hiiiiii,
so I have realized that going to the beach in the morning is a no go and the lighting in the morning is probably not the best idea. So I think its a better idea to do it at sunset... also my backyard has a very pretty sunset

I am still thinking of where exactly to shoot this...
I think by the water ... is the best vibe.. it portrays this calm feeling that I am trying to achieve... however the light hits very nicely on my patio. The only thing is the windows in the back do give off a strong reflection... so the camera man would be seen. So the best place to shoot is by the water... I can also get a really cool shot of the main character looking into the water ... thus also symbolizing this idea that she is also reflecting within.
Ok good ... new setting established
AWSOME sauce ... later haters

Hiiii .... I completely forgot to order the things I need to film ... so this blog post is about my horrible MEMORY... it’s an actual pain.

However, I’m glad that I did because initially .. I was going to order these Led lights and a smog machine .... but thennnnn I found 

THIS !!!! 

IT IS BOTH A SMIG MACHINE AND AN LED LIGHT FOR THE VERY GOOD BARGANING PROFIT OF 28 dollars... this is awesome ... and will definitely make my movie way betterrrrr.
ANYWAYS... I ordered it and it’s on it’s merry way. Sometimes you have to take one step back to take two forward .
Toodaloooo

hair

Hiii,
so its been a minute ... and things have not gone as I planned... per usual.. I am unable to film without someone who can help me with the camera.. my mother is always working ... my brother...  is annoying. However, I secured a friend who is not in complete quarantine to help me film next week. I have everything planned so We can film really quickly and smoothly.. but I'm not gonna sit around till next week.. so Today I am going to try out different hair- dos... to explore if the vibe matches what my hippie to see what I feel embodies her the best. A few posting ago I posted an inspo pic... of a women with  two braids in the front of her face... which I tried.. here is a time lapse video.

 In this picture... we see some of the components of what I want to incorporate into one of the hippie looks. In the video below we see me trying out various objects until coming across these two... in a previous blog I decided that I wanted to keep the characters costumes throughout the same color ... but realistically... I don’t think that’s gonna happen. I think it can change according to the scene ... so this chill blue can be for the meditating scene.

 This yellow ribbon would look best in the purple room... in the first scene as it contrasts the best with purple. It also works as a good contrast with the vibe of both characters... yellow is very happy which contrasts with blue which is very mellow.

Below is a time lapse of me trying and showing the successful hair-dos ... I’m glad I did this ... so that I can see exactly how much hair is needed the process and such so on the day we film it won’t be that time consuming.

Ok .... bye, bye

hiiiiii,
So since I've been on the topic of mice-scene and since the filming day is closer and closer... I think it would be smart to establish exactly what I wasn't the scene to look like.. The one I am the most worried about.. Is the Hallucinogen  scene.. I think I have to order a smoke machine and LED lights.. I want to establish a similar vibe seen in club scenes... lost of bright lights.. close up shots... I want a balance between peaceful and hectic.
It is going to take place in the main characters room but the lights and the smoke will completely change the vibe.
As for the conversation taking place in the begging.. i want there to be lots of light... the room I am planning on filming.. has a very large window that I believe will create this very cool against the light type of effect and possibly even symbolize the way she's feeling.. going against the light.. that light being Jesus christ.. a bit of a reach.. but I like to stretch.

EXCUSE THE MESS.. THE FLOOR WAS BEING MOPPED.
ok so here is the window... the other thing also is.. the whole room is a tone of lavender.. which I think I could use to my advantage in the color scheme.. however purples complement is green.. like seen in the previous post green works well with oranges.. i just don't know if that mixture will look the best together.
What I might do... is that.. i might make her change be from blue which I FEEL NICELY COMPLEMENTS ( oops not caps) purple.. to green which is a warmer color and further complements the tones of the room.
I feel this would look cool but then the orange from her friend would look out of place and almost as if its intruding...

OK  NEVER MIND SISTERRRRS

I researched what colors work well wiht lavander and found this ..."The tone of lavender employed decides its best complementary colors. Every version of lavender looks bright & crisp with white, while the more purple versions look appealing with orange & lime green. The grayer tones of lavender work best with beige, yellow, golden, magenta & warm browns."

So I would say I AM A genius WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT .

Ok bye, bye

Hi ...
I got a tadaroo distracted with all of the Corona virus and Beach stuff.. I never talked about the friends  wardrobe...
so like I mentioned before... she is the constant throughout this whole film.. figuratively and literally.. her wardrobe is going to be constant throughout as well as the color scheme used. I am not sure if I want her to be the the same color the main character ends up or something on the same spectrum.. I think I want her to wear oranges and browns or maybe just warm in general with.. yellow, brown and orange. I think thats the more viable option because... I doubt my cousin haas a lot of orange clothing.. I have like one pair of pants... and with everything closing.. I definitely won't have the opportunity to go shopping... so i just gotta work with what IVE got..
Inspiration though is...

A lot of the pictures weren't downloading properly... so Im just going to show this.. the dress is beautiful with pinks and orange.. exactly the vibe i am trying to get across.. this picture also inspired me to possibly add lots of braid to her hair and have a nice makeup look as well.. to portray this sense of beauty whereas the main actress would be more messy and less put together in the beginning and more put together at the end.. to portray how she has gotten herself together. While her friend has always been put together throughout the whole film. I am going to try a few look s before filming and will update then... but I'm actually so excited.. apart from seeing the finished product and filming.. I absolutely love costume design... it can really elevate then film.. as well as really embody the  character.. which I absolutely love. 

Bueno.. its been fun.. talk later, 

Bye, bye 

HIII,
so I went to the beach at sunrise to film the meditation scene because my other friend said she could play the friend and it just seemed like the perfect opportunity before things go more to shit.. We went to Dania beach and there were cops blockading the beaches at 6:30 IN THE MORNING... like sir... SIR! No one goes to the beach at 6:30 in the morning... THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SOCIAL DISTANCING... AT A BIG ASS BEACH.
its fine... I'm fine..
why.. because we found a private beach in the back... we were setting up to film and than a ranger with a buzz cut and scary muscles was like... you are not allowed to be on the sand but your can be on the sidewalk... WHAT... THATS LITERALLY THE SAME THING... It fine.. I'm fine..
We found an even more private beach .. SHOUT OUT TO THE HOMIES.. @JHON LOYD.
However... by the time we got to the beach the sun had already risen and it was DRIZZLING.. like GOD DID NOT want me to film.. IT was also super windy and I grabbed the broken tripod instead of my friends good one... In other words... stuff did not go well and I was unable to film anything ... plus I really didn't think it through because it was only two of us and one tripod.. so the shots weren't even gonna be that cinematic lol...

Here are a few shots I took with my phone.. idk if I will be able to use but hey.. here they are

hiiiii...
so school was cancelled because of the Corona VIRUS..
some people even say indefinitely
that means ...
Friday was my last day at my high school and I had no idea..
The worst kind of ending is when you don't even know its happening...
Although this does affect my senior high school experience it only kind of affects my film.
Most of my shots were at home and the rest can be changed to be set at my house. The only thing is the family shot.. i might not be able to shoot it but I can just do a close shot of her and put voices in the back... so thats not a problem either. I also convinced my cousin to stay at my house for a week.. so I have both my main characters.. as for my film everything is looking pretty stellar.
OH ANOTHER PROBLEM...

MY DAD IS STUCK IN COLOMBIA... so

I don't have one of the essential parts of my film... I think what I might do is just imply the struggle she feels with her father figure and the implication that she comes to terms with it at the end.. this is also probably going to be with a conversation with her friend.. I actually think this is a better alternative... because the story has always been about her journey with her friend.. and although it was instigated because of her father... it only feels right to end it with her and her friend.

So this blog post.. apart from low-key changing my project is to establish my film schedule..
so my cousin is staying with us this week.. and I am playing the main character... however, I don't have anyone to manage the camera.. and a broken tripod can only do so much.. so I have to wait till "spring break" where my friend offered her services to help film to really start filming.

Draft of what film schedule..

conversation scene- March 24th
Tarot card scene- March 25th
Mediation scene- March 26th
Marijuna scene - March 28th

and the rest are TBH

so ... I will keep you updated ... stay safe.