Re-Editing

  I re-filmed last week. Now I have edited all of that into my film. It wasn't a lot because I only re-filmed part of my film, not that much. I had to fix the music so it can align perfectly with the film. My music was royalty-free. So I didn't have to pay for anything or ask for permission. I used two websites. I also used sound effects. The sound effects were also royalty-free. Anyone can use royalty-free music even me. All of it was royalty-free so I don't get in trouble.  I have gotten a lot faster at using the editing software. This is my third project. I know where everything is, so I do everything quicker. I edited my movie the whole class because i tried doing some fancy stuff, more complicated. So it isn't so basic. I made some of the characters get a glitchy effect.
  I also had to fix the title. Since I changed some of the scenes the timing got mixed up. I fixed that and everything was ready. I finished editing and now my project is complete.

Peer Review

  Today we did the peer review. I reviewed a groups  film, and another group reviewed my film. I was a group of one. So I only got feedback from one person. It was still really helpful. I had everything I need for camera angles, movements, and other stuff that was necessary.

 One of the things she really like was the storyline. I used sci-fi.becuase it was someehat easy. Everyone always does horror becuase that's the easiest. I came up with a somewhat original idea that, isn't to close to an already existing movie. I thought it would be hard to understand becuase of how it looked like in the storyboard. But it turned out good when it was done. 

  There were a few problems with my film. I accidentally filmed the tripod when I was filming the bathroom, mirror scene. It was extremely difficult trying not to get the tripod. I couldn't think of anything. I also accidentally recorded some background people, not to noticable. My biggest problem was the middle. The scenes where the car is about hit the girl it was really dark where I was filmingm there was no light. It was already night and it was behind building without light. I could edit it to be brighter but if it doesn't work I have to film earlier in the day, or a place with more light.

  I liked getting my film reviewed by another person. I got to know what was good and what wasn't. Also what I needed to fix.

More Filming also Editing

This was my last weekend to film before we do the peer review. I need to have something finished for that. I also have to edit it. On Saturday I filmed at the park for most of the day. My actress was not coaporating, she kept laughing. So that took me a while The next day on Sunday I went somewhere for the part of the morning then afterwards I decided to change more stuff on my storyboard. I changed the beach scene to something more appropriate. It was getting to full and hard to follow. I already filmed for 3 days and today I edited what I had so far. I added everything I had, edited them, added a few titles, and the music. I filmed at the park again to do any other scenes and at the end of the day I filmed all the night scenes for the dark lighting. I finished filming on sunday. Today Monday I edited everything I filmed over the weekend.

 On Saturday was the only day I could be with my actors. We all met up somewhere and filmed. I had four other people. Three actors and one assistant to help me. I filmed all the ending scenes. Everything went pretty well, and I got stuff done. It was hard for my actors becuase they kept messing up and giggling but I told them how to do it and they tried there hardest.

Second Day of Filming

 Last time i wasn't able to film and today I also can't film. But next class on Wednesday I'm most likely going to film. I have to. I had some issues in some of my work so I have to fix that first. Instead of filming I fixed and reviewed all of my stuff. I even made another blog. I fixed my story board, made a new sound and shooting script. I didn't fill, but I had to do something. I realized there were a lot of mistakes in my storyboardm I fixed them, and now I'm planning for Wednesday. This weekend, the only thing I'm going to do for both days is film. I also have my actors, and when there able to film, the weekend. Wednesday I'm going to film the scenes were only one the main character appears. I had so much to fix in one scene I had to rewrite the whole thing. Here it is. Scene 4.

 It was to make the story a bit more clear, because last time it was all over the place and confusing. Now I am sure I'm ready to film. I made a separate blog and slide presentation for the changes. It was a lot and I thought it needed it own separate blog. Now that this is done, the planning procces and final touches is over. Now I can actually start to film.

Fixing my Mistakes

I have made a little mistakes in my storyboard. Some of the things I did wasn't clear, and i needed to fix that. I also changed part of the story to make it flow better and not so hard to follow. I changed a whole scene in my storyboard. I made a mini sound and shooting script for those scenes. For me to use, and make it more convenient. I explained why i made the changes. Also I changed some scenes to add better camera angles, because it was basic and repetitive. I also added pictures of the actual storyboard with my side notes, of the scenes and other stuff. The pictures are to show what i changed and how much of my storyboard i changed.

Filming

  I'm going to start to film today, but not film. I went to the store and bought all the things I need. Props, some costumes, and extra stuff.  I went to two stores. Walmart and Dollar tree becuase they were the most convenient. I had to go today because tommorow I am going to try to start filming. my first going days are tommorow and the weekend. I got a fake syringe, a toy syringe. I tried getting the most realistic one as possible. Got some cotton and string. I also went to a different store to get fake blood, and face paint. The face paint is to add all the wounds, and other wierd stuff that I can recreate normally. I didn't need anything for decoration of setting, becuase they are basic and generic and don't need more. Any other props I have, like they keys. I took me a while to get all the necessary stuff. At Dollar tree I got the syringe I the toys section, and I also got some white sheets to use a lab coat. I didn't know where I was going to find any of that. But, luckily Dollar tree had that. I set up everything and was ready to go and film in two days. I got all my actors and set up when we were going to meet. If for any reason I won't be able to film tommorow I will have to try to film as much I can on the other day and even on Monday to make sure I don't fall behind, and not have it done in time.

Storyboard planning

Storyboard-
  In this Google slides I have added a picture of my story board. 6 squares in each paper. A scene, and each box is around 2 seconds. Underneath the pictures which are somewhat specific I have added an explanation of what is happening. The camera movements, angles and editing. On the side I have also included any other useful tips and important stuff so I can remember them when I film. This is really useful becuase I'm going to use my storyboard when I'm going to film. I'll use it as a reference so everything comes out as I need it to.

Planning: Film titles

The color font spacing and other stuff. It isn't exactly going to be like that, but it's a general idea of how it's should look like. I even came up with a title for my film. May change it later if I think of anything better. Planning the titles is almost the most important thing i have to plan. The titles in the first minutes are suppose to be quick but no to fast that they aren't readable. The titles have to fit in with the actual movie. The titles have to fit in with the mood of the movie. they also have to fit in with the setting, so the audience can actually see it. In my slides presentations i talked about all of the ideas i have for the titles. About how many, where, the font, size, spacing and other stuff like color. Color is important for mine because they will all be on a black/ dark screen.
 

Further Planning

  Planning-
In this i did more planning to make my life easier. I made a schedule of when I was going to do things. I also added health and safety. Health and safety was really important because some scenes may look dangerous. My schedule is detailed on what I'm going to do each day I can do something.
I added the locations I will film in and even added a picture. Also the participants. At the end I talked a little about the titles. Having a schedule is extremely important. I need know when i can film, and any backup plan if something goes wrong.  Location is also important so i know where i'm going to film and mention any changes that happens while i'm filming. All of these things are important in the filming process, everything needs to be planned so it can all go smoothly.

Planning: Shooting script

Shooting Script-
  The black screens are there to create a suspenseful and action mood, they will also include my titles. I described all of the camera angles and movements in my shooting script.I described the actions of all of my actors, what they will be wearing and if they will be holding anything extremely important. Another thing i included was the setting, exactly were its going to be, some specifics. i also talked a lot about the editing i want to try to do.

Planning:Sound Script

Sound Script-
  I this sound script i have added every sound that i want to be heard in my final film. I also added music. i don't know exactly what song , but i know what type. I added the sound for each box in my storyboard. I used my storyboard to lay it out and know exactly each sound and where it goes. some sound is digetic and some is non-digetic. Some sound will even be voice over, for any thoughts. I also added some noises and some minor sounds. I also added any speech in parentheses so i don't get confused. Also, when there was no sound i specified that there wasn't any, because its a choice and i want to create a specific mood. I added every sound that i'm going to use, but most of the times its gonna repeat.

Title Research: Guardians Of The Galaxy Bol. 2

 I couldn't find any sci fi movies, so o checked the genres of the Guardians Of The Galaxy and it was sci-fi fantasy. It had 31 titles which is alot. The first two movies had about 20. They are a cool electric blue color and gold/bronze metal. The camera follows Groot the whole time. Following him dancing. Some importance on the Guardians and them fighting the space monster on the back. Them fighting is regular and is what they do. Groot is a strategy to appeal the audience becuase everyone loves him. Lots of technology is used. Cgi to make some of the characters like rocket racoon, Groot and even the monster.  The other three most likely have some cgi and makeup. Editing, not much is used becuase the camera follows Groot the whole time.

Title Research deadpool

  I found another movie. This one is newer, it's deadpool. It is sci-fi action. The other one was sci-fi drama. This one was way better and also made me interested ain what happens next. Also in art of the title.

  I counted 15 titles, plus the marvel one that always appears. That one is 15 second long and the others a second or two. These titles were interesting. Less titles than the first movie I researched. Instead of the real names it had funny jokes like, real heroes name, overpaid tool, and cgi character. It was interesting how it was a time freeze. I wanted to see how they got into that situation and what happens afterwards. There were a bunch of guns and weapons, becuase it's a violent movie. The time freeze caught my attention. The camera movies through all the floating objects. All of it is close-ups becuase there isn't much room inside a car, and we get to see there face and reactions. 

Title Research: Innerspace

   It was almost impossible to find a movie but I did. Innerspace, it's an old movie from 1987.

  There were 21 titles and each only last for about 2 seconds or so and then a pause for the next one. The images of the rocks or metal, which turned out to be ice. It was eerie and made it seem otherworldly. The genre, the rock seemed to be from another planet at the beginning, sci-fi. The music to, seems like a synthesizer. The appeal is to attract the audience. I was confused with what was happening and wanted to see more. The technoly was old. Since the movie is old. The sound is good and the camera angle are the same. Some medium close-ups of the guest facez pan shot of the whole party. The title, first 2 minutes actually caughty attention.

  I used art of the title. In watch the title I couldn't find any.

movie Title Research: Aquaman

I did another superhero movie and surprisingly this is also a sci-fi, fantasy movie. There were 31 titles in the beginning, just like the last one. There weren't really any people in it. It starts in the land and goes into the ocean to symbolize aquaman. Importance is out on the statues under the water that is telling the story of what is about to happen or happened. I believe most of it might be cgi becuase it had incredible detail and definitely caught my attention. Monsters and lights made out of crystals and rock. Fight scenes that are frozen and add suspense.

Title Research: Watch the Titles

  I did more title research because ii really need it, and don't know anything about them. I kind of got how many and when they should go. But I have much more to learn. I used a different website this time.

 This webdyhas feature films, student films and even has video games. I didn't need anything else other than feature. Under feature there were movies. They had no specific order, some were old movies. It had way more films. Some of them I haven't even heard of. 

  This website was way more helpful than the first one. It even has a picture of the films name. But it was confusing becuase some were shows not films.

  On this website it was also only the first 2 minutes with the titles. This website was also helpful and helped me better understand the titles. Now I know how to make them look. The font, and that the order is important and director is always last.

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Title Research: Art of The Title

   So I have started to do research for titles. I researched one website today called art of the title. It has a bunch of opening sequences from popular movies, of any genre. This would help me get ideas on where to places my title. How many. How far apart from each other and a good way to incorporate it with out making it look forced. So it can blend in but stand out.

   This first website has top 10 Title of the year. It is very helpful, becuase I can see what they did so I can learn it the best way to do it. Below it has more films that are really good.They are Fairly new made in 2019. I went under feature to find more that are good. The top 10 lists. Under titles to look at titles.

  This is great so I can add the titles to my films and make it look as good as possible.

This helps alot becuase I don't know anything about titles. I usually don't pay to much attention to it. I look away or skip them.Doing this research has been really helpful.

Movie Research: Annihilation

This movie is mostly sci-fi but it also has some horror aspects, which seems to be common. Camera angles we're almost alwaysedium close-ups of chest and higher. Had some tracking shots. A little p.o.v / low angle in beginning and middle scenes of interrogation. Costumes were casual or nice, suits. Lighting was light but got darker when were intoduced to the man. Actors had simple movements. Props were not really used but there were some weapons like guns. Some cut a ways when moving from person to person at beginning, and jumpt cut to show night and next day. It was mostly dark and had videos of particles and cells of alien creatures. I like the scenes of science and of them running into forest with gear and weapons but disliked the monster becuase it creepped me out.

More Movie Research: Resident Evil Afterlife

  I watched two horror\thriller sci-fi movies so far, for research. They are pretty similar. Not all of it is sci-fi, only the monsters. In this movie, the zombies are the science fiction, the giant underground lab, and the super powers of the main character: to have super speed, strength, regeneration, and make copies of herself.
  The common camera angles and movements where:

• Close-Ups

At the beginning, The main character records herself, and talks about how everything has been so far. We see it through the camera and see only her face.

• Pan

There are lots of pans. At the beginning when she runs after her friend, the fight with the giant axe zombie, and when they fight the boss of the umbrella company.

• Tilt

When she flies her plane there are some small tilts when she turns or dives.

• Tracking Shots

When the plane crash lands and they get off, tracking shot of them walking and in the basements. There are a few.

• Long Shot

Lots of long shots, when they enter the ship and free all of the people.

   Costumes-Worn down clothing that has tears on them, or minimal clothing. The members off the umbrella company have suits and some have military uniform.
   Lighting- Bright in the beginning, but once we see destroyed city's it gets darker. In the prison it gets way darker and creates a tense and lonely mood.
  Actors-Perform some stunts when killing the zombies, especially big one, and also the boss.
   Makeup-Not much, they have dirty faces with cuts.
   Props- The best one is the coin gun the main character carries on her back, but others are weapons.
   Settings-Alaska, The prison, Arcadia (the boat), and Tokyo ( original base of umbrella)
Non-Digetic sounds are used for zombies and rest is digetic.
Editing, lots of cuts, and cutaways are used to switch between characters and fight scenes.
I liked the zombie part of the movie and how the whole ship was a trap. Also the end scene.
I didn't like that everyone died except for the brothers an that the guy came back, it was kind of predictable.

Movie Research: BiRd BoX

  The movie Bird Box is sci-fi thriller. The common camera angles are Close-Ups and Extreme Close-Ups to see the eyes and how they change when they were the monster. Tracking shot is also a really important part of this film, so we can follow when she travels throught the river and the forest. The costumes are old dirty clothes, and warm clothes becuase it's cold and windy. Lighting is mostly dark but gets lighter at the end. Makeup isn't really used, but thier faces do get dirty sometimes with dirt and scratches.

  The sound is digetic and only a few scenes with non-digetic sounds, for example music playing. The sounds of birds chirping and the sounds of leaves blowing in the wind.

  The editing is interesting. The movies switched back and forth in the past and in the present. So it would be cutaways and cross cutting. For the begining to the end. 

  The whole movie has an eerie feeling to it, because we know when the monster is here but we never actually see it, and the movie is sci-fi, because that monster doesn't exist. I like that the movie had lots of digetic sounds, the sounds of birds. I also liked that it was dark and it was creepy and mysterious. I didn't like that it was gory and you can see blood and hear the sounds of bones cracking and knifes stabbing people.

MAKING MY DECISION

  So, I made my decision on which pitch I choose to make my movie on. I choose my first idea, the sci-fi one. I just really loved the idea of memories and dreams. It's rarely used and it's a cool concept. The actually filming isn't going to be hard becuase I won't need to film scenes in space or places like that. Costumes won't be to hard and makeup. I already know how the beginning is going to go. Camera angles and movement won't be hard, and my setting is going to be the city. Editing might be hard, looks of cross cutting.

Movie genre Further Research

  I researched two more movie genres: Sci-Fi and Romance. To know more snd help me better make a decisions for which movie idea I want to choose. 

  First C.A.M.S, I. Sci-fi there is mostly extreme long shots and pan shots. A common sci-fi takes place in space and other places like that, from far away. In romanece, there is alot of over the shoulder, because they have conversations. Also, two shot, because the two that are in love usually spend time alone, only two. In romanece, they also use tracking shot when they walk somewhere.

  Second, C.L.A.M.P.S.

C- In sci-fi the costumes are more futuristic and robotic, but in romance thay're more generic and everyday clothing.

L- In sci-fi it has a cooler tine to give it an eerie and mysterious look, but in romance a more warm to give it happiness and covey the emotion. Romance also had brightness and shadows are important.

A- In sci-fi it could be robotic and abnormal, something from another world. In romance it could be romantic gestures that show thier feelings.

M- Makeup for sci-fi would depend on the type, in another world it could be alien. In romance it's generic makeup, everyday or lots of makeup for a date.

P- In romance it can be gifts, like choclate, flowers, rings, or jelwery.

S- In sci-fi it can be outer space or a different world/planet/dimension. In romance it can be Urban, for example in a school or a local dinner.

  In sci-fi it has its own editing and sound. Most of the sound used in sci-fi comes from a synthesizer because it's eerie and otherworldly. The editing is VFK. Simple visual effects are always used.

  In romance the editing and sound are, simple editing, and cutaways to show the two people, and sound depend on the mood, sad or happy.

Movie Research: The Martian

 The Martian is Sci-Fi fantasy. The martian has an establishing shot of planets, i'm pretty sure its mars. Most of the Camera angles are long shots, to show how the person interacts with the planet. Also a lot of tracking shots of when he travels to places on the planet. The costumes are Space suits, and actors performs pretty normal task. Props are food and regular things. Setting, is space and at the end an alien spaceship. In the last scenes everything get weird.
   Editing, lots of cut a ways, sound is non digetic, because we don't know how mars sounds like.
I liked that is was about space and aliens. I didn't like how it started to get confusing at the end.
  Aliens are really common in sci-fi, people love to add them in movies. Also, the discovery of new planets, that humans can live on.

Movie Genre Research PowerPoint

 I created this PowerPoint at the beginning of the year. We chose randomly a movie genre. I got Dance. I did research, searched common lighting, sound and other stuff that is usually seen in those types of movie. I also searched up examples of that movie genre and added it to my PowerPoint. I gave example, and explained it a little bit, for each description of the genre. I made this PowerPoint myself, by researching up stuff on the Internet. I didn't add to much words, and i added a few picture to help explain and give examples.

Chosing my top two Pitches

 I have chosen my favorite two Pitches that I came up with.

       1. Sci-Fi about dreams and memories merging with reality and how we see it.

       2. Gangster film about a gang taking over a city, which causes chaos and doesn't have a good end. 

I loved all of my ideas but these two I thought were more original and creative. Both were more interesting to me and I thought if I did those It will be much more better.

   The reason i choose  number one was becuase it's sci-fi and I love sci-fi, also the concept  about dreams and memories almost never is done in films. Also it would be cool to make, becuase it's going to be a lot of editing and filming.

   The reason I chose number two as my top two was that I like watching movies that involve organized crime to get revenge or achieve thier goal. In my idea there isn't a happy ending to the story. That idea was more interesting than horror and creative.

 The one I ended up chosing for my project is Sci-Fi. I love sci-fi and it would be amazing if I did it. I also love the idea about dreams and memories. I also have a good story for this one.

Starting the Final Task

  Hi my name is Rigo and I am in AICE Media Studies learning about films and how they are made, the whole procces that a director goes through to make the movie. This is my first blog for my last film which is part of my final test for this class.  So far I have made two films since I started this class. A commercial and a music video. I am working byyself becuase that's just how I concentrate more and work fastest.

 Just from making those two films I have learned a lot. What I can do the best is in the actual filming and editing. I know who to use the software really well and I know everything the camera and tripod can do to get the most perfect shots. I know how to do everything else but those are the two things I feel I am the best at, and can easily do. Today in class I thought of three ideas for my class, and I wrote a pitch in all three. Pitches are short and explain the idea some one has for a new film. In class we are doing elevator pitches Wich means they are 30 seconds long, same amount of time it takes an elevator to get to the next floor. The pitch is to explain my ideas and see which one gets approved. My three pitches are:

1. My idea is of a sci fi movie that explores dreams and memories and how we interpret things, in our minds and try to distinguish reality from dreams.

2. My second idea is a gangster movie, of organized crimes happening around a city that slowly take over the city and gets over run by criminals.

3. My final idea is a horror movie, it's going to be about a hunter arriving at strange town looking for paranormal creatures that terrorize the residents of the town.