Filming Blog for Powerade Commercial

 On November 1st, I began filming my Powerade commercial. Originally I was supposed to film on a track field or a gym, however I wasn't able to find an area that would allow me to film. I also lost an actor that was supposed to be in the commercial. I then decided to do a home workout commercial. As the director and only actor, I prepared my props and costume for filming. I used my phone camera and a ladder to record each scene and positioned it to the angles I needed for the commercial. I put on my workout gear and began to record myself doing exercises. I did jumping jacks, high knee runs, and squats with a resistance band. I then moved the later and positioned my camera to get a close up shot of me reaching into my bag to grab the Powerade bottle. I had to re-film this clip many times to get it the way I wanted it. After recording that part, I moved my camera up a few steps of the ladder to get a close up shot of me drinking the Powerade. I made sure to turn the bottle to make the word Powerade face the camera. I also had to re-film this a couple of times so when it came to editing I have a numerous amount of clips to insert into the commercial. This entire process took about 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete. I had multiple takes and filming really helped me learn how to record camera shots and angles, in which I need to work on more. I also need to work on expressions. This commercial needs a lot of work until it is complete, however I have gotten really far into the process of completing it. 



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