Filming Blog: Getting through the first scene

 Welcome back everyone! Today, I'll be telling you guys about my fourth day of production for this project. In my last blog, I talked about the final details of preparation that was taken prior to filming and  mentioned the first scene. For this production blog, however, I'll be talking about all the scenes we were able to film inside, which would be about half the scenes. As previously mentioned, scene 1 is stationed in the kitchen. I knew I had to be cutting some type of food on the cutting board, but I had to ensure it was easy to slice through and would not result in being a waste of food. I decided to use some fruit as I could hold the plum in my hand while cutting. This motion of simply cutting the fruit took a few tries to make it seem more natural, but once I got the hang of it, it became easy. The fruit even ended up being a snack for later! While I was cutting the fruit on the cutting board, I also had to maintain my face hidden behind a cabinet door. This proved more difficult than I expected as my height became a slight obstacle. I had to tilt my head slight upwards while leaning forwards, yet still being able to see what I was cutting. It was not too difficult, though it did keep my posture stiffer than it might normally be. Nevertheless, this scene was successfully failed have a few trial and error. For the next scene, however, the camera was placed behind the kitchen counter. I also turned on the artificial light in the kitchen due too exposure issues. There was plenty of natural light, but once I had moved from my previous position, this became a problem. For this scene, I was supposed to be washing my hands while the camera watches from behind. The window is placed behind the sink, meaning the light would all be coming towards the camera with shadows being cast basically everywhere else. The turning on of artificial light fit neatly into our vision and so our adjustment was not a disaster. And with these scenes covered, that was majority of the scenes filmed inside. That's all for today, until next time!