And That's a Wrap!

Yesterday, Tuesday, was our second and final filming day for our Saturday Nights music video. We filmed on a school day, which wasn't ideal, but all our scenes needed to be filmed at night anyways, so the timing worked out! I got a ride to Nico's house and by 7 we were off the Moonlite Diner to film. Before we went, we made sure to ask for permission, once it was granted we were all good to go!. We checked in at the front and got to work.  The first scene shot was the foot stepping into the diner environment. At the front desk, I checked us in and we got to work. Our first scene shot was the foot-stepping sequence into the diner. The scenes in order were first going into the car at Nico's house, then the foot coming out of the car door while at the diner, and finally, when the foot hit the ground, we were inside. I held my phone with the "stepping into car" scene next to my teammate as they filmed the third scene in the previously stated sequence so we could line up the subject's foot and have a smooth transition between our clips. We repeatedly checked and refilmed to get the best shot, then we were off to our next scene. We went inside and I ordered the burger, fries, and chocolate milkshake needed for our scene. After all this work, we too deserved milkshakes, so we each got one to have after we finished. The next film section depicted our subject sitting down, eating a bit of food, and then leaving a tip on the table. A bit of foreshadowing was done here, our subject left a top of $4.44, which reads as 444, an angel number. As a symbol of a deceased loved one watching over him, and making sure that he is safe, the angel number may imply that Eve (the subject's "girlfriend") has passed.  Either way, my job this couple of scenes was to play as our waitress. I painted my nails red and wore a server type uniform with an apron, having a notepad and pens in my pocket. I handed off the drink and walked off frame, only having the corner of my shoulder showing anyways. By the end of these shots, we wanted to really sell the look that the milkshake was untouched, so i held the milkshake in my hands to warm it up and make it melt faster. This made a lot of condensation and left it looking a little foul, but it was perfect for what we needed. We made the move outside for our next few scenes, these being our subject pulling his hoodie strings closed and the nice couple walking by him. One of my group partners filmed this shot against the wall as I and another member held flashlights behind the camera with our phones because it was a little dark for filming. I also made sure to keep the area we were filming in clear of people and distractions. As people walked by, I kindly asked them to keep out of our set. After these scenes, we shot our final scene of our subject texting, this is where we find out the plot twist, the girlfriend really is deceased. During this shot I helped another member with the music timing. 

*NOTE: We were originally going to film at Denny's, but after many of our calls going unanswered, we decided to make a location change. In the future, this will all be sorted out in oru planning blog. This is the email we sent Moonlite diner to grant permission to film there!