Day 1 Of Filming- Implementation

 What I brought to day 1 of filming

As the director, I made sure to bring many things to the filming set. As you have seen from my planning post, I made sure to know what to bring to the set beforehand.

What I brought

Scripts

The Matrix Script

The Matrix Script

I brought 4 copies of the script. 1 for me, 2 for the actors, and another for the cinematographer.

Drinks

Water

I brought about 5 bottles of cold water and another 5 of warm water just in case some of my actors and crew preferred. Unfortunately, I was unable to bring food for this day because of the fact that my actors did not respond to my text on what deserts they wanted. Also, an extra bottle to pour in the cup which Neo drinks out of.

Props

The Matrix 1999

In this scene from the Matrix, you can see the chairs, table, glass cup, fireplace, glasses, pill case. I brought the chairs, the table, the glass cup, fireplace, the glasses and the pill case.

Picture showing what I brought

Some other props that were used but my other members brought was, the actual pill which were M&Ms (Grey), extra pills M&Ms (Quinton). 

Reflection

So, what could've been done more differently is the communication with my actors. I do take into account that I texted them a bit late before the film as I was a little busy during the day. So, that is why I was unable to order them food. Also, I could've gotten/decorated the chairs to look more like the ones from the actual film. I did try to do so but it did not work out so I scrapped that idea and instead kept the chairs as they were. Some issues did occur in terms of who the actors were, both actors could not make it to the filming day. 1 of the actors did let me know in enough time so I easily replaced him, but my other actor told me 3 minutes before filming which called for a lot of issues picking out a new actor. So, for future films I will make sure to contact a backup actor just so we will be more prepared and not have to relearn lines just before starting to film.