I had a total of four production days and they were all very eventful. Directing dance sequences as well as scenes without dialogues were challenging. I am very thankful for a big and trustworthy crew to get all the set ups done on time while I focus on directing all the dance and emotions with talents. I was also able to have a lot of my friends act as background talents in my film.

This production definitely taught me a lot, quoting Professor Walker, “You did everything you should not have done.” 4 out of 5 of my filming locations were outdoor, public locations which made traffic controlling very hard.

On Day 1 at the park, I ran into a lot of issues trying to ask pedestrians was it okay to hold for a take, a few minutes as both general public and my cast and crew were trying to co-exist. Even film permits were issued, it was very hard to make everything go smoothly.

On Day 2 at the restaurant, the restaurant owner and manager agreed to let us film as long as business can still be happening at the same time. I ended up holding for people, readjusting a lot of angles, and also having a lot of background actors in it. It was fortunate that my film was filmed MOS as I could edit all the background shuffling away.

On Day 3 at the dock, it was a total nightmare. The call time was 5:30am as I wanted to have the magic hour background and since the location is facing west, we had to do a sunrise as to a sunset. I applied for a TPD officer but no one showed up, until someone made a complaint about my production and an officer responded to it. Luckily, he was very understanding after we showed him the film permit.

On Day 4 at the outdoor wedding and ballroom, it was actually one of the best days of production as both locations were on campus so equipment transitioning were easier, parking was easy and free. Day 4 was the longest day as I had two scenes and it took a whole 12 hours full day.