Filming Day 1

Finally we begin! With our Friday off of school Noura and I went to Macy's house to film. When we got there we only had a couple hours to film but luckily all of our friends were there already and ready to go. With limited time we got right to work with the kitchen scenes. For continuity, we re-filmed the popcorn scene that Noura and I finished before. Before we could film we had to set up the area and make it look like it was night time. To do this we had to have our Taylee stand with a blanket to cover the window that let in sunlight. Once she was doing this we got the popcorn ready. Noura filmed and Macy was the one that had to pull the popcorn out of the microwave. We started with this scene. Noura made sure to stay longer on the microwave after she pulled the popcorn out to make sure there was enough time to display the title scene we will edit in. 

We also filmed a scene of her getting drinks out of the fridge. In this scene Sabrina and I had to talk indistinctly in the background to make it seem like a group of friends hanging out. Finally we filmed Macy pouring the popcorn out of the bag and into a bowl. I needed to be a part of this scene too by yelling "Macy hurry up!" from afar. She then responded and walked out of the frame, again leaving room for a title. 

After this scene was done it was 5:15 and Noura and I needed to leave by 5:30. So we chose to end the day of filming there, happy with our progress. We plan to meet this upcoming week and film more. For now the kitchen scenes are done. 



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