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Hello everyone! Today I will be discussing my wishlist for my movie.

ACTORS

To start, I would have more actors to play in the film. We were only able to have 3 people and the 4 people in my group. If we had more actors, it could possibly be a bigger friend group and the Mafia game will go on longer. Also, since we are not professional actors, and are not really good at acting, I would also have experienced actors as the characters. This would make the audience able to understand the characters personalities more, and notice little "hints" of who the killer is. An example of actors I would want for the movie is the Pretty Little Liars actors. These actors are very good, and show "suspense" during scenes, and they also look the part of teenagers. Another example of actors I would want are the actors from the "Scream" movies. These actors are very experienced, however they do not look the part of teenagers.

COSTUMES

The costumes we have for the film opening are just pajamas that each person had at the time of filming. However, if we had a bigger budget, I would buy a pajama set for each character. Each character would have a matching top and bottom pajamas, that somewhat correlated to being in the group. For example, each character could have the same design of pajamas, but the color would be different.  Also, I would have more accessories of the characters, and buy props for each character. For example, I would have liked to buy a sleeping bag for each person to show that it is a sleepover. I would also have an eye mask on certain characters, and have some characters wear eye patches to show that they are about to go to sleep. Also, for the killers costume, I would add a mask and a "ghostface like" suit. We had only a black hoodie and a black glove, and I feel as if this doesn't give a horror movie vibe as much as a costume like other horror movies.

SETTING/LOCATION

One thing I am sure I would change is the location of the movie. The location of the film opening was Samantha's house, and due to this we had limited time to film. I would have the location be a more secluded place, so that we could have an establishing shot of the atmosphere, and this would create a more suspenseful mood with the audience. I would also want to have a backyard where the pool is covered or has a roof in the backyard, that way it could be easier to film even if it begins to rain or has lighting.

LIGHTING/SOUND/EDITING

For lighting, I would want to have a bigger light that has the same features as the tiny color changing light we had. The light was able to change the intensity, saturation, color, and also had effects! I believe that if we had a bigger budget, we would invest in a better light that would be easier to manage. The lighting was a huge struggle for us, and I would want to invest in having less of a struggle if we had a bigger budget. For sound, I believe our sound was fine. We had a good quality boom mic from BECON-TV, and this was really good for the sound. I would invest in getting songs in the film opening, rather than using non-copyrighted. If there was a way to reduce uncontrollable noise I would invest in that, but the sound was fine either way. For editing, I would definitely hire editors to edit the movie for us, editing is taking a lot of time, and for beginners it is very confusing! I would also invest in a more expensive app rather than Premiere Pro.