Hello for the final time! Here are the creative critical reflection submissions, as well as the scripts for both of them.
CCR1 Script:
Hello for the final time! Here are the creative critical reflection submissions, as well as the scripts for both of them.
CCR1 Script:
Hello, this is my finished movie introduction. This has been an incredibly long journey that involved external conflicts (the car crash) and conflicts with scheduling. (Aunt's house not available, friends sick, etc. I hope you all enjoy, as I tried to make this as believable as possible.
Thank you all for watching my movie, Moving On, and farewell!
Hello, and welcome to today's blog post regarding the creation of the first CCR! I'll get the small details out of the way first, and then I'll move onto the big ones, like equipment.
The combined length of the CCRs can not surpass ten minutes, so I'm going to evenly split the length and have five minutes for one and five minutes for the other, but I can easily accommodate if one is longer than the other. Next, there are a total of four questions that must be answered within both of the CCRs. I'm going to do another even split here, having two questions in each CCR.
The first will have:
The second will have:
Music:
Honestly, I'm not too proud of the way my cover of Zero-Two's theme came out. I was able to play it without any errors, but it goes too slow, even when given the context of the film. I might end up just asking my friend with three years of guitar experience if he could cover it, as it would most likely be able to convey more emotion if it was played better. There's not much else to say about the music department.
Editing:
Yesterday, I began editing the project with one of my friends, Alex, who has a decent amount of experience with editing videos. It is currently going well, however I'm still trying to figure out the situation with sounds. I had the idea with the heartbeat slowly getting faster and faster, but I also have the idea of the music in the background, as well as the random talk in the background to show that this is a hospital. I'm worried that it might be too cluttered. On the other hand, it could work in my favor because of the anxiety feeling that I'm trying to produce. I'll try with and without some of the sounds and see what works out the best. Besides that, there have been no large issues with editing, which gives me a breather after the mess that was filming. There's only a few finishing touches left, so I'll be done today.
Creative Critical Reflection:
Above all, my goal is to finish editing quick, so that I can begin producing the CCR. It takes up a large portion of my grade, so I need to make sure I complete it and do it well. I plan to begin tomorrow, and have already thought of how the two videos will be presented. The first one will be me answering the questions, having it switch between the facecam and information that will be shown on screen. This would be for the more technical questions that require sources and data that I can backup. The second one will likely be in the form of an interview or possibly a podcast, however it has to be something interactive compared to the first video, which would mainly be informational.
Hello, today we completed the filming of the movie introduction. We were able to finish whatever we started yesterday, and now have all the footage needed to create the final product. Our main goal was to show the main character (officially named Mateo) appearing stressed, which was shown through him messing with his phone and moving his leg.
Today, my friends and I filmed the flashbacks that are shown in the introduction. We wanted to show the protagonist enjoying himself by doing things he enjoys. I chose activities that I believed were fit for young adults who don't currently have a major goal in life yet. The main activities involved were music, exercise, and gaming.
The gaming, guitar, and piano scenes were easy to film, and we were able to get them all done within the second or third takes. The main challenge came from the pull-ups and boxing shots.
The boxing shot was also hard to take. This was not because of the angle though. Instead, the main issue came from the environment. We had trouble finding a place that would fit and look good on camera. Indoors felt out of place and the garage did not have the best lighting for it. We chose outside because it had great lighting (we were filming in the morning) and because the setting gives off a happy tone.
Hello! I recently started the filming of our introduction. Unfortunately there were many issues, but we were able to fix all of them relatively easily.
As I predicted, there was an issue with one of the actors. Dillon got sick and was not able to appear at the filming. He notified me in advance though, so I was quickly able to change roles. Sergio, although having little experience with acting, now plays the main character of the film. The final product may not be as good without Dillon and his knowledge in film, but I can make it work. This left the issue of no longer having a cameraman.
As a result, I asked around and found another friend to take up the mantle. He goes by the name of Mateo Mendoza Garcia. He is currently in a film class within Cypress Bay and thus has a moderate knowledge of how to operate a camera. He was also the only one who responded.
The next issue that arose was a lack of organization. Unfortunately I had to change location because my aunt was remodeling her house, so we worked in mine. There was also the issue that Mateo did not have the app needed to operate the stabilizer, so some time was used just downloading it. Finally, they could only film for a few hours because they had to go somewhere else.
In the end, we were able to film a few parts (about 15 seconds) but took most of our time today discussing other things. For example, Sergio has about three years experience with guitar and was able to teach me a few techniques that will come in useful for polishing my rendition of Zero Two's theme. I also taught Mateo some of the more advanced techniques that can be used with the help of the stabilizer.
Overall, we did not get too much of the film recorded, however we made great progress in several other aspects of the projects. I believe we did well despite having so much happen on such a short notice, which does remind me that I forgot to mention clothing. Sergio had fitting clothing for his role and my doctor's outfit came together pretty well.
Hello for the final time! Here are the creative critical reflection submissions, as well as the scripts for both of them. CCR1 Script:...