On Tuesday, I went into class with the determination to edit. I was very excited to see how our scenes turned out. I get into class and immediately grabbed a laptop and an SD reader and got ready to see everything. Camila still wasn't in class but I was too worried about the clips to notice. I pull everything up and find out that I can't figure out how to import my clips. It took me a minute but once I get everything pulled up I watched my clips. I stopped the video and realized that we were missing scenes! I had to think back to when I was filming and realized that I probably messed up and forgot to press play. I was always doing that. When Camila gets into class, I tell her about it and we figure out a plan to get those scenes. After we came up with a plan we started editing.
We knew that we only had two and a half days to edit. This is because neither one of us had Pinnacle studios on our personal laptops and we aren't allowed to take any home to edit. We had to rush to get everything done in the time that we had which wasn't long. We cut the scenes that we didn't like and shorted them too. Working on Pinnacle Studios was killing me from how slow it was moving. It would take two minutes to load the clip when we only had five minutes left, or whatever the case was. It felt like I was rushing against time because my partner was useless. She wasn't completely useless, but I was the one who held the camera and editing 90% of the work. I even came up with the idea to get a camera and reshoot the scenes that I needed. I was even the one to tell her to tell our actors to be there.
By the end of class on Tuesday, I managed to get most of the footage edited. On Wednesday after school, I want back to class to get a camera. When I walked in, nobody was there. I didn't know what to do because we needed those scenes. I spotted a camera on the teachers desk, I checked the battery, and left a note saying I took it and that I would return it. I was willing to face the consequences for taking the camera even if it meant dropping a grade or even failing the class. After practice that day, everyone involved in the video headed over to to the park to reshoot. I made sure to get as many clips as we could because we needed those shots. We spent a good hour at the park reshooting. After I was 100% sure we got all of the clips, everyone went home and I returned the camera to the school.
When I got back to school the next morning I went to get the camera and return it to class. I left it in the most secure place I could think of, my Coaches office. He let me get it and I headed to class where I saw one of my teachers. She let me know that I was in trouble at all and that I was very responsible leaving a note. I was still worried that my other teacher would get mad at me but he wasn't either. I was very glad that they weren't mad at me. During editing, I had to add the music in and I learned how to make clips longer and shorter. It took a long time to get everything how we wanted it. We still don't have everything because I still need to add transitions and make everything line up. I asked many times if I could stay later but I was turned away every time. Hopefully I will have the time that I need to add what I need to on Monday and turn it in on time.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Filming, for real this time
We filmed the day before thanksgiving break. This was really frustrating because I had to wait the entire week to see the footage. When we got back to school I had to wait another day because we didn't have class which made it even more frustrating because that meant we only had teo days to edit. On the day of editing, we only had three people for the video and it was going to be very hard to record. When we get to our destination, the park, I was very frustrated and ready to give up and take a 0 in the grade book when one of my friends came to the rescue. We got to the benches and my friend was sitting there on her laptop. I asked her if she wouldn't mind being in it and she said yes. Then I forced her to be the singer for it. Since she was my friend she wasn't going to say no.
Before we started shooting we had to set up everything which took awhile. Right before we started shoot another friend came and my stress was eased before we had another person. We let him in on the information and what we were doing and he was good. It took us awhile to shoot our first scene because Sarah, the singer barely knew the lyrics. After we taught her the lyrics and told her what she was going to do, we did a practice shot. She was really bad so we had to take three more shots. We finally got one that we liked and went into the next scene. For the next scene we had to take a few shots because they were a little unclear on when to throw the paper balls. It was taken in less shots but it worked out. I felt like I was being really rude the whole time but I didn't care because I needed the shots.
Everyone was very hard to work with because they kept laughing and making jokes. We told them that we would give them service hours if they took it more seriously and they did. We had to change our storyboard around a lot because we didn't have the car and we couldnt make the beach scenes. We shot everything at the park in two hours. In the beginning, before we shot we spent a lot of time stressing over how we were going to shoot and some people even came up with the idea of shooting with barbie dolls. It took me 30 minutes to convince them that barbies would not work. After our first shot, we had someone leave and I started stressing about it. I quickly learned that it wouldn't matter because she was barely in the first shot. Without the sparklers, beach, or car, it was really difficult to shoot and I even considered taking over as the lead roll. We figured out that we couldn't do that because Camila, my partner, wouldn't be able to shoot as good as I could, said by a friend.
Before we started shooting we had to set up everything which took awhile. Right before we started shoot another friend came and my stress was eased before we had another person. We let him in on the information and what we were doing and he was good. It took us awhile to shoot our first scene because Sarah, the singer barely knew the lyrics. After we taught her the lyrics and told her what she was going to do, we did a practice shot. She was really bad so we had to take three more shots. We finally got one that we liked and went into the next scene. For the next scene we had to take a few shots because they were a little unclear on when to throw the paper balls. It was taken in less shots but it worked out. I felt like I was being really rude the whole time but I didn't care because I needed the shots.
Everyone was very hard to work with because they kept laughing and making jokes. We told them that we would give them service hours if they took it more seriously and they did. We had to change our storyboard around a lot because we didn't have the car and we couldnt make the beach scenes. We shot everything at the park in two hours. In the beginning, before we shot we spent a lot of time stressing over how we were going to shoot and some people even came up with the idea of shooting with barbie dolls. It took me 30 minutes to convince them that barbies would not work. After our first shot, we had someone leave and I started stressing about it. I quickly learned that it wouldn't matter because she was barely in the first shot. Without the sparklers, beach, or car, it was really difficult to shoot and I even considered taking over as the lead roll. We figured out that we couldn't do that because Camila, my partner, wouldn't be able to shoot as good as I could, said by a friend.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Filming Blog before the filming
We got our project and immediately started talking about what we were going to do. We figured out our song and texted our friends, asking them if they wanted to be in a music video. We didn't get replies right away but we kept talking about when we were going to film. After we got a few replies I added my friends to a group chat to get the information to them. After I shared some of the information that Camila and I made, I had almost everyone quit. It became very frustrating for me because we only had a few weeks to film and we needed actors. I asked Camila to ask her friends and we both had the realization that we could ask our friends from lacrosse. When school ended, we went to lacrosse tryouts and started asking around. I didn't get very many people to reply or even continue replying but I did get someone to keep talking with me. When tryouts ended, I got her information and added her to the group chat.
That night, I got in touch with Camila and asked her to add me to the group chat that she made with her friends. Before she added me, I asked my friends if they still wanted to be in the video. When they said yes and I got into Camila's group chat, I added my friends. The second I got into the group chat people started saying how they couldn't make it anymore and how they wouldn't be able to be in the video. That got me mad because they originally said yes and it seemed like they just made plans to get out of it. After Camila and I told them what we wanted from them, even more said they couldn't make it. I then I had to post on my Instagram story asking anyone and everyone to reply to me about wanting to be in this video. I didn't get anybody to reply. Camila and I realized that we needed a main singer for our video so I let her ask her friends that she knew were goin to be there. After she got someone, I started talking to our new main singer to make sure she knew what she was getting into. She then started making excuses and started saying that she couldn't be in it. That made Camila and I have to discuss the dates and times we wanted to shoot because we kept losing people.
We originally wanted to shoot this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but we found out that some of our actors were leaving overnight so we decided to film on Sunday. I found out that I couldn't film on Sunday because I had to watch my brother. Camila and I had to push our dates to Thanksgiving break which stressed us out because we wanted more time to edit. We decided to shoot on Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving break to get it out of the way. I then found out that I wouldn't be able to shoot on Wednesday so we had to change our dates again. We changed the dates AGAIN to Tuesday and Friday and told our actors that those dates were set in stone and that they were going to have to work around it. Later in the day we found out lacrosse practice was canceled due to no activity buses being available next week. This gave us the idea to shoot on Monday so we would have more time.
We told our group that we were going to shoot on Monday as well which would give us a safe window to get our park scenes in before it got too dark. We had some resistance but told them that it was very important that we shoot then. After school, I was walking with one of my friends and asked her if she would want to be in the video as well. She agreed and asked me for thr information. After hearing the information, she still stayed in and agreed to be in our video. I'm considering replacing our old main singer with her because I know for a fact that she will be there for us.
That night, I got in touch with Camila and asked her to add me to the group chat that she made with her friends. Before she added me, I asked my friends if they still wanted to be in the video. When they said yes and I got into Camila's group chat, I added my friends. The second I got into the group chat people started saying how they couldn't make it anymore and how they wouldn't be able to be in the video. That got me mad because they originally said yes and it seemed like they just made plans to get out of it. After Camila and I told them what we wanted from them, even more said they couldn't make it. I then I had to post on my Instagram story asking anyone and everyone to reply to me about wanting to be in this video. I didn't get anybody to reply. Camila and I realized that we needed a main singer for our video so I let her ask her friends that she knew were goin to be there. After she got someone, I started talking to our new main singer to make sure she knew what she was getting into. She then started making excuses and started saying that she couldn't be in it. That made Camila and I have to discuss the dates and times we wanted to shoot because we kept losing people.
We originally wanted to shoot this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but we found out that some of our actors were leaving overnight so we decided to film on Sunday. I found out that I couldn't film on Sunday because I had to watch my brother. Camila and I had to push our dates to Thanksgiving break which stressed us out because we wanted more time to edit. We decided to shoot on Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving break to get it out of the way. I then found out that I wouldn't be able to shoot on Wednesday so we had to change our dates again. We changed the dates AGAIN to Tuesday and Friday and told our actors that those dates were set in stone and that they were going to have to work around it. Later in the day we found out lacrosse practice was canceled due to no activity buses being available next week. This gave us the idea to shoot on Monday so we would have more time.
We told our group that we were going to shoot on Monday as well which would give us a safe window to get our park scenes in before it got too dark. We had some resistance but told them that it was very important that we shoot then. After school, I was walking with one of my friends and asked her if she would want to be in the video as well. She agreed and asked me for thr information. After hearing the information, she still stayed in and agreed to be in our video. I'm considering replacing our old main singer with her because I know for a fact that she will be there for us.
Storyboard blog
We started our story board on the 18th and we got to write two blocks. We couldn't finish in time, so we had to finish it today in class. This morning in class we debated on how our story board should be set up. We struggled deciding between certain scenes and how long the video was supposed to be. We ended up drawing multiple scenes on the story board template. We also threw away some story boards because we didn't like them anymore. After we decided what we wanted we wrote it all down. While we were writing it we came up with new ideas. We then had to stop writing and decided what we wanted. After we finished writing we took turns drawing out the scenes.
While we were starting our blog we realized we didn't have the shots written on the story board. We then stopped writing our blog to write the shots down for future use. Our first storyboard template was easy to map out. This first template is the park scenes. After we wrote and drew everything out we went back and added cut scenes and shots to our story board. We decided to have a long shot, pan shot, tracking shot, mid shot, close up, zoom shot, low angle plus tilt. Then we went back and decided how many cut scenes we would have, which was between four to five. For our second story board template we switched to the beach scenes. We start with a mid to long shot. Then we switched into a pan shot, then cut to an over the shoulder shot. There will be five cut scenes.
In our last story board template we are at the beach at night. We start with a medium close shot, which transitions into a long shot. Then we have an extreme close up and a medium shot together. After that scene we have a long shot. The long shot then switches to a medium shot and eye level shot. This then switches back into a long shot. For our very last shot we have a zoom shot facing the water and or the moon. The video will end with the moon fading out. There will be three to four cut scenes.
While we were starting our blog we realized we didn't have the shots written on the story board. We then stopped writing our blog to write the shots down for future use. Our first storyboard template was easy to map out. This first template is the park scenes. After we wrote and drew everything out we went back and added cut scenes and shots to our story board. We decided to have a long shot, pan shot, tracking shot, mid shot, close up, zoom shot, low angle plus tilt. Then we went back and decided how many cut scenes we would have, which was between four to five. For our second story board template we switched to the beach scenes. We start with a mid to long shot. Then we switched into a pan shot, then cut to an over the shoulder shot. There will be five cut scenes.
In our last story board template we are at the beach at night. We start with a medium close shot, which transitions into a long shot. Then we have an extreme close up and a medium shot together. After that scene we have a long shot. The long shot then switches to a medium shot and eye level shot. This then switches back into a long shot. For our very last shot we have a zoom shot facing the water and or the moon. The video will end with the moon fading out. There will be three to four cut scenes.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Planning blog for the music video
1) Location-We will be at the beach for the sunrise and sunset scenes. We will also be at the beach to record dances. These we will check if they go with the final film. We will be at the park where we will shoot the middle of our video. Majority of our dance scenes will be shot at the park.
2) Health & Safety-On the way to the park and the beach we will have our seatbelts on. Also during the cab videos we will also have our seatbelts on. At the beach we will have sunblock. On top of the sunblock we will also carry aloe vera incase someone gets sunburned. Also for the park and beach a First-Aid kit will be handy. In our First-Aid kit we will have band-aids, tweezers and hydrogen peroxide.
3) Props-In the beginning of the video one of the props will be a taxi hat. We will have a speaker at the park for the middle of the video. Towards the end of our video we are going to use sparklers at the beach. Sunglasses will be worn throughout most of the video.
4) Costumes-The main singer will be wearing old country clothes. The back up dancers will be wearing high end "hollywood" style clothes. The clothes will be based around sundress's, high-heels and business casual outfits. Towards the middle of the video we will switch to the beach scene. This is where our dancers will be wearing shorts, tank tops and flip flops.
5) Schedule-For the first week of the project my partner and I will be story boarding. We will also be planning the video. For the first weekend the dancers will be learning the choreography. The following week we will be filming. We will also possibly edit. If we don't have the scenes that we want by the end of Thanksgiving break we will reshoot and re-edit before it's due.
2) Health & Safety-On the way to the park and the beach we will have our seatbelts on. Also during the cab videos we will also have our seatbelts on. At the beach we will have sunblock. On top of the sunblock we will also carry aloe vera incase someone gets sunburned. Also for the park and beach a First-Aid kit will be handy. In our First-Aid kit we will have band-aids, tweezers and hydrogen peroxide.
3) Props-In the beginning of the video one of the props will be a taxi hat. We will have a speaker at the park for the middle of the video. Towards the end of our video we are going to use sparklers at the beach. Sunglasses will be worn throughout most of the video.
4) Costumes-The main singer will be wearing old country clothes. The back up dancers will be wearing high end "hollywood" style clothes. The clothes will be based around sundress's, high-heels and business casual outfits. Towards the middle of the video we will switch to the beach scene. This is where our dancers will be wearing shorts, tank tops and flip flops.
5) Schedule-For the first week of the project my partner and I will be story boarding. We will also be planning the video. For the first weekend the dancers will be learning the choreography. The following week we will be filming. We will also possibly edit. If we don't have the scenes that we want by the end of Thanksgiving break we will reshoot and re-edit before it's due.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Introduction into the new project: The Music Video
Today we're starting a new project that is a music video. We are finished with our commercial. The commercial was fun but also stressful to shoot because it was our first time filming but it was something new and exciting to do. Being our first project, our expectations of it were very low because we've never done anything like this before and because we'vemmnever worked together before. Now that we're moving onto our music video, I feel like we have a good chance of producing a good video because we've already worked with each other and the process is more known. Although our team got split up, Camila and I can still work well together. It has to be from 1 minute and 5 seconds to 1 minutes and 15 seconds. So we're going to have to work harder to get the music that we want. It's going to be shot off campus so it'll be exciting to see where we take it. I was thinking about asking my friends who love to dance to join us because we don't want to dance ourselves.
We chose the song Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. We chose the song because it's nostalgic to our childhood. It will also bring back happy memories and make it more exciting. The genre of the song is pop. The song was released in 2009. This means that we will have to go back to our 2009 childhood and remember what made 2009 different than our time today. The song goes back to our elementary school days when times were easier and when we had more fun. Since we had more fun a small the song is a pop song, it will be very easy to recreate this video in our own perspective because our 2009 selves were so light hearted and care free which is what pop feels like.
1) Costumes- our costumes will be based around the style of clothing in 2009, and mixed with expensive outfits. We chose to do it this way and not remake it for our time, a decade later because we wanted to feel the nostalgia of our childhood and because it took place in Hollywood originally and even though we don't want to recreate the video completely, we still want to follow the lyrics of the song.
2) Lighting- the lighting will be varied throughout the entire video because we will be shooting at different times a day on different days. This will work with the video because it will give it a storyline feel.
3) Actors- We will be using the help of our teenage friends for the dancing and acting. Since in a teenage music video, there are usually many people, it wouldn't make sense to have one person in the entire video. Since there are only two of us as a team, one person would have to be shooting while the other acts, which wouldn't make for a good video.
4)Makeup- Our actors will be wearing basic makeup, like mascara and light eye shadow to replicate the 2009 pop culture vibes. This will call for a lot of research to figure out how 2009 teenagers used makeup.
5) Props- Our props will consist of sparkers when it gets darker, a speaker to show the music that would play, and a taxi driver type of hat. We chose these to stay as close to the lyrics as we can.
6) Setting- We will be shooting our music video at the beach around sunset and sunrise for the beginning and end of the video, as well as dancing. We will also have it around a park near the school for the cab scenes and for the dancing, and also downtown for the tall building and city feel of Hollywood.
7) The camera angles will be shot from far away, low angles, and tracking shots. The sound will be the music playing for the video. We will have to edit a lot in Pinnacle Studios to have our scenes together. This will take time after the filming which we are hoping to have.
We chose the song Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus. We chose the song because it's nostalgic to our childhood. It will also bring back happy memories and make it more exciting. The genre of the song is pop. The song was released in 2009. This means that we will have to go back to our 2009 childhood and remember what made 2009 different than our time today. The song goes back to our elementary school days when times were easier and when we had more fun. Since we had more fun a small the song is a pop song, it will be very easy to recreate this video in our own perspective because our 2009 selves were so light hearted and care free which is what pop feels like.
1) Costumes- our costumes will be based around the style of clothing in 2009, and mixed with expensive outfits. We chose to do it this way and not remake it for our time, a decade later because we wanted to feel the nostalgia of our childhood and because it took place in Hollywood originally and even though we don't want to recreate the video completely, we still want to follow the lyrics of the song.
2) Lighting- the lighting will be varied throughout the entire video because we will be shooting at different times a day on different days. This will work with the video because it will give it a storyline feel.
3) Actors- We will be using the help of our teenage friends for the dancing and acting. Since in a teenage music video, there are usually many people, it wouldn't make sense to have one person in the entire video. Since there are only two of us as a team, one person would have to be shooting while the other acts, which wouldn't make for a good video.
4)Makeup- Our actors will be wearing basic makeup, like mascara and light eye shadow to replicate the 2009 pop culture vibes. This will call for a lot of research to figure out how 2009 teenagers used makeup.
5) Props- Our props will consist of sparkers when it gets darker, a speaker to show the music that would play, and a taxi driver type of hat. We chose these to stay as close to the lyrics as we can.
6) Setting- We will be shooting our music video at the beach around sunset and sunrise for the beginning and end of the video, as well as dancing. We will also have it around a park near the school for the cab scenes and for the dancing, and also downtown for the tall building and city feel of Hollywood.
7) The camera angles will be shot from far away, low angles, and tracking shots. The sound will be the music playing for the video. We will have to edit a lot in Pinnacle Studios to have our scenes together. This will take time after the filming which we are hoping to have.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Editing Part II
When my group and I walked into class, I went onto computer 24, the computer that we originally had our work on. I logged on and the teacher told us that the computers still don't work. We were then told that we will we using laptops with Pinnacle Studios instead. I went to sit with my group and our teacher told us that we will be splitting the working laptops with have of the class. The other side of the class was going to get the laptops so we had to wait. Our side of the class was told to just wait until we got the laptops. We all agreed and started chatting, or opened our phones. Our teacher ended up letting everyone have a computer. So we were given a working computer to edit on. We logged on and had to put our shots onto this laptop. We then opened pinnacle studios, which took forever to boot up and imported our clips into it.
We had a problem getting a promotional movie deleted off of it so we had to call over our teacher. After he deleted it, we got to work. We started with the end of the video because it was the easiest to edit, we knew what we wanted to edit. After we edited the ending, Kyndell took over and started editing the beginning of our commercial. Camila and I had no idea what she was doing, but we let her do it anyway. Camila and I started talking about how we were hoping our commercial would turn out okay. While we were talking I was watching Kyndell work. I didn't know what she was doing and we've never done a project together before so I was skeptical of what she was doing. I watched her drag clips away and cut scenes.
While I was talking to Camila, I remembered a video that I saw on the teachers desk that a student or group already turned in. I remembered how nice it was and started doubting our commerical. Granted, they were different products, but it was edited very nicely. I turned to the laptop to see what Kyndell was doing and I told her that I wanted to watch the edited clips. She played them and it was amazing! I never thought about editing the clips together the way she did. She must have had a plan to get that from the start. I wasn't able to show up for the last day of editing, but I know my team will do good. I trust them to continue to edit and make it perfect. The only thing we needed to do was to clean it up and add music.
We had a problem getting a promotional movie deleted off of it so we had to call over our teacher. After he deleted it, we got to work. We started with the end of the video because it was the easiest to edit, we knew what we wanted to edit. After we edited the ending, Kyndell took over and started editing the beginning of our commercial. Camila and I had no idea what she was doing, but we let her do it anyway. Camila and I started talking about how we were hoping our commercial would turn out okay. While we were talking I was watching Kyndell work. I didn't know what she was doing and we've never done a project together before so I was skeptical of what she was doing. I watched her drag clips away and cut scenes.
While I was talking to Camila, I remembered a video that I saw on the teachers desk that a student or group already turned in. I remembered how nice it was and started doubting our commerical. Granted, they were different products, but it was edited very nicely. I turned to the laptop to see what Kyndell was doing and I told her that I wanted to watch the edited clips. She played them and it was amazing! I never thought about editing the clips together the way she did. She must have had a plan to get that from the start. I wasn't able to show up for the last day of editing, but I know my team will do good. I trust them to continue to edit and make it perfect. The only thing we needed to do was to clean it up and add music.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Editing the Commercial
Today we were told to edit our commercial that we dumped onto the computer last class. When we got onto the computer, another group tried to come over and say that they dumped on that computer and that they needed. We then proceeded to tell them that it was our computer. We then showed them proof that my team's folder was on the computer. One of the guys walked away but they all didn't leave. One of the guys tried to tell us that their footage was dumped onto that computer. Obviously they didn't show us any proof that they recorded what computer they used. We didn't let them use the computer. They all walked away but came back a few minutes later to tell us that they needed to take the footage off. I was willing to let them to get them away from us. When I went into the folder for then to take their footage our, I didn't see any work.
They finally left and my team and I opened pinnacle studios to edit our commercial. We were stuck when we opened it. We saw that we had to log in but we didn't know what information to use. I thought that it might have been our student log in information but didn't act on my thoughts. Then Camila said that it should be our student information so I tried it. It didn't work, so we called over our teacher. She logged in with her information, then she had to log in again, because it messed up. We waiting for it to load but it never did. After five minutes of waiting, we called the teacher over to sign back in again. When the teacher came over, it started working.
They finally left and my team and I opened pinnacle studios to edit our commercial. We were stuck when we opened it. We saw that we had to log in but we didn't know what information to use. I thought that it might have been our student log in information but didn't act on my thoughts. Then Camila said that it should be our student information so I tried it. It didn't work, so we called over our teacher. She logged in with her information, then she had to log in again, because it messed up. We waiting for it to load but it never did. After five minutes of waiting, we called the teacher over to sign back in again. When the teacher came over, it started working.
After the teacher left we began the process of editing. We forgot how to get our footage imported into pinnacle studios so we tried to drag it and import it through the import button. We also tried to copy and paste. Nothing worked so we had to call over our teacher again. When our teacher came over, they tried to get our footage over too. When they couldn't get it over, they told us not to worry about it and to just write our blogs. Since it wasn't working, they weren't going to fail us. When we got back to our seats at the tables and started writing our blogs. After writing some of it, one of the teachers made an announcement saying that it wasn't working for anybody and for everyone to just write the blogs.
Filming the Commercial
When we first got to class, I was worried that our props wouldn't be here. Luckily, Kyndell brought the Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee prepackaged bottle. I also made sure that Camila had the school spirit shirt for the shots. After the teacher went over a quick review for everything for the day, we got our equipment and headed out to shoot our commercial. There was a bit of confusion while we were still in the classroom trying to get the camera, tripod, and filling pass. We found that the screen on the camera was cracked but the teacher said it was fine. Then we found that the tripod was kind of broken, but she said that was fine too. On our way out of the door we all agreed that we would follow the storyboard exactly. Of course that didn't end up happening,
When we got outside, we forgot where our first scene was supposed to be shot out. After checking the storyboard paper, we headed over to the senior patio for filming. When we got over there, we has many other groups filming in the same place, I thought that this must have been a popular place to film. It took us awhile to set up everything to shoot our first scene. We had to practice the scene like eight times before shooting. While I was shooting the first few scenes, we kept deciding to change it. We had to shoot first based on the storyboard then shoot how we thought it would be better. Kyndell was the one who wanted to change it, and since it's our first commercial, we allowed her to. On our way to shoot at the other location, my teammates decided that it would be good if I was in front of the camera, in the scenes, than behind.
Since I had to be in the scenes, instead of behind the camera, it stressed me our not knowing how I looked and how it was being shot. It took us awhile to set up for these scenes too. We had to change shirts so I would be wearing a school spirit shirt. I had to borrow a backpack to wear. And we had to spend time deciding how the scenes were going to be shot since we were changing it all. When we got to the location, we decided that what was on our storyboard wasn't going to work so we knew that we had to change it anyway. We took many shots of the same scene incase we messed up or didn't like it one way. We, Kyndell and I kept messing up when we were shooting, but we eventually got it down. After we finished shooting, and got all the footage that we needed, we heading but up to the class room to dump all of our work. After we dumped all of our work, we still had time and we decided to watch our scenes.
When we got outside, we forgot where our first scene was supposed to be shot out. After checking the storyboard paper, we headed over to the senior patio for filming. When we got over there, we has many other groups filming in the same place, I thought that this must have been a popular place to film. It took us awhile to set up everything to shoot our first scene. We had to practice the scene like eight times before shooting. While I was shooting the first few scenes, we kept deciding to change it. We had to shoot first based on the storyboard then shoot how we thought it would be better. Kyndell was the one who wanted to change it, and since it's our first commercial, we allowed her to. On our way to shoot at the other location, my teammates decided that it would be good if I was in front of the camera, in the scenes, than behind.
Since I had to be in the scenes, instead of behind the camera, it stressed me our not knowing how I looked and how it was being shot. It took us awhile to set up for these scenes too. We had to change shirts so I would be wearing a school spirit shirt. I had to borrow a backpack to wear. And we had to spend time deciding how the scenes were going to be shot since we were changing it all. When we got to the location, we decided that what was on our storyboard wasn't going to work so we knew that we had to change it anyway. We took many shots of the same scene incase we messed up or didn't like it one way. We, Kyndell and I kept messing up when we were shooting, but we eventually got it down. After we finished shooting, and got all the footage that we needed, we heading but up to the class room to dump all of our work. After we dumped all of our work, we still had time and we decided to watch our scenes.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Storyboard Blog
Here’s the list of camera shots, angles, and also movements used in this commercial:
Monday, October 14, 2019
Editing Lesson blog
Today in class we learned about how to edit. We learned that dumping is bring the takes from the camera onto the computer and the final takes are called shots. This will be important when I have to communicate with my teammates later on in the project. We were also told that our dates will be changing, which means we have more time to storyboard. We learned that pinnacle studios is the computer software that we will use to edit our work. During the hour long presentation, we were told to take notes, since this was a very important lesson. The good thing about taking notes for this lesson is that if we have any questions, we can refer to our notes to help us. We learned exactly how to use pinnacle studios and what to do when someone is absent. We also learned about all of the equipment that we will be using for filming, those being: the camera, the tripod, and the SD card. The SD card reader will only be used when we want to start editing.
When we are ready to edit, we will have to make sure we get back to class, get the SD reader, and dump out work onto the computer. After we do that we were told to put the SD reader back for other kids to use then edit our footage. We learned about the different types of editing, like cutting; transitions; and sound effects. Me and my team agreed to do a voice over for our commercial to make sure it sounds good. Something else that we learned was how to import and export our information when we are started and when we are finished. We also learned to make sure that everything is saved before we export. The class was advised to use the school computers since it had the software on it. Since the pinnacle studios app for computers was over $100, my team agreed to use a computer. Our teacher showed us a demonstration on how to use the camera and tripod. She went over exactly what to do.
She talked about how to insert and eject the SD card. We learned about how it turns on and what to do if it doesn't (it's more than likely just dead). We learned how to properly carry a tripod and how not to carry a tripod. The class learned about when we could check out cameras and when they had to be returned. We also talked about what to do if one of our teammates isn't here. Since she spent so much time talking, and showing us the software and the camera, she gave us an extension on our homework, writing this blog. Of course, when we assigned it, it was only due at the end of class, but she gave us until the end of the day to complete it. I cant wait until I get to complete my storyboard for the commercial next class. Me and my teammates will finally get to work on how the commercial will look and how it will turn out.
When we are ready to edit, we will have to make sure we get back to class, get the SD reader, and dump out work onto the computer. After we do that we were told to put the SD reader back for other kids to use then edit our footage. We learned about the different types of editing, like cutting; transitions; and sound effects. Me and my team agreed to do a voice over for our commercial to make sure it sounds good. Something else that we learned was how to import and export our information when we are started and when we are finished. We also learned to make sure that everything is saved before we export. The class was advised to use the school computers since it had the software on it. Since the pinnacle studios app for computers was over $100, my team agreed to use a computer. Our teacher showed us a demonstration on how to use the camera and tripod. She went over exactly what to do.
She talked about how to insert and eject the SD card. We learned about how it turns on and what to do if it doesn't (it's more than likely just dead). We learned how to properly carry a tripod and how not to carry a tripod. The class learned about when we could check out cameras and when they had to be returned. We also talked about what to do if one of our teammates isn't here. Since she spent so much time talking, and showing us the software and the camera, she gave us an extension on our homework, writing this blog. Of course, when we assigned it, it was only due at the end of class, but she gave us until the end of the day to complete it. I cant wait until I get to complete my storyboard for the commercial next class. Me and my teammates will finally get to work on how the commercial will look and how it will turn out.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Planning Blog for Dunkin’ Donuts Commercial
Today we are working in our planning phase due at the end of today. We have to plan how
our entire commercial is going to be set up. we have to plan the props, costumes, schedule,
location and the back up plan. Our vision for the Dunkin’ Donuts commercial is to show the
Dunkin’ Donuts coffee as an energizer for students at Fort Lauderdale High School. For
example having the coffee will make the students feel more energized and more ready to do homework and get to class and be ready for their sports. We will be sure to get the coffee the
day filming starts from the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shop and also get a cold brew Dunkin’ Donuts from our school vending machines. This will make it easier to market this product because it will show many forms of the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee make it easier to market this product because it will show many forms of the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
● Props
For the commercial we will use two dunkin’ donuts coffees, one from the store and one that is
prepackaged. We will also use a water bottle for the first few scenes. We will also have
notebooks textbooks and backpacks to imply the students are studying or working on
schoolwork.
● Costumes
We will be wearing school spirit clothes to show that we go to the school.
● Schedule
Planning - 10/10
Storyboard - 10/14
Filming - 10/21
Editing - 10/23
● Location
Senior Patio - Student will be studying
The front of the school - A student will be walking into school tired like.
● Back-up plan
If it rains, we will have to change the senior patio to the Media Classroom to show someone
studying.
If someone is absent, we will use an understudy
our entire commercial is going to be set up. we have to plan the props, costumes, schedule,
location and the back up plan. Our vision for the Dunkin’ Donuts commercial is to show the
Dunkin’ Donuts coffee as an energizer for students at Fort Lauderdale High School. For
example having the coffee will make the students feel more energized and more ready to do homework and get to class and be ready for their sports. We will be sure to get the coffee the
day filming starts from the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shop and also get a cold brew Dunkin’ Donuts from our school vending machines. This will make it easier to market this product because it will show many forms of the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee make it easier to market this product because it will show many forms of the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee.
● Props
For the commercial we will use two dunkin’ donuts coffees, one from the store and one that is
prepackaged. We will also use a water bottle for the first few scenes. We will also have
notebooks textbooks and backpacks to imply the students are studying or working on
schoolwork.
● Costumes
We will be wearing school spirit clothes to show that we go to the school.
● Schedule
Planning - 10/10
Storyboard - 10/14
Filming - 10/21
Editing - 10/23
● Location
Senior Patio - Student will be studying
The front of the school - A student will be walking into school tired like.
● Back-up plan
If it rains, we will have to change the senior patio to the Media Classroom to show someone
studying.
If someone is absent, we will use an understudy
Monday, October 7, 2019
Commercial Reasearch: Conventions and Codes
Today in class, I got the information for a new commercial project. We went over what information we needed to make it and how we were going to work it out through two weeks. We went over the titles that we are going to need for our blogs, and what was supposed to be the general information in them, to clarify, we are not going to write about our other classes or afterschool activities, it's only going to be a blog about what we did in class. We also went over the lists of commercial ideas that we are allowed to film. My group chose to make a commercial about the cheerleading team out our school. I wrote notes and marked due dates in my agenda to notify me when the work was due.
Because its split into three weeks, we have work slowed down and due during certain classes. For example, our blog post for the first day, is due today at the end of class. We were told when we had to turn in our planning information, and our storyboard, both on different days. We were also told when our editing and final commercial is due, in three weeks. I was told that we will have one day to film and one day to edit, since we can only work in the class and the class time, it will probably make it harder to get everything that we need. With only the 90 minutes a class to get all the work in that we need to get in that day, it will put more stress on to me, which can probably lead to me falling behind in my other classes, but since it's not homework, it shouldn't interfere with my other classes.
Working in my group for the commercial should be easier than others since in my group, we are friends but we are also professional when we have to be. Because if this, we get along and we get our work done. Being able to work with people that I get along with will benefit the project because that means it will run smoothly. My group is also trustworthy so we will get all of our work done and turned in when we need it to be. This project will show how well I work with my group as well as how well I can film my first commercial.
Because its split into three weeks, we have work slowed down and due during certain classes. For example, our blog post for the first day, is due today at the end of class. We were told when we had to turn in our planning information, and our storyboard, both on different days. We were also told when our editing and final commercial is due, in three weeks. I was told that we will have one day to film and one day to edit, since we can only work in the class and the class time, it will probably make it harder to get everything that we need. With only the 90 minutes a class to get all the work in that we need to get in that day, it will put more stress on to me, which can probably lead to me falling behind in my other classes, but since it's not homework, it shouldn't interfere with my other classes.
Working in my group for the commercial should be easier than others since in my group, we are friends but we are also professional when we have to be. Because if this, we get along and we get our work done. Being able to work with people that I get along with will benefit the project because that means it will run smoothly. My group is also trustworthy so we will get all of our work done and turned in when we need it to be. This project will show how well I work with my group as well as how well I can film my first commercial.
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Introductory
On Thursday, in class, we finished watching a clip from Mr. Robot and analyzing it for our first practice test. I realized that I am not good at that and need practice, I also need to study my vocabulary for that. Since it was my first practice test, I didn't do as well as I would have hoped, but with practice and time, I should be able to get it all correct. Since it's the beginning of the school year I have time to study and work on what I need to. We went over the four things that make good scenes, mis en scene; lighting, angles, and sound.
I found sound and mis en scene to be really easy. There were many sounds that most people overlook and pass it off as normal sounds. Even I used to pass them off as normal when I would watch T.V before. Things such as the cars honking as they drove by or the sound or a trail on the railroad would get passed off as normal sounds, being about to point them out made me feel like I was actually learning in that class and not just doing the work to get the grade.
Mis en scene was another thing that I found easy to find. In any movie, there will be costumes, even if its normal clothes, because many of those outfits would suit the character and their personality. Another part was setting which was also easy because whether it takes place in space or a hundred years ago, there will always be a time and place for every film.
This class has opened my eyes to a new world on the creation of media, and the test let me know how much I really knew. I'm looking forward to being able to pinpoint everything about the scenes by the end of the year and increasing my knowledge on these topics. Being able to watch any film, clip, or scene and pick out everything is definitely something I look forward to.
I found sound and mis en scene to be really easy. There were many sounds that most people overlook and pass it off as normal sounds. Even I used to pass them off as normal when I would watch T.V before. Things such as the cars honking as they drove by or the sound or a trail on the railroad would get passed off as normal sounds, being about to point them out made me feel like I was actually learning in that class and not just doing the work to get the grade.
Mis en scene was another thing that I found easy to find. In any movie, there will be costumes, even if its normal clothes, because many of those outfits would suit the character and their personality. Another part was setting which was also easy because whether it takes place in space or a hundred years ago, there will always be a time and place for every film.
This class has opened my eyes to a new world on the creation of media, and the test let me know how much I really knew. I'm looking forward to being able to pinpoint everything about the scenes by the end of the year and increasing my knowledge on these topics. Being able to watch any film, clip, or scene and pick out everything is definitely something I look forward to.
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