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Beginning to Film

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 Today the group began to film. To do this, a group member's house was used. We were under time pressure and filmed all we could. Although we had to refilm a few scenes, we got everything we wanted to get done. These were all the indoor shots. The group took a short break after they were completed. while reviewing to make sure all film was acceptable, and it turned out some wasn't. There were two scenes with issues. One had lighting issues that proved difficult to fix and made it unusable. It had to be completely scrapped and redone so that the end result would be decent. In the case of the other scene, the acting itself was unsatisfactory. It almost passed as a comedy. The majority of scenes filmed today were in response to other scenes or only a few seconds long. As a result, filming was done out of order. Setup time was also much greater than time spent with the camera rolling. At the end of the day, scenes 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, and 30 were complete. This lea

Our Storyboard

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  Scene 1: An establishing shot of the forest and surrounding area, panning from left to right. Scene 2: Close-ups on pieces of scenery, shown in close sequence. This will last from five to seven seconds. Scene 3: Close ups of scientific equipment on the forest floor. This will last for approximately five seconds. Scene 4: Long or wide shot of actors working through the forest, panning to follow as they walk, will last for about seven seconds. Scene 5: Medium long shot- filmed on eye level- of the actors speaking. This will last approximately ten seconds. Scene 6: High angle medium shot of equipment being set up. This will last for about seven seconds. Scene 7: Medium shot of a man at a computer with papers around him, filmed at eye level. This will last for around ten seconds as dialogue takes place. Scene 8: A close up shot of the man’s computer, possibly filmed as a POV or over-the-shoulder shot. This will last for around five seconds. Scene 9: An extreme close up of a bag of soil b