beginning production !

 Hello again! I am very excited to say that today was our first day of filming! We didn't get a lot done..however we did start on the process. The scenes we started on were scenes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The settings for these first scenes were the airport, in a "taxi", and in a hotel. The first scene was filmed in the airport, we had Dellana and I going through the airport as well as "checking in" for our flight departure. The scenes in the airport were particularly difficult to film because there were many people around that were in the way. It was very awkward having to explain to staff that we were filming for a project and it was even worse for normal people trying to simply get their check-in done. The plane scene we haven't shot yet because we are waiting for spring break when we will be on an actual plane. Which requires a lot more work and time and we were limited on time. For the plane scene we have some great ideas, but one we will most likely go with is both of us separately shooting scenes on the planes of ourselves on the way to our vacations for Spring break. This makes the scene look realistic, as it would be in an actual movie because instead of us having to make a fake plane background, we actually record ourselves on the plane and merge the scenes together with transitioning camera angles making it seem like we are on the same plane at the same time. The plane scene adds more realism and intricate detail into our film and makes it more professional and life like for viewers. Another scene we shot was Ella and I outside of the airport waiting for our taxi, we looked like tourists and we are waiting by all the busy cars and people ready for our "vacation". For the taxi scene, we recorded taxi's going by and then had a friend pick us up in their car so it would look like we were in an actual taxi when in reality, that wasn't the case. Finally, we filmed the scene of Dellana and I arriving and checking into our hotel. In the process of the first day of filming, I would say that the most difficult part for us was traffic on the roads because of the time of year, it took us forever to get parked at the airport and dealing with the awkward social anxiety of being filmed, and constantly having to re-film in front of many people. We both have very bad social anxiety so it was definitely a struggle to make the scenes look natural. Something that came very easy to us during filming was remembering our lines and making the scenes look very intricate so the viewers would be able to tell where we were. In conclusion, the first day of filming was a success, but definitely something to get used to. We are looking forward to getting more done next time and making this the best project yet!