Explaining Some Changes

     When we were filming, we made some executive decisions to change some things about our film opening. These changes were made due to a variety of factors. Some changes we had been thinking about for a while (I've made numerous blog posts about our contemplating on whether to change the setting or not), while others were made right at the time of filming, and some even in the midst of the editing process.

    The first change I want to highlight is the change of setting. I've obviously been blogging quite a bit about this because it's been discussed so often by my group. This couldn't be done because we didn't have access to an all-white room to execute the original idea, but we figured that the field would be equally as effective in creating the surrealistic and mysterious vibe that we originally had in mind. However, with the short time we had to plan, this wasn't a plausible option. Because of this, we decided to film at Markham Park, which was closer and obviously more accessible to us.

    Another thing we changed came during the time of filming. When we were filming the dialogue between Dainty and Steve, instead of doing an over-the-shoulder shot, we decided to do close-ups of ourselves. I think that this definitely aids in making it more surrealistic, as it almost separates the characters from each other, furthering the idea that Steve is extremely out of touch with reality. This was also done as a way to make the filming process easier, as Nicole and I kept messing up our lines and talking over each other. Below is a close-up shot from the film that Virginia sent to us as she was editing. 

    One last change we made came in the post-production/editing process. To deal with the differences in natural lighting in some of our shots, we decided to increase the saturation. We figured that this would also further the surrealist nature of our film opening, and also entrance our viewers into the world we're creating. 

    We obviously knew that the final product we would create would deviate somehow from our original vision. There were lots of factors that were out of control that caused us to change things about the film, and about the process itself. This is exactly what we expected coming into this process, and I believe that our anticipation of such changes is exactly what prepared us for this process so well.