just walked by and said hi but it was embarrassing since we looked strange with trash cans and and a camera late at night. One person however was more interested as he asked if we were livestreaming and we had to say just filming a movie opening but the interaction was memorable. 

Example of him laughing in the middle of a scene