Today I finally completed my second CCR'S script!
- How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
- How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?
Today I finally completed my second CCR'S script!
Today,
I worked on my first choice of media for the last two questions for the CCR.
The powerpoint took me some time but I believe it did a rather good job at outlining the steps I went through to get to where I am now.
Hi guys,
I had a random idea for my CCR that could potentially be a success. I watching YouTube once again but I was getting tired of watching makeup tutorials. Since my feed and algorithm is mainly focused on celebrity get ready with me's, I also see other things they partake in like interviews. I stumbled upon something I thought was ridiculous but still very interesting.
Now,
before I get into what it was, let me give you some background information about my family. As I added in my description, I come from various cultures. Cuban, Hungarian, Jamaican, and of course, American. Every part of my family is extremely different, yet they all had one thing in common, their love for food. I grew up eating all sorts of different things. From Rice and Beans to Palacsinta to Oxtail to a Fresh Burger. I'm most definitely a foodie. One thing all my cultures food have in common is the importance of spices. This was my attempt of clever transition to...HOT ONES
Hey everyone,
I'm still in a pickle for my second media form. The two questions I will be answering in this media form are
Although the powerpoint would give me more time to work on both and will probably be the smarter option, the interview would be so fun and I can envision it. Let's find the answer!
Option 1: Power point Presentation (Slides containing visuals and information)
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Option 2: Bucket Interview (Interview in which the main person holds a bucket and picks out questions from it)
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After doing some research on my previous ideas, this one is my absolute favorite.
Sooo..
The idea is a get ready with me/makeup tutorial, however it isn't any ordinary get ready with me/makeup tutorial. It tells viewers the backstory of the film 9:5 along with some insightful questions answered.
I used to watch youtube a lot. I mean a lot. It has always been so versatile and includes so many of my interested topics. One thing I always loved watching was forensic stories and makeup tutorials. One day, my algorithm introduced my to a woman that does both.
We're almost there!
The end of the film opening is quickly approaching. I've taken this week to focus on editing the film. Here was my checklist
I will say this filming day was easier than the last. It was definitely a more enjoyable process. Today, I filmed the at home portion of the film opening. I started out by filming the simple shots of spaces in our apartment, I'm so excited they look exactly as I planned. I then proceeded to prepare the mise-en-scene elements for the remainder of the opening.
Some examples are displayed below
Yesterday was filing day and let me just say, it did not go as I expected. P.S. my mom and I ate very punctual people as well as organized, everyone has there days :)
Obstacle 1
since the campus closes at 7 p.m. and school ends at 3, the plan was to go home get everything and then head on to our filming location. When we got home, her costuming wasn’t dry, so we had to come up with a plan b. At my grandmothers she thought she had another pair… turns out she didn’t. Sooo, we went back to our apartment to see if the scrubs had dried and thankfully, they did.
Obstacle 2
We were set and on our way, or so we thought. I was so stressed about the costuming, I completely forgot about the props. We were already half way and we had to turn around AND IT WAS ALREADY 5:(
Getting passed the obstacles
I was extremely stressed about timing once we had arrived and wether or not the building would be open. However, on a brighter note, all the buildings were open and I didn’t run short on time! The fact that we got there later actually made the visuals easier to edit since the lighting was a little darker. The shots came out so nice and I’m ecstatic about how they’re going to look after I edit them.
Down the stairs long shot
The bump
I was planning on filming my project last week to get ahead of the game as we know i'm a beginner editor, therefore the editing i'm trying to accomplish will be a bit more tedious. However, I couldn't film last week, due to the fact that I was at the hospital taking care of my grandmother. She just got a tumor removed from her brain. I’m so proud of the progress she’s made and i’m so happy to have stuck by her side to help her through it. I wouldn't call the surgery an inconvenience because it's the course of life, but it was a tad bit inconvenient. There were times I was so eager to film, I thought about doing some shots in the hospital, but at the end of the day, family comes first and I know that I will work hard with whatever amount of time I have.
Now I've further planned my schedule and have my filming date set for tomorrow :)
In the meantime, I've been using my time wisely, searching and watching editing videos, so that i'm already ready by the time I get to that part of my journey.
I began with a simple video on color. As we all know, color schemes and tints have a great impact on setting the tone of a film. For instance, the darker and cooler the tints could help to convey there's a sad tone. Whereas lots of yellows and warm hues may convey a happier tone. As I've mentioned before this is a key element in the understanding of my idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omtuw1Ua2Qk&t=312s
Another thing I was sure I needed to research was how to import my own font into adobe premire. In my previous blog, I talked about my title and attached the font I would like to use for my title. I'm still not sure whether or not I will be using this font for all the text throughout the film opening yet, but either way, I wasn't sure how to use a font outside of the ones given.
This video was quick and helpful in guiding me step by step on how to do this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vr0A_CXPKg
Lastly, for sound I decided not to watch any videos because I had another idea in mind. My film opening will not contain lots of sound so, however the little bit of sounds it does include, I want to be prominent and strong. Soo...I asked a friend in class with lots of experience with sound for some advice, and he said he would help me out :) Once I have my footage, I will blog my progress and changes Martin has helped me with, regarding the sound.
In class today,
we learned more about the Creative Critical Reflection. Before this lesson, I was very nervous about the CCR. The fact that it's such a big portion of my work, made me scared. Thankfully our teacher explained and broke down the CCR in great depth, so that the class would understand what is expected from us.
Purpose
We were first introduced with the purpose of the CCR. We are given the task to create and blog our film openings over the span of 9 weeks. I now know that the creative critical reflection is meant to reflect on the planning, production process, and final production. All the blogs I have made and continue to make have cumulated all the information needed, which makes the CCR much easier.
Ideas
Our professor also gave us various ideas of CCR's we could form. Some of the following examples are listed below:
There are many more and I already have an idea of what I would like to do, but i'm gonna save that for later. :)
The Questions
The main things required to include into our CCR are the four questions we're told to answer. Not only were we informed of what the questions were, but also how to further break the question down, to make sure every part is accessed. This was very helpful, as the questions can sound a little tricky at times.
The End :
The teachings closed with how to end our CCR and helpful tips to make sure the result is concrete.
Ever since
the project was introduced, I always knew it would have to do with something personal to me. Something that has had a great impact on my life. My mom plays an immense role in my life. Her as well as my grandmothers story is rather interesting. Different, but interesting. However, one thing they both have in common is they've always been hard workers.
SOOO..
I decided the title should focus around work but still hold a deep meaning, a lot like the beginning of the film opening. I decided to name it 9-5. The phrase 9-5 is used in many song lyrics of artists, such as Dolly Parton's song titled 9-5. This saying is always used to represent hard working and exhaustion. I think this perfectly fits the situation my main character will be acting out.
As for the font, I asked my peers how they would visualize it. The title will be very prominent on the screen. It will be placed over black so it will be the main focus. After a bit of chatting, we agreed that a typewriter font would be the best option. Although this may not make sense, the typewriter reminded us all of a clocking in sound .The clicking of a typewriter also reminded us of the loop my main character is in.
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