I have finished making our creative reflection! I noticed that a lot of people in the class chose to do videos, so we wanted to think of something that would stand out amongst the crowd. That is why I decided to construct a collage that answered the essential questions through pictures. However, just having the pictures with sort caption proved to not be enough, so I decided to do a voice-over as well explaining each specific aspect of our film. It was difficult at first trying to find the best way to screen record our project in order to zoom in on what we were talking about. However, after some trial and error, I was able to figure out how to easily create the video. I think that my creative reflection accurately and efficiently provided answers to each of the questions in an in-depth manner. 

We are feeling a lot better now about our film! The scenes flow so much more smoothly now, and the premise makes complete sense! We were definitely all a lot more motivated and excited following through with this concept instead of our previous idea. We have now officially filmed all of our scenes and we are nearly done editing as well. The last and finals touches are under way such as adding in the credits. I think our excitement towards this idea is what really helped us complete this in such a short amount of time. We relate so much to the film, to the point that it didn't really feel like we were acting. One problem we had with our previous film, was we didn't know how we would develop the storyline past the two minutes if we were to actually produce it as a film. However, with this film we would love to develop it further! 

So... we have made a lot of changes regarding our film. In other words, we have changed the whole premise of our movie. As a group we decided that our previous concept was too hard to develop in such a short amount of time. We were worried that there were too many gaps in the storyline, which ultimately led to a storyline that was hard to follow. With that being said, we chose to make a movie that was more engaging for both us as well as the audience. We thought of a coming of age/indie film that followed a friend group through their last summer before senior year. During the production process of our film we were able to utilize a broader range of filming equipment such as our phones, a tripod, and a digital camera. We created a shared notes entry that we were able to add shared ideas onto. In the same way, we were also implementing many different camera angles that increase the quality of our movie. 

We have taken a bit of a hiatus from filming/editing out film. In class, we have specifically been focusing on our case studies as well as the influence of media in society. We were researching how people in powerful positions can have an impact on what is shown in media. However, we are planning to start editing our film very soon!

My group just finished re-filming some of the scenes that were previously hard to hear because we had technical difficulties with the microphones. The new shots are now much better, as we made sure to utilize more camera angles and techniques to create a dramatic effect. We played around with various ways in which we can incorporate interesting sounds into our film that would further enhance the storyline. We do however still have to re-film the scenes with Dustin, who plays Josh, because he was not free the day that we were filming. 

To- do List

• Re-film scenes with the character Josh

• Combine Scenes

• Edit 

• Create the credits for our film 

• Set schedule to work on project

Link to our movie: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYcRWPmAI/6HBMKTFTR0EmQw1qq0-5sA/edit 

My group and I have started filming for our movie! Getting into costume was so much fun, it felt like we were being transported back into the 80's! We utilized multiple camera shots that we learned about in class in order to better tell the story. We did have some trouble with the mics, and trying to get them to connect to our phones. However, we did eventually get one microphone to work, which greatly enhanced the quality of the sound. We have began discussing whether or not we should re-film some of the scenes because the audio is hard to hear.  We do still have to combine all of the clips together to determine whether or not we have gone over the two minute time limit. If that is the case, we'll have to either re-film the scenes to make them shorter, or cut out unnecessary footage to shorten the clips. 

Today in class, we made big advancements in our script. We are getting very close to being done and having a finalized version of our story, finally! We compared our schedules to see what day would be best for all of us to begin filming and we decided on Saturday of next weekend. We are incorporating props in our movie that are accurate to the time frame. For example, we are using both a cam-corder and cassette to relay the time period to the audience.  

In class today we are trying to develop a title for our movie. We have to take into consideration all of the different aspects of our movie in order to determine how the title will relate to our storyline.  We still are waiting to hear back form the owners of Hardees to determine if we can film there or not. If we don't  hear back from her in a few days, we may have to come up with an alternate idea just in case plans fall through for our original movie. 

Today my group and I finished working on our second story board. We initially made our first storyboard for our original concept, however because we came up with a new idea we had to make a new storyboard. In addition to that, we also started to further conceptualize our script. We are sill waiting to hear back from the owner of the restaurant as to if we can film in the facility or not. If we do get permission to film in the restaurant, we will most likely start filming next weekend so that we can be done by before Christmas break. 

Today my group and I created a google document where we all are writing down the fundamentals to our movie. We firstly wrote down the location where our movie will primarily be filmed at. Secondly, we decided who will play what character and what the name of that character will be. We are still  working out the specifics of our movie, such as what car will our antagonist will drive as they are creepily following behind us or how we are going to establish an eerie setting through lighting. The main task, however that we are going to work on next is the development of the script.  

Today my group and I began to develop our storyline. We came up with plot twists and ways to build suspense within our movie. This will help with engaging the audience and prompting them to want to continue watching. We established the main characters in our story and very efficiently decided who will  play each character. The theme of the movie has also been decided to be suspenseful and dramatic.   We have also reached out to some people asking if they would be able to star in our movie so that we have more characters.