I completed a detailed CCR. During the video I discuss Katelyn and my film, The Chase, as well as the individual progress I have made. My CCR was filmed at my house because of the corona virus. This was not my plan. This is because my original plan was to complete and film my CCR with Katelyn. During this, Katelyn would have been my interviewer and I would have been hers. However, due to the stay at home order we were unable to do this. I could not have my parents interview me as they both work long hours and needed to focus on other things during this time. Thus, I had the question read and a black screen appear with the question read on it. This was followed by me answering the question. I tried to be relateable and honest. I am aware how important it was to describe my progress based on a self reflecting viewpoint.
The CCR was hard to upload, but I was able to do it with Katelyn's help. She had completed her CCR before me. Thus, she was able to explain in detail to me of how to upload it. I followed Katelyn's instructions which was to use YouTube. I uploaded my CCR to YouTube and then added the link to this blog (seen below). To sum up, I am pleased with my CCR given the circumstances. I believe it would have been better if I was able to do it with Katelyn. Considering these circumstances, I am pleased and proud of my CCR.
https://youtu.be/U0OMcG9EZSo
Friday, April 17, 2020
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Final Task: The Chase
Katelyn and my final task was to plan, film, and edit a opening sequence to a movie. Ours is about a pre-meditated kidnapping of a young high school girl who is on the way to a party. The story line is clear, yet interesting.
The corona virus effected many of Katelyn and my plans. It made the process much more difficult. I am just grateful that both of us and our families are staying safe. To explain, we had to re-touch some details with the editing. I was forced to do this by myself as the film was on IMovie on my phone. Katelyn helped me through text. However, this took much more time and effort. To be specific, the downloading of the film was difficult and the quality was low. Even with all of this, Katelyn and I are pleased with how the film turned out. I was extremely happy with all the varying angles and shots we had in our film. Meanwhile, Katelyn was even happier with our bold and clear titles.
I believe that Katelyn and I are great partners. This is because her weaknesses are my strengths and vise versa. For example, I am able to make our storyboards detailed. Katelyn makes them come to life when it is time to film. Once we have filmed I focus on the editing and Katelyn makes sure we keep the whole project as an entity in mind. I am proud of how our final task turned out and how well we worked together.
https://youtu.be/avyCdnTqPeo
The corona virus effected many of Katelyn and my plans. It made the process much more difficult. I am just grateful that both of us and our families are staying safe. To explain, we had to re-touch some details with the editing. I was forced to do this by myself as the film was on IMovie on my phone. Katelyn helped me through text. However, this took much more time and effort. To be specific, the downloading of the film was difficult and the quality was low. Even with all of this, Katelyn and I are pleased with how the film turned out. I was extremely happy with all the varying angles and shots we had in our film. Meanwhile, Katelyn was even happier with our bold and clear titles.
I believe that Katelyn and I are great partners. This is because her weaknesses are my strengths and vise versa. For example, I am able to make our storyboards detailed. Katelyn makes them come to life when it is time to film. Once we have filmed I focus on the editing and Katelyn makes sure we keep the whole project as an entity in mind. I am proud of how our final task turned out and how well we worked together.
https://youtu.be/avyCdnTqPeo
Monday, April 13, 2020
Music Video
Katelyn and I all worked together and contributed to produce a music video to Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande. We chose to not work with Freya as all of our schedules did not match. Katelyn and I both filmed as well as acted.
The music video begins with an establishing shot made up of a pan at the beach during sunrise. Then it jumps to a tilt of me walking towards the ocean. This is followed by a red heart in the sand being washed away by an ocean's wave. Next the tilt shows me walking towards the ocean yet again. This dissolves into me walking away from the camera on a road. It jumps to a wide shot of me waking up in my bed and looking around. This shot dissolves into me in my bed with my dog. The next part of the film is focused on Katelyn as the actor and me filming. To continue, there is a wide shot at high angle of Katelyn shaking sprinkles onto cookie dough. The over the shoulder shot shows Katelyn placing the cookies into the oven. This shot dissolves out into Katelyn pulling the cookies out of the oven. Then, there is a pan at eye level showing that Katelyn is all alone eating the cookies. The final part is Katelyn throwing the Santa hat into the camera and removing the hat and re-putting it on her head.
Overall, our music video followed the conventions of the a holiday/christmas music video. This is because it consisted of the props (like candy canes) and costumes (santa hats both Katelyn and I wore). We edited our music video on Pinnacle Studios which was on the school computer. However, due to the corona virus we do not have access to these computers nor our music video. I was able to find a video of our music video on google drive. I want to note that this is the only video Katelyn and I have of our music video. I also want to point out that this is not the best representation of our music video.This is because our music video was not completed, we still had editing left to do in the version below. Under these circumstances, I hope that it is able to be seen the attention to detail we kept, the smooth transitions we used, and the variation in shots.
The music video begins with an establishing shot made up of a pan at the beach during sunrise. Then it jumps to a tilt of me walking towards the ocean. This is followed by a red heart in the sand being washed away by an ocean's wave. Next the tilt shows me walking towards the ocean yet again. This dissolves into me walking away from the camera on a road. It jumps to a wide shot of me waking up in my bed and looking around. This shot dissolves into me in my bed with my dog. The next part of the film is focused on Katelyn as the actor and me filming. To continue, there is a wide shot at high angle of Katelyn shaking sprinkles onto cookie dough. The over the shoulder shot shows Katelyn placing the cookies into the oven. This shot dissolves out into Katelyn pulling the cookies out of the oven. Then, there is a pan at eye level showing that Katelyn is all alone eating the cookies. The final part is Katelyn throwing the Santa hat into the camera and removing the hat and re-putting it on her head.
Overall, our music video followed the conventions of the a holiday/christmas music video. This is because it consisted of the props (like candy canes) and costumes (santa hats both Katelyn and I wore). We edited our music video on Pinnacle Studios which was on the school computer. However, due to the corona virus we do not have access to these computers nor our music video. I was able to find a video of our music video on google drive. I want to note that this is the only video Katelyn and I have of our music video. I also want to point out that this is not the best representation of our music video.This is because our music video was not completed, we still had editing left to do in the version below. Under these circumstances, I hope that it is able to be seen the attention to detail we kept, the smooth transitions we used, and the variation in shots.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Commercial
Katelyn, Freya, and I all worked together and contributed to produce a commercial for Gatorade. Freya and I were both actors. Katelyn was the main person filming, even though Freya and I both helped at points.
The commercial begins with an establishing shot of the football field. Then it jumps to a low angle of a football being grabbed out of a sports bag by Freya. This is followed by me throwing the football across the football field to Freya. Specifically, a long shot at eye level of me throwing it which focuses on my stance. Next comes a smooth transition of pan which focuses on the football flying across the field. Then a long shot at eye level of Freya catching the football. At the end of our commercial, Freya is seen drinking Gatorade from a medium-close up at eye level.
Overall, our Gatorade commercial followed the conventions of the a sports drink commercial. This is because it consisted of someone playing a sport and then taking a sip of the sport drink. We edited our commercial on Pinnacle Studios which was on the school computer. However, due to the corona virus we do not have access to these computers nor our commercial. I was able to find a video of the first part of our commercial that I took on my phone. I want to note that this is the only video Katelyn, Freya, and I have of our commercial. I also want to point out that this is not the best representation of our commercial as it is not in one complete video and there is a reflection on the computer. Under these circumstances, I hope that it is able to be seen the attention to detail we kept, the smooth transitions we used, and the variation in shots.
The commercial begins with an establishing shot of the football field. Then it jumps to a low angle of a football being grabbed out of a sports bag by Freya. This is followed by me throwing the football across the football field to Freya. Specifically, a long shot at eye level of me throwing it which focuses on my stance. Next comes a smooth transition of pan which focuses on the football flying across the field. Then a long shot at eye level of Freya catching the football. At the end of our commercial, Freya is seen drinking Gatorade from a medium-close up at eye level.
Overall, our Gatorade commercial followed the conventions of the a sports drink commercial. This is because it consisted of someone playing a sport and then taking a sip of the sport drink. We edited our commercial on Pinnacle Studios which was on the school computer. However, due to the corona virus we do not have access to these computers nor our commercial. I was able to find a video of the first part of our commercial that I took on my phone. I want to note that this is the only video Katelyn, Freya, and I have of our commercial. I also want to point out that this is not the best representation of our commercial as it is not in one complete video and there is a reflection on the computer. Under these circumstances, I hope that it is able to be seen the attention to detail we kept, the smooth transitions we used, and the variation in shots.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Re-shoot: Minor Details
At last, Katelyn and I were able to get together to re-film. Our final project looked pleasing to the eye. However, the details were a bit off. For example, we had to fix the sound in certain shots. Katelyn screamed in a shot, but it did not sound like we expected. Thus, we decided to re-film it. This was quite easy. Katelyn had to scream bye to her mom. We figured out the perfect pitch and volume. In order to accomplish this, Katelyn could not be too close or too far from the mic. To explain, last time Katelyn was too far from the mic. Hence, you could barely hear her scream. Another problem was the angle certain shots were taken at. An important part of our film were for the actors to be in the same spot throughout the dissolve transitions of the film.. This would guarantee that our film looked continuous. However, I am taller than Katelyn. So we had to re-film from a different angle. This time, I made sure to bend down so I appeared shorter. The shot was a medium close-up. Thus, you could not see my knees which meant the audience will not know I was bending down. To sum up, he re-film was a success.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Re-shoot: Corona Virus
Katelyn and I were supposed to re-film today. However, the corona virus is spreading quickly. The corona virus is super dangerous and contagious. Thus, we were unable to meet up. Both of our parents were concerned with us getting sick. To explain, school has been closed for an extra week already due to the virus. Also, the government is recommending for people to not gather unless it is mandatory. So, Katelyn and I decided to take a step back and review our options. At the end we decided to postpone the re-filming. We hope this situation will get better. I am unsure if the exams will be delayed. Either way Katelyn and me are acting as if they are not delayed. This is because they have not been yet. Based on the announcement from health officials, I believe we will not be going back to school for a while or be able to meet up with people to film. Hence, I do not know what Katelyn and me will do. However, we are prepared and understand we might have to turn in the final project without re-filming. For the moment, our re-filling plans have been moved to another day in the foreseen future. We have not scheduled an exact date as we are unsure of what restrictions for o ur safety will be made.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Re-shoot: Plan
Today Katelyn and I discussed our plan for the re-shoot. Spring break is less than two weeks away. Thus, we thought we could film during spring break. However, after much talk we realized we both had really busy schedules. To explain, Katelyn is traveling. Also, I have away track meets which take up a few days. In addition, the Corona Virus is becoming a huge dilemma globally and locally. Katelyn and I had to take this into account when picking when to re-film. We decided we would re-film this weekend. Unfortunately, our plans had to change. The Broward County School Board decided to stop all extra-circular activities starting this upcoming Monday until April 1. Thus, my track schedule was changed. Due to the cancelled meets and practice, I now have practice this weekend. It is important to me as I have been working extremely hard this entire season. Plus, I do not want to miss the few opportunities I have left to practice before we are no longer bger able too. To continue, the plan for the re-shoot is quite simple. Katelyn and I want to change the angels of some of the beginning shots. This is because it will help our dissolve transitions be smoother. To sum up, I believe the re-shoot will be successful. I am also pleased that I get to work with such an amazing group. I know that Katelyn and I will be able to complete this so matter our schedules.
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