Filming Day Two

I talked in one of my previous blogs that I didn't like the way my film came out with the footage I had, so I analyzed everything that I didn't't like to re-fillm this weekend and get it right this time. First of all I felt like I didn't film enough so I didn't have a variety of shots to choose from which was a problem because a couple of my scenes were too shaky. This time I filmed quite a lot and made sure to see the video after shooting it to make sure everything looked fine before moving on to the next scene. I also added a couple new scenes because I felt something was just missing. Some of the things that happened in my film didn't have an action before it happened so this weekend I filmed scenes that are nor as relevant to the plot but helped create that foundation so everything flows smooth. For example, I shot a scene of the couple watching TV. It seems irrelevant but I felt like having this scene would help the story to develop better. I might not use this scene but at least I know I have it.
The most important thing that I changed was the structure of the storytelling. I wanted to do a voiceover throughout the whole piece but I was too skeptical about it because I didn't want  it -to be to "spoon-fed" to the audience. I also didn't want to make it too cheesy so I was going through a crisis. Albany was the one who actually came up with the idea WHILE we were filming so it was very spontaneous. One of the walls in my room is a chalkboard where I just draw or write stuff down. She told me that I could use it somehow to explain certain things in case the audience didn't catch it. So what I decided to do was a calendar where Lia keeps how she feels everyday until she realizes that tangerine is indeed what she wants to achieve and writes it big one the wall. In case you don't understand what I'm talking about, I'm going to. include a behind-the-scenes in my next post so you can visualize it a little bit better.
So now, the majority of the piece will not have a voiceover just to let the visuals speak for themselves. However, I know that what "tangerine" actually means is too hard to understand just by visuals so here's where I was having my problem. But Albany came with this other idea of having a phone call as my voiceover that explains everything a little bit better. At first I thought the idea was dumb but when I really thought about it, it didn't seem too bad. So for the "orange" section of my film, I'm going to add a voiceover and edit it as a phone call where she just explains how she's feeling . While this happens she's having flashbacks, which are the chalkboard scenes. I know it sounds a bit confusing butI'm going to add an updated storyline so you can follow what I'm saying.
Overall, I think the filming day came out pretty well. I would have liked to film more than I did but Albany had to go at a certain time because she lives far away and that did limit me at some points but with the time I had I think it was the best I could have done. I thought it was a productive day where I solved many of my problems so as o snow, I'm happy with the outcome. Now I just have to edit the piece and I'll be down to move forward with the CCR :)