Production...in progress!


 Coming from spring break, I am very excited to see the progress we have made in this production. After the lockdown that occurred in school that I mentioned in my previous blog, our timelines had be edited and thus we reschedule filming. We all agreed that  we were going to begin filming the weekend of spring break. Unfortunately, there were some conflicts. The plan was to meet at Andres' house in Tamarac to film the scenes of our detective Santana getting ready to begin his day and discovering Ellie Duckwin's missing poster. However, with Lauren out of town, that was one less person that could help with filming. Also, I unfortunately had plans already scheduled in advance for that weekend so I could not make it either. I had dance practice from 10-2, then a performance during the evening. Plus, with Andres living about fifty minutes from my house, it would have been logistically impossible for me to be everywhere at once. I had to prioritize what I had already committed to prior. So, that left Andres and Franchesca to film on Saturday. The good news is that me and Lauren's presence was not really necessary since we were not featured in the scenes that were going to be recorded. So, after they spent Saturday filming, Lauren and I occasionally checked in on the group chat in case there was anything we could do remotely.After all was said and done, Andres and Franchesca came up with a great product. They even went above and beyond and began editing the clips together. They sent us the edited version and it turned out great! The first title is actually scene in the real world itself; it did not have to be edited in. The title card "Story by: Isabel Reyes" is seen on the phone as his alarm wakes up Santana. I thought this was a clever idea to incorporate the card. Additionally, the clips included many spaces for title card potential placements. For example, there is a clip of Santana walking out of his room and the door closing. A title card can easily be placed behind the door after he walks out. There is so much potential and I am very excited. See for yourself!


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