Today was officially the first day of production as I recorded my first scene today. I decided to start out small with my second scene since it doesn't require anyone but the protagonist in it. I will record the ones who require other characters later since sometimes it can be a struggle to find time with them to record.
This little scene even was a lot harder to record then I anticipated and I took a couple tries since I didn't like the first couple whether it be the lighting, angle the shot was recorded or just my acting in general.
The first thing I had to get right was the lighting or the mise-en-scene. I have an adjustable light switch where I can choose how bright I want it to be and for this scene I decided to leave it rather dim to emphasize the mysterious feeling of the piece.
Next thing I had to get right was the angle of the shot. The shot was a close up recorded at a low angle that showed me picking up the phone and talking but didn't show my face. This took a couple tries and a lot of adjusting to get it to where I felt it was just right. This was again used to reinforce the mysterious feeling of the piece.
The final thing I had to get right was my overall acting. A lot of the tries I scrapped were due to poor acting and after watching them over I just felt they weren't believable. I took many tries just making it seem I am really receiving a phone call but also leaving a feeling of mystery when answering it.
Overall, recording this little scene but into perspective what the rest of production is going to look like. Even this little scene was hard to record and it's going to take many tries to get a scene I like. Once I discuss it with the other characters I am ready to record and am excited for the next scenes.
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