Last Month of Filming
Hoping this is the last month of filming. Here’s where I’m at right now.
- I have enough right now to produce the movie. But I feel like some scenes could be better.
- There’s 1 b story that hasn’t been filmed at all but has been really hard to cast, as it involves massage therapy so ever actress is scared it’s some sketchy porn. I’m having to really work on my communication skills to assure that it’s not. Even an IMDb profile and references aren’t assuring enough.
- I could skip the scene altogether, which they say if you can, then do. But it’s a comedy, it’s funny, it fleshes things out more too.
- I could just hire a stripper to act as they don’t give a shit and I could add nudity if I wanted to, opening up more comedy.
- I’m deciding between refilming the final commentary scene with another actor that’s an actual commentator or doing some ADR with the current one. One is easier to do now but the other may be easier in post if it turns out better.
- 1 scene needs better framing and lighting(check out the gallery and look at the room scene in blue and see what I mean). It works but could work so much better. What happens when I’m not holding the camera and am blind to what’s going on. I need to either have strong instructions or have a good camera guy/DP on set. Which I haven’t yet.
- Some scenes at the used game store were never shot because of time and other things. It works without, but I think it’d work better if added.
- The car dialogue scene was too dark and I feel needs to be reshot despite strong acting.
- The final tournament could use some transition scenes and more b-roll of antagonistic players.
- Then I just need some more b-roll of game playing, game practice, guitar practice, biking, and we’re done.