Second Day of Shooting:

The second day of shooting as eventful... to say the least. The day right after we shot the scenes in my room we went to a park nearby called Peace Mound Park. Lucia chose this location because she knew the place, and she knew not a lot of people went there, which was perfect for us since we needed to be in a place with a lot of trees at night.
Before going to the park we made sure that we checked the weather and the time the sundown was. However when we got there around 8pm there was still a lot of light outside so we waited in the car. Around 8:10pm we got out with the tripod, bag, and shovel, and started walking towards an area that we had previously seen.
Lucia was carrying the bag and shovel when a woman passed by and saw us, she was so freaked out (as anyone would be when seeing someone carrying a shovel and a big black trash bag), so she actually started running away from us. Lucia and I just bursted out laughing because it did seem like we were doing something wrong, and that is a moment I will remember forever.

A picture of inside the car waiting
for the rain to stop

Anyways, when we got there we filmed the first shot and it immediately started raining :( . We ran back to my car and waited for around an hour, but the rain did not stop. Defeated, we went home. We decided that instead of filming after sundown, we would film before the sunrise. The next day, I picked up Lucia around 6:30am, and we went again and finally finished filming.

During this process I learned several things. First , to even though you check the weather, it can be unpredictable, and always have a back up plan. Also, to make sure to waterproof your equipment (the tripod and my phone got really dirty and wet). In addition, we learned how to adapt our film to the adversities we faced. In the end, I really like how the opening was shot during the sunrise because usually in most thriller films about homicides a murderer hides the body at night.