As I outlined in my schedule, this upcoming week is spring break which me and Alejandro plan to make great use of to tackle what seems to be the most intimidating aspect of our film. My mother who is an employee for the school district in which I attend, knowing we needed access to a school building over break, offered her office building which is literally a shut down elementary school which works perfectly.
Whilst scouting the location, I met the head janitor, Claudia, who generously said she would allow us access to her supplies while we filmed. Up to this point I’ve kind of overlooked the prop side of things but this really fixes that hole without me having to do a whole lot of extra spending and research so I’m incredibly thankful.
Me (Lewis), Alejandro (Bobert), Alejandro’s girlfriend Claire (Teachers wife), my friend Lucas (Teacher), and my friend Pedro (Camera operator) all agreed on Tuesday and Thursday of spring break to film. On Tuesday we plan on filming from the start through Bob’s interaction with Lewis, and on Thursday we plan on filming through the end.
Alejandro's costume is a pretty straight forward depiction of a custodian, as I already own a jumpsuit as part of a past Halloween costume.
For my costume, I'll aim for something a little less stereotypical to present myself in a cooler, more respect light to make the difference in other's views of Bob vs Lewis clear.
The teacher will wear relatively stereotypical attire, with a formal dress shirt and dress pants, and the wife will wear something very outlandish to create uncertainty as soon as she appears on screen.
Cruella from 101 Dalmatians comes to mind as a sort of inspiration and I feel this can be recreated in a different light. My mother owns a leopard print fur coat which I feel would work well when paired with black glasses. Seeing someone who presents themself as innocent and clueless wearing something so bold would create an immediate juxtaposition forcing the audience to question what the teacher's wife actually wants.
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