For my senior seminar project, the pre-production was the part I struggled with the most. I started working on this project long before the semester started searching for actors and locations beginning in early June. When choosing my idea for this project, I knew I had a lot ahead of me and that this project would be one of the most challenging ideas I would ever go forward with. I wanted to make sure that because this project was very diverse in the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, I stayed authentic and made sure that every character that I cast was representative of the community, depending on which part they were asked to play. This part was essential to me because LGBTQ+ members do not usually play in many films about the LGBTQ+ community. Since I was a swimmer most of my life and got into the idea of queer cinema and the water, I knew this was a piece I could create well. Finding a pool was a challenge, but thankfully I eventually got a private pool owner to sign off and allow me to use their facility for the three days of my shoot. I made many revisions to my script to ensure it was perfect and even created a lookbook so that my cast and crew knew what my vision for the film would be. With the help of my camera team and my production team, I was also able to make an in-depth shot list and production schedule that would keep me on track in creating my vision, making sure I got every essential shot needed for the piece.