Editing Blog

The previous three days I have been filming the clips in the movie where none of our main characters are needed. For example, the pan view of the neighborhood and the close up on the tree, basketball, an basketball goal. Also, I did the medium shot of the door on the house. All of these clips represented a different scene in the film. The pan shot of the neighborhood is the very first clip of the movie to open it out. The close ups on the basketball, basketball goal, and the tree is the scene after the girl gets injured and is laying down on the court. This scene shows the dramatic effect behind what happened. The door scene is more towards the end of the opening scene when the boy returns and knocks on the door. When I began editing, I did it on my phone. I did it on my phone because I don't have pinnacle studios on my laptop at home nor my phone. Due to the fact that I wasn't recording last week, I wanted to make sure that edit my movie so that I wasn't far behind. Plus, since I could not access my school laptop for pinnacle studios, I needed to make sure I had something done to show for peer review. Just like my music video, I did most of my editing on my phone and some on the camera, dumped it on pinnacle studios, and used pinnacle studio for additional editing and sounds/music. The scene of the pan movement of the neighborhood is fading into the basketball scene. The shots of the objects at the park have no effects in transitioning, it goes to the next immediately. I spaced each one of them out because I knew that later I would have to add the main scenes later when I film this weekend. Me and my partner will have more than enough time to get out film done by the weekend. I will be in the scene as a actor and camera woman, maybe. I will continue editing on my phone until we can dump and finish editing on pinnacle studios on Monday in class. Here is a picture of the neighborhood and which will be seen in the opening sequence.

Filming Blog

This weekend I still could not film because I had to work both Saturday and Sunday. I would’ve still grabbed a camera if my hours were not rigorous. However, Saturday I worked from 9a.m to 6:30p.m and Sunday from 9a.m to 5p.m. Meaning, I wouldn’t have time to after work to meet up with my partner and film because it would be night time. This wouldn’t work due to the fact that my film is mostly taken in the day time. On my returning to class, I plan on grabbing a camera and film for the rest of the week to make up for lost time. If I was to start to filming we would probably start with the simple stuff first. I would've probably did the pan movement shot of the neighborhood for the beginning of the movie. Then would have fast forward to the middle of the film where the girl is laying down on the court. Then to the last scene in the kitchen. I want to make sure that each day is productive. If each day is productive, then we will have enough time to re-film and re-edit. Hopefully my next blog will not be one of filming but of editing. Meaning, I did do what I say and started editing my film. Each day, I feel like I’m falling more and more behind when I don’t film. I don’t believe the process will be very long because I have a storyboard of every scene that I will shoot in detail. Now all I have to do is, gather my characters, go to the locations, and make it happen. This week, with or without my partner, I’m going to make sure I start prioritizing this movie. I would love to get all majority of it done. If not majority of it done, then at least all the major scenes and parts. Here’s a picture of me at the gym work this weekend showing why I could not film.

Filming Blog

This weekend I did not blog. I did not blog because my teacher told me that I could not grab a camera until my storyboard was completed and submitted. I submitted my blog on Thursday and was planning on getting the camera that next day on Friday. However, I did not come to school and Friday. On the following week there was no school on Monday because of President's Day. That leaves Tuesday. On Tuesday it was a 'B' day meaning it was periods five through eight. I, however, have this class second period. So today (Wednesday), I grabbed the camera. I plan on returning the camera either when we done or, if we must return it, next week. I want to record after school when my partner don't have work. I know I can't film this weekend because I have work. However, if I was to start to film we would probably start with the simple stuff first. We would've probably did the pan movement shot of the neighborhood for the beginning of the movie. Then would have fast forward to the middle of the film where the girl is laying down on the court. Then to the last scene in the kitchen. I want to make sure that each day is productive. If each day is productive, then we will have enough time to re-film and re-edit. Hopefully by the next blog I can have some information on me filming. Here's a picture of me doing my work.

Film Storyboard

This is a google slide of my storyboard. Before, I did a blog on each scenes for shooting and sound. This storyboard, however, creates a visual of how the film will be organized and look. The storyboard is organized by scene. There are ten scenes so there are a total of ten slides. It also includes that type of camera angles and shots that will be happening in each scene. I attached this storyboard so that people can see the story and purpose behind the initial start of the movie main idea. My partner worked on scenes one through five while I worked on scenes six through ten. It took us some time to plan this because when we film , this is the basic guideline. This in helpful because it will make the filming process run much smoother.

Title design in detail

This is a google slide of how our title design will go in detail. We made sure that we used no more than three fonts because we don't want to cause confusion to the audience. Our film we be taken in the daytime so we made sure the coloring of our title and credits will be legible and visible to the naked eye. The title will be in either white or black and the credits will be in black. We also took in consideration of how the the title and credits will come in. Rather it fades or bounce it, it will have to go with the genre of our film. The spacing of the letters will be spaced out enough to where the titles are legible. I attached this google slide to create imagery of how the title will pop up in the title sequence. I realize that the font plays a major role in the title sequence. I put in much thought and is confident with my decision.

LSHP

This is my overall conclusion on location, participants, health and safety, and schedule. In this google drive you will see what I want to shoot my film, the people involved, the health measures that will be taken for safety, and what we plan on doing each week prior to the final movie.The layout is very similar to the production in the movie Love and Basketball. There is a total of four slides. Each slide shows the different categories. I am inserting this to show they overall message and tone for how the film will go. It may vary due to weather. Each slide explains what is going to take place. However, the location slide shows by pictures more than words. All of these slides are very crucial. It also makes it easier for me to put together my storyboard. The factors play a major role on if it correlate with the genre of our movie.

Sound Script

This is my sound script. In this google drive you will see what I want the actors to say and background sounds in my opening or title sequence.The scene is very similar to the introduction scene in the movie Love and Basketball. There is a total of 10 slides. Each one of my scenes has a change of either angle or scenery. I am inserting this to show they overall message and tone for how the film will go. It may vary due to actors. Each scene has about three things happening. However, each scene will be of different timing. At the end of sound script it end very dramatically.l because it ends in silence.  It will have the audience wanting to watch what happens next. 

Shooting Script

This is my shooting script. In this google drive you will see what I plan on doing in my opening or title sequence.The scene is very similar to the introduction scene in the movie Love and Basketball. There is a total of 10 slides. Each one of my scenes has a change of either angle or scenery. I am inserting this to show they overall layout for how the film will go. It may vary due to weather or actors. Each scene has about 3 things happening. However, each scene will be of different timing. At the end of shooting script it end very dramatically. It will have the audience wanting to watch what happens next.