Filming at the University of Miami

After a few days of communication, my partner and I decided on filming at University of Miami on Wednesday.  I was not able to get permission from Sunrise Middle School. I also decided against filming at Northeast High School, as they also offer the Cambridge program and I wanted to be careful about not filming in my school or other Cambridge schools. Since Sophia's brother goes to University of Miami, she decided on filming there. I also wanted to film somewhere with an aesthetically pleasing background. She asked her brother to get permission to film on campus. They granted this with the promise that she and I would not make any disturbances. Sophia and I went straight after school on Wednesday. The drive was about an hour, maybe a bit more. I used this time to go over lines and camera angles. Upon arrival, me and Sophia met with her brother. Along with her family, Sophia and I took a scenic walk across the campus, and grabbed some lunch. This was difficult, as it was spring break and all of the restaurants were closed. Sophia found a small store and I had a sandwich and chips. One of my friends came along to help film as well. I would say that Sophia and I walked around for about 20 minutes. After walking around the lake, Sophia pointed out a very scenic spot right next to the Cobb fountain. I agreed that the filming should take place there. The shot that was being filmed was the first one in which Sophia and I were concerned that some friends hadn't shown up to school. This would lead up to finding the bodies. After waiting for a few people to walk past, the filming began. After I messed up and forgot lines a few times, I finally got the good shot. After this, Sophia and I grabbed coffee and headed home.



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