First day of shooting went smoothly. I like that we started with the easiest day. Just one actress and only 7 shots to pull off. We had one shot inside, but everything else was outdoors in the “meadow”. The hardest part of the day was a shot in which a feather falls delicately into the actress’ open palm. That feather was being quite pesky. It fell on her arm and right next to her hand, but after 30 takes, it still refused to cooperate. We had to rig a 2nd shot where the feather was dropped much closer to her hand. This time we got it on Take 6. I will surgically connect the two shots into a seamless flow during the edit. 
Also, my three-year-old daughter ran across the set right during a take. Otherwise things went without a hitch.
actress, Kari, getting fanned in the meadow
making camera adjustments
this is fun! thanks for posting about this, looking forward to following the process along.