Actor Holly Taylor of New Jersey, who appears in the FX show "The Americans," waits for the clapperboard to clap at the start of a new take for a scene of "The Witch Files," which was filming Monday at Miss Portland Diner.

Director of photography Aitor Uribarri, left, and first assistant director John Hermann, both of Los Angeles, communicate with the lighting crew at the Miss Portland Diner during production of "The Witch Files."

Director of photography Aitor Uribarri of Los Angeles, left, checks the frame while extra Skyler Desrochers serves as a stand-in for lighting and composition at the Miss Portland Diner during production of "The Witch Files." The movie is described as a "dark supernatural high school comedy set in a small town in Maine."

Film producer Scott Taylor of Brunswick, left, chats with director Kyle Rankin of Los Angeles while the lighting crew sets up outside the Miss Portland Diner during production of "The Witch Files" on Monday. Shooting for the film began over the weekend at Morse High School in Bath. Rankin is a York native.

Director of photography Aitor Uribarri, left, discusses lighting with the crew outside the Miss Portland Diner during production of "The Witch Files." From left: Uribarri, grip Tadin Brown, gaffer Harper Alexander and key grip Dean Merrill. A lunch scene was to be filmed at 8 p.m., so "day lights" were to be ablaze for the scene.

Josie Cotton, 18, of Portland, sits at a booth while a film production crew adjusts lighting and composition.