Mid Term Submission

We made a few major decisions during the filming of the movie;

• Filming at night, this made it at times difficult to see our actors, however this worked perfectly for portraying the dark reality of these types of situations.
• We at one point were supposed to have music throughout multiple scenes, however due to time constraints we were unable to add it in, this will be changed in the future
• We attempted to portray this situation in the most realistic way possible, however we did want to have comedic elements  
• We aimed to portray Shawn Biza's character as inexperienced and nervous, certain lines were written in the script and edits such as the short takes of him at his car, portray this.

Scouting Locations

Me and my group member Shawn, went out on 11/2/19 and scouted locations.

We went to the STC parking lot, this location was a very wide open spot, however it was too public of a place being on a main road and ultimately we decided it wouldn't work well for our film.

Ufer Park, this spot didn't have enough space to film, although it was more private of a spot, we voted against filming here.

Colonial Oaks, this spot was perfect, there was a good amount of space to film without being too open, it also wasn't too busy of a spot.

Red-Bug Slough back entrance, this spot was probably our second favorite, we really liked the privacy of the spot, we could film here very easily, however we liked colonial oaks more.

Shot List

I am contributing the final three scenes of the film. I am going to film these three shots because at this point in the film, I am no longer an actor. The high angle close up of Giovane in pain emphasizes his pain and puts him below Daniella. Then the close ip of Daniella when she steps into the light is the big reveal of her and what she looks like, it adds to the fear Giovane is feeling. The final shot of Giovane on the ground zooming out with him at the center of the composition, shows his low status and establishes that the story is about him. I also came up with these shots, due to inspiration from other films similar to ours.

Story Board

The final scene I contributed, I really like this scene because it establishes Giovane as the main character and the focus of the story, it also shows him a low point and makes him appear small. I also thought of the scene of Giovane waiting for Alto to show up, ai had the idea of using a bunch of jump cuts of Giovane to make it appear that time is going on and he is anxious.

Schedule Filming

We plan on filming for the first time this upcoming Sunday the 8th of December. If we need to, we will re-shoot later in the month. I have informed all my fellow group members of the date and they have agreed on it. Our goal is to film all scenes of the movie.

We had our shoot on the the 8th, we were able to film the opening scenes of the film at my house, this was successful.

However, our group member Tyanna had time conflicts and was unable to film with us. Therefore, we filmed parts that she is not in, and had to reschedule the rest of our filming for this upcoming Thursday, the 12th of December. Our goal of this shoot will be to complete the movie and film the outside portions of it.

Casting

All group members plan to act in the film.
I will play Alto Proffito, an easy going candy buyer. I feel I be a good choice for this character because i can be very easy going and goofy, similar to how this character will be.

Group member Shawn Biza will play Giovane Ragazzo, a candy dealer new into the game, who is nervous and anxious to get into the game. Shawn will be good for this role because he a very young look to him that would fit the character well.

Group member Tyanna Denord will play Daniella Vecchia, an experienced candy dealer that controls the area Shawn wants to sell in.

Rhianna Revicki will play teen wanting to play basketball, she plays often in his everyday life and has an innocent look that will be prefect for the character.

We will all take turns recording scenes.