Filming Filming Filming

 Behind The Scenes  

Hey guys, so we started filming Monday, 3/13, during one of Eugenia's practices. During this time we were able to get most of the ending shots, given that our actor wasn't too occupied. Additionally, we were able to get some pictures, and videos for social media and a b-roll if needed for the short film. The b-roll we filmed was mainly for the little one given that she was practicing with the equipment that we wanted to include.  

We went to film during one of Eugenia's practices, however, the gym was full of other levels practicing which made it difficult to capture audio and also a solo scene, so we decided to film the scenes that didn't need audio were filmed outside the gym area like in the lockers or rest room. For our next filming day, we definitely would need a mic so we can comfortably get the audio needed without having interruptions or unwanted voices in the recording.  

We also had a small problem with the environment in the gym given that everyone was training for a state competition. This made the coaches were pushing the students into being flawless for competition. This made it a bit awkward to film given that the coaches were in the middle of instructing while we were trying to film. On the other hand, being exposed to this gave us an idea of how to convey the "stress-inducing coach" character that we wanted to add. It gave us a real-life example of comments and expressions coaches do that might put pressure on their students. We will definitely try to incorporate some of them into our short film so it feels more real. 

Here in the following are some pictures we took while filming some of the scenes-  

 

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