Setting up the sets and practicing camera

It already came, the nightlight felt on me, and the realization of the start of me actually shooting footage will start. While I feel more tired than anxious, i still have some lingering fears on what to do in terms of setting my camera stable and if I'm going to be able to shot everything on time, since i do not plan to take any time during the week to record, i get home from school later an the lighting is different to the time i want to represent on the film, mostly morning and early afternoon, to show Mariposa eating. Since i am not confident enough with me using only mt hands for recording, i do not consider my hands to be that stable, I choose to find a selfie stick that my Dad had for his own phone. However, I still want to see if i can achieve a stable movement without using it, i still do not feel as confident using it and do not want my phone to fall as i advance with my tracking or stable shots, for example. For that, i made a test video for the path that i will take tomorrow, not exactly as i will do it, but the similar movement and pace, to see how it looks. Here is the result:

It actually looks better than what i expected, there is not much shakiness and the pace seems reasonable. I will probably change it to 60 frames per second either way, since i feel like that way it will look more smooth than if i was recording it and seems to be slowed. Overall, i will try using my own hands to be stable and record the shots, but i still need to find an alternative when i am going to be recording myself, using something as a stabilizer to stay put without having someone else holding it. I had though of using a book to hold it for me or just straight up tapping it into the wall, but I'm sure there must be some people with advice over in the internet of DIY alternatives to tripods and such. The following video that i found, while short, still brings a lot of great advice that i will sure take tomorrow. 

It is so much simpler to cut a plastic cup up, I'm sure to have at least one somewhere, setting up with the books i have. The mirror, to see how the frame looks, it's really creative and very useful, will see if i at least own a small mirror i can position to see myself. Lastly, the rule of thirds, which i have heard and studied before but tried to not mentioned it as much because i thought it would have overwhelmed me, it is fairly simple to adapt into the iPhone and see how the frame is turning out. 

With most of the camera use now being understood by me, i set up my sets for tomorrow, so that i can wake up, take breakfast and start shooting immediately. Also, i heard about this technique in a podcast of my favorite series, how the producers and set designers will take phots of how the sets look like to then match it on editing and if things are moved, another reason for the photos, so that i can match the design over the 2 days of filming. 

Int. Mariposa's house-table:

Int. Dad's Car: 

Tomorrow, starts the beginning of my recording, which I am still nervous about and frustrated about how things are developing. Hope that everything goes smoothly and according to plan.

Citations:

Michael, Collin, director. How to Film Yourself on IPhone or Android. Youtube, 14 July 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Isv8XqBBU.