Gym Scene

   Today we went to the LA Fitness to film the gym part of our production. We got a lot done but we ran into a couple issues. In our script, we had planned to squat and use the squat rack but there were too many people in the area, so we couldn't get a good clean shot. On top of the people, there were also mirrors in front of the rack, and obviously, we didn't want the cameraman to show nor the rest of the gym. So, we improvised, instead of squatting we decided to do some cardio. We used machines like treadmills and bikes for JD's cardio.

  As you can see in the picture there are no visible people in the area and it worked just as well. We got many great shots with these machines. I felt we did a good job showing JD's hard work and determination to get better in these scenes.

  Not only did we face problems with the squatting shot in this scene, but we also had problems trying to find a gym where we could film. The first gym we went to was YouFit to see if we could all just get day passes, but for a day pass you need to be 18 or older. Then we went to the YMCA, this option looked promising but it ended up being too crowded.  Our final resort was to drive 15 minutes away to LA Fitness; we bought day passes, it wasn't too crowded, and we filmed what we needed to film.