Final day of filming

 Wrap on My Sweet Melody

    Day 2 was the final day of filming and it was a huge success. Both of my actors and crew arrived on Sunday around 1pm. We started with filming the tight close up of Fabiana playing the piano, and the guitar. These shots were very hard to get, but also prompted many laughs since Fabiana does not know how to play either instruments, and because her acrylic nails were too long. Since I myself play the piano, I gave her a brief rundown on how a pianist's hands move on the keys. For example, how you sometimes hold a chord down with your left hand while playing with your right, and correct wrist position. The shot came out beautifully despite the unrealistic playing. 

On the left is a picture of myself, Andrea, Santiago, and Fabiana (from left to right).

    After getting these shots, I decided to finish all of the flashback scenes. I have a total of 4 scenes to show. Melody playing the piano, playing the guitar, Kai and melody talking while she plays the guitar, and the two interacting on the couch. These four flashback scenes show the connection Melody had with Kai, and the two's relationship.

 

 

  One struggle during filming I faced was the height of my tripod. While it is by no means short, I wanted to get a high angle for once of the scenes in the memory montage due to lighting issues outside. So here was my solution...using Andrea as a tripod. While she definitely was not the most steady stand since she kept laughing, the shot came out pretty good so it worked out. The photo was taken by Santiago as I focused my lens.

   I then had to finish the shots I wasn't able to get of Kai during day 1, where he packs the picnic. Once this was done, we packed up all our gear including camera, tripod, picnic basket, blanket, and guitar into Andrea's car and drove over to the park. The rest of the filming went smoothly, however it was a bit rushed out of fear of losing daylight. 

But that is a WRAP on filming My Sweet Melody! Below is a little video I took with the cast and crew as were leaving the park after packing up.