Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes

Welcome back!! Let’s talk about what DID NOT make the cut.

    To start, we initially included a physical fight scene that consisted of Zadie and my character dueling instead of arguing. We decided to take this out due to the difficulty of performing this type of acting. It was hilarious that we thought we could perform at the same level of stunt doubles...but at least we tried it! There were a couple of battle wounds from the incident. When we filmed the scene, I had accidentally hit my shin, while Zadie bumped her head on the nearby plant. We both had bruises for a while! So, we replaced that whole ordeal with a loud argument. 

    Adding on, we originally included a waitress/waiter that was going to poison the food. We even called up our friend last minute to play a part...shout out to Kayla! We could tell she had been busy, but she was nice enough to drive all the way down to my house. Anyway, the plan was for her to just stand behind the dishes so that a faceless body could be shown, supposedly increasing the suspense. Though, we found it to be more intriguing if we made one of the four original characters a possible antagonist. Additionally, instead of a faceless figure, we utilized gloves instead, in order to minimize the chance of knowing who had done the crime! 

    Overall, even though these scenes may seem like a waste of time...we learned from them and improved our film! If it was not for these final cut adjustments, our film opener would not have turned out like it is now. 

    Keep an eye out for more!