Walker 9:37

    I'm so excited to finally show you guys our final result. It's so sad that this amazing experience is over but it was incredible to be part of this huge project. 

    Here it is WALKER 9:37

Creative Critical Reflection

    Hey guyssss, here's my CCR. I hope you guys enjoy it. It was really fun to make it even though it was really stressful at the same time. 

  - MY CCR 

Reflection on key moments

    Hello guys, I'm so sad this one of the last blog posts I will be doing for this project but hey! it was an amazing experience. I'm so glad to have done my project with my teammates. They definitely made this experience worth it and it was incredibly fun to film and edit with them. 

    If I could change one thing I would probably fix our planning schedule. My teammates and I didn't follow our planning schedule because we couldn't all meet up the same day, which made it hard to follow our schedule. We had some difficulties with recording and meeting up for editing and planning but at the end of the day we accomplished our final goal. We made a lot of changes to our project since start, the genre: we switched from drama to psychological thriller. Another thing we changed was our idea in general. We wanted our film opening to be about a girl being kidnapped as she was walking out the library but when we talked to our teacher she told us how basic the idea was. This caused us to come up with the idea that we have now which we all love. 

    It was an amazing experience and I honestly learned a lot through this process. It was my very first time doing a project like this. I learned how to film and edit in just 8 weeks and I realized how planning just a film opening isn't easy at all. I would love to do this project all over again with the knowledge I have now. Again, thank you guys for being here with me through this amazing process. Stay tuned for the final result! 

    In my following posts you guys will be seeing my CCR and the final result of our film opening. 

Script

     Today I will be showing you guys the outcome of our script. I know it might seem a little late but we just wanted to make sure it was what we were going to use for sure. 

    It doesn't look clear until you guys open it up. 

   We thought it would be easy to do the script but when the time came it was harder than we expected. As soon as we realized that we had to write down word for word what we're going to say we realized that it was going to be a challenge. We had to write everything down so it took us some time to finish it since it had to be very detailed. I will be uploading the script next, hope you guys like it. 

    The due date is coming very soon and I'm so excited for you guys to see our full project. I will be uploading it very soon, thank you guys for being so patient. Hope you guys liked the script and let me know if you have any questions. Stay tuned. 

Some problems :(

    Hey guys, hope you're all doing great. I wanted to apologize for not posting any content of the filming process. My teammates and I have been dealing with some issues. Covid-19 has been our #1 enemy. 

    It has been very difficult to record due to the fact that some of us have left to travel during these past weeks due to family things. Some of us have gotten vaccinated so we have to be very careful on when to meet. I know this wasn't what was promised but we're all getting tested this weekend so next week we can start recording completely and start meeting up in person. Even though we haven't met in person due to many reasons we have face-timed and talked during the whole process to make sure we have everything ready. 

    Today we face-timed for about 2 hours planning everything we would need for the recording. We talked about what cameras we were using, what clothes we had to bring for the characters, makeup, times and locations and many more. During the group meeting today we also wrote our script so we could have it ready for whenever we were going to record. The script is a very important factor to our recording process so we don't get lost. We also talked about what days of next week we would be meeting up, we're meeting up 3 days, 2 to record and 1 to edit. We want to edit together so we're all in the same page. 

    I know that today's post is a little bit shorter than my other ones but it's because I wanted to update you guys on what was happening. As I mentioned before, we talked about the script. In my following post I will be showing you guys the outcome and explaining it a little further. I promise I'll be updating you guys on the recording process super soon. Stay checking up so you guys don't miss anything. So excited to record! 

Music!

    Hey guys! Hope everyone is having an amazing spring break. In today's blog post I will be talking about the music we will be using in our project and what we did to get to our final music decision. First of all I want to tell you guys that finding music for films ins't that easy so appreciate the ones you hear in your favorite films, they worked hard! 

    To start, the beginning of our music selection was kind of difficult, due to the fact that we were thinking of emailing an artist to ask for their music rights. After days thinking if we should or shouldn't write the email or ask for permission, we realized that we would need to ask more than one artist for permission since we would be using more than one song. We realized that it would be more difficult than we thought. During my group meeting with some friends in class, ideas were shared and I asked for help with some music websites recommendations. Some of my classmates helped guide me towards were I should start looking and they recommended using websites that had music that could be used without asking the artist for permission. My teammates and I looked into it and we found so many songs that were amazing that now the problem was choosing which one would be the best for our opening film. After a couple of days we choose which one would be the perfect match for our project. 

    Here are our 3 main songs. We will be using all 3 through our opening film to establish different feelings. 

    The first song showed in the screenshot will be played at the very beginning, while Maya gets ready to go see Lucy, it will play while she gets ready. I feel like this song can transmit a really productive feeling. When I listen to this song I want to get up and do something, which is what we want our audience to feel. 

    The second song showed in the screenshot will be played at the very end of our film opening, when Lucy disappears. I feel like this song says suspense in some ways, it gives out that feeling which is why I think it would be perfect for our opening. 

    Last but not least, the last song showed in the screenshot will be played at the moment where Maya starts to run and she plus her headphones in. This song will make the audience feel that as Maya runs she's getting into her own world, away from reality. 

    I hope you guys liked the songs. I'm really excited to show you guys the outcome as soon as it's done. Stay tuned to find out more about our film! 

Title fonts

    Hey guys! What's up? Soooo I wanted to talk to you guys about some fonts for our title because I thought it would be fun to do some research about it. 

    First things first, why is font selection important?. Well, the fonts for the title of the films are important because they need to have be readable in every screen that the film plays at. Also, the contrast should be high so everyone watching the film can notice the title. Title's are really important for films which is why choosing the best font is so important. 

    Since we're going to do a thriller film I had to do some research to see which fonts are better for these types of films. Sans serif fonts are the most popular ones, some examples of these fonts are: 

- Futura

- Helvetica

- Gill Sans

    These fonts are really popular/important because through these fonts we can get a feeling of drama, importance or boldness. I included some pictures of what the fonts look like so you guys could get a visual representation. 

    I think that choosing the right font for our film opening is really important. As of now, my teammates and I are going towards using the Helvetica font. We think that this matches the story that we're trying to show in our film. If anything changes I will let you guys know. Next week I will be posting more guys! Stay tuned!