Production 3- Finalizing Details

During the beginning of this week, my group members and I began finalizing our script and making sure that our locations and mise en scene would work out as planned. We have gotten all approval for filming in the locations we had originally planned- the front lot, the hallways, and the classroom. We have planned when to film in these areas to be sure our actors and actresses can film together at the same time, as well as adapting to the schedule of the school to make sure we don’t disrupt anything. Although we have everything planned and ready to go, we are coming across a few issues with the group and one of the actresses as well. One of our actresses has contracted COVID-19 and one (possibly two) group members are having to quarantine, leaving us with less producers and directors as well as an actor. The rest of the week we will have to find ways to adapt to these unexpected events.

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