Production blog - setbacks and scouting locations

      Hey everyone! Since my last production blog there has been slow but steady progress. As mentioned in my last blog my group was supposed to film this week, yet my group and I did not get the chance to. This week’s location to film was supposed to be at the galleria. As the galleria is right by my house I have to pass by it to get home. However, as I was passing the mall I saw a lot of traffic cones and signs. There were even road lanes closed going into the mall. I could see they were doing some heavy road construction. While I couldn’t tell if the mall was open or closed I could tell it would be too difficult to try to navigate through it all. Following this I notified my music video group chat about the construction. My group all decided to reschedule for a different day when the road wasn’t as congested. Additionally, not every group member had rides to and from the mall, so it ultimately just worked out better for everyone to do a different day. 

           Nevertheless, beyond the filming situation there were also other tasks I completed in the meantime. First of all since we are filming a lot of scenes at my house/in my area it’d be easiest for the group to have a sleepover at my home. That way everyone won’t have to keep driving back and forth and can film a lot in a short period of time. Of course before I have this sleepover I have to ask my Dad for permission if it’s okay; granted he’s never met some of the girls in my group. So I explained to my Dad what the plan was and if the sleepover was okay and thankfully he agreed to having it. So we all set to film next week and actually break the ice on this project. Moreover I also scouted the locations that my group was going to be filming at. Such as going to the beach since it’s right by my house and trying to plan out what areas of the beach would be best. As well as looking at the different stores along the beach in order to find one that would fit what I was looking for. I found one store that I liked in particular which you all will end up seeing in the video. Including asking if it was okay to film in the store prior to recording there. Overall there might have been some setbacks in the filming progress however it only gives me more time for preparation and working to create a great music video. That’s it’s for this blog see ya’ll in the next one!