CCR

I wrote my script after editing the film opening and it's not as long as others i've seen i'm trying to make each one around 3 1/2 minutes. 

It's really just me answering the questions and I altered them when filming. For the fist two questions I decided to do a video picking questions out of a box. I took this idea from celebrity interviews. For the second one I did a get ready with me while answering questions. It’s a more modern format, but I think it’s interesting since I’m moving around rather than just talking. I'm also editing on Imovie for the CCR. As much as I love adobe my computer can't handle it so I'm letting it rest and working off my phone instead. I was going to post some snips but you’ll be seeing it soon enough so see you then. 

Final week schedule

 It's the last week and I decided to post more blogs than I was originally planning. I want to give a more in depth look into the process because I feel my past few blogs have been pretty vague. That's because I've been putting work into the project, but I feel bad neglecting this. 

Today, you'll be getting this blog post and another about my ccr process. It's been briefly mentioned, but I want you to see my thought process. Tomorrow I want to talk about the editing that went into the film opening. I didn't really blog about the process so I'll walk through everything. Friday I want to reflect on the project and what it did for me. The final posts will be the ccr and film opening. It's crazy how fast time goes and I think thats partially due to how crazy these past few months have been. I'm forever grateful because even if this is a complete fail I at least tried and I'm proud of that.  

group meeting & ccr update

 

Today was relieving but stressful. At the same time going to class to have a group meeting and hearing that no one was done with a project was very relieving to me, but also stressed me out a lot. I have a lot of other responsibilities this week and this project is obviously number one but finding the time in the energy is really stressing me out. Hearing all the feedback was helpful and I’m glad we got to talk because it was a well needed session for me to just talk with people I know who are doing the same thing as me. 

I did start my CCR today and completed a lot of the editing for the project so I answered the first two questions and have plans to film it tomorrow. In the morning I’m going to answer the second question and figure out what format I want to answer them in. I'm a little bit unsure at the moment. It’s all OK though. It’s going to work out. I know it will be fine. Thanks for listening to me through these past few weeks. There’s not many blog posts left and it’s kind of sad saying goodbye to this, but it also brings a lot of relief because as you know it’s been a ride for me so thank you. 

Editing pt.2

 I started editing today and while it is my favorite part it doesn’t mean it’s easy. I filmed on my camera so I just transferred the videos onto my phone and thank god I had enough storage. I let them upload onto my google drive and then moved them to a flashdrive because I’m not sure my computer can handle all the files and Adobe premiere. I really just put the videos in order today and tomorrow I’m going to start the real editing. I’m glad that this week isn’t a crazy one for me because I also have to do the ccr. I’m planning to be done with editing by Wednesday latest so I can use the rest of my time on the ccr. 

 

Here’s a sneak peek of the shots I kind of hated them but looking back on them now I think I was just being too harsh. I also found a track that I like, but I’m not sure if it’s the right fit. I’ll look into it a little more tonight. I also looked at some fonts on Canva.

I really like these and in the film, the title will be white, but for this purpose it is black. I wanted a kind of western font like the middle, but I wanted it to be more 3D so I'll have to play around and see if I can find something closer to what I'm imagining. It feels really good blogging when I actually have the stuff to say. See you soon!

Editing pt. 1

 Sticking with my whole complete transparency thing I didn’t edit today. I’m still really sick and it’s not going away but it’s all going to be fine. Tomorrow I have a free day so I’m going to edit. I’ll also update you on the decisions I’ve made about the music if I find the one I like. 

Here’s what tomorrow is going to look like. I’m gonna wake up and probably contemplate my life decisions, but it’s okay. I also changed computers since the last project and need to download adobe onto my new computer. I’m worried that I won't be able to handle it but let’s just say some prayers. 

When that’s happening I’ll be looking at font options and music. I have a specific vision for how the title is going to look so I need to spend some time on that. Then I have to figure out how to get the videos off my camera. I bought an sd card attachment and I’m praying it works. Once everything is done I’ll begin editing and hopefully make significant progress. I’ll update you tomorrow on how it’s going. See you then!

finally filming!

 I filmed Thursday and Friday of the past week and thank god I did because I had no clue what was coming for me. I filmed Thursday's at-home scenes and the talent show on Friday during teacher planning. My camera died filming after filming the beginning portions and I thought I was going to have to film at a later date, but thankfully I had packed the charger so I just sat around for a while. The camera quality also wasn't living up to my standards. It's a pretty old camera and working alone made it challenging because I could focus the camera. I think it might help add to the dream-like state though. If I don't like how it looks then I'll probably reshoot it Monday after school. 

Filming on Thursday was fine other than the fact that I hated all the shots I got. Eventually, I fixed it and got what I was looking for. My issue was my face most of the time. I thought I could be more dramatic, but apparently not. It's okay though I kind of got the hang of it and anyways these are the easiest shots to redo, so I'm not that worried about them. 

Friday filming was kind of awkward because I was in an empty cafeteria that echoes. My issue was everything I said could be heard through the halls so I think I'm going to have to replace most of the audio. It was also kind of scary because I was alone, but I eventually got all my shots after the little dead battery fiasco. I'm worried about the quality, but if anything I'll find a filter.

Thank god I got all of my shots because the next day I woke up feeling sick again. The cold I talked about in earlier posts hadn't fully gone away as I still had a runny nose, but I didn't think too much of it because that normally happens to me. Then I woke up Sunday morning and went to urgent care and they said they didn't know what was wrong and that if it got worse to come back. It got worse and now I'm on 5 different types of medication that all cure different things because they aren't really sure what I have. You won't be hearing from me for a while because I'm going to Nashville tomorrow and then Disney till Friday, so I'll be back on Saturday with an update. 

Thanks, bye!

I watched black swan...kinda

 With complete transparency, I’m a scaredy cat. So I tried to watch black swan, but I was home alone and with my own deteriorating mental state, I found it best that I only watch the opening. Which, funnily enough, is really similar to my idea which is why I think in the group discussion it was mentioned. My opening is obviously more light-hearted in a way. Black swan is clearly resembling impending doom and a clear issue arising. From their use of sounds to shots the message they are trying to get across is clear and I really value having an example like that. Having never seen the movie, watching the opening was really shocking because it’s so similar but I’ll just take it as a great mindset think the alike situation. I would love to finish the movie, in order to do that though I will need many people around me and a lot of melatonin so I can fall asleep without thinking about it. I’m glad I saw the small portion it was very interesting and really took you straight into the story.