Hey hi!! So we finished filming, we took from 11am-4:00 pm but we were able to get all of the shots and I'm so happy we were able to finish it. It took a lot of time and energy to bring this project into fruition with all of the other things happening around me but I'm really happy that we've been able to bring this idea to life.
This whole week I also had tech rehearsals for a show I'm in, called SIX the musical. So I've been editing those videos intensely.
This is the trailer for my cast in case you want to check it out :)) I filmed all of the shots (except the ones of me) and edited all of it together. We performed tonight and just closed the show. It went SO well. This is such a difficult show to execute and I'm so proud of my cast for sticking together and working hard to make it a good one.
For a large portion of our film, we stayed true to the shot list. There were some times, however, that we chose to experiment and honestly it added so much to our film. We were able to get 3 extras to be a part of the office and I'm so glad we did because it made all the difference.
We also had a really great group of actors that were super amazing to work with and just so professional. They memorized the lines prior to us filming and it really sped up the process for us as well. I'm so glad we really took the time to squeeze in that preparation because it was absolutely necessary and it helped in the long run.
Here we have one of our extras Ayami Ratnayake looking over the script, we are so grateful to have her on set with us. She has been in a multitude of shows at Inside Out, and it's always such a pleasure working with her. She is just so beyond expressive in this film and adds so much character.
In truth, I was just so worried that we weren't going to be able to get this done, because of external factors like SIX, other school assignments, and just life, but we pulled it off and I'm so happy we DID end up going through with the plan, and that our actors were just so committed and so into it. For me it's just so crazy to think that this idea came around and evolved so much. I feel so much respect for this art form and a lot of times it was hard for me to focus up, especially with everything else happening in my life, but I'm glad that I was able to hard core discipline myself into making this happen because getting into this medium of communication was something I've wanted for the longest time. We'll see how it turns out in the editing process!
