We arrived in downtown Tampa, Florida at approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 17th for a full day of production! The weather fortunately was not to hot or cold, and sunny enough where it would effect the overall look and feel of our movie.

Part 1

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Immediately upon arriving, we began filming Pan shots of Jenna walking down the street during the day. Our movie will include both an omniscient perspective as well as the antagonists perspective, so we started by filming her from behind bushes, to give the impression that she is being watched.

Part 2

After we got multiple tracking and pan shots of her walking from behind bushes various buildings, we transitioned to filming her from an omniscient point of view.

Part 3

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Filming her interacting with other people was also important, so we had Jenna walk in to various businesses, such as a smoothie shop and a hotel. We filmed her sitting at a counter, as if she is waiting for something, then happily greet her friend when she arrives.

After about two hours of filming from both perspectives in daylight, we had all of the shots we needed that would be necessary for the first part of our movie.

Part 4

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So now we have all the daytime shots that we need. We had about 3 hours until it became dark outside, and we needed to find efficient ways to kill time before 7 p.m. Using this time wisely, we decided to record ambient sounds such as foot steps and leaves rustling, as well as cars passing by. Doing this required my partner Angelica to hold the microphone by Jenna’s feet as she walks around, the holding it next to a bush as I rustle the leaves. Another sound that was necessary for our film was a very loud, shrill, girlish scream that we planned to overlay during the editing process. While we originally planned to record this scream inside my house so as not to draw attention to us, we found an empty parking garage in the middle of tampa

Part 5

Also, we realized that the actor playing the antagonist in our movie was not wearing the proper costuming. In typical kidnapping movies, the attacker wears dark clothes, usually with a hat to cover his face. So at the last minute, we ended up leaving the city in search of dark clothes and a hat. Once we found appropriate attire, it was right on time to begin filming our next few scenes in the dark.

Part 6

Filming in the dark was a whole other ordeal. Not only are we in a dangerous city at night, but we have to stay completely focused in this scene as it was the most crucial part of our film.

Finding an alley that had the creepiest look to it took about 30 minutes. It had dark green paint and windows with rusted bars across them, which really gave us the right vibe. As we filmed her from an omniscient point of view, she walks down the side of the alley, and in one sudden movement, our antagonist grabs her and pulls her behind the building.