Running Short On Time

 After editing all my clips I came to the realization that I am short on ten seconds! The more I tried for my shots to look longer to waste more time, the worst it looked. Luckily,  I have a few more days to finish the production process, therefore I asked my friend who acts as Lucas (the protagonist) to help me fill in a few more shots in between, with as well, a little more enthusiasm...

Ever since my classmates gave me feedback on my idea for the short film opening, I could not stop thinking to myself; Will this look like a montage? Will people think I am just trying to get across a point rather than telling a story? Then it hit me, I had to start filming shots with more enthusiasm more meaning. I also have to have a meeting with my friend to run him down some cool ideas and movements he could do for the next production day.  

The first clip showing Lucas running late to school, for example, begins in the video above. However, the audience is unaware of this because there isn't enough dialogue or context in the first few segments of the next day to clarify what's going on. To depict the protagonist's stress, I may need to film additional close-up shots of his face emotions.

Lucas is sprinting out the door in this clip, in contrast to the first morning, when he appears calm and in his natural setting, saying goodbye to his mother as he heads to school. The reader infers the difference between the first and second days in this case. He's getting unluckier by the minute as the days pass.

Another idea for filling up the time I had left was to record the protagonist arriving for his school, giving viewers a clearer understanding of what Lucas is going through and how his day-to-day life looks like, or perhaps how it is ruined.