The Thanksgiving Break Filming Blog Part II

 This is the second part to the first blog 'The Thanksgiving Break Filming Blog' , where I introduced the first half of the filming process. All the filming that was described on that day was done on the 25th of November. Only a fraction of that work has been edited however, I have managed to do a lot more for the final product of my project. I have gathered more props and equipment's to get better results. Those will be put on the editing blog that is getting posted sometime tomorrow evening. 

The last blog left off on the 4th scene, which was the only scenes that I got to film. I did not film on Thursday the 26th, Thanksgiving Day *American calendar*. Friday after noon, I set out to get as much possible. Anyways, between blogs 4-6, the character begins to walk towards a deadlift bar on the ground. The bar is obviously heavy, however  the main character goes for it and the 6th scene ends when the main character blanks as a transition.

Scenes 7-9, the character goes for a first try and he fails. THEN the character again, and the charcater acts hurt, giving the message behind the song value. 'Pain! You made me a, you made me a believer, believer'. The character is struggling to the point where tears are visible and the character is in intense pain. Personally, as the director, producer and editor, I had a vision and it was unfolding right before me.

Scene 10, are a series of flashback the character goes through where he is reminded how he was lazy and did not want to put in the work. He also receives flashback of quitting.

This scene allows a smooth transition into scene 11 which is an emotional battle between the character and his mind. The goal behind this scene was to show victory as the message. The entire song depicts an everyday challenge that everyone faces. Weather you push through the pain or you give up. The character was not about to give up and in the end he make the lift a reality. 

The last scene the character is visible with a smile on his face of accomplishment and a reverse zoom ends the music video. To get all of this in just a little under 60 second worth of footage is going to be the hardest part of the entire project. 

Thank you for taking your time to read this blog. I will see you on the next blog which will break down the editing process for this music video.

 









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