Beginning of Filming

 Hi! We were finally able to start filming for our movie! There were so many days off of school all throughout January and the beginning of February. So, we made a plan to film on January 22, a teacher-work day, when we had off from school. 

We quickly realized that was an unrealistic proposition. We had not yet made our storyboard, or any props. We could have gone anyway and improvised. Instead, we discussed in our group chat and made a unanimous decision to reschedule. 

We rescheduled to February 1, an early release day. I drove Amelie, Isaac, Lilly, and myself to get lunch, and then to Barnes and Noble. We walked upstairs to the spot we envisioned. When we arrived, it was a lot different than we envisioned. They had moved a shelf of books so there was no longer anything placed in the upstairs corner of the store. We adapted, and instead decided to set up in front of a bookshelf. That bookshelf was facing a window, giving us a lot of natural light, which was necessary for filming. 

Isaac and I walked around to scope out the locations for where our actor, Amelie, would be walking. Meanwhile, Amelie put on makeup to fit the role. She did SUCH A GOOD JOB at making herself look dead. She accentuated her eyebags with purple eyeshadow and added red blush to her nose. She also used a powder to lighten her skin. All this was done to make her look sickly, unwell, and it worked!

A funny picture, but this is Amelie's makeup!