Bank shooting

Filming for the short began last night.

My main character, Nick, supporting cast member, Jon, and I, went out to the downtown area of San Mateo at midnight. Our plan was to shoot for at least an hour around the area. Oh man, it was cold.

The location provided everything what we needed for the shoot. The streets were empty; El Camino was quiet. There was no need for extra lighting since the place was already well lighted. What worried me the most about filming there was the patrolling officers making their rounds around the area. We needed to shoot a scene in front of a bank, and I wasn't sure if an officer was going to stop us from doing so.

We went ahead and did our scenes in front of the bank, and a patrol car did drive by us a few times. As the officer continued to do more rounds around us, I was pretty sure he knew what we were doing. I was pleasantly surprised, and glad that he didn't bother to pester us about our suspicious nature in front of Bank of America.



The shoot ended up going until 3:30 in the morning due to a few minor complications, but we got what we needed for that night.

As happy as I am about finally beginning this project, I'm getting more nervous about executing all of this right. This project is vastly different from everything else I've worked on in the past, and I feel as if I'm at the beginning again-- it's another fresh start.

Through this new experience, I truly hope to explore and learn a lot more about what film means to me.