Second day of filming

 On Tuesday December 29th we had our second day of filming. Before my group mates had arrived I went over the script. I thought it would be best to get ahead and just run through my lines. I also thought it was a good idea to see what scenes we would be able to film. We only had about 2 hours today. I had an appointment till 2 and Tess had work at 4:30. We planned for 2-4. After everyone arrived I discussed with them what I thought about the scenes we should do. Everyone agreed that they were good and we could get them done. The first thing we filmed was me asking Ryan to turn on the TV just before they announce the vaccine. It only took us 2 takes to get it because it was only one line. Next we filmed us walking into the house. We started by setting up the phone inside my front door and pressing play. We walked back outside and practiced what we were going to do. Blake was going to open the door and we would all walk through. Then we would say the lines and Chloe would walk off like she was going in the master bedroom. This scene took a few more takes because originally the phone was too close and cutting off our heads. Once we fixed that we were able to get a good one. The final scene was after watching the first news video. We discuss the urgent need of going to the store to get supplies. This was the most difficult part yet. The lines in the scene are very long so it took us a few times to remember. We ultimately split it up to make it easier for everyone to remember. Once again it was a productive day of filming.


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