Behind the Scenes

this blog post contains the behind the scenes of our shoot

Scene 1: School 

Here is a picture of us filming for the first time for our project at school. We

received our teachers permission to film this scene and he was there supervising

as well. A problem we faced when filming was that it was the only serious scene

we had, where we all had to keep a straight face. However, that was very difficult

because we (mostly Cassie, who was the main actor in this scene) couldn’t stop

laughing. In the end, we still managed to get some shots without smiling and

use them in our final video.

Scene 2: Beach Scene

On the day we filmed our beach scene, we were very unprepared. Eileen forgot her

cardigan at school which affected the character’s appearance and costume. However,

the shots still ended up looking nice and cohesive, and Eileen still looked like a tourist

going to the beach. So in hindsight it wasn’t that big of a problem. 

Before we started filming, we had some food and it gave us an idea to add into our video.

It also matches the concept of our video theme which is “on a budget” because the food

(Bakso) was only around 15k Rupiah. 

 In this photo, we can see Tisha was looking for a good angle to shoot the video. 

Figuring out how Eileen should hold the camera for the shot. 

This was the behind the scenes of the beach scene, which we filmed first. There was a shot that

required the whole team in the frame, however we didn’t bring an “extra” person to be the cameraman,

as we couldn’t find any mutual friends available on that day. So, we asked this nice stranger nearby if

she could film us for a specific shot. She kindly agreed, and we got permission to take and put this photo

in our blog. However, she requested her face to be covered.

Scene 3: Monkey Forest Scene 

On the day of filming for the monkey forest scene, we all were tired as we had just finished the school week.

However, we loaded up with snacks in the car and that helped to liven up our energies so we could put on a

good expression for our video.

In this video, we used a POV shot in order to make it more relatable for our audience.

Us on the way to the monkey forest!

We had some safety concerns when visiting the monkey forest. The monkeys in the monkey forest are free,

meaning they can walk anywhere they please. They’re also known to be very naughty, and they might grab

things that are out, for example the phones we were using to film. However, We always made sure that one

person served as a lookout when we were filming a scene, making sure the monkeys don't get too close. We

also didn’t film any of the monkeys' weird or aggressive behaviour, e.g a monkey eating hand sanitizer, to s

how our audience only the good sides of the forest.

Scene 4: Restaurant 

We didn’t take many pictures for this scene, as we were hungry and immediately ate after filming our food. 

However, here's a few pictures of the food we included in the video and us entering the restaurant.