Planning Blog: everything else!

The main thing I want to talk about and plan out is the health and safety precautions I will be taking in the filming of my final task. Everyone involved in this project is living in the same house. Everyone except me is also fully vaccinated, which I am very thankful for. My mom, who is helping me film, is working from home and only goes out if absolutely necessary. My brother, who will be acting in the film, only goes out to work. We have done everything in our power to ensure we are staying safe and COVID free. I will be filming in three locations. The first one is the Broward Train Station, where the first 2-3 scenes will be shot. The majority of the film will be done in the parking lot of the Train Station and Bus Station. Finally, I will be filming around and in my house. These locations are all fairly close to me, so if needed I can walk around and get several shots or different takes if needed. As for the schedule, this is what I have so far:

March 1-5: planning out, storyboard, scripts, titles.

March 6-12: research on editing styles and ways to use Premiere Pro.

March 13-15: first filming times.

March 16-19: editing of what has already been filmed.

March 22-28: second filming times.

March 29-31: review of film and notes on what is left to be filmed.

April 1-9: editing of film

April 10-11: last filming times unless more are needed, in order to get and scenes that were missing or need to be reshoot.

April 12-15: editing of film, finishing touches

April 16: final task is due.

Here is where most of the final task will be shot, in the Broward train station.

Until next time, Danniella Miller signing off. :)

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