Production Blog: Setting Details

 After completing various other steps to prepare for the production of my final task, I still needed to sort out some final details. My group had agreed to film in several different locations including many in my home and neighborhood. The bedroom and TV room of my house will be used in order to get many shots of my production.  The remainder of the production will be filmed in the surrounding area of the local State park, a playground, and the main road/street. While filming location and filming schedule was well established, I felt as though many details were left out. First, I wanted to plan every actor's costume. I started out with the Newscaster as she is the first to appear in our production. I decided the newscaster would be wearing a button-down formal shirt and a blazer. Next, Ashley's mother will be wearing jeans and a plain shirt. This is going to clearly distinguish the mother. Next, Ashley will be wearing multiple casual costumes created to replicate traditional teen clothing. She will be clothing items with bright colors and lots of accessories including purses, her cellphone, and makeup. Megan will be wearing a similar wardrobe of costumes, including colorful items and accessories. Lastly, Noah will be wearing an all-black costume, as it is conventional for the killer to blend in and look mysterious. We will need many other elements in order to film such as props and adequate lighting. The main props include a microphone, purses, sunglasses, makeup such as lipgloss, a bike, cellphones, a hairdryer, and a brush. Most of these props are easily accessible, however additional lighting will need to be purchased. After researching different types of lighting that were cost-efficient, I decided to purchase a ring light. This way I will have a portable light source when filming scenes in the dark, or in areas with less lighting on my set.