Narora

We finally were able to solidify our thoughts on the plot of the film as well as the cast who would be involved in it. We have now begun our production stage. These past two weeks have been devoted towards filming all the scenes necessary for our video and I have to say, it has not been easy. Filming has become a lot harder then expected due to the fact that we must co-operate with our surroundings. For instance filming our specific basketball scene has put us behind on our schedule, either because cast members could not show up or because it was raining outside. As the schedule kept changing so did our setting. We had to change the placement of some of our scenes to do the lack of lighting. Setting was not a big problem, seeing as all we had to do was move from Josh's house to Naeem's house. In terms of our progress most of our major scenes have been shot and the editing process will soon begin. I feel that the changes that are being made with setting and plot are making the film better and more realistic. For instance we redid Naeem's "wake up" scene and rather than filming it at 3 in the evening we actually filmed it at 8 A.M. to get the proper lighting and effect that we wanted. I feel that the only way we can get the audience to believe what we are saying and connect to it, is by making it look as realistic as possible and if that mean we have to re-due a specific scene then it has to be done.

In my opinion we made a good move by making me and Naeem the two main characters for the video, seeing as we are able to work around our own schedules to get major scenes filmed. We can also use our class time more productively. The only problem with us being the main characters is the fact that we are not drama students and cannot act as good as others. That does not mean the acting in the film is cheesy; it just means that we have to put a lot more effort into acting, which requires more takes. In my opinion, the hardest scenes to film would have to be the vlog scenes, seeing as I have to make it look as realistic as possible. After watching a lot of vlogs I noticed how no one scripts the things they are going to talk about. Everyone seems to improvise throughout, which put a lot more pressure on me and my acting skills to make it seem realistic. I never noticed how hard it would be to do a vlog till now. It is hard to imagine that when you are talking into a camera, in a room by yourself, thousand of people are watching you on there own computer screens, judging every little action you make. But with all problems that I have encountered, I have been able to overcome them no matter how hard it maybe.

The filming process is taking a little longer than expected but we understand that the more time we spend on this stage, the better the overall film will become. Before we started this project we assumed filming would take the least amount of time to accomplish and editing would take the most. What we did not realize till now is that as we film, we also seem to edit at the same time in our heads. We also begin to change the overall plot in minor ways because even though it may sound good to the ear, it may not look the same way on the screen. One thing our group it grateful for is the equipment that is available for us to use, which was given to us by our teacher and without it our video would not turn out the way it was suppose to :)