Searching for the One

 I came upon a track that was perfect for our project. Lana Del Rey's "Season of the Witch" was the song. It was a nice fit for the mood I wanted to create. It was gloomy and ominous. This was a song that I really wanted to utilize. Because we were both so busy, neither my partner nor I had time to email the music firm. It was too late for me to comprehend this. I didn't receive a response in time to include the music in the film. I attempted to come up with additional options. I checked the copyright regulations on the internet. I realized there was nothing I could do. I couldn't utilize the music until I got permission. I was in a hurry. I was unhappy, but I was able to come up with a solution. It was ok once I recognized that this song would not make or break our film. I began my search for public domain music. Music in the public domain is music that has no copyright and can be used by anybody. To begin my search, I headed to YouTube. I needed to discover music that was similar to Lana Del Rey's Season of the Witch. I'm still looking for music to utilize, but I have a number of possibilities and am optimistic I'll find something.

Late Night Ride

 Today we filmed the rest of the scenes that we needed to complete our filming process. We began by creating another batch of fake blood. We used up all of the first batch in the first round of filming. So once again we went to the store and created fake blood using the same amount of food coloring to corn syrup ratio. We began by filming the scenes that were in the car first. This is due to the fact that we needed daylight to do it. We used makeup to give me a ”dead” appearance. The filming went very smoothly and easily. But once again we needed the help of our friend Cayden for filming. So once again I called him and he agreed. We all live really close by to each other so we didn't take much time to go pick him up and bring him back to the filming site. By now it was already night time so we began filming scenes that took place in the dark. Cayden began filming Lily driving my car. Then he films me walking down the street. We once again applied the fake blood to ourselves. Then finally he films Lily hitting me with the car. We reshoot a few scenes because we did not like how they turned out. Then we review the shots. Once we all agree that we are satisfied with the shots we end our production. After ending our production I drive Cayden back home and we are done.

Covered in Blood

 The first scene that we were going to film would be my partner pulling into the parking spot. Since I would not be featured in the shot I filmed from a distance. Once the scene was completed we were onto the next. I drove my friends and I are around the park to find the perfect place for filming. It took us about five minutes to find a place but we finally found it. I was looking for a place that was open but had nice scenery around it then looks like it was remote. The place we found had a nice flat area. I smeared the fake blood that we had made all over myself. Once I was satisfied with the way it looked I began to help my partner. We tried to make it look as realistic as possible when it came to the places we were placing blood. For these next shots, my friend Cayden would have to help film us. This is because both Lily and I would need to be in the shot. Lily would pick me up and throw me over her shoulder and lay me down on the ground for the shot as if she were about to bury me. The next shot is a low-angle shot of Lily throwing dirt onto the camera. In the final product, it will appear as if she is throwing dirt onto me. We reviewed the shots we took to make sure what we did match our storyboard and her script. We even went as far as to create extra scenes as a backup. Once that is over Lily and I are covered in corn syrup from head to toe. So I asked my friend Cayden if he could drive us to the bathroom in the park where Lily and I could clean off most of the corn syrup. We were able to clean most of it off. 

Snyder Park

 Today was our first day of filming. I decided that it would be best if we filmed the ending of the film first. This is because Snyder Park is the furthest location that we have to film, and we wanted to complete it first. These scenes are also supposed to be done in the daylight. So we took advantage of the beautiful day we were having and decided to film. I quickly realized that my partner and I would not be able to do this on our own. Our film consisted of many scenes where it required us both to be included in a scene. For this reason, I called a friend of mine to help us film. His name is Cayden McTighe. He agreed to help my partner and I film. Now we had to retrieve the ingredients for the fake blood. Once we obtained them I drove my friends and myself to Snyder Park. Once we arrived we started to make our blood. We mixed our entire bottle of corn syrup with an entire tube of red food coloring. But it still did not look right. Our blood was too opaque. We needed to deepen the color if we wanted to get the result we wanted. So we added a few drops of blue to the mixture. This helped immensely in making the color match that of blood. Not to mention, corn syrup is naturally a very thick substance, giving it the appearance of blood.

Out of Stock

 Today is our second day of setting up for our filming. We have put together our costumes. We are using old clothing that can get dirty with fake blood. My parents own a shovel that we will be able to use for our film. We both own phones that we will be able to use.  We also both own a car. So we decided that my car would be an ideal fit for filming. And as for the fake blood, I was not able to find a retailer that sold it. I called multiple stores such as Walmart, Target, and Party City. They all had the same response. They explained to me that since we are no longer around the holiday Halloween. They have taken fake blood off their shelves. So my partner and I had to devise a different plan. We decided it would be best if we ordered it online. We selected overnight shipping so we could get it as soon as possible so we could begin. In the meantime, we decided it would be best if we created our own fake blood to use while we wait for the order. Just so we could get a head start on our project. We will make our homemade fake blood by combining red food dye and corn syrup. We will buy all these ingredients at our local grocery store, Winn-Dixie. And then we are ready to begin our filming.

Prep for filming

 My partner and I have not yet begun the filming process. This is due to our busy schedules. We both have jobs, and my partner does play after-school sports. Such as softball and soccer. In the time that we have spent not being able to film, I have been working out other elements of the filming process such as.

• calling the locations
• getting rights to use a song
• gathering and selecting props

Until we could figure out a set date to begin filming, I called Birtch State park to confirm that filming on their premise is allowed. I spoke to an employee and they said that it is owned by the state of Florida. This means that we are allowed to film there. I encharged lily to get the rights to the songs we would use. I brainstormed some ideas for props that we would use, these include.

• Fake blood
• Throughout most of the scenes, I will be dead. Since I was hit by a car we are using fake blood to add to the thrill factor.
• Phone
• In several scenes, We use a phone for different things. We showcase a title on it at the beginning and the end.
• Car
• We need to use a car to "transport the dead body" around for our movie.
• Shovel
• Towards the end of the 2 minutes, Lily is shown "burying" me. By throwing dirt onto the camera with a shovel.
  
  
  

Storyboard

For the first page of our storyboard, we have our main character set out on a late-night drive around the neighborhood. The scenery is shown to set the tone for the movie. Roads are empty in this neighborhood and its night time. 

On page 2 we have our main character clearly distracted while driving then it cuts to the antagonist walking peacefully on the street until she gets struck by a car.

The main character is obviously distraught at the thought of having accidentally killed someone. So she hides the body at her house until the morning. In the morning she recovers the body and places it in the trunk of her car.

As the main character is driving the dead body to the new location some strange things happen in the backseat of the car. A worried friend tries to reach out to the main character but gets quickly shut down. The main character soon arrives at the destination and dumps the body and begins to bury it.

After burying the dead body the main character returns to her car and begins to drive. Once again strange things begin to occur. She thinks the noises she is hearing are all in her head and turns up the music, that is until she gets a strange text message.