▁the ▁new ▁script ▁and ▁allowed ▁film ing ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary . ▁ ▁Once ▁allowed ▁to ▁film , ▁Bar net te ▁strugg led ▁with ▁several ▁production ▁issues , ▁including ▁a ▁smaller ▁budget ▁and ▁restricted ▁shooting ▁schedule ▁that ▁was ▁cut ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁days ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁days . ▁▁ ▁After ▁being ▁shut ▁down ▁after ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁of ▁shooting , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁scenes ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁Bar net te ▁waited ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁receive ▁extra ▁shooting ▁time ▁only ▁to ▁receive ▁ 1 ▁day , ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁film ▁ 4 1 ▁set - ups ▁needed ▁to ▁piece ▁the ▁movie ▁together . ▁▁ ▁L ions ▁Gate ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁edit ▁the ▁final ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁piece ▁the ▁scenes ▁together ▁and ▁create ▁fluid ity , ▁Bar net te ▁had ▁Da ▁Br at ▁narr ate ▁more ▁and ▁cut ▁out ▁some ▁original ▁scenes ▁she ▁had . ▁While ▁film ing , ▁she ▁used ▁strateg ic ▁camera ▁techniques ▁to ▁hide ▁missing ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁reduced ▁budget , ▁Bar net te ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁cell ▁block ▁scenes ▁in ▁a ▁static ▁frame ▁rather ▁than ▁complicated ▁frames ▁requiring ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁camera , ▁which ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁have . ▁To ▁hide ▁the ▁em pt iness ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁cour ty ard ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁ex tras ▁to ▁play ▁in m ates