Unable to film!

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    We've done much planning and have had full class periods full of brainstorming for our film. Were trying to decide on our film's location, timing, necessary props, and more. In doing so, we concluded that Cole found a road close to his home that was a perfect fit for the feature.
    While my weekdays are eventful, so are my weekends. Because I work on the weekends, I am unable to film with the crew however, so does Samuel. I think it'd be best to probably film on a weekday evening as that is the best time frame in the interest of the film. Because it has an eerie and dramatic vibe it'd be best to film at night for dark scenery. 
    Our team communicates through a groupchat in messages for updates or suggestions to work collectively. It was hassle to try to plan a filming day where we could all attend. Me and Samuel were available after our extra-curricular activites but Cole had a soccer game and couldn't come. With him as the main acting character, me and Samuel couldn't proceed. Coming up the long weekend, we had no school on Monday, MLK day! (January 17th). Again, me and Samuel were available however, Cole had to go out of town.
    Looking for solutions, we decided that Cole can begin his filming and start getting clips in for the film. I also was needing clips to produce and provide different content on the social media pages, websites, and possible backgrounds for the postcard.

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