Designing the Set

    Now, that I showed the filming process in the last video I want to talk about the set design and the difficulties that came with it. 

    

    For our first scene which involved being in the park, we had to make sure all the materials that Asher used were properly organized so it would develop his character like we wanted to. For example, in the picture to the bottom we set every piece up in a specific way so it would add to Asher's character. This was pretty easy to do, but with the wind coming in every one in a while we had to redo some parts sometimes. Also, since this scene was out in a park our setting was pretty much set and we didn't really have much to do in terms of how this scene was organized other than the things on the table.

    Then after this scene was done we transitioned into the next scene which was the more detailed scene. Here we needed to find ways we could maneuver things so Asher could be represented through his belongings. As Asher enters his house we noticed that originally there was too much light that would construct a more lively ambience that we didn't want, so we decided that almost every curtain would be closed except the once's near the living room which helped bring in a little cool light. When recording we did feel that it was too dark so to combat the closed curtain we felt that it would be good to have Asher turn on the lights in his house when coming in. This helped with the lighting of the whole place and overall set a nice cool tone as Asher through.     

After this part we come into Asher's room, where we, once again, made Asher organize all his materials in a specific way. We also removed things that Brennan had in this room beforehand to give it a more realistic view into Asher's home life. Then for the lighting in this scene we put a ring light in a place that was hidden away so when he came in the room it wouldn't be so dark inside. This helped in creating a little contrast in the shot so it wouldn't feel so dark and closed. Also, when setting this scene up we cleared Asher's desk to make it seem like he is solely focused on his work and things related to his computer. 

    Overall, the experience was fun, but frustrating at times especially when dealing with the troubles nature can bring with either wind or light.