Production Blog: Day 2 - Filming at Dania

 

Greetings again my kindred ones,

At last, I was able to grasp the opportunity to ditch the comfort of my bed and take a three hour drive to Dania pointe. Usually, it only takes around twenty - five minutes to get there, however, I had to pick up my group mate since her parents weren’t available. It was thirty minutes to her house and then an hour drive to Dania Pointe. Though, with a little bit of music and beautiful scenery from time to time I survived. When i arrived to Dania the first thing I did was to find a Cafe to film at. Taking a seat I filmed a medium close up shot of girl 1 mesmerizing about her past .Afterwards, I asked my group mate to film a side view of me walking for girl 2 scene. I also, filmed an extra scene of girl 1 looking at the flowers which will probably, be included in the finished video. After, I quickly changed into my kimono and then came the fountain scene. Sadly the much desired koi pond was not achievable. It was a long shot of both girls running into the scene. Girl one drops her umbrella in shock. (I broke my umbrella in this scene 😢 )

After that I quickly, grabbed my team mate and ran to the near by Japanese steakhouse. It was the main reason, I suggested this spot to film. It has a traditional Japanese scenery. The design was nothing short of magnificent, red bridges and shrine gates, fake cherry blossoms that grace you at the entrance, a life sized Geisha doll and the best part a flowing koi pond that ran throughout the restaurant. Even though it had almost everything we needed  I only filmed a couple of scenes. Such as the running scene and another scene of girl 1 walking. The lighting was too dark and the area was small, not to mention its still a restaurant, the black hibachi tables and although gorgeous, wooden chairs did not suit the outdoor look we were going for the main end scene.

There were a few scenes that I did not get to film, such as the girls at the stall and the purse scenes. It was a good thing that I filmed a lot of extra scenes along the way.

 I would say that film day was a success and very much worth it. It was an interesting experience . Until next time my lovelies.

Always and forever,

Your Fashionista.