Day 2 of Shooting: Finishing some scenes and waiting for changes

 In the second day of shooting, more things came to change, thankfully finishing up with the first scene and last scene, as well as continuing with the montage and a scene in the middle. These following days have been very stressful, specially with the test and deadlines coming on, so have been having some roadblocks and lack of motivation to write, that is why describing what happened on Sunday comes easier to me. It was also my sister's birthday, so I had to go her house to be congratulate her, but I still did not stay long to finish recording and complete other homework as well. It is hard to be recording and analyzing your own clips once they are done, but I do get a sense of creativity spirit inside of mine and keep reminding myself that it does not have to be perfect, can change according to my possibilities. 

I did woke up to try to record, finishing the first scene being on top priority and completing the final scene as well, since in those two I planned to wear the same outfit and that way I do not have to be changing constantly in between scenes and also how the lighting in both scenes should match, as it represents the morning. I did a similar shot to the mirror scene, but this time I did with the selfie stick that, thanks to my Dad, I found and was able to adapt to fit my phone. It was really helpful for each following scene, not have been able to achieve some shots by myself without it. I still had to have a good grip into it so the shot would not come shaky when I did not intended to be, but it had a longer reach so I could hide it easier without contorting my body in extreme ways. This scene would be used for the final scene, recalling the events on the first scene, but now a more somber look and not as cheerful as before, but with a stable ground to continue. I do not know if my acting is the best, but I hope that the differences are able to be noticed. It was good enough, since I think it was a good transition, but I still need to develop a stronger grip.

Then, since that day we needed to buy some items for my sister, we went into the grocery store. This way the perfect place for me to film, finalizing the scene that I have on the middle with Mariposa in that location, mostly finishing all of the scenes that I need to do in the dress and not risking going multiple time to the grocery store to record, since I usually do not have anyone to take me during the week and it is not safe to go out as frequently. Unfortunately, the photos that I took for reference where for the grocery store next door, but Dad said that he wanted to buy birthday cards and they only had them at the grocery store next door. Though it may not the location that I expected and sketched for, I think I could make it work since it had a similar layout and the elements that I wanted to include, the neon lighting and lack of noise. I did not want to record where a lot of people where at, did not want to record them in my film without their consideration and preferred to avoid asking them and just wait for the places to be empty for me to record. My recording was also cut short due to my Dad wanting to leave to go to my sister's birthday, but I was able to record all of the footage that i needed. I like how the scenes of the long corridors look, as well as my focus on my face and having a focus on it while I go through. I tried for my mask to not be noticeable, with recording just my eyes, but it was still seen, so I decided to let it be and be a part of the film as a whole, because it could not be recorded safely in a public space without it. A plot hole that I did found while recording was that I had my glasses on, now it is part of Mariposa's character, using glasses for having to read the list of foods she has made, also because I did not got any shots that I consider of the same quality without my glasses. That prop I also had to create it at last minute, because I forgot to create it earlier with the other props. But, I think that gives it a more rushed and angry look, since that it is exactly how I picture Mariposa writing it after receiving her Dad's phone call. 

I was able to finish the first scene, as well as mostly of the last. Like I explained earlier, my Dad helped me find the selfie stick and to use it for my different shots. It was vital for my tracking scenes, allowing me to have more natural movements, more stable movement and getting more inside the shot, not only my face. The phone call took multiple shots to get right, by my standards, but I did like how the movement ended looking. The scene where Mariposa is throwing things away is also important to the store, the first problem arising, had to change the movement to be able to capture more shots and be seen as "chaotic" without drooping quality. The last scene in the whole film, where Mariposa takes a bite
out of the Peanut Butter, it was a little harder to record, since I had to put the camera really close to my lips to capture it how I wanted it and also make sure that it was on frame and not only capturing half of my lips. That scene is very important, the resolution to all of the problems with food and just seeing a glimpse into recovery, but not having like a 180 degree change in one day, since change takes time.

I finished another sequence within the montage as well. I still need one more sequence within the montage, all of the scenes with my Dad and then check that I had hit all of the story points that are absolutely necessary to be done. This end the shooting time that I had on the weekend. Though I did not finished all of the shots that I wanted for my film, it did help me realize how I was able to do it by myself and to manage my time by finishing the scenes that only needed me in the shot. I want to be able to plan like that for my next projects, I plan to study film and produce my own work, so this is very necessary experience, even though it may be in a small scale.