And so, Production Begins!

 This past week I started filming my opening and I've only gotten through about 50% of what I need to film. I said this before, but having a storyboard is a lifesaver when filming. Most of the time it was just: film, look at storyboard, film, look at storyboard. It felt even more satisfying to check off each shot I did on paper after successfully filming it. One concern I had going into filming was whether I was really able to film all of this by myself, but the shots weren't that complicated to set up and I could always look back at the footage if I needed to redo something. My mom would watch behind the camera at times to ensure the focus and lighting looked good. If I was filming something on my own, I'd just flip the viewfinder where I could see it. 

A collage of the filming moments!

Since I was filming in broad daylight, I didn't have to worry too much about using actual lights, but I'll be filming the parts where I do need them next week since this week, I only had my camera and audio equipment to work with. I used a Canon T8I to film along with a Rode mic to record some of the room tone and foley downstairs. One of the photos is me recording the foley of the garage opening for the very beginning of the opening. For the intricate foley sounds like footsteps and the bag ruffling, I'll record that with my Blue Yeti microphone after filming everything. So far, everything seems to be smooth sailing, but I'll check back in soon. It feels surreal that these eight weeks have flown by so quickly, but I'm pumped to finish this project and see other people's work as well. See you soon!