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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Final Project!
Well, here it is. I am excited to show what I have been working on these past four weeks. All of my efforts went into making this two minute piece. This project was time consuming, but fun.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Phew!!!
Today I have successfully recorded my entire film. It was a much longer process than I anticipated. First, I had to get the setting ready. I made my room look extremely messy. A box of donuts was sitting on my chest and a pair of underwear was hanging from the ceiling fan. Once we were done wrecking my room, we were ready to record.
I had two people help me record, my friend Jay and my mom. My mom was needed for a few scenes and she did an awesome job. Jay was nice enough to help me record every second of this tedious process. Some shots required him to get out on the side of the road to record me driving by. Regardless of what I asked, he was willing to do it. It took us a total of three hours to record.
Once we were done, I immediately started to edit. I had over 4 minutes of film to cut down to 2. However, it's always better to overshoot than to undershoot. The shots we took came out great. I am only redoing the last scene because it didn't come out how I intended. I also still do not have music for my video. I have a list of possible songs that I could use but so far I haven't received a response from any record label. I realized, however, that music isn't necessary so it's no big deal if I don't receive approval. I have about 3 days to finalize, which is plenty of time.
I had two people help me record, my friend Jay and my mom. My mom was needed for a few scenes and she did an awesome job. Jay was nice enough to help me record every second of this tedious process. Some shots required him to get out on the side of the road to record me driving by. Regardless of what I asked, he was willing to do it. It took us a total of three hours to record.
Once we were done, I immediately started to edit. I had over 4 minutes of film to cut down to 2. However, it's always better to overshoot than to undershoot. The shots we took came out great. I am only redoing the last scene because it didn't come out how I intended. I also still do not have music for my video. I have a list of possible songs that I could use but so far I haven't received a response from any record label. I realized, however, that music isn't necessary so it's no big deal if I don't receive approval. I have about 3 days to finalize, which is plenty of time.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Starting a Storyboard
A storyboard is a very important aspect of a story. It allows you to be organized and know exactly where you are going. It's it essential to have this done before you start to film. I started filming last week without a storyboard and realized how much easier this process would be to have one. It will keep all of my ideas in one place and allow me to never forget them.
I have started to create my storyboard today. The process is going by rather quickly and it should be done soon. I'm not 100% sure on what shots I want on some of the scenes so I'll have to see how it comes out when I film. I am trying to make my storyboard as detailed as possible to make it easier on myself. Making it detailed will allow me to see exactly what I have to record next. The next post will be pictures of my storyboard.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Continuity
Today I began recording the first scene of my opening. First, I began placing trash all around my room to convey the idea of laziness. This wasn't too hard due to the fact that my room was already considerably messy. My friend, Robbie, came over to record for me. We took several takes. However, a lot of them were either shaky or out of focus. As a result, we had to shoot more take
After viewing the footage, I realized a big mistake that went unnoticed. When we were recording, it was raining outside. This caused problems with the audio. However, unless it is raining next time we film, the continuity will be ruined if the weather is different. As a result, we are going to have to reshoot the scene.
After viewing the footage, I realized a big mistake that went unnoticed. When we were recording, it was raining outside. This caused problems with the audio. However, unless it is raining next time we film, the continuity will be ruined if the weather is different. As a result, we are going to have to reshoot the scene.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Accepted
Today I will be researching a film of a similar genre, "Accepted." The film shows the story of teenage boys who slacked off in high school. As a result, every college that they applied to rejected them. They then went on to create their own university and accept other unwanted kids. This is an act of realization that I hope to showcase in my opening.
"Accepted" is a rather cheesy film. I want to make mine with a sense of more realism and seriousness. Making my film more serious than "Accepted" will allow for the inspirational aspect to come alive. In "Accepted", the rejected students open up their rejection letters. This has given me an idea to create a report card with only D's and F's and to have my character open it. This will convey a lot to the audience and help to establish the character without having to say much.
Accepted. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2015, from http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2374275584/tt0384793?ref_=tt_ov_I
"Accepted" is a rather cheesy film. I want to make mine with a sense of more realism and seriousness. Making my film more serious than "Accepted" will allow for the inspirational aspect to come alive. In "Accepted", the rejected students open up their rejection letters. This has given me an idea to create a report card with only D's and F's and to have my character open it. This will convey a lot to the audience and help to establish the character without having to say much.Accepted. (n.d.). Retrieved March 26, 2015, from http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2374275584/tt0384793?ref_=tt_ov_I
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