First Day of Filming

Today we began our first day of filming. We filmed scenes 2,3,5, and 6. We filmed just those scenes because they all took place at the same location, the patio, and because we ran out of time to film the other scenes. In the scenes that we filmed, we used different camera angles and shots. In the second scene we did a wide angle and a pan, in the third scene we did a close up and a wide angle, in the fifth scene we did a wide angle, and in the sixth scene we did a eye- level and high angle. In the commercial I had the role of one of the children. In the second scene where my character stated what she wanted to be when she grew up, the occupation was a pilot. As a result, the Barbie Doll that my character had was the pilot Barbie. Playing this character was a breeze and a fun experience. It took me back to the time when I was younger, and restored that child like wonder.

The filming process was exhilarating. We were allowed to take a step back into the past, and relive the happy memories. Even if we messed up it was all smiles and laughs. We just kept reshooting and still made good progress. Majority of our props were there. We were also able to stick to the plan on the storyboard without making changes. I feel very confident in how this film is going to turn out.

During this process there were some limitations though. We didn’t have the the Happy Meal Box and the contents that come inside. This was supposed to be scene four; that’s why we skipped it. Another limitation was that we couldn’t film anywhere inside of our school. Luckily, we had a backup plan to film on the patio if we couldn’t in the library. However, the weather wasn’t in our favor. It was extremely hot; this caused me personally to be a bit uncomfortable due to my hyperhidrosis. It was also extremely sunny; this caused us to keep moving our positions and the position of the camera because we couldn’t be seen. A final limitation was that there were many groups outside at that same location, the patio, this made it difficult to properly carry out the filming to our expectations because of all the noise. Regardless of all of these limitations, we were still able to be very productive.