Preparation Time: Ironing Out The Final Details!

 Before the filming, I took the directing lead and began to organize every and anything we may have needed. I shifted focus to the wardrobe as well as prepping plans such as where the group will meet before filming. I first considered the availability of costumes, such as what was readily available to the members participating in the video. I decided that the best-suited wardrobe would be formal clothes for all members for the male member we decided on blazers, dress shirts, and slacks.  For our female members, I decided that blouses with either slacks or dress skirts would work best, making it completely optional to wear blazers. We had a variety of set ideas so I brainstormed about which locations would be best. A set is super important I had to make sure to take mental notes on each set's set of flaws. For one of our sets, I knew that the close proximity to the street would possibly cause sound issues. This meant I had to inform anyone involved in the shot to speak loud enough to cover any audible cars. Another location presented lighting issues, so we had to confirm that the angles show the students nicely without the sun being in their eyes. I made sure to note that both of these scenes may take longer to film because of the possible conflicts. Since we were unsure of the weather forecast as to if it would rain or not because the weather app was always right.  I made sure to consider alternate shots in we can be new on different sets that would be useful if it rained during filming. I did a walk around to double-check that each location was clean and good for filming.I sent a reminder out to the members to remember to dress correctly for the video. The members and I discussed the locations and informed them of where they would each be. Also, I made sure to remind everyone of the dress codes. Before filming, I also reviewed the storyboard with everyone filming to ensure the visions came to life and what expectations we had for the film. We had a gavel as a prop for filming, so I made sure it was in the right location and set up before we began the film, and made sure to have the filming device fully charged. Finally, we had everyone rehearse and practice their scenes to make sure the product would be as good as possible.



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