Filming finished

Our group finally finished filming, which was scheduled for two nonconsecutive days. 

Because the first day of filming consisted of shooting most of the music video, we decided to start filming from 8 o’clock in the morning. The weather was very sunny which surprised us. However, because we knew that the weather would be mostly cloudy, we decided to film the outside shots that were set for daytime, which consists of the protagonist’s memories from when she was happy with her boyfriend. The fact that the weather was very nice worked well for this part of the video, mainly because having pathetic fallacy in the video helps with making the audience engage with the characters memories. 

After shooting outside, we moved on filming all of the other shots that had the actor playing the boyfriend. This is because we knew that the actor couldn’t stay for the entirety of the day, and thus, we prioritized all of the shots in which he had to be in. Thankfully, we got to film all of the scenes in which he had to be just before he left, leaving us with the night scenes and the scenes in which the protagonist is packing her bags and having a mental breakdown. Although we tried to film as fast as possible, we did encounter technical difficulties, mainly because the batteries for the DSLR cameras did not last for a long time. We charged the batteries during lunchtime, however, we still lost a lot of time in which we could have perfected or filming experience. 

By the end of the day, we had to film the night scenes in which the protagonist leaves the house. The weather was slightly cold; however, we did not encounter rain or humidity. The filming went as planned, and we finished earlier than we expected, which was a surprise since the night scenes were one of the most numerous ones from all of the locations we decided to shoot.

Last but not least, the second day of shooting consisted of our protagonist performing in the studio. The idea behind these scenes was to assure to the viewer that in the end, the protagonist got over the relationship and lived a happy and healthy life. The performance scenes went well, and although we had to film three times (close shot, medium shot and long shot), we managed to finish quite fast, which was both satisfying and relieving.