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! 

The title of our film

     I have been waiting a while to talk to you guys about the title of our film. It took us a while to agree on one title since we had so many in mind but we finally came up with the perfect one. What I love the most about the title is that it relates perfectly to our plot and the film itself. I really hope you guys like it. 

    The title of our film: Walker 9:37am 

    I know it might seem weird at first but listen. The last name of our main character is Walker. We thought this would be a good idea to connect the main character to the whole film but there's a twist. It's not just Maya's last name, it's also what Maya and Lucy would do every morning (walk/run). Lucy also disappeared whenever they were exercising on one of the mornings. We thought this would be the perfect way to connect it all together, the film, the plot, the characters, and the title. The 9:37am means the exact time that Lucy disappeared, the last time that Maya saw Lucy. 

    Even though it took us a while to agree in a title, as soon as one of us mentioned this one we knew it was going to be the one. In my opinion, it has a nice ring to it too. Naming the film Walker 9:37am would also give the reader something to look for. The audience would be wondering from the start, Why that title?, Why that time?. This would keep the viewers wondering the whole time and would make them pay more attention since they'll want to know what the title means. 

    I really hope you guys will like the title and the whole film, I can't wait to show you guys the outcome. Also, I know I haven't been posting anything about the recording process but that's because I will be doing it in following posts. My teammates and I are struggling to meet up due to corona but we will be recording very very soon and I will show you guys the whole process. Stay tuned for my next post. Lots of love. 

Week six of portfolio project / Editing Softwares

     Helloooo! So today I will be posting about the editing softwares we're planning to use. Since this will be one of my first times using editing softwares for something as big as a film opening, I will be needing to do some further research to see which one is the best for our project. 

    First option: iMovie 

    - iMovie is very popular for everyone that has apple, in some occasion it's the one that people go to for editing. This software allows the users to edit videos from different cameras and images. It has also a variety of transitions for the videos just in case you want to add any effects to it. It's also easy to use. It's also free if you own a Mac, which all of my team members do. 

    Second option: Adobe Premiere Pro 

    - It is said that Adobe Premiere Pro is the best for video editing. Adobe has a variety of softwares that will help you create in different ways, an example being: photoshop, illustrator and others. Adobe has amazing color workflows, amazing dynamic graphics and really good titles. It is available in all platforms the only inconvenience is that it costs about $20.99. 

I found a video that I though would help with this topic- iMovie VS Adobe Premiere Pro: Which Editor is best?

    I will be talking to my teammates about which editing software should we use the next time we meet up. This is a really important step because we need our opening film to be the best ever, meaning that we need a good editing software for this. I will be updating you guys when we come up with a decision. Thanks for checking up, i'll be posting again soon!

Target Audience

     Hey guys, today I will be talking about the target audience for our film. I will be doing some research so you guys know everything about the target audience! 

    The target audience for thrillers is big, they go in between 15-50 years old. It depends on the age due to the fact that some of these thriller films contain violence, relationships and others. These thriller films mainly target both genders, male and female. They bring the attention from both genders due to all the suspense, the action or simply because it has the audience always wanting more. Even though females like these genre, it's mainly targeted at males due to all the action. Our film is going to target both genders. Thriller is mostly popular between the ages 18-25, this is the age in which the audience is most drawn to the story. 

    I did some research and I found this chart online. We can see in this chart that thriller is one of the top genres that people like to watch. The people love this genre because they always want to be surprised/at the edge of their seats. This is why my teammates and I decided that thriller would be the best genre for our film. 

    Hope you guys liked this post. I will be updating soon. Have a great day!

A change of genre

     I know this wasn't the main plan but at first my teammates and I were going to do drama, our story changed and I had already done a post about the drama genre. This is why I will be doing some research today about our new genre, thriller. The reason why I waited so long to do the research for the thriller genre was because I wanted to make sure we didn't change it again.  

    What is the thriller genre? 

    Thriller is the genre that has the audience at the top of their seat. This is a genre that contains excitement and suspense. There's a lot of tension in these films and the tension is created by the filmmaker by delaying what the viewers might think is inevitable. The thrillers films are considered to be the most exciting, in most of the occasions thrillers are unique. These films will always keep you wondering of what will be occurring next, they heightened the feelings of suspense for the audience. The way that characters work on thrillers is simple, the main character is isolated from people that they trusted, they have a complicated life. This separates them from other people which makes them want to prove themselves. Thrillers are just exciting, which is why we decided to do this genre. 

    Some thriller examples that you guys should check out are: 

- A Quiet Place 

- Parasite

    I will be leaving a video here for you guys to watch. It is about Thriller vs Horror, I hope you guys enjoy this video and the post. Thank you guys for keeping up with me. I will be posting soon again so stay tuned. 

- Thriller vs Horror

Week five of portfolio project / Some changes we made

     Hey guys! I'm sorry it took me so long to make this post but I wanted to make sure that we had made majority of the changes to our opening film before letting you guys know. My teammates and I decided that waiting until we had majority of the changes settled would be better so we could explain them all together. Some of the changes to our opening film and the process were made due to safety and help from higher sources. 

    First, we had a conversation were we talked out our ideas and decided that it would be better if we removed one of the characters. We were supposed to have 3 main characters before, now we will only have 2 which are Maya Walker and Lucy Suco. The reason why we decided to eliminate one of the characters was because it would make the story more intimate (since it's a friendship of 2), it would be easier to record since one of us can be the one behind the camera at all times, and because it would make more sense if Lucy were to die or disappear than a random third person, which was the plan before. The main plot now will be that Lucy dies and there's no evidence about it, technically Lucy was inside Maya's head the whole time. This will leave the audience wanting more in the film opening which is the whole purpose. 

    Second, we decided to change our setting. We were going to record at the everglades before because we thought that it would be the best environment for our story but then we realized that it could be dangerous for us to record. Since we realized that it could be dangerous we thought that it would be better if we recorded at Markham park. There's a road in Markham park that is perfect for the running scene in which Lucy disappears. 

    We also decided that since we weren't going to have a third character anymore, that we would change Maya's last name. Her name was Maya Millers before, it is now going to be Maya Walker. The reason why her last name change is related to the title of the film which I will be explaining in following posts when I talk about the title. 

    I hope you guys liked this post and that it cleared some things up. If we change anything else I will be explaining it. If you guys have any questions please let me know. In my next post I will be talking about our genre change (yes we changed that too jeje) so keep checking to see what's coming.