Production; Taking the first shot

Hello my lovely Gems. Welcome back to another installment of my production blogs. Last blog I referenced the actually filming, telling y'all to stay tuned, so here we are. The moment you all have been waiting for, so let's get into it. Just to clear up this is only day 1 of filming the other days are coming.

So Take 1 was film in a wide shot but also a three shot. I used these angels were used to establish the close relationship between the friends in the video. After a few more takes the location was changed. Inside, where I was out of sight, the setup for the shot had to be somewhat different. The angles were the same beside a medium close up was when Karina is showing Maddie something. I used this shot to direct the viewers that this relationship is the main focus of our video. From that angle I move to a over the shoulder shot were the viewer are seeing what Maddie is seeing. From there I return the camera to the original position however with a two shot to add to the growing tension between the two. I chose all of these angles in order to create an atmosphere of a friendship that is falling apart, as it is going to be seen during the storyline. However with limited time the relationship cannot be built with words and actions so the camera work is doing a lot of the talking. In my mind to really have our storyline of friend turns on friend then the intimate relationship needs to be there; which is my ultimate goal behind the camera. As it is my part of the project, using angles and shots to help convey the same message they are through their acting.

Well Gems that wraps up the blog. Stay tuned for the other days of filming because the is so much more to dive into. But until then enjoy this mostly accurate deception of my camera work.

Sincerely,

Makenna Jewels <3

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