Today is Saturday 29th October 2022, I was supposed to film a scene for the short film today. This scene is the most ambitious yet would be the epic factor of the film. A lot of thought has gone into this particular scene as well as preparation and planning. Yet at the last minute, I decided that it would be better to reschedule the shooting or cancel this scene if the circumstances would make it difficult to film this scene.
After having my initial idea, one of the first things I thought I would want to add to the film is an underwater scene, inspired by Olivia Rodrigo’s “Traitor” music video and unintentionally Kang Daniel’s “Paranoia” music video. I had a location in mind and had envisioned the scene. There were a lot of risks and obstacles with this scene though. The weather during this time had been like a rollercoaster. Going from chilly to sunny from day to day. So there was always a 50/50 chance of being able to film this scene. Getting permission to film was also a challenge, however, my amazing mother pulled through and got everything sorted even though she initially was doubtful of my request.
The props and costumes for this scene also caused me a lot of stress. Thankfully, they arrived a day before the shoot so everything was in place and I felt excited to bring my storyboard to life. However, another problem came up. Despite getting permission, the person living there wouldn’t be there when being there during the filming because they had other plans. My semi-team mate who's also the person I go to get a 2nd opinion thankfully was still here so we could film. So I got my hopes up again and was fully ready for the shoot.
I got everything ready the morning of the shooting day. And then the last straw got pulled and I decided that it would be better to move this to another day. Initially, my brother would give me a ride to the shooting location. However, we had to reschedule the time again and again. The shoot has been pushed to later, making me lose all hope and the excitement to film disappeared. So I discussed this with my semi-team mate and we decided that we should cancel the shoot and replan the shooting for this scene.
Despite not being able to film this and there’s a slight chance that this scene would not happen, I feel really relieved that I decided to cancel the shoot. Shooting the short film should be an exciting experience yet I have been feeling nervous all day. I felt like missing one person would be less fun to film even though they did not hold an essential role in the filming, it still was a huge factor in the whole atmosphere of the shoot. The constant rescheduling also stressed me and my brother. Therefore, a rescheduling would be better for everyone involved.
I’m still hopeful. In the meantime, I would be planning the scene even more carefully than before so that it would not fall apart again.
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