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 Hello World,

So... we filmed yesterday. Everyone came over to my house yesterday at around 12 in the afternoon and we started to film the Target scenes. It wasn't was easy as I thought it would be to film there. It was annoying because people was constantly waling by us, which delayed our filming time. It was so embarrassing at one point because a man walked into the aisle while we were filming and he kept saying sorry multiple times for interrupting us. But anyways, we took advantage of the fact that we were there and grabbed a couple of the Target bags to use as props for the outside scenes, which was when we came back home and I told Daniel to grab the bags out of the trunk and saw the creepy spirit. Filming was so frustrating!!!! It took so long for us to be able to film each scene. The main reason why it took so long was because of Daniel. He kept getting distracted and he wouldn't stop laughing. I understand that at times it could be funny, but I feel like if he just focused a little more, we would've finished filming everything a lot earlier. Honestly, the quickest scene that we filmed was the bedroom scene where my friends and I were hanging out and Daniel barged in. The day before filming, the actor that was going to play the creepy spirit canceled on me and I had to try my best to find someone to substitute him the following day. Thankfully, I was able to get my friend on board with playing that role. I wasn't able to purchase the cape like I originally wanted, however, we made it work with a black rain jacket. Towards the end of the day, we had to rush in order to finish all of the scenes that we needed with all the actors, excluding me and Daniel. We acted the last scene on the fly and as fast as we could because the parents of everyone participating in the film had arrived. We were able to film most of our final task, but I'm going to have to film the three missing scenes that we were unable to finish. This was due to being short on time, but it's actually for the best. It's best because of the phone call flashback at the end. The actor had to be wearing a different outfit and she didn't bring it to my home. So now, I can film that scene at church, meaning the scene will be filmed at a different location other that my house, making it more believable. Overall, although it was frustrating, it was also really fun filming with some of my closest friends.

Until next time!!!!!!

Giovanna Pereira



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