Funny Bloopers

So, during production our second day, we had a BRILLIANT idea: what if we made the mysterious female figure follow Lionel, but make it appear as if she was floating off the ground? Now I know that might sound slightly confusing, so here it is in more detail. Picture a paranormal-being walking, but eventually their feet begin to drag on the floor, then they start to levitate above the ground every so slightly, not touching the ground but still moving forward. As a closer visual representation for what we were trying to achieve, watch the following clip from the 2002 thriller movie "The Eye" from around 2:20 to 3:20.

Now that you have a better idea of what we were trying to achieve, take into account the fact that we have no special affects or CGI, no expensive machinery, and not a Hollywood budget! So, we pondered for a second on how we were going to get my feet to "levitate" with just our high-school resources. Initially, Pierce and Robert suggested me just lifting myself up... but there was just one issue. With that idea, I wouldn't be able to physically continue moving towards the camera. With my feet suspended off the ground and my arms holding me up, I'd be stuck in the same position. So after grinding some gears, we had Robert sit on a rolly chair, and Pierce laid on his back on the hospital bed directly across from the chair. Robert stuck out his legs, and Pierce held them up with his arms. I sat on Roberts legs, with my feet hanging below, and Robert would push off the wall in his rolly chair with his arms after the camera started rolling (thank you to our editor, Ben, who had to film this part!). Pierce, also, would scoot his torso at the same time Robert pushed the chair, so they would both move me at the same time. This way, all I had to do was slightly lift my legs, while the rolly chair would move me in a forward direction towards the camera. It was a fool proof plan! Below is a picture that slightly captures the crazy set up we had.

But getting my feet to cooperate was harder than expected. Not only that, but getting the whole "rolling process" to work correctly was tough, too. So now I shall present to you, some of our bloopers for this shot. (Please excuse my feet... they look demonic. But that fits the role, right?) Also, the audio in these clips are very important, as you can hear our struggles more than see them! So please listen!

First, obviously there is an issue because we can see the rolly chair in the background... lol! But, the squeaking of my feet rubbing against the tile was just too funny in this serious moment. It had all of us laughing. Enjoy

Second, we can hear Pierce in the background say "...I'm not movin' " followed by Robert saying "That's about it, boys!" as he struggled to scoot the chair. They were both trying so hard to push the rolly chair across the tile, but physics was just not working with us in that moment. It made me laugh when re-watching

Third, I present to you another issue we faced: Roberts legs kept slipping and falling in the middle of the shot. Above, you can hear him say "I'm falling out of this chair!"

I hope these bloopers could bring you as much joy as they did for me

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6pLDpbGw8