Day 2 of Filming Pt.2

 Yesterday we filmed everything and, in this blog post, I'm going to focus on the car scene. At first, we filmed in Fatima’s car but parked. However, I realized that you could tell the car was parked and since Fatima is playing Maddie, who had to be in the backseat, I offered to drive my car. 

The close ups of Maddie’s face were done with car parked and the camera set up outside of the window. This was to make the filming part easier but to also create a sense of intimacy between the character and the audience. 

The shot-counter-shots were a bit tricky since driving with a person next to you with a camera zooming into your face can be a little difficult, but I managed by going slowly and paying extremely close attention.   

There were no long shots made because there isn’t much space in my car, but we did include some mid shots when doing the shot-counter-shots. There were also many two-shots consisting of Maddie’s friends talking in the drivers' and passengers’ seat to show their bond meanwhile all of Maddie’s shots are of her alone to emphasize her isolation. 

Overall, the shots in the car scene were deliberately done to showcase Maddie’s depression and I believe the film is pulling itself together quite nicely.