BLOOD!

  Hello guys, I just wanted to make a little post with an update about our fake blood! So as you know we have scheduled to shoot this weekend and to do that we needed to buy fake blood. So the original plan was to buy some but we slowly realized that we do not want our bathroom tiles to be stained red! Or of course to stain the skin of our actors! So, after some research we realized we could make our own by using some corn syrup and red food dye. Here's the recipe we are using:

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fake-blood-51199810

We are going to try the recipe tomorrow to make sure it works and looks real. If that does not work well maybe red washable paint could...? Hopefully we figure it out soon! This was such a last minute thing we were a bit frazzled but I think my team members and I are handling it well :) I'll be back with more updates regarding the production process soon!

Our Script!

     Hey guys! So I know I have been telling you guys about our script for a while now and how we were working on it. We just really wanted to make sure it was as perfect as possible to be prepared to film and send copies to our actresses so they can get get familiar with them. So, here's a screenshot of the beginning and I left a link below for you guys to take a peek!

    So again, the majority of the dialogue in our script starts about 30 seconds in to our opening because as I have mentioned before there is no dialogue in the beginning shower scenes.

script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v0dgCoj2BuDVDMfg5tdkql8XJCNJ6gZFCdzY0VfSkaE/edit?usp=sharing

Slight Change In Plans

    Good morning! I am coming to you all with some news about changes that are being made (nothing bad don't worry). So originally my team and I were still in search for a male actor to play our James but because of Covid and college stuff coming up, its been difficult to find someone available. So as of right now, Thiago will be playing our James unless someone pops up. We think this is going to make the whole production process more interesting. It may even become easier to film as him being a part of the team ensures that he knows our vision. The two actors we have, Gaby and Dani, are actually Thiago's best friend in real life as well so three best friends playing three best friends is a win-win! \

    

    Another little update for you guys is that we had to update some of the mise en scene we originally planned for the scene of the characters getting ready. We have officially altered changed when we are going to play the music so we can leave more room for dialogue and increase the intimacy of the dialogue. Changes are completely normal and bound to happen all the time when it comes to projects like these. Bound are more to happen so we are definitely ready for what's to come. Also, our script is so so close to being done so stay tuned for that! 

    Til next time, Lorena

Our Betty and August!

     Good morning everyone :) Today's post is going to be all about introducing the actors that are going to play our characters today. Though we all asked around, Thiago's friends Gaby and Dani to be our Betty and August! They are both juniors who attend Cypress Bay with us. I personally do not know them I am confident that they are perfect for the parts from what Thiago has told us. When he told them about the project they were extremely excited to take part in it with us. Though we are still in search of someone to pay our James, we are confident that we will find someone within the next couple days before shooting. Of course with the circumstances at hand we all plan to get tested three days before hand to ensure we are being as safe as possible. We also plan on everyone wearing masks who as long as they aren't on camera. 

    That's it for this post but stay tuned for my next one! Until then, Lorena.

An Update

     Hey everyone! Today I am going to be sharing the shooting schedule for our film opening. After many group calls with both Thiago and Larissa we have settled on aiming to shoot on March 13, 2020!!! We are doing this because we believe it will give us more than enough time to finalize our script. It will also give us tons of time to finish gathering and buying props/materials for he actual shoot and confirm who can play the roles of our characters, Betty, James, and August. We already have people in mind and are asking them to confirm as soon as possible! In other news, we are almost done with the first draft of our script and are hoping to do another group call next week to tweak and improve it to have it ready. I hope to share the script with you guys as soon as possible but until then, have a good weekend and come back next week for more!

Story Boards

     Hello fellow readers. I hope you guys had a great week! I was very very productive as my team and I have now finished our story boards. Larissa and I worked very collaboratively to draw out and organize all of our shots of each of the scenes. Thiago of course was right there with us as he spot checked them. Today I am going to be sharing the story boards I personally drew and will provide a link soon when Larissa and I upload them to google drive :)

    Here they are! So in this image you can see the first 14 shots we plan to have in the opening which will of course be brought to life very very soon. The majority of these shots will not be on the screen for long as we want to incorporate very fast paced cuts to again increase the tension of the piece. We plan to use a combination of lighting and fake blood to do do this as well. My personal favorite shots are the close ups and blood spiraling down the drain. I think they are going to look so cool and add a lot to our opening and really strengthen the fact that corresponds to the horror genre. I am so excited and hope you guys are too! Please please please stay tuned for our script and shooting schedule, happy reading!

Shot List!

     Hey guys! I hope everyone had a great day today. In today's post I am going to share my group and I's finished shot list! We spent a lot of our time time make sure everything was thought out and planned perfectly but of course things are subject to change we actually film. Here are two screen shots of the first couple scenes.

    Here they are! I know they may be a little hard to read but I swear if you zoom in just a little bit you can see it all haha. We created our list through multiple group meetings before settling on these shots so I hope you guys appreciate the ones we chose. Before I go, I just want to go into a little depth on a few of my favorite shots and why we chose them. Right away my first favorites are the panning shots cutting to the close ups in the first photo. Though they may seem pretty ordinary, they are really going to come to life later on during the editing process. The panning shots will each be a few seconds but once we cut to the close ups the shots are progressively going to get faster and faster. We want to do this to of course convey the anticipation/anxiety of the scene and just intensify it overall. This will not only work to intensify the scene but reflect the emotions of the characters on to the audience. These will include more than just anxiety but confusion, nervousness, chaos, etc. These shots will also come to life during production as we plan to use different colored lighting for each character. These kinds of moments in films are my personal favorites and I am so excited to bring them to life in my own project with my team.

    Before I go, I hope you guys have a great week and are excited to see what's coming next! Stay tuned for our story boards and more preparation to start filming next week!