Lights, Camera... uh oh


 Hey guys, for this blog I'll focus on the first day of filming. Yet again we ran into many other problems. So lets get into that before I get to filming. First off, we decided to change the names of our characters from Jack and Ann to Jackie and Queenie. We made this decision in order to relate it to the idea of playing cards. Anya got sick the week before the 17th and she wasn't able to make it to the first day of filming. Alright so now that's out of the way let's talk about the first day of filming. We decided that we would meet up around 6 and start getting ready by the time it's dark. Our first cast member, Ben, made it to the location, my house, around 5:50. We began to move out all paintings and pictures on the walls. Rearranging my living room into a different room and leaving only the table and two chairs needed for the film. Danniella made it around 6:40 and we began shooting. We originally planned on using my sister to help play another character but she couldn't make it. So we decided to use my brother in her place and my brother-in-law as the second body guard. We filmed the second and third minutes of the film with my brother but he didn't play the role well enough. It seems I'll have to cut this blog short so I'll see you in the next blog where I finish on what happened the first day of filming. 

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