Production Diary: DAY TWO (14/12/16)

We have gotten through our second day of production! This day, we had allocated to complete Scene 1 where we introduce the story of Street Style with a frantic Elle as she arrives at the studio as well as the beginning of Scene 3 where Tory and Elle talk before beginning the big dancing montage scene.

Overall, this day felt a whole lot more stressful and difficult. We were working under very tight time conditions, having only 2 hours to complete both scenes. This put pressure on us both to get everything done but also do it to a high standard.

As we didn't have the availability of our dance actors for this date, we had to change the location of the beginning of Scene 3 to a bathroom so that Elle and Tory could enter the dance studio with the
other dancers at a later date. While this was a last minute change, it was a great decision on Vicky and I's part as it allowed for some really interesting mirror shots and a feeling of tight, tense space. Having looked at the footage, it visually looks better than expected!

As I (Erika) play Tory's character, I rehearsed lines with Eliza, who plays Elle, prior to filming to give us as much time as possible during filming. I am not the best actress (despite doing a couple years of here and there theatre!) so remembering a long conversation of dialogue was a challenge and we had to do several takes before getting the shot we needed. This continued to put strain on us as we raced to complete all we had planned. Since I was acting the majority of the time on this day, Vicky focused on filming and directing. Heavy equipment continued to be a challenge!

Although we really pushed for time, we managed to complete all filming that we needed for this day. We have taken a look at the footage produced and while some could have been improved here and there, overall we did well. If necessary, we will reshoot some of scenes of conversation between Elle and Tory at a future date.

A quick thank you also has to go to Lyjan for acting as a behind the scenes photographer on this shoot, it really helped Vicky and I focus on making Street Style!

Next date of filming is planned for this Saturday 17th of December and we will be filming the big dance montage with our biggest cast yet. This will require a lot of focus and organisation but we have allowed for more time to give us flexibility if things go wrong. It will feel great to finish for sure!