After 2 long days of filming we FINALLY finished the last scene. This was the ending scene that pulled everything all together. In all honesty, there was a lot of controversy in my group about how this short film should end. Each of us has our separate ideas. Originally I wanted this scene to end with a shot of Lily screaming in the car, but we later realized that ending the film like that might seem abrupt.
The script we derived introduced another character Alejo. This character was going to be played by Santiago and come in at the very end, but just soon enough to frighten Lily, leading her to kill him. We filmed those scenes, but during the editing process when we were going over clips it did not make sense. It was really late to introduce the new character and the scenes felt rushed. In the end it was better to not include the Alejo scenes and we just ended the film on the cliff hanger of Lily flipping open the pocketknife. I ultimately think this was a better way to end our short film because it really plays into the suspense and wonder that we want to leave our target audience with.
Because we decided to just end on the cliffhanger of Lily flipping open the knife, Sam had the great idea to film a pan scene where the camera moves from Lily to the knife sitting in the cupholder of the car. This really tied in the importance of the possibly overlooked item. It elevates this inanimate object from a common item that one might have, to holding the fate of this film. What might Lily do with this pocketknife? That is the question I hope everyone will be wondering!!
These are some of the scenes that we did not end up using. This scene was supposed to symbolize how Lily viewed Alejo as the shadowy figure, and once she opened the knife Alejo/shadow figure got frightened.
On the other hand, here are some of the scenes that highlights the importance of the pocketknife:
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