Production post (messages on ipad)

 Helloooo, today I’m going to tell you about how we filmed our digital props with the iPad for the text message and the online poster.

In our opening scene, Luca already knows about the party, so the text message is actually just his friend asking him if he is going. It’s a realistic conversation between the two friends. We chose to use the iPad rather than a phone because the screen is bigger, which makes it easier for the audience to see the text message on camera.

Filming the iPad was a bit trickier than we thought it would be. At first, the brightness was too high on the screen, which caused glare. So we adjusted the brightness and also tilted the screen a bit so it would not reflect too much light. We also made sure that Luca was holding the iPad naturally so it did not look too posed or awkward.

With the poster, we opened the same After Hours design online so it would look like a screenshot from a social media post that his friend sent him. This shows the audience that the party is organized and not a random party.

Although it is a small scene, the use of the iPad actually adds a bit more realism to the opening scene for our target audience.