AICE Media Studies Blog

 Throughout the duration of this film, my goal was to touch on a topic that branches out in so many different topics. Whether it be depression, neglect, miss treatment, character development, ignorance. All things that many people do struggle with. Being able to represent these different issues through a directors standpoint, or even an editors standpoint was definitely a struggle, but it was worthwhile. I feel my group members, and I worked really hard throughout this entire process to make sure that these different things represented, even through the music used in the film and the actors. But most of all the time and energy put into making this film come to life.   The film itself played a very big role on representing social issues. Especially social groups.  People who may be living in poverty or people who may come from troubled household or surround themselves with not so good people or who allow themselves to be influence by not so good people. The film has the ca...

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 Back to the musicality of the film. Right now my group and I are trying to find the time to film so in the meanwhile I am trying to find music. There is this song by this independent artist called "rises the moon" by liana flores. The song is soft and gentle and can add some comfort to the death. It would really bring out the emotion of the storyline. Sometimes I get scared and feel like our filming wont match the vision in my head so I have to make sure I have other things that can help, such as music, costuming, editing and all those other things. Anyways I went online to look for Liana's record label which is how I found out she was independent. She is also not from here so a lot of her music is not in english, unlike the one that I want. SO there was no email, no number, no message prompt. ONly thing that I could find was an instagram. It is hard to contact celebrities or people with "clout" through social media but I had to do something. SO I texted her ve...

 We are doing Matilda the musical! It is cutting into a lot of school time, and we knew by the time we finished the musical the quarter would be up. We decided to go do some filming when we weren't called. We went to publix to get the first scene. It was hard I am not going to lie, it was very hard. Eventually we figured it out and got some kind of scene but I had to poop so bad. That wasn't appropriate but It was bothering me the whole day. Another thing I wanted to mention was the fact that I live in florida, my whole group lives in florida. It was hot. Like it was incredibly hot and sticky and I never wanted to experience such nastiness ever again. We sorta got some scenes. To be real we were slacking in filming because of everything that has been going on but we will persevere. Anyways, we got the Publix's lady to give us permission to film us but she was doing to much. She didn't want to listen to squat and I t was making me mad but I couldn't exactly complain ...

 As of right now, it is time to start filming. Although this is correct, my main focus right now has been the music. The storyline of the film concludes with a death, so I wanted the music to symbolize that. There is a song called "Fourth of July" by Sufjan Stevens. The song talks about a boy who lost his mother at a young age and how he believes that human should just live life and not take people for granted because of how someone can just go. I loved the song and how it started and felt it was perfect with the last few scenes so I went online and emailed the label, and about three days I get an email back. It was the stupidest thing ever. I get this email while hiding in the bathroom at work so it's just a lot to take in at once. Mind, this song came out in like 2014 and people only know it because of TikTok. They email me back and say that I need to pay 500 dollars for rights, which is pretty entitled and that doesn't guarantee me rights, then they said they need ...

  Scene 1 Box 1- Rachel at the check out counter with an Mis Box 2- Asks cashier for price Box 3- Cashier takes onion and checks price  Box 4- Rachel says she can’t afford it Box 5- Cashier doesn’t care, go to another place  Box 6- Rachel gets frustrated and leaves Scene 2 Box 1- Rachel goes home and puts stuff down on the counter Box 2- Mom gets off the coach and walks towards her Box 3- Mom ask Rachel where’s she has been showing concern Box 4- Rachel Denys her mothers concerns, and begins to speak  Box 5- Mom cuts Rachel off to ask about the onion Box 6- Rachel says she didn’t get it and gives her mom a dollar Scene 3 Box 1- The mom starts getting pissed off, gets verbally aggressive  Box 2- Rachel starts to walk away Box 3- Mom follows still yelling Box 4- Rachel annoyed ended up yelling back at her mom Box 5- They keep going back and forth until Rachel closes and locks the door Box 6- She starts kicking and screaming in frustration, until she is finally cal...

The process of the short film titled "A happy ending" or filming any film would need things like a location, props, actors, health and safety, costumes, a schedule and of course a backup plan. Schedule- As for schedule, we are still working on it. we wanted to finalize all filming and wrap up editing by the end of spring break so that when come time to turn in the short film, we are more than prepared. Location-For Location, we were thinking of filming in thee standard places. A supermarket(Publix), Nyla's house, a parking lot at Nyla's house, an a park with pretty lights. There will probably be other places like down the street but those will all be scenes leading up to arriving at those specific Locations. We plan on utilizing each location at different times of the day seeing as we want o use the lighting to help represent the characters emotion Participants- As of right now, our participants consist of Nyla, David, Nyla's mom, and Rashell. Of course David and ...

  INT. GROCERY STORE – DAY Rachel is in grocery store buying produce by her mother’s request, she tussles with the cashier over the price of the item she is buying. RACHEL (Presents onion to cashier) Wait, excuse me! I just wanted to know how much this is CASHIER (Grabs onion and rings it up) Uhm. Sure, let me grab that off you It’s 1.07 RACHEL   Can you spare 7 cents, I only have a dollar CASHIER That’s too bad, go down to a farmers’ market, it’s probably cheaper RACHEL Are you kidding me, the only farmers market in the area is 6 miles from here You can’t give me a discount or something CASHIER Listen kid, my job is to ring up items, take the money and give costumers their food. I’m not a salvation army, either pay full price or get out. RACHEL (Starts towards the exit) Whatever, it’s just an onion anyway                      ...

A) Common Angles -Eye Level -Close Up -Wide Shot -Aerial Shot B) Mis-En-Scene -Regular Clothing -Really good lighting (natural, bright, sunny) -In regular Houses C) Sound -Dialogue -Diegetic -Ambient D) Editing -Cut/Jump -Split Screen -Jumpcut E) Films Similar -The kissing Booth - To all the boys I love Before

This short film is about a group of teenage friends and with hidden love interests. Rory likes Rebecca but another friend in the group continues to antagonize him. Rory snaps and turns to violence by blowing up a shop.  A) camera angle/shots- - Close-up -Mid shot -Pov shot -Shot reverse shot B)sounds and lighting - Ambient sound -Incidental music -Low lighting Mis-en-scene- -Causal clothes -Park setting - Fake blood -Fireworks Believed it was cringey, it reminded me of  -My Babysitters a Vampire

 A women found out that she is actually pregnant from a long-term relationship she was in.  A) Common Sound -Incidental Music -Diegetic Sound -Non-Diegetic Sound -Ambient Sound (The baby) B) Common Angle - POV Shot -Over the Should  -Close Up C) Common Mis-En-Scene  There was a lot of realistic items seeing as the scenario was an unexpected pregnancy. Clamps mainly,  -Pregnancy test -Clothes D) Editing -Eye Line Match -Cut -Fade In/ Fade Out E) I felt it was boring, for it being a dram there was more room for plot twist. It was a little funny, it reminded me of films like -Madea movies -Greyhound -Lord of War

 Kiss chase is a short film about a girl who gets left out in a game of kiss chase. The girl starts to feel insecure and feel as if she isn't wanted  in a sense. So she goes through a series of trials to try and be better ending up in unexpected situation. A) Common Sound -Diegetic sound -Non-Diegetic  -Dialogue  B) Clamps -Establishing Shot -Close ups -Wide Angle -Props -Medium Shot C) Editing -Cut/ Jump Scene -Fade in/out -Montage D) Film Example -17 Again -The Fallout -A star is born E) -Enjoyed the plot but hated the execution. Many opportunities missed to express emotion through angles and it didn't.

  What is the take away from the video?   I have taken into account all the factors and requirements for making a film. In addition to writing tips, I learned about production steps and post-production procedures. As a result of this experience, I have learned how to better prepare myself for filming than I have in the past.    What good information did you gather while watching  it?   Throughout  the entire production of the film, budgeting and resources will be crucial. You can shorten a film by cutting out unnecessary scenes until you're unable to  continue, thus reducing  it to just the highlights. An  important  part of making a film is preparation. The storyboard may still change during the making of the film even if you create an entire one. Let the story be guided by a theme and a tone. If you do not do so, it will confuse the audience.  Lastly, taking care of your cast is important because if you do not have respect th...

  What is the take away from the video?   I have gained  knowledge and identified all the aspects and things needed to make a film. As a result, I learned how to write, how to produce, and how to post-produce. I learned that I could be better prepared for future filming.    What good information did you gather while watching  it?   The entire production process will require you to budget and utilize the resources you have at your disposal. When editing, cut the scenes down until you can't anymore which will result in the film being reduced to just the most significant parts. The key to making a successful film is preparation. Storyboards are never final; the film may still need to be altered. Stick to a theme and a tone and let it guide the story. If you do not  do so,  it will confuse the audience. Last but not least, if you don't respect your cast, they may not make it easy to film.  How do you envision this helping you through your sh...

 In 9 the short film, the plot was very straightforward. It didn't really entail many abnormal distinct features that added to plot. There was very limited character development. In relation to the characters, we didn't see much of the main character "9" opinion or character. Regardless, the maker did an amazing job with the character distinction with the time given. The viewer was able to identify the main protagonist and antagonist with those simple ten minutes. In addition there was a clear beginning middle and end. The main antagonist was able to be portrayed in the correct manner with the limited amount of viewing given. This is something that is extremely difficult to do with the genre and time given but the plot and character roles were very identifiable.  In 9 the full- length film, the plot was taken in a completely different direction. The character development was more established. The viewer was able to gain a better understanding and feelings toward the c...