Day 1 Filming review

This past Friday (03/22/19) was our first day filming our film opening. The scene where the main character Elliot is kidnapped and placed in a messy garage was filmed on this day at Elly's garage which hosted a suitable location and set design elements we needed for present the character in a chaotic moment of conflict. This conflict would be juxtaposed with the scene of Elliot's normal morning, suitable for a person with OCD.

On this day I dressed myself in a white button up shirt, khaki chino pants, white shoes, a brown belt, a leather watch, and opaque brown glasses, these costume elements were discussed in an earlier post. These costume elements show the character and allow the audience to understand the situation the character faces as this "posh well dressed" character is placed in a thrilling scenario which is uncomfortable for him. The following scene acts to support the audiences' thoughts on the character and acts to develop the character while presenting the conflict and lens by which the story will be told in later part of the film.

We had certain issues with lightning in this garage due to a yellow/orange light being the only built in source of light, we used a camping lamp and a special camera light to appropriately use light and maintain consistency with the use of lighting throughout the scene.

Before filming we should have investigated the space/set beforehand to note certain issues we may have ran into, and we could have planed accordingly.

Ultimately, our first day of filming was quite successful with a great amount of footage ready to be exported and to be edited. We had quite some fun filming, below are pictures of our group behind the scenes.