According to the script, the second scene revolved around the heroine, played by Anna, who had been cursed. Her body transformed into a mermaid, and in the end, she leaped into the ocean.
To avoid frequent touch-ups, the jump itself would be filmed separately from the rest of the sequence.
However, Anna's performance in this scene wasn’t quite right.
After shooting eight or nine takes, most people thought it was already good enough, but the director remained unsatisfied.
Annabelle was now truly experiencing the director’s strict standards, and she was beginning to feel lost.
His feedback was that while her expression of panic was on point, there was still something lacking in the emotions.
He announced a ten-minute break, giving her time to reset and find the right feeling.
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