Unprepared: Production Blog

              My group had planned to film on Sunday, March 6, but we had to cancel filming. On Saturday, I was attending a birthday party for my friend and ended up sleeping over. Therefore, I stayed up late and slept in until the afternoon on Sunday. I hadn't bought the business apparel for the film that we needed. It was my job to do that and without those clothes we couldn't start the filming process. So, I texted my groupmates that I wasn't ready to film because I wasn't home nor did I have the costumes ready. They were obviously frustrated, but it turns out they weren't prepared either. Dartamian was in charge of making sure he had the props ready. He was supposed to buy a briefcase but didn't get a chance over the weekend. Also, we had a friend Alex that was supposed to be our driver in the movie. However, Noah never told him that he was supposed to film with us. So, Alex wasn't even aware that he would have had to be there if we did film and we couldn't have filmed without him. None of us in the group communicated enough to let each other know the plans. We have to push back filming to sometime this week, but it is undecided which day. Another thing is that Dartamian and I have to purchase what is needed for the film, so that we don't fall behind schedule even more. I am going to go to JCPenny on Wednesday to get the costumes for the movie. Dartamian is going to get the briefcase on the same day so that we are prepared for the day we start filming. I told Noah to make sure he calls Alex to let him know that we are going to be filming and that he needs to make sure he doesn't make plans. In the future, I need to be more responsible with my decision making and take into account that my group relies on me just as much as I rely on them. They forgave me and I forgave them, so we all agreed to be more disciplined.

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