Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Final Submission
Friday, April 19, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
Creative Critical Reflection Question 4
Over the course of this film project, two main technologies that were used were the Cannon camera for filming and Premier Pro software for editing.
To start, my co-director and I used the same model of camera for each session of filming. My co-director was more familiar with the model and taught me how to use the different settings and functions that we would be using for the film. Some of the features include zooming in and out, viewing and deleting stored clips, setting different filming modes to accomodate for lighting, shifting objects and people in and out of focus, etc. Then, after we finished filming, we transfered the SD memory card into the computer and downloaded all of the clips.
After looking through all of the takes, we compiled all of the best clips into Premeir Pro. We aligned them all in the correct order and cut the beginnings and ends of each clip so that the actions flowed very smoothly between them. That's just the visuals though, for volume, we had to raise and lower the volume for certain scenes so that the actors could be heard as well as importing various sound effects for atmospheric and incidental music.
Once the final and completed was saved, we posted it to Youtube, then put it on our blog for viewing.
To start, my co-director and I used the same model of camera for each session of filming. My co-director was more familiar with the model and taught me how to use the different settings and functions that we would be using for the film. Some of the features include zooming in and out, viewing and deleting stored clips, setting different filming modes to accomodate for lighting, shifting objects and people in and out of focus, etc. Then, after we finished filming, we transfered the SD memory card into the computer and downloaded all of the clips.
After looking through all of the takes, we compiled all of the best clips into Premeir Pro. We aligned them all in the correct order and cut the beginnings and ends of each clip so that the actions flowed very smoothly between them. That's just the visuals though, for volume, we had to raise and lower the volume for certain scenes so that the actors could be heard as well as importing various sound effects for atmospheric and incidental music.
Once the final and completed was saved, we posted it to Youtube, then put it on our blog for viewing.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Creative Critical Reflection Question 3
Going into the production of this film, my co-director and I already possessed a certain amount of skill in film production, but it would be a lie to say that they didn't improve over the course of this project.
For our first draft of the film, or our "Midterm Submission", I grew familiar with the application Movie Maker. I learned how to mainly use the trim tool and how to alter the volume and speed of the videos. However, we were meant to use the application Premier Pro the whole time. It wasn't too hard to switch the film from one application to the other, but in order to transfer it without restarting, we had to forfeit the ability to edit the visual aspect of it. This first draft still turned out great, but we knew we could do better.
So, for our second draft, or our "Third Quarter Submission", we started immediately in Premier Pro so as to not make the same mistake as the previous time. In my personal preference, using Premier Pro was much more advantageous than anything I could've imagined for a student's access to editing software. I learned how to adjust audio and visual files separately, including importing various audio files for atmospheric sound and incidental music. Also, with the applications more precise video editing process with frame-by-frame viewing, I grew much more skilled with cutting camera shots while making the actions of the actors flow very smoothly.
Lastly, I improved on something that's not really a skill. But I've grown more comfortable, excited even, showing other people my works.
For our first draft of the film, or our "Midterm Submission", I grew familiar with the application Movie Maker. I learned how to mainly use the trim tool and how to alter the volume and speed of the videos. However, we were meant to use the application Premier Pro the whole time. It wasn't too hard to switch the film from one application to the other, but in order to transfer it without restarting, we had to forfeit the ability to edit the visual aspect of it. This first draft still turned out great, but we knew we could do better.
So, for our second draft, or our "Third Quarter Submission", we started immediately in Premier Pro so as to not make the same mistake as the previous time. In my personal preference, using Premier Pro was much more advantageous than anything I could've imagined for a student's access to editing software. I learned how to adjust audio and visual files separately, including importing various audio files for atmospheric sound and incidental music. Also, with the applications more precise video editing process with frame-by-frame viewing, I grew much more skilled with cutting camera shots while making the actions of the actors flow very smoothly.
Lastly, I improved on something that's not really a skill. But I've grown more comfortable, excited even, showing other people my works.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Creative Critical Reflection Question 2
This film is mainly labeled as a thriller, horror, and mystery genre, but what does that mean for people who would like to watch it? From research gathered on popular films like "Get Out", "Happy Death Day 2U", and "Glass", a common rating of PG-13 was used for safe and appropriate viewing of the film. This would mean that anyone above the age of 13 years old would be able to view it, right? Technically, yes, however anyone closer to their senior year in life may not feel comfortable watching a film that's a thriller or horror. Therefore, our target audience would be a majority of people in their younger ages, perhaps from at least 13 to early-to-mid 40's; anyone who could handle and enjoy the suspense generated by the movie.
For the marketing for our film, my co-director and I conducted extensive research on the most popular methods and examples of advertisements of film of a similar genre. Starting off with the TV commercials, or more specifically, movie trailers can be broadcast in between an audience's desired program so that they can be guaranteed to view it and show some of the most pivotal or exciting scenes to entice the audience to watch it in upon its release. This is exactly what a soon-to-be-successful movie needs: exposure. Alternatively, print ads for a film would primarily be movie posters that can be put virtually anywhere. Most of the time, they are put either in or nearby movie theaters so that the theater can entice passerby to watch them inside. However, since our target audience are more involved in social media and the internet, we decided to go with that route. Internet a would be series of short clips put together that show the movie poster at the end. These would go on social media sites like posts on Instagram or ads/public stories on Snapchat and others which are plarforms that are esaily accessible and commonly used to people within our target audience.
For the distribution of our film, my co-director and I decided to undergo a "Straight to Video" release method for our film's distribution plan which accurately reflects our research towards our marketing plan. This method makes the film accessible on home formats such as DVD and Blu-Ray and has been especially successful for independent movie makers which is the category that my co-director and I fall under. This way, our movie would skip release in theaters to better appeal to our target audience since younger people are more likely to watch movies at home. For the digital option, my co-director and I would release our movie onto other popular digital streaming sites, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. These would also be accessible options that would greatly accommodate our target audience.
For the marketing for our film, my co-director and I conducted extensive research on the most popular methods and examples of advertisements of film of a similar genre. Starting off with the TV commercials, or more specifically, movie trailers can be broadcast in between an audience's desired program so that they can be guaranteed to view it and show some of the most pivotal or exciting scenes to entice the audience to watch it in upon its release. This is exactly what a soon-to-be-successful movie needs: exposure. Alternatively, print ads for a film would primarily be movie posters that can be put virtually anywhere. Most of the time, they are put either in or nearby movie theaters so that the theater can entice passerby to watch them inside. However, since our target audience are more involved in social media and the internet, we decided to go with that route. Internet a would be series of short clips put together that show the movie poster at the end. These would go on social media sites like posts on Instagram or ads/public stories on Snapchat and others which are plarforms that are esaily accessible and commonly used to people within our target audience.
For the distribution of our film, my co-director and I decided to undergo a "Straight to Video" release method for our film's distribution plan which accurately reflects our research towards our marketing plan. This method makes the film accessible on home formats such as DVD and Blu-Ray and has been especially successful for independent movie makers which is the category that my co-director and I fall under. This way, our movie would skip release in theaters to better appeal to our target audience since younger people are more likely to watch movies at home. For the digital option, my co-director and I would release our movie onto other popular digital streaming sites, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. These would also be accessible options that would greatly accommodate our target audience.
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Creative Critical Reflection Question 1
This first few minutes of our film "Crazy For You" follows a lot of the classic conventions used by other films of a similar genre: thriller. Many films do this by making the audience anxious for what will happen next as certain scenes appear on the screen. A few films that include examples of this would be in the movie "The Nun" when Sister Irene walks down a dark hallway completely unaware of the nun that's watching her from behind. At this very very moment, a sense of dramatic irony is created due to the audience being aware of the nun's presence whilst Sister Irene has no idea she's there. This creates that feeling of anxiousness that makes the audience question what as to what the nun will do if anything at all. Then, in the next few seconds, Sister Irene turns around to speak to the person she sees in the dark when the nun then comes behind her and pins her against a wall. This furthers those feelings of worry and fear as the audience is scared for the safety of Sister Irene.
Our film very closely resembles these two instances, but at two different times. The sense of dramatic irony is created as it's revealed to the audience that Chelsea has dark and murderous intentions with her boyfriend after a close up shows her mysterious friend slamming a knife on the desk before her date despite the boyfriend having no knowledge of what is going to happen to him. Soon after this, two eyeline matches show the couple in the car talking to each other. This is where the audience's worry and fear reach its peak as the girlfriend goes from a complete standstill, gazing into his, to a swift and emotionless stab to the face with the knife. The audio and video cut to out just before the knife makes contact with the boyfriend, leaving the audience to wonder if he survived, but... it's not likely.
In terms of how our film challenges conventions, it really has only one instance. Now normally these kind of films always keep the audience on edge with music and camera angles to keep the suspense up. However, our film doesnt do that. Instead, it keeps changing back and forth straight from a light-hearted tone to dark and scary moment when something bad is shown on the screen, sometimes through parallel editing. We did this mainly because we want those few moments of pure fear to be the most effective, therefore, by instilling a false sense of comfort in the audience right before the scare is a sure-fire way to do this.
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Our film very closely resembles these two instances, but at two different times. The sense of dramatic irony is created as it's revealed to the audience that Chelsea has dark and murderous intentions with her boyfriend after a close up shows her mysterious friend slamming a knife on the desk before her date despite the boyfriend having no knowledge of what is going to happen to him. Soon after this, two eyeline matches show the couple in the car talking to each other. This is where the audience's worry and fear reach its peak as the girlfriend goes from a complete standstill, gazing into his, to a swift and emotionless stab to the face with the knife. The audio and video cut to out just before the knife makes contact with the boyfriend, leaving the audience to wonder if he survived, but... it's not likely.
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In terms of how our film challenges conventions, it really has only one instance. Now normally these kind of films always keep the audience on edge with music and camera angles to keep the suspense up. However, our film doesnt do that. Instead, it keeps changing back and forth straight from a light-hearted tone to dark and scary moment when something bad is shown on the screen, sometimes through parallel editing. We did this mainly because we want those few moments of pure fear to be the most effective, therefore, by instilling a false sense of comfort in the audience right before the scare is a sure-fire way to do this.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
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