After doing theater in high school, Ellie Zeiler said she'd "always wanted to be an actress in the back of [her] mind." However, "Crown Lake" was the first project she in which she appeared on camera. Going into the show, she said she had a lot of anxiety about starting something so new. "The first week of filming, I was so nervous every single day going into it," Zeiler said. However, she did her best not to let those nerves hold her back. "I told myself that if I really worked hard and I really developed or got to really get into character, then it would all work out," she said.
Although the TikToker said there were some aspects to filming that were challenging at first, overall, it was a huge learning experience. She particularly liked bonding with her castmates and learning from them. While some of the cast, such as Zeiler and Symonne Harrison, were social media influencers, others were actors who weren't as involved with social media. Because of that, Zeiler said they had a lot to learn from each other. "We got to come together and teach each other things where, at lunch, I'd be teaching people how to make TikToks. On set, they'd be teaching me how to really get into a role and into a character. We were both learning from each other, which was fun," she said.
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