CCR 1

Hey again!

After watching plenty of CCR's of some being good others being boring with a boring background and just a head there talking, I felt like I wanted to do something that was different that would really show the person I am and kinda represent me like how my teacher suggested and told me to really get creative when doing this so I really started thinking outside the box.

After all the filming I Finnaly found a creative way to talk answer all my CCR (Creative Critical Reflection).  I got the idea by watching TV with my mom if I’m not wrong it was Jim Fallon with another celebrity talking about a Movie, and before hand I was telling my mom all about this project I was doing, and while watching TV my mom said “this would be something cool you can do for your project l” so it sparked up an idea and I discussed it with some friends for some of their opinions and they said it would be a great idea so I decided to stick to it. The best part about it all I have to do it talk and edit my self into a back ground like I was on the news or on a talk show, so I can do all this at home which makes it so much easier for me to film.I’m still trying to figure out which would be a better idea, and which one is easier so I can spend the rest of my time editing and completing the rest of the things I need.This week I am planning on completing all my CCRs for my Horror film, and hopefully before Friday so I can finnaly relax without having to worry about this, and enjoy my spring break like a normal kid.

CCR 4

 

What technologies did you integrate?

For our software we used Premiere Rush to edit our film since I’ve had more experience with this  editing tool and it was really good and helped so there wouldn’t be any water marks.However, my partner was using Canva another editing platform, since it came with more benefits to it, but at the end we ended up sticking to Premiere Rush.

 Hardware:

For starters I am going to use my iPhone 15, it may be a little basic compared to everyone with a fancy camera but I can make it work. Knowing that the 15 is one of the latest iPhones, its camera quality is spot on, and I will be able to adjust the brightness or maybe if I want the colors to really pop out, there's really a variety of options the come inside the camera already. I will be using this to record every shot I am going to take.

This is my Tripod. This has always come in handy, especially keeping in mind its pretty hard to keep a phone stable without shaking for more than 5 seconds. I am going to be using it to help me keep my shots straight, and at the perfect angle that I want it at, keeping in mind that you can adjust the height as you want.

This is my Ring light, which is like a tripod, but better, and even come with more perks to it. This is going to help me perfect my lighting shots, keeping in mind I am gonna be filming in a garage which is the perfect place to experiment with lighting, which is really gonna be a game changer. A cool thing about the ring light is that you can adjust the brightness as you want, it can go to as bright as a full moon to as dim as a light bulb.

To upload our project for Cambridge we are most likely going to use OneDrive or YouTube to make it public.

Group Meeting #2 Reflection

Hey again!

Today, I will be talking about my most recent group meeting in class we were discussing our editing and filming process. Mostly everyone was done with filming and just had to edit, and it was really interesting hearing everyone's problems they have encountered on the way, so I was trying to give them advice to help them overcome there problems. We were also talking about our CCR and how we were gonna film them because we all wanted to try to come up with a unique idea, but no one was really sure of what they wanted to do. I also told my group about my title, "Unplugged" and they seemed to really like it, but I'm still thinking about picking "Hay Wire" since it gives us off more meaning to the protagonist. Overall, it was fun to share our ideas and help out my peers.

Camera equipment

 Hey again! Today we will be talking about my camera equipment that I am going to use throughout the rest of my filming. 

For starters I am going to use my iPhone 15, it may be a little basic compared to everyone with a fancy camera but I can make it work. Knowing that the 15 is one of the latest iPhones, its camera quality is spot on, and I will be able to adjust the brightness or maybe if I want the colors to really pop out, there's really a variety of options the come inside the camera already. I will be using this to record every shot I am going to take. If your curious which shots I'm gonna take just stay updated with my posts so you can see when i post my story board.

This is my Tripod. This has always come in handy, especially keeping in mind its pretty hard to keep a phone stable without shaking for more than 5 seconds. I am going to be using it to help me keep my shots straight, and at the perfect angle that I want it at, keeping in mind that you can adjust the height as you want.

This is my Ring light, which is like a tripod, but better, and even come with more perks to it. This is going to help me perfect my lighting shots, keeping in mind I am gonna be filming in a garage which is the perfect place to experiment with lighting, which is really gonna be a game changer. A cool thing about the ring light is that you can adjust the brightness as you want, it can go to as bright as a full moon to as dim as a light bulb.

Location Scouting

Hey again! Today I will be talking about Location scouting and finding the perfect location.

So i had 3 different locations in mind, since I'm aiming for a garage I am going to have to pick from a variety of houses including some of my friends who's volunteered to help me out, but what I'm looking for is space, because we have a lot of cosmetics/items we need to fit in.

The first one is in my partners garage Miguel, this was gonna be our main location until Miguel informed me that his house was gonna go into construction so we weren't gonna have the time we needed to get all of our shots in. Regardless, you can also see in the background the garage is pretty cramped, so we wouldn't have been able to manage to fit the bass drums inside. So this house was a no go, onto the next! (this photo was from a previous project)

This next location is my Friend Freddy's garage. One day I was talking to a group of friends about this project I had and he seemed really interested, and when I said I needed a garage to film in he offered and said we could go whenever we need to film, the only problem though once he introduced me to the garage I realized that it wasn't what I was going for, and it didn't have the space required for everything, for example the bass drums. Onto the next!

Left the best for last, for the final location its my friends Carlos garage. His garage is a perfect size for us to have our own individual space, so we can fit everything we need, and the best part about it he has his own individual bass drums, so now I don't have to go the extra mile, and keep transporting them from one place to another. His garage also has no windows so this helps us play with the lighting more since the light is gonna be our control group. Sadly I cannot provide a picture of this location, I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet.

 

Ill keep you guys updated on which location we choose!

Prop Creation

Hey again! Today I am going to show you how we we are going to be creating a microphone out of paper. We didn't have a real microphone so we started to think outside the box, and we decided why not just make one!

Materials:

• Carboard pieces
• Glue
• Scissors
• Colored paper
• Tape
• Cardstock paper
•  Ruler

Step 1: Creating the Base

Start with 2 inch carboard circle, have two 14 cm length, and 0.75 width of cardstock paper (color of your choice), tape one cardstock paper around the carboard, cut more cardstock paper 0.25 cm width, and overlap them over each other to make a cylinder like shape, then wrap the other cardstock paper around it to give support, now you put that aside, and then get a bigger piece of cardstock paper, and bend it to make a hollow square, now grab the little cylinder you put aside, and add glue to the bottom of it, and add it on top of the hollow square.

Step 2: Creating the Handle

Get 10 cm cardstock paper, and cut half a cm of the sides vertically, then cut some lines on the paper, and bend them to make it make a base, then wrap it around to make a cylinder like shape, and then you glue it to the bottom of your hollow square you made in step 1, and your done!

Happy Crafts TV, September 24, 2020, Instructions.

Citation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6kpqYyTL3A&t=37s

Obstacle/Issues

Hello again! Today I am going to be talking about the obstacle I might go through during the process of filming my opening. 

My first issue is my location, I was going to film in a garage, and since I live in an apartment I wasn't capable of doing so, and my partner couldn't either knowing he has construction going on in his house, so we relied on one our friends to help us out with this by letting us lend his garage to film, and it couldn't be any friend, we needed someone who had a bass drum set up. So, me and my partner looked and looked until we found someone, and this is where things started to get complicated, because we were going to film this weekend at out friends garage till he told us he was going to be out the whole weekend. So, this conflict made it harder on us knowing that our friend isn't going to have our same schedule, and be as dedicated to trying to get it done keeping in mind he's voluntarily helping us out, so the tricky part was finding the perfect time for all of us to come together, and start filming. You might be thinking why don't we just transport the bass drums somewhere else, well because neither of our cars can it, and its one of our friend's prized possessions. Knowing that he loves to play it, so he didn't wanna take any chances.

Another obstacle is that I may need to start filming for the whole week because my partner is a busy guy knowing he has gymnastics practice and completions every week so it makes it hard to get our schedule straight so we are now trying to go right after school to film as long as we got some clips in, because we are pretty behind and my goal is to start catching up, knowing I'm going to spend a lot of time editing the clips and audios so it matches the film opening perfectly. 

My solution to solving the first problem is by contacting my friend’s parents about it and starting to ask them if it would be okay if we could use their garage when they aren't home, so we wouldn't have to be dependent and waiting till they home to record. I am also willing to reassure the parents that we are going to just be filming and nothing more just to make them feel more conformable about us being there. 

 My solution to the second problem with my partner's schedule is that now we are planning weeks' time in advance by letting each other know when we can film and when we can't. We have also come to an agreement that it's better to record after school knowing most of the weekends he goes traveling for his gymnastic competitions. For example, the prior week he went to Las Vegas for 4 days so we couldn't do any filming.