Filming

 

    Hello blog! I have finally finished the filming for my project and me and Anabelle will be moving on to the editing phase soon. Filming went just as how we planned it in the pre-production phase. The techniques that I wished to deliver were filmed just the way I desired it. The story board and the shot list were key to this process and made it a lot smoother than normal. And as promised, here are some pictures of the filming locations and some of the shots.

    

    Hope you guys enjoyed this amazing step. The next large step will be editing. Hope to finish the project as soon as possible. Once again, thank you guys for your time. Until next time!

 

Choosing the right music

     Hello blog! During this post I will discuss the process that I went through in order to choose the right music that should be in the final production. I was searching for an intense track that would get blood pumping through out the audience. I believe that this element would give the last touch of perfection to the piece. For the following music tracks, I used a website called Pixabay which includes the royalty free music that I need. 

For the action scene, I am looking forward to use this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb1kE_o9U4

    This song has the right tone of urgency and intensity that I want to take place while the thieves are running from the police. 

For the nostalgic scene, I will be using this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUMNLoFu89Q

    This song is the perfect fit for what I am looking to have in the memory of my project.

    After deep research in music, I finally am happy with the songs I have chosen. I will start filming today and hope to get it done by tomorrow. Until next time!

Script

     Hello blog! The script is finally finished!!! Me and Anabelle put our best effort into this script and are even more excited to start filming in these next few days. Hope you are just as excited as us to begin the best part of the project.

https://www.celtx.com/a/ux/scripteditor?id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.celtx.com%2Ffeeds%2Fdefault%2Fprivate%2Ffull%2Ff65d9fa4e80c66b2f4f32525f0245ed889ac94aj#noreload

Title Font

     As I type this post I began to wonder why the font is so important. I have little to no knowledge on why tittle fonts are so important to not only the production, but also the audience. I have read a couple of articles about font psychology but I never really looked into the function of it. After I watched the video below, I finally know how to look for the font, and how to match it with my theme. 

    Since I already had some basic knowledge on font psychology and what fonts I should associate my production with, all I needed was were to look for them and how to pair it with my genre. This video introduced google and adobe fonts to me which are some tools that I will definitely be using for my project. The font will embrace the tone of the scene while representing the production as a whole. I was also interested in making the font animated like in the show Killing Eve. The drop of blood used in the font does an outstanding job in emphasizing the killing aspect of the show. This technique is something that I surely consider doing since it will add some creativity to the production.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post about me researching fonts. Hope to see you guys soon!

CCR Lecture

         Hello blog! Today's class lecture involved an important lesson about what the creative critical reflection should have. During this post, I will be reviewing my notes and my advances after looking at an example of someone's critical creative reflection sample.

https://nicolexmedia.blogspot.com/2021/04/final-reflection.html

        After looking at this student's critical creative reflection, I am definitely in good hands moving forward. This student made everything in their project evidently clear to the audience leaving zero confusion behind. Every question was answered with out getting off topic and illustrated every step of the way. The visual images and examples of her production made this sample an entertaining piece to watch while I directly took notes. I admire the technique she used to show examples from movies to demonstrate what her objective was since the beginning of the project. Although her reflection did not include much movement from her, she did a great job at not making her self look like a "talking head" while the reflection was made.

    As I overlooked this reflection, I scanned for techniques that will be useful for my ccr. Despite it not being in the video, I would like to be active while I record my self for this reflection. Some movement by me while I am explaining the process of my project will keep the audience in treat giving the production a sense of engagement. Most examples will come from my research that I did early on in the project to display what my aim was from the start. I also wanted to include some of the strategies this student made to explain their process of distribution. This student included websites, news stories, and social media posts to gain information on human trafficking in order to find out where and how this type of content is spread.

    This post was something I needed desperately. This sample viewing gave me the guidance that I was looking for in order to achieve my checklist. As I develop my production and begin my ccr, I will definitely come back to this post to review the techniques used in this sample and incorporate some of them into my reflection. Happy to see you guys again blog. Until next time!

Shot list

     Hello blog! The next step in finishing our pre-production phase is the shot list. Me and my partner were not informed in how to make a shot list so we looked through some possible articles that could help us achieve this task.

https://www.techsmith.com/blog/shot-list/

    The link above gave me all the information needed to start my upcoming shot list. I am a fan of this technique since it will help me keep my production in place without any surprise mix ups. Although a shot list isn't a complex document, it will help the process of filming much easier and faster.

    Bellow is the following shot list that me and my partner have developed:

Shot 1 - (MS, low angle, static) Doors swing open as the couple runs away from cops

Shot 2 - (LS, eye level, pan) couple continues to run out

Shot 3 - (LS, high angle, static) couple finally at peace in an abandoned hallway 

Shot 4 - (Zoom in) into the male's head to commence a flashback

FLASHBACK:

Shot 5 - (LS, eye level, hand held) couple happy at the beach

Shot 6 - (Close up, POV) all the luxurious stolen items

Shot 7- (LS, eye level, handheld) couple jokingly flirting while playing around with the items

Shot 8 - (Close up, POV) male smiling in love

Shot 9 - (Close up, POV) female smiling in love

Shot 10 - (LS, eye level, tilt up) couple running into ocean

Shot 11 - (Zoom out) of males head to end flash back

BACK TO REAL TIME:

Shot 12 - (LS, eye level, pan) Couple hiding as cops look around

Shot 13 - Title shot

Shot 14 - (Close up, eye level, handheld) male freaking out as he worries about the situation

Shot 15 - (MS, Dutch angle, static) couple arguing

Shot 16 - (Zoom out) of hiding location

Shot 17 - (LS, birds eye view, zoom out) of parking lot

Storyboard

     Hello blog! I will be sharing my process on how I made my story board with Anabelle. I will be going over our obstacles while making it as well as our advances. 

    Making a story board gives a clear vision to any production as it sketches the ideas you want in your final production. As i started creating the story board with my partner, my drawings weren't matching my expectations and I wasn't drawing what I wanted. After a lot of brainstorming and thinking of how we can come up with my opening scene, we finally began to work smoothly. Thank you for listening to me today blog! Now I will show you my story board.

file:///C:/Users/helio/OneDrive/Documents/Helio%20Ignacio%20Jr/AICE/Media/Portfolio%20project%20Story%20Board.pdf

    That is gonna be it for today blog, hope you enjoyed. Until next time!