Continuing to film

 The next day's filming continued smoothly and fast. Due to our experience the previous day, the group and I were already aware of exactly what needed to be done. Violet picked up Dara, Mila, and I this time to take us to my house after school was out. My group and I went to Starbucks before Violet drove us to my place. This was done so that the group and I could fuel up before the shoot with some great drinks and snacks. Our group made a brief halt before continuing on our journey to my home. Everyone immediately got to work doing what they needed to accomplish after arriving. Dara and Mila set up the filming spots. Violet and I dressed in the costumes we had worn the day before. Same as the day before, I helped Violet with doing her makeup. Everything finished quite fast—at least more swiftly than the day before—and the filming soon got underway. Again, there were no dog in the scenes' backgrounds since Dara and Mila alternated holding my dog. The first few shots passed by the fastest. Of course, there were a few mistakes and retakes, but nothing major. The sequence involving the knife required the most time to record. Dara suggested repositioning the shot after I pulled out the knife after a few shots. The group and I played around with the concept for a while before coming up with a method to work it into the scenario. That small adjustment, in my opinion, really increased the suspense present in that scenario. I appreciate that the idea was put out and taken into consideration. The filming was finished for the day after this moment underwent a few retakes since it was difficult to keep from laughing at such a silent and serious scene.


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