Wednesday February 18, 2026
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When I first started thinking about where to film, I knew that I wanted it to be a very beautiful and dreamy place. For the outdoor scenes that is, I landed on Markham park and Vista View park. I have been going to these places since I was little, so it almost has a bit of a personal touch to it.
Vista View is a park sat on top of a big hill (probably the highest point in Florida thats nearby) that overlooks the city, you can even see Ft. Lauderdale from up there. It's one of those places that would be perfect to film at because of it's quietness and atmospheric feel. The sun also hits it perfectly at golden hour, closer to sunset, to get that really warm and angelic feel and I think thats the time that i would want to film there. I want the location to reflect Lee and the "sunshine" that he portrays to the people around him, almost creating symbolism through the golden light. This location is almost going to communicate the last little bit of light that Lee has in his eyes, and Violet won't notice that anything is wrong with him because of the environment around them. The beauty that is consuming them becomes the reason that the scene following even happens, Lee wants to die having a good last memory and this was just that. Just the sheer vibe of the park really drew me to it and made be pick it in the first place, I think it will be a really beautiful location to film, especially for my happier flashback scenes.
Now for my sad flashback scenes, where Violet will find Lee, I decided on going to Markham park. I have gone here to film some of my previous projects and it is a great place to get a more sad and somber tone through the wooded parts of the park. I want to primarily film within the woods areas or the bunny trail, really just to have a covered/ enclosed environment to add a sense of being trapped, because that is how Lee if feeling. I still want there to be some sunshine within these scenes, but now that same golden light that was shown in the scenes prior. I want it to convey the dying spark inside of him to the audience, through things like having the trees block the sun and the light being a different color. Between the sheer juxtaposition between each scene, it will make it evident that Lee was just hiding how he truly feels, and Violet won't find out until its too late. I think that Markham park is a perfect location to tell how his life ended and portray those feelings to the audience through setting. Even though both places are outside in nature, each of them tell a different story between the two characters and I really want to show that.
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As I mentioned before in my last post, I already wrapped filming the opening and closing scenes of my opening. Those scenes were shot entirely in my sisters room, I wanted her and her character, Violet, to be connected through her room; which create a sense of authenticity within the character. I've said before that the all white surroundings is engulfing her, creating a sense of purity, however, with the dark and lowkey lighting, Violet stands out against it. Almost having her own essence around her, and it isn't the angelic feel that is seen later in the opening. She feels defeated, and it is extremely evident that she has let every bed thing consume her and isn't trying to fight it off anymore. I really want to show those feelings and message through having her in only her bedroom, showing a sense of numb/ tiredness, which is common in depressive cases.
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With those places in mind, I want to make it a point to get all of the shots/ scenes that I have in my head out though my camera. I will most likely wrap filming as a whole over the weekend, then begins the editing process!
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