Shooting schedule

 While currently being in stand by with the person that i had to perform as Mariposa, i will list exactly what the shooting schedule would look like for the coming weeks. I now find it more exciting than nerve-racking the prospect of starting to shot my short film, since i feel more confident about my abilities and what I will need when the day comes. I have done some additional research with more of the specifics about how to use the camera that i have, and doing a list of the props that I have already and ones that i will have to make or buy.  

Now, for shooting, since i plan to do the bulk of the majority of my scenes on the following weekend, since that way i do not have to be worrying about it over the week and go back and revise any shots that will need reshooting or a complete change altogether, this is the schedule that I have come up with:

10:00 AM-Shooting Scene 1- using all of the daylight that will naturally come into the house, realistically showing a morning lighting without having to do or alter filters and such

11:00 AM-Shooting Final Scene(6)- since the final scene is also supposed to be set in the morning, inside the house, i saw it fitting that i shot it after the first scene. Another thing for why I'm planning to shot them back to back is that the only time my Dad has available is on the weekends, so i plan to do most of his scenes

1:00 PM- Shooting Scene 4- Now that the lighting will be changed for the afternoon, as well as taking a break in between scenes, i will use this time to film inside my Dad's car. I hope that he is able to cooperate, since he is a little stubborn, but i think by that time i would have probably convince him to speak more. Another thing for the time difference is to give him time to practice, since he sometimes has difficulty pronouncing certain words, but i think with the dialogue i gave him in this scene, it should be easy to continue

2:00 PM- Shooting partly of the Montage (Scene 3)- I want to not overstress myself over the amount of shots i'm going to be taking in a single day, but it is good to take advantage of my time, so i will just take some shots to be part of my montage, so i can also show a realistic passage of time and not have to worry about constant outfit changes

Then, for Sunday:

1:00 PM-Shooting scene 5- This day i will start shooting a little later, due to lighting in the house and how it is not as intense as it would be in the morning, since I have to take some shots of the outside of the house, needs to look like it is afternoon already, and it would be more difficult to fake that with the multiple factors that are in the outside. Coming into the house should not be as difficult, it is also very emotionally charged and with dialogue for my Dad, needs some time to practice

2:00 Pm- Finishing the Montage (Scene 3)- Since i already started with the montage the day before, now changing between only two outfits should be easier and not as tedious as having to change three times. The shots are all similar, each increasing in audio sensitive and the shakiness of the camera, so it should be easier to record them together

Sometime in the afternoon or night- Scene 4- Leaving this scene for last, the lighting inside of the grocery store does not change much with the time of the day, gives me more opportunity to take a break and do other work that i have before finishing. Would probably use this time also to do real shopping with my Dad, reducing the time we will have to go out in the week. 

Now, all of the items that i need and i already have are:

• A calendar (calendar from 2020)
• My camera (Iphone SE)
• A stick to balance my camera in tracking or steady scenes
• Clothes for different outfits (dress, hoodie, jeans, shirt, etc.)
• Hair gel (to change hairstyles)
• Plates of food (my actual food that i will probably eat after shooting is over)
• Pill bottles 
• Trash bags 

What I need but i still not have (or need to search for):

• Hand written notes
• Positive stickers or posters
• Happy Birthday sign

Those last three, i will probably take some time to create them myself, saving some money and improvising with the materials i already have. I do not want my perfectionism to get in the way, but i still do not want them to look too "bad", meaning that i want them to look more professionally done than improvised, since i feel that fits more with the tone and my genre. Next, i will take some sample shots and search for other tricks for my camera, as well as any changes if notice of someone for my protagonist comes or not.