AICE Media Studies

 Throughout the duration of this film, my goal was to touch on a topic that branches out in so many different topics. Whether it be depression, neglect, miss treatment, character development, ignorance. All things that many people do struggle with. Being able to represent these different issues through a directors standpoint, or even an editors standpoint was definitely a struggle, but it was worthwhile. I feel my group members, and I worked really hard throughout this entire process to make sure that these different things represented, even through the music used in the film and the actors. But most of all the time and energy put into making this film come to life.   The film itself played a very big role on representing social issues. Especially social groups.  The film addresses things like poverty. Being in a lower social can be a real struggle sometimes. It is not something that should be played with I honestly think it needed more insight which is why I thought this...

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 Today I decided to work on the website again today. I haven’t started the editing process yet. Me being the teams personal software designer, puts editing under my umbrella of work. I haven’t chosen to start editing since all the clips aren’t in the proper place yet. We aren’t completely done with the filming process but we will be soon. My director is amazing, Rashell really knows what she is doing and I am so proud that she has the position. Technically I would be able to start editing now. In my opinion though I believe that makes the process longer and harder when I receive all the clips and that is exactly what we don’t want to do. So I am just going to wait for my team to get the perfect shots they need and start. Instead of doing that I made my decision on my template. I decided to go with the sophisticated template I was telling you about. Today I decided that it was the best choice because it was everything that we were looking for. I realized today that with the proper w...

 Today I worked on our website for the short film. Today I decided on whether I would be making it from scratch using JavaScript or use a template website to build it. I ended up deciding that we were going to go with the second option. Our group will be using Wix to build our website. I believe that this was the best decision not because of how it would look but instead because of the amount of time that we have. Wix would be the best way to make our website look good in this short amount of time. Not only that I am very proud in my web designing abilities to not let my group down. They are all working hard to make this film look good and I will do the same. Not only that this website will reflect that.  Upon figuring out the means to building the website I also  narrowed our options to 3 templates. The templates being one that’s more fun, a sophisticated one, and one with a strong feminine aesthetic. I was able to single it down to those three and will be able to comple...

  Scene 1 Box 1- Rachel at the check out counter with an Mis Box 2- Asks cashier for price Box 3- Cashier takes onion and checks price  Box 4- Rachel says she can’t afford it Box 5- Cashier doesn’t care, go to another place  Box 6- Rachel gets frustrated and leaves Scene 2 Box 1- Rachel goes home and puts stuff down on the counter Box 2- Mom gets off the coach and walks towards her Box 3- Mom ask Rachel where’s she has been showing concern Box 4- Rachel Denys her mothers concerns, and begins to speak  Box 5- Mom cuts Rachel off to ask about the onion Box 6- Rachel says she didn’t get it and gives her mom a dollar Scene 3 Box 1- The mom starts getting pissed off, gets verbally aggressive  Box 2- Rachel starts to walk away Box 3- Mom follows still yelling Box 4- Rachel annoyed ended up yelling back at her mom Box 5- They keep going back and forth until Rachel closes and locks the door Box 6- She starts kicking and screaming in frustration, until she is finally cal...

 The process of the short film titled "A happy ending" or filming any film would need things like a location, props, actors, health and safety, costumes, a schedule and of course a backup plan. Schedule- As for schedule, we are still working on it. we wanted to finalize all filming and wrap up editing by the end of spring break so that when come time to turn in the short film, we are more than prepared. Location-For Location, we were thinking of filming in thee standard places. A supermarket(Publix), Nyla's house, a parking lot at Nyla's house, an a park with pretty lights. There will probably be other places like down the street but those will all be scenes leading up to arriving at those specific Locations. We plan on utilizing each location at different times of the day seeing as we want o use the lighting to help represent the characters emotion Participants- As of right now, our participants consist of Nyla, David, Nyla's mom, and Rashell. Of course David and...

  INT. GROCERY STORE – DAY Rachel is in grocery store buying produce by her mother’s request, she tussles with the cashier over the price of the item she is buying. RACHEL (Presents onion to cashier) Wait, excuse me! I just wanted to know how much this is CASHIER (Grabs onion and rings it up) Uhm. Sure, let me grab that off you It’s 1.07 RACHEL   Can you spare 7 cents, I only have a dollar CASHIER That’s too bad, go down to a farmers’ market, it’s probably cheaper RACHEL Are you kidding me, the only farmers market in the area is 6 miles from here You can’t give me a discount or something CASHIER Listen kid, my job is to ring up items, take the money and give costumers their food. I’m not a salvation army, either pay full price or get out. RACHEL (Starts towards the exit) Whatever, it’s just an onion anyway                             ...

  A) Common Angles -Eye Level -Close Up -Wide Shot -Aerial Shot B) Mis-En-Scene -Regular Clothing -Really good lighting (natural, bright, sunny) -In regular Houses C) Sound -Dialogue -Diegetic -Ambient D) Editing -Cut/Jump -Split Screen -Jumpcut E) Films Similar -The kissing Booth - To all the boys I love Before

  This short film is about a group of teenage friends and with hidden love interests. Rory likes Rebecca but another friend in the group continues to antagonize him. Rory snaps and turns to violence by blowing up a shop.  A) camera angle/shots- - Close-up -Mid shot -Pov shot -Shot reverse shot B)sounds and lighting - Ambient sound -Incidental music -Low lighting Mis-en-scene- -Causal clothes -Park setting - Fake blood -Fireworks Believed it was cringey, it reminded me of  -My Babysitters a Vampire

   A women found out that she is actually pregnant from a long-term relationship she was in.  A) Common Sound -Incidental Music -Diegetic Sound -Non-Diegetic Sound -Ambient Sound (The baby) B) Common Angle - POV Shot -Over the Should  -Close Up C) Common Mis-En-Scene  There was a lot of realistic items seeing as the scenario was an unexpected pregnancy. Clamps mainly,  -Pregnancy test -Clothes D) Editing -Eye Line Match -Cut -Fade In/ Fade Out E) I felt it was boring, for it being a dram there was more room for plot twist. It was a little funny, it reminded me of films like -Madea movies -Greyhound -Lord of War

   Kiss chase is a short film about a girl who gets left out in a game of kiss chase. The girl starts to feel insecure and feel as if she isn't wanted  in a sense. So she goes through a series of trials to try and be better ending up in unexpected situation. A) Common Sound -Diegetic sound -Non-Diegetic  -Dialogue  B) Clamps -Establishing Shot -Close ups -Wide Angle -Props -Medium Shot C) Editing -Cut/ Jump Scene -Fade in/out -Montage D) Film Example -17 Again -The Fallout -A star is born E) -Enjoyed the plot but hated the execution. Many opportunities missed to express emotion through angles and it didn't.

  What is the take away from the video?   I have taken into account all the factors and requirements for making a film. In addition to writing tips, I learned about production steps and post-production procedures. As a result of this experience, I have learned how to better prepare myself for filming than I have in the past.    What good information did you gather while watching  it?   Throughout the entire production of the film, budgeting and resources will be crucial. You can shorten a film by cutting out unnecessary scenes until you're unable to continue, thus reducing it to just the highlights. An important part of making a film is preparation. The storyboard may still change during the making of the film even if you create an entire one. Let the story be guided by a theme and a tone. If you do not do so, it will confuse the audience. Lastly, taking care of your cast is important because if you do not have respect them, they may not make it as easy t...

What is the take away from the video?   I have gained knowledge and identified all the aspects and things needed to make a film. As a result, I learned how to write, how to produce, and how to post-produce. I learned that I could be better prepared for future filming.    What good information did you gather while watching  it?   The entire production process will require you to budget and utilize the resources you have at your disposal. When editing, cut the scenes down until you can't anymore which will result in the film being reduced to just the most significant parts. The key to making a successful film is preparation. Storyboards are never final; the film may still need to be altered. Stick to a theme and a tone and let it guide the story. If you do not do so, it will confuse the audience. Last but not least, if you don't respect your cast, they may not make it easy to film.  How do you envision this helping you through your short film process? ...

  In 9 the short film, the plot was very straightforward. It didn't really entail many abnormal distinct features that added to plot. There was very limited character development. In relation to the characters, we didn't see much of the main character "9" opinion or character. Regardless, the maker did an amazing job with the character distinction with the time given. The viewer was able to identify the main protagonist and antagonist with those simple ten minutes. In addition there was a clear beginning middle and end. The main antagonist was able to be portrayed in the correct manner with the limited amount of viewing given. This is something that is extremely difficult to do with the genre and time given but the plot and character roles were very identifiable.  In 9 the full- length film, the plot was taken in a completely different direction. The character development was more established. The viewer was able to gain a better understanding and feelings toward the ...

    We decided that a Drama film was the appropriate genre that matched our pitch. A drama matches a specific criteria,  that we want to meet so it would be easier to incorporate different things into the opening sequence without it being considered unorganized. The music is also a choice that we can make, with the proper permission. Seeing as we can use a song with or without words because both tend to be normal for those kinds of blogs, whether it be spooky or calm and relaxed, or even intense. The costuming and acting is entirely off of what we decide to make our story about. Drama is honestly the simplest and easiest to work with. Out other two choices were coming of age and comedy. We can easily incorporate both if those into a drama and kill three birds with one stone. At first we felt as if it would be hard to try and incorporate all of that into one sequence but we realized that if we did drama, we wouldn’t even have to incorporate “all” of anything. Our fina...

   CAMS- Most comedy films don’t have camera work in their opening sequences but when making the film their CAMS would be.. Tracking Shots and Pan shots to follow specific characters  POV shots (they always have atleast one scene where they show a situation from the characters perspective.) MIS-EN-SCENE- not a lot of this in an opening sequence but when there is it’s normally… costumes can honestly range depending on the type of film but are usually pretty casual teenage clothing, nothing out if the ordinary  makeup if not a cartoon or something of that nature is natural, nothing dramatic unless the character has a specific look to portray props would be based on scenes. lighting all depends on location but it is usually bright because of the happy feeling the comedy is trying to give off but it may vary depending on the film (for example scary movie) the acting always depends on the plot, which is normally depending on whether the main character is a girl or boy if ...