No Phones Allowed (to work)

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 My phone camera was acting up when I woke up to shoot my first scene. It was completely black. Nothing I attempted, including rebooting my phone, deleting the cache, and even resetting it to factory defaults, seemed to work. I had to take it to the Apple Store to get it fixed as a result. It was estimated that there would be a wait of more than an hour when I got to the store because there was a huge queue of customers waiting to have their phones mended. In order to avoid having to wait too long, I chose to schedule an appointment for the following day. I went to the store the following day for my appointment, and an Apple person helped me straight away. They took my phone for some tests, and the results showed that the camera was broken and needed to be replaced. However, I had to wait for a new phone to come in for four days because they didn't have any cameras in stock.  I couldn't make any progress in my film for four days, which made me realize how much I relied on the camera on my phone. I felt cut off from the outside world and grew anxious, knowing I had a deadline. I couldn't wait to get my new phone and get back to work. I had to move all of my data from my old phone to the new one, though, before I could use it. This took forever, even with the help of the Apple Store employee. I was frustrated by how long it took to move all of my data, including my contacts, apps, and videos. Just waiting for my apps to download and update on the new phone took a little bit longer. Overall, it was a bit of a bother to get my phone camera fixed at the Apple Store, but the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Even though the four-day wait for a new phone was annoying, it was well worth it to have a functioning camera once more. Also, the data transfer procedure went without a hitch, which made switching to my new phone easily. This was, by far, the worst part of this whole project process






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