Continuity at the Gym

 So, as I mentioned in a previous post, we were missing some props and costumes in our first day of filming at the gym. This was a bit of an issue, since we did end up getting certain shots, but were missing some of the most crucial parts of the story. Namely, the inclusion of Ryan's gym buddy and the discovery of the flyer. We ended up filming at the gym a second time, recording the shots we weren't able to before.

In the couple days between our first and second filming sessions, I managed to lose my contact lenses. This really isn't a huge deal, since I just had to take my glasses off when filming. The tricky part? Remembering to take my glasses off - it's surprisingly hard to remember to intentionally impair my vision. This leads to a few shots here and there in which I was wearing my glasses. Exhibit A: 

If you look closely, I'm only wearing glasses on the left side. This isn't a super noticeable detail, and this shot will only last for about a second, but it breaks the realism in the scene. I tend to be a perfectionist, so I decided to nitpick through every shot to double check if I was wearing glasses. Thankfully, I caught a lot of the slip-ups on the day of filming, so we still had the proper shots. 

I mentioned this when I blogged about the first day of filming, but it is really important to have everything down to a tee. With limited time to film, it's super important that we had a game plan from the get-go. But things (like losing my contacts) happen, and you have to be ready to adapt. 

That's all for now, see you next time!