We started our production process by heading to a local gas station (go to the location scouting post for more details!) While it would have made sense to call ahead and first ask if we could film inside the store, we decided to just show up and ask in person. I know you're thinking that it was a bad idea, but let me explain my reasoning! We figured that asking for permission in person would improve our chances of getting the green light to film there since they’d see we’re really just a group of kids working on a project. If we had called, they might have been concerned about the filming inside the store, but I think in person we look pretty harmless and we can better explain what exactly we're doing. The employees working were super nice, and they said it would be okay if their manager said yes. In true Karen fashion we asked if we could speak to a manager. Small problem! Their manager WASN'T THERE. We asked where he was but the employees weren't sure, and they told us there wasn’t much they could do. That left us with two choices: either find another gas station to film at or wait and try again another day, which would mean splitting the shoot across two days. While it was not ideal we still had a lot left to film, and we decided to push the indoor shots to another day.
Right now, we’re planning to film the rest around March 9th, which does cut into our post-production time a bit. But since most of the film opening is centered on outdoor shots, we can afford to edit the indoor shots a little later.
PS. When saying "in true Karen fashion" it is not meant to insinuate that we were mean or rude to the employees but is instead just a joke about the common phrase of asking for a manager, which is dubbed by social media users as "classic Karen behavior."
That's all for this blog! Filming day 1 didn't go as we planned, but I'm happy we at least got half of all the shots we needed.
See you next time!
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