Overcoming Difficulties: Part 2

This project, although forward in nature, has been anything but simple.  Going into filming, I've been faced with a few pressing issues.  Primarily, I'm suffering from a lack of filming locations, a priest's robe, and a cross necklace.  Additionally, it remains an issue that I haven't filmed yet, as I'm running dangerously close to the deadline.

In my last post, I discuss feeling lost when seeking locations.  I reached out to Starbucks, who denied my request, and I'm still waiting for the library to process my call.  As I waited, I decided to reach out to my manager and ask him permission to film at our store instead.  Immediately, he said yes.  As I'm running short on time and need to get back on track, filming this week is imperative.  Therefore, I decided to get most of my footage done on Friday.  By filming on Friday morning (before many customers start flooding in), I have time over the weekend to export my footage and begin editing.

My friend Ren

As the writer and creator, it's only natural that I direct this production as well.  However, as I have very limited experience with TV production, I requested the help of my friend Ren, who is in my school's TV production program and is a multiple-time #1 National winner.  Ren specializes in camera work and composition, which is why she'll be helping me as my cinematographer.  Additionally, she can provide me with a superior quality camera and mic than what I could come up with, which will allow my production to go above and beyond.  We'll most likely be filming with either her Canon M50 or our friend's T7i camera, both of which give the footage a crisp quality.  As I personally don't know anything about cameras, I'm leaving this selection up to her.

Additionally, some headway has been made in regards to the priest uniform.  I was originally planning on going to a thrift store and purchasing a black button-up, but in the end, I was unable to do so.  Instead, I asked my dad for a look into his closet and decided to work with what I had.  Among the Hawaiian shirts and the paint-stained tees, I surprisingly found gold.  I picked out a black polo, a short-sleeve button-up, and a blazer.  I outfitted him in these, tucking a strip of white cardboard from a nearby box under the collar.  We tried both the polo and the button-up, ultimately settling on the former as it was a better fit, and the buttons weren't too noticeable.  The blazer went on top, thus disguising the short sleeves.  In the end, we were left with what I considered to be a pretty solid priest uniform.

In recent news, I believe that I have come up with a name for my production.  I really liked the name "Without Sin," which is one that my dad suggested in passing.  Although he was just thinking out loud, I ended up really liking this title.  I like how it indicates a character arc that the boy will go down to free himself of sin, while also implying that it was never there in the first place.