Production Filming Day 1

    Day one of filming was very successful. Day one is designated for the indoor scenes, so all of the scenes that are set to be filmed in the bedroom, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom. Today was definitely the longer of the two filming days due to the reliance on indoor locations that is conventional of the specific subgenre of coming-of-age films that my production adopts. 

    I began with the set design. I scattered makeup, perfume, jewelry and the flowers on my dresser to create an altar in which the girl takes items off and where the flowers will eventually die on. A before and after picture of the flowers is below. After designing the set I took some images for the digital component, my Instagram page, and then I began filming. 

    After filming a few initial scenes, I began to take pictures for the posters. I will detail this process further in a future blog this week when I move on to the design of the print component. 

    I then moved on to the kitchen scene where almonds are counted in a glass jar. I had two jar options, as detailed in the video below. I ended up choosing the glass bowl as the footage looked cleaner and it felt more sterile and intentional- which was exactly what I was going for within my production. After, I moved on to the pea scene in the dining room, which required some rearrangement of furniture. I had to move the dining table to ensure that the window did not interrupt the shot. The framing of this specific shot was meticulous as I wanted for the tablecloth to be in the shot as my dress was this green color with pink florals that matched very well with the tablecloth. This was an intentional decision that allowed for my central character to blend in with her environment, making her less noticeable and almost passive in the narrative. For the close up shots of the peas, I ensured that the peas were arranged in a perfect circle and for that circle to be ruined by her fork. This was also intentional and was executed well over film. 

    When sunset arrived, the 'darker' scenes were filmed in my bedroom. I had to put in eye drops to act as if I were crying, which was an interesting experience, but the footage came out well. 

    

    The last interior scenes that I have to film will be of the flowers when they eventually die. This may take a few days, but to accelerate the process, I took the flowers out of water, so hopefully that is effective. For the digital component, the Instagram page, I also plan to create a post of the progression of the dying flowers, detailing how they looked each day as they died. I thought this would be good content for the behind the scenes category, so I will take a picture of the flowers each day to track their progress. 

 - Lauren ♡