Final touches before production

So we know we wanted to film this past weekend, but like always, something came up and we had to move back our filming. But, we are not worried because we have had everything planned out for a while, and we purposely set aside a lot of time for editing in our schedule-- in case filming ran a little late. So we are planning to film all day tomorrow because it's an early-release day, so we have more time to get things done.

We finally decided on a cast! We chose two of our friends to play the distinctive roles of Ava and Sydney, as well as my own mother to play Mrs. Parker. The girl we chose to play Sydney is named Vicky and she is an ASL 4 student. This was imperative because we wanted the signing and acting to be synonymous and be as realistic as possible, which is what she can achieve. In addition, both of our friends have been involved in drama for years, and continue to this day. This will make their acting more natural, and is ultimately why we decided to pick them as our actresses. They are very well-prepared in terms of acting experience, which is exactly what we need for this project to actually come out how we want it to. These are our actresses (excluding my mother):

Our friend Katie, who will play Ava Parker.

Our friend Vicky, who will play Sydney Parker.

Moreover, for camera equipment, we plan to use a DSLR camera along with a tripod. We unfortunately don't have ready access to audio equipment. But we plan to include some foley in post-production-- but we are not too worried about sound because it is one of the lesser qualities that will be judged. The camera we plan to use is the Canon Rebel T6, and we hope using this will compensate for the less-professional audio quality, because it is a nice camera that provides high-definition videos. We also don't have access to lighting kits, but we plan to fix this by filming at specific times (middle of the day) where the lighting is better, and by using lamps or phone lights to add better lighting.

The camera we plan on using.

Lastly, we plan to film tomorrow at my house, acting as the Parkers' house. My room (pictured below) will serve as Sydney's room. My room has numerous posters, tapestries, and stickers on the wall which will help contribute to her alternative/grunge-ish personality. My brother's room will play as Ava's room-- we plan to design it tomorrow, so we don't have a picture as of right now. My brother is an athlete (like Ava) and has a more simple room without anything on the wall. He has many trophies and medals we can hang to resemble Ava's success. 

Sydney's bedroom design.