Production Blog: Set-backs & Styling

 The dates that I had planned to film did not work out! I feel very stressed about it since I don't want to fall behind. In the meantime, I tried to find the next thing I could do. I rescheduled with my actors to the weekend after the one I originally planned. I love using Google Calendar to plan stuff. I put everything on there, including a list of all the tools I planned to bring. Also, I blocked out the entire schedule for filming and editing on my calendar. I realized that I am so busy this month!! 3rd quarter of school is the worst because I have so much studying. Luckily, I was spared a long weekend and early release day in the coming week. This would be the perfect opportunity to confirm my plan B. In the meantime, I wanted to clarify some styling decisions I made for the film. I want all the characters in the film to dress their age with clear personalities. Luckily, all the actors I cast already have clear personalities to go off of. Because of this, I can just give them a slight nudge in the direction I want. For each character, I wanted to have a color that can be associated with them to create a clear visual language. For Lola, I thought pink would be perfect. CiCi would fit a blue color. Lastly, Juli would be perfect in green. I sent this memo out to all the actors, specifying that they still have creative control over their outfits. I can't wait to see what they choose.



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