Change of plans

Today was the first day to film the commercial. I started by talking with my partner about how we were going to film the scenes. My partner and I decided to film the scenes by convenience and not order. This helped things go quicker so we did not have to keep moving locations and back. The first scene my partner and I filmed was in the classroom setting. My partner filmed a low shot of my sneakers below the desk. This took my partner, Sydni, a couple attempts to finally get the perfect shot for my vision. The next scene was supposed to be in the gym and I would be playing volleyball, but we changed it. I decided it would be hard to shoot in the gym with the volleyball net because it is frequently taken down. If we did decide to film it, we couldn’t have filmed it today because I forgot to bring the volleyball to school. So, in place of the volleyball scene, I decided a scene running up the stairs would be better. I moved to the media center stairs where I filmed Sydni running up the stairs. This took 4 attempts because it was hard to look at where I was filming and also get up the stairs safely to follow the subject I was filming. I finally got a good shot that wasn't too shaky. Then I decided we should do the track scene. It was very hot outside and I had to run so I didn’t want it to take too long. It ended up taking longer than expected because Sydni had to run and keep up with me while holding the camera and keeping it somewhat steady. This took at least 10 attempts before we got the perfect one. We wanted to shoot the soccer scene because we were already next to the field, but I forgot the soccer ball at home, so the scene will have to wait until the next filming day where I bring the soccer ball. This day of filming was very productive and we got a lot done.