Failed Scheduling Attempts

    Our first, original schedule for filming was to have a shoot every Saturday starting February the 10th. 

    Original filming dates were 2/10, 2/17, and 2/24 at locations at Zane Royers house, Easterlin Park, and the Galleria Mall parking garage. We decided it would be best to film on Saturday's since that is when we are all available. On weekdays, Zane is busy with football practice, and I don't have a car to drive anywhere. For the locations, Zane's house is where we could film the opening sequence, the morgue scene, and scene 2 shots in the car. Easterlin Park is where we would film the last half of scene two which takes place in an abandoned park. And the Galleria mall garage is where we could film outside the police station. 

    Unfortunately, my group member, Jason, wasn't available to film 2/10 last minute so we cancelled. We rescheduled the same filming day at Zane's house the following Monday on 2/19 since Zane would be out of town on Saturday the 17th. Luckily, it was Presidents Day on Monday, and we had no school to preoccupy us from filming. Once again, last minute Jason and Zeyn wouldn't be able to make filming, and Zeyn and I couldn't do it ourselves. So, we rescheduled to film on the following Sunday 2/25.

    Full disclosure, an overwhelming reason for these rescheduling's is lack of communication. At one point, Zeyn wasn't added to the right group chat, and while we were all available one day, we weren't free at the same times. So, communication and timing was the cause for these faults.

    Finally, filming started on Sunday. Our plan was to film the first half of the movie with an exception of two shots. These two shots took place outside of the coroner office which wasn't suited for outside of Zane's house. These two shots would be suited for the Galleria mall parking garage. We were able to film the first half, plus some scenes in the car. We plan to finish the movie on Thursday, 2/29, after school when we are all available. Instead of having a shoot day at Easterlin park, there is another park near Zane's house with plenty trees that will suffice. We will see if the park has a building to act as the coroner office for those two shoots. If not we will still film at Galleria mall on Sunday, 3/03. 



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