Production Blog: It Rained, But That's Okay

 My group has had a bunch of scheduling issues recently and it's been frustrating for a while. After lots of back and forth we were finally able to schedule for today for two people, me and another person. We decided to film the individual shots. However, when it came time to film, it seemed like it was going to rain. I still wanted to at least attempt to film, however my partner was already getting picked up. So, I went home on the bus. While I went home, I figured out what to do. I firstly decided to check on the props my partner got. Apparently they fake blood ordered already arrived, which is good for us. My partner messaged me, telling me she wanted to keep it wrapped up so that way it doesn't leak. As for the fake gun, she managed to find it in her house, which saves us money and tisme. I decided to review the storyboard and see what shots can be filmed individually, just in case schedules don't line up. I unintentionally used a lot of frames that only have one person involved, which worked out wonderfully. So I was done verifying that filming would still be doable. Now what? I decided to review our music choices one more time and recalled the artist we're to be emailing next. I didn't have much time since I had other classes with work to do, but I managed to do some light research and bookmarked who to look up when the time comes to email, which is most likely tomorrow in class. So, I'm still a bit upset we couldn't film today, and I'm just hoping we're able to film soon. I really don't want to be stuck filming during finals, considering the intricacy of my exams. Overall, things seem to be going wrong, but it won't stay that way for long.

Pictured-The fake blood that arrived quickly 


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