Today was our first day of filming, and it was an adventure. At first, I was worried it wouldn't happen because our main two actors had problems aligning their schedules. We switched one of them out, and Ashleigh took her place. That means our two actors are now Ashleigh and Siena. It wasn't a big deal because we had already decided that if Siena's friend couldn't film, Ash would take her place. We started a little later than the time we agreed on because traffic was terrible, but we still had more than enough time to film. We decided to film at a parking garage near the beach, but when we got there, it said it was packed.
Regardless, we went inside anyways and found an excellent spot on the third floor. It was a corner spot, so we wouldn't have to worry about cars switching next to us and causing inconsistency in the clips. It was also super close to the elevator which is exactly what we planned in the script. It took several hours, and several takes to get the clip right. We faced many difficulties, from the wind being too loud, to constant honking and sirens in the background, but eventually, we got clips that we could work with and moved on to the next scene. This one was easier to do because there was no dialogue, so we could mute the background. The only problem was waiting for the crowds to pass by since we were right in front of the elevator. On our way out of the garage is when the trouble really started. The line to the exit was so incredibly long, and it wasn't moving. And as if everyone wasn't grouchy enough, a large group of kids on bikes thought it would be a great idea to do wheelies through traffic. There we sat in a seemingly endless line of cars watching about 20 children on bikes zooming in between the cars and laughing as they go by. Playing in a busy parking lot is not how I'd spend my free time but to each their own I suppose. One of them bumped Siena's car and. continued as if nothing had happened. Luckily it didn't scratch. 20 minutes later we finally exited the parking lot and boy was I glad to go home.
Here's a picture of an iguana we saw on a house we passed that scared Ash:
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