Over Thanksgiving break, I didn't record any footage. This means that I'll most likely have to rely on the back up footage I recorded the weekend before. The backup footage doesn't deviate from the storyboard much, it includes shot/reverse shots of two different people. The character of NF isn't doesn't change much. He still talks about his issues and becomes very animated while doing it. The therapist changes by not being a therapist at all. Instead, he's a roommate using his phone when NF returns. A difference between the two is that the roommate doesn't seem to be paying attention to what NF is saying. The plan was to have the therapist pay give his undivided attention to NF, like an actual therapist would do. The roommate isn't included much in the video, as he doesn't have much to show or say.
The differences between the therapist and the roommate don't really matter much outside of that reason. Other than the therapist paying more attention, the roommate isn't dressed formally. It's a small difference, but it made the production a lot easier. The removal of the need for formal clothes also removed the need to look for and change into them. Surprisingly, I found playing the roommate a bit tricky. While filming, I couldn't decide if it was better to follow an imaginary NF or focus on my phone. One take I look up and around, another I follow a fake NF, and the last I try my best to focus on my phone. While playing NF, I was able to act on instinct and do whatever I thought was the best for that line. A few takes I get animated, move around a lot, and throw up my arms. Whether I use this take is completely up to how the editing goes, as I can change my mind at any time.
Now that we're done with filming, we're going to be moving onto editing. If editing goes as smoothly as it did last time, I'll be able to finish quickly with a handful of crashes. This time around I'll need a lot less resources than I did for the commercial. For the commercial, I needed my footage, the music, a clip from the internet, and a voice over. This time around I'll only need my footage and the music, both of which I have. Editing will mostly require me to cut and put together clips, something that's very basic. I think I'll be able to finish the editing in one day due to the simplicity of what I'll have to do. The frequency of crashes is going to determine just how quickly I finish editing. Hopefully I won't have to deal with losing any progress. After editing, I'll have completely finished the music video.
