and a partridge in a pear treeeeeeeee

We did it guys. Today was the last day of filming. It also happened to be the longest, which is fun, but I now have all the footage I need to make the short film. 

Chapter 1: who do we have here

    Today I had five different actors come to my house to film. Wesley and Isabel of course, and then my friends Brian, Phillipe, and Enmanuel. I won't say who, but one of the other three actors was hired mostly because he has a really really nice car. The plan was to have the characters end by walking towards a PORSHE of all cars and it would be implied they drove away in that. That would actually be so cool. My friend who owns this car said his dad doesn't let him bring it around often, but that friend owes me a HUGE favor so I hoped he would have. Unfortunately he wasn't able to bring it, so they drove off in a Mercedes instead. Still cool, but the missed opportunity is depressing. 

    Everyone showed up at around 11, and I started out by filming the outside scene first, the one where Brian and Alex take out the thugs and escape. I started with this scene because I knew that some of the thug actors wanted to leave as soon as possible. 

Chapter 2: We Live on the Surface of the Sun

We've had some pretty decent weather outside for the past week. That did not continue today. Not even close. There is a heatwave in Britain right now. People are passing out in the streets as the blazing sun beats down upon their backs. The Brits have to attempt to tolerate the blazing 78 degree heat. 

Anyway today in Florida it was 87. Not fun. Especially when every scene was either outside, or in my garage. I feel really bad for the actors, especially since I had them wearing jackets because they were supposed to reach into their jackets to make it seem like they had guns. 

You can tell how hot it was because Bryan had ummm, white power, all over his face, and it started sticking to him from his sweat. Flour + water means we made dough on his skin. And it's already seasoned! I'm sorry, that's gross. 

Luckily, right when we were finishing up filming the outside scenes, we were saved. 

I planned for that to happen, trust me.

Chapter 3: My Neighbors Think I'm a Freak

I think the picture itself is enough of an explanation. 

The inside scenes weren't nearly as hot, but inside the garage it was even more humid, so yay. I brought two lights to make sure my garage was bright enough. I think with some color grading, it will be perfect. 

And yeah, after a swift FOUR AND HALF HOURS of filming, we are finally finished. I feel bad, I told Brian it would be an hour. 

Now all I have to do is edit it all together, which I'm excited (and scared) to see how it turns out.