The Filming Begins


 I started filming our commercial on Tuesday, October 5th. We got our passes and went to our filming location, which was the small grassy area in the middle of our school. I brought 2 of the 4 Gatorade props, and my partner brought the other 2 and the jackets for the costume. My partner was our actress and I filmed everything. We started off with our red colored jacket and Gatorade, and I began filming. Our first shot started with me filming the sky and tilting the camera down towards my partner. It took us a few shots, as we both messed up a couple of times. Sometimes it was me going to fast or slow, other times it was her moving or breaking character, but we eventually got through it. I has to reposition her a few times, as we kept accidentally shifting, but we eventually got the timing and angles right. There were a few people walking around, so I tried to get shots in an area that didn't have many people. It was fun, and we enjoyed filming together, so it didn't really feel like work.
(This was one of our failed attempts. My partner was struggling not to laugh, and there were people in the background)


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