ONE STEP CLOSER TO GRADUATION

My Semester Works

Short Film- 100,000 Likes

This project had multiple parts. The first one was that all of us had to write a script for a short film idea that we would then share with the class. Th scripts would be voted on to see what one would be our feature film and the others could be used for our shorts. Once everyone had a script written we shared them the class and talked through how they would play out if they were to be a feature or elaborate on the short film script. I had written two different for this assignment because I had two different ideas, I presented the first one to the class because it was say favorite and I felt so strongly and excited about it and seemed like the others did as well. Unfortunately though I was unable to do it, so I went with my other script, it was good but my heart just wasn't in it like the other one. The script that I ended up going with was about a teenage vlogger who is vlogging her day while being stalked. The stalker is noticeable enough for the audience to see but not the main character. This film could be best described as a comedy with a little sprinkle of horror. Due to the time constraint of the project we had to modify the script to a different setting to allow us to film in two days. My group and I overall did a really good job with the time, getting filming done in two days and having four to five days to edit, getting the whole thing done in about a week which as the time allowed, allow us to make it the best film we could. I learned that even though you may face some backs and be told you did something you didn't you still have to push through and produce the best work you can, as well as adding to my knowledge that teamwork makes the dream work and being to collaborate and communicate is key. Casting can make or break a film is also something I learned. The feedback we received from the film are to keep it all in the vlog perspective and to hide the stalker a little more because he was a little to obvious but they also said it was hilarious and a good watch. 

Music Video- Unofficial Official Talia Music Video

This project is one of my favorites, tis one and 100,000 Likes. The assignment was to find a song and create a new music video for it, not recreate one like we did last year. This gave us so much freedom and with a music video you can make anything, whether it be just an aesthetic video or have a story that creates a lot of emotion. The night we got the assignment and groups I went home and just went through so many songs, seeing what ones would hit me with ideas. Then, in my massive search, I listened to Talia by King Princess, and immediately I had a clear vision and idea of what I though the music video should like and the story it would tell. The next day I came into class with a clear vision to share with my team and get their thoughts, everybody was onboard except one person who just wasn't seeing it. To make sure we weren't limiting our choices we spent the next two days looking at songs together but nothing was hitting us as hard as Talia, even though the one person was still kind of iffy we needed a video idea and went with it. We then spent the rest of the week doing Pre-Production, creating beat sheets, film scapes, casting, costumes, etc. ,since I already had a pretty clear vision Pre-Production wasn't to hard. That weekend we went out and shot everything in a single day, this was themes stressful part. We had to make sure we got all the shots we needed in two hours at the beach and then in about an hour and a half in the bedroom. The lights we used in the bedroom were another obstacle because no gels came with them so I had to make my own by using food wrap and markers. We then also only had one working stand so two lights had to be held. The entirety of filming was a mess but the shots and overall video turned out really good and I'm proud of it. Editing was fun because we didn't really have an editor, we all edited together, throwing ideas and getting help from each other. I learned that you're not going to be able to make everyone happy and that telling people no in a nice way is something I need to work on but it's something that is going to need to be done. Overall we got pretty positive feedback, just some minor focusing issues here and there. 

Commercial- iPhone Commercial 

Oh the iPhone commercial. What to say. This video was a mess, straight up just not good, I am not proud of it. This commercial had a lot of potential and I had a really good image of what it could have been in my head and it was just not executed well. The assignment was to create a 30 second to a minute commercial for a product, simple right. My group and I decided to an iPhone because there commercial are always really bright, clean, and cool, like what we were imagining for our commercial to look like. We start Pre-Production once we chose our product and everything was coming together, my team and I were really excited. In Production our communication is just not good, we are very awkward around each other and I don't express how I am feeling about shots and how bad some are looking because I am to scared and for some I wasn't even there. I don't even know how to describe filming because the whole thing was a mess and really stressful and I did not have fun. Editing was then really hard because the shots were bad to the point where I could only so much to fix them and where we had to reshoot some. the bad shots then made it to where no matter what order  put them in the story didn't seem as clean and coherent because the shots didn't look that way. Overall this project maybe took two weeks and the whole thing was a challenge. Thankfully I was able to learn a lot from it like having to speak up when I think something doesn't look good and can be fixed as well as voicing my opinion on song choice. Nobody liked our video, one of the only positive comments we got was the diversity of the cast and that didn't have anything to with the video just who was in it. I would not do this again.

Semester Summary

Overall the only thing I would change is the iPhone commercial, I would change the whole thing, start to finish. My other two project I am really proud of and happy to share with people but my iPhone commercial is not something I would willing share. I worked with a lot of great people, learned new things, and made new friends, these are things I would not change ever. I think 100,000 Likes is the best video I produced this semester with the iPhone commercial obviously being last. I really felt like I was able to do something I wanted to do when producing 100,000 Likes and was just able to go crazy with creativity, it turned out just how I imagined. I feel the same way with my music video but there could be somethings that didn't turn out quiet how I wanted, and we know how I feel about the commercial. Overall this semester was pretty solid, we just had a rocky start.

The Clock Is Ticking

I used my time in class very well, planning out what needed to get done that day to stay on schedule to the video done by the due date. I used a much time as possible in class working on Pre-Production and editing to keep the video on track. If I got done early I would work on the travel videos I am working on, client work I have, or the blog posts we have assigned, there is not a class time where I am not not working or where I don'y have anything I could be working on. I also watch tutorials on editing and filming skills that I can apply to my projects. If I had an extra hour for a project I would go through nitpick all the details and fix anything that could be improved to keep working and to make the project even better. Outside of class I watch a lot of movies and take notice of things they do and if I like it or not, I use movies not just for entertainment but to learn as well. I also think of other short film and video ideas and work on getting them ready to produce to keep my creative juices flowing.

Imperfections and Perfections

One thing I am really good at is having a clear vision and eye for detail. I know exactly what I want and how I want it as well as having a good eye for filming and editing, knowing what a good shot is and what isn't as well as knowing how to put together a strong video in Post. My editing skills are also the skills I am proudest of and I am working on building up my cinematography skills. The areas I need support in on are my abilities to vocalize and explain what I am imagining because it is really hard for me to describe what I am thinking in a detailed, clear way that others can understand what I am seeing. My communication, collaboration and leadership skills are really strong though.

Vistitors

All the guest speakers told me what makes a good video in different ways, Gordon focused on effects and filming and story plot. This allowed me to understand how to create a strong story and then how to use a camera and some effects to bring that to life, he also gave a little incite into what the business is like. Brandon gave a youthful out look into what it's like in the world of advertisement video, how to reach out and work with clients, as well as what makes a good advertisement video. This was really cool to see such a young guy already reach such great heights. Drew showed me how to establish characters and how important they are to the story, without good characters and development you don't have a good story. He was cool to listen to because he had just graduated and had been in the exactly the same spot I'm in and had a good understanding. Overall I learned a lot of great lessons from all the speakers and I'm excited to apply them to own works.

The Big Screen

My role in the feature film is First Assistant Camera (1st AC). I am really excited have this role. I will be able to bring the knowledge of how to create a spooky and thriller style atmosphere using a camera due to watching and paying attention to skills used in horror and thrillers movies to create a tense and scared feeling in people. I am excited to bring in fresh camera shots and movements into a plot this can be seen as generic and make the movie stand amount the others. I will execute this role well by working closely with the Director of Photography (DP) as well as the director and assistant director to make sure the film will turn out amazing. I will be present and hard working on set and speak up when I have a shot idea that could enhance the scene but I wouldn't go off and film whatever I want. Overall, I will work my butt off in the position.

Half Way Done

The thing I loved most about this semester is making new friends and getting to know everyone in the class. I also really enjoyed being able to make a film from writing the script to being apart of the editing process, I really seeing my idea be produced from the very beginning and being able to lead my team through every part. I would have wanted to have different groups or groups that were drastically different because I found myself working with the same people for every project except maybe one or two people. I am taking away a lot of new technical skills as well as having my collaboration, communication, leadership and overall professional skills stronger and more developed, I am not afraid to speak up when I have an idea or something to say. I want to improve my camera skills, work with my new people, and do more outside of school work, those are my goals for next year. I have no final thoughts except I hate blogs.

CALL ME STEVEN SPIELBERG

Beginning of the Masterpiece 

Before we had offically started on our short film, everyone in the class had written a script on their own. These scripts were then presented to the class and one was chosen for our feature film while all the rest had the oppurtunity to be turned into our groups short films. After all the scripts were read and the feature film picked we got into out groups. In picking the script for my groups film, our biggest worry and factor in the decision was time. We were only given a week to produce our short film so we had to make sure we picked a script that could be filmed in a few hours on one day or that could be altered to fit this time constrant while still producing a good short film. The script my group picked was my script entitled 100,000 Likes. My film followed a Youtube vlogger around her school day as she is being stalked, with the stalker being visiable in the background of certain shots. That's all I am willing to give away because I don't want to spoil it, you'll just have to watch the film to see what else unfolds. The film can be described as a comedy with just a sprinkle of horro/thiller in it. This being the last project we would be able to produce ourselves before the feature we wanted to go wild with the concept and make it stand out. 

Watching the Brush Strokes Happen

Since we had chosen my script for the short film I was director so that way I could guide the rest of my group and the actors in what needed to be done and how I imagined certain aspects working out. Miles and Josh were editors, Cas was cinematographer, and Shelby was art director. The first thing that needed to be done was edit the script to a simpler idea that could filmed more easily. This is where we decided to have the vlogger be in high school and just vlog her school day instead of going on a camping trip and vlogging that; the week of this short film was also really cold so we didn't want to film outside. Once we adjusted the idea of the script to fit our needs at the time we started searching for actors as well as rewritting the script to fit the concept. We never did a story board for this film but so many new ideas were brought during filming the story board would have been useless. The filming day itself was so much fun and was everything we needed. Our actors were the perfect people and fit the roles perfectly while also bringing fun and creativity the day as well. While we filmed and ran into problems there were so many creative minds together several ideas were being thrown out and it became hard to choose which one. However, all these different ideas made our film stronger because instead of doing just an okay idea because that was the only one, we were able to choose the best one out of five. Overall, production went very well with us ending up ahead of schedule while still getting everything we needed. Post Production went really smoothly as well. As a director I was confident in Miles' editing skills as well as Joshs' so I didn't have continuley keep checking up with them and helping them. The day before it was do Miles was not at school but that wasn't a problem because him and Josh worked really hard to the point where the film was done, it just needed to text and sound touch ups. We ended up being one of the only groups to have their whole film turned in on time. Overall, this was probably the most stress free, most funny, and the project I am most proud out of all of them this year so far. 

Leading the Team to Victory

Being director for this short film allowed me to learn several skills in the professionalism area. One main part of director is being able to communicate with your team and actors schedules, what the scene should like, where the crew needs to be, what the actors needed to do, and just overall being able to communciate your idea to other people in a clear way. I also was able to practice my listening skills when several ideas were being thrown out and I needed to chose the best one; this also forced me to practice how to say no in a respectful manor as well. Project managment also came into play when editing the script by having to decide what was going to be the most efficant story to film and what time line would give us the most amount of editing time to make sure the film was done in time. This skill came in handy due to the short time frame. Collaberation and leadership are interwoven within the skills I was able to practice, adopt, and build on that falled under communication and project management. As well as professional skills I also learned a new skill in Adobe Premiere. During this project I learned how to warp text and customize it to my liking. 

On to the Sequal

I'll make this last paragraph really fast. I would not do anything different because we never got behind schedule, the film turned out how I wanted it to look and I had fun doing and was able to express myself and what I wanted to do. That being said I would do everything the same because there is nothing to complain about or change. The experiences that will draw from this is that your films don't always have to be so serious or filmed using every single basic in film. You can still make a good entertaing film without being to serious and just being loose and creative with it. 

TKO MORE LIKE RKO

Background of RKO Studios

RKO stands for Radio-Keith-Orpheum which was created in October of 1928. The studio was created when the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theatre chain and Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America were merged together and brought under the control of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). David Sarnoff planned and supervised merge to create the studio, eventually giving the studio to Floyd Odlum. In its creation, RKO Studios was one of the Big Five in Hollywoods Golden Age

and was very successful. Overall, the creation of the studio under David Sarnoff was to compete with the introduction and rising popularity of movies with sound and talking. Its first few decades were successful but as time progressed, their popularity fell. In 1957 RKO Studios ceased production due to disarray and a decline in work and eventually dissolved in 1959. Eventually in 1981 the studio was revived by broadcaster RKO General and was eventually sold in 1989 becoming a small independent company under the new title RKO Pictures LLC.

Shining Stars

While RKO Studios is rarely heard of today producing new films, they did, however, produce some of the most famous and influential films in history: Citizen Kane and King Kong. They also helped coproduce other very popular films like It's a Wonderful Life and Notorious, even helping Walt Disney is making Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Fantasia. Some other movies they produced were Little Women, The Body Snatcher and the live action of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Along with some very influential and popular movies they also had very well-known actors from that time working with them. They produced musicals starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers while also having actors like Katharine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum, and Cary Grant. RKO Studios also had some producers and directors working with them as well like Val Lewtons. While they were very prosperous in Old Hollywood they were sadly unable to find the same success in today world.

Get With The Times 

As mentioned in the first paragraph, RKO Studios in now a smaller independent studio and doesn't produce well know movies anymore.  The last movies that the studio released were A Late Quartet which got good reviews and was well liked in 2012 and Barely Lethal which flopped and did not succeed in 2015. One of the more well known recent releases by the studio is Are We There Yet? which was very comedic but didn't receive good reviews as well. Overall, RKO Studios is not what it used to be ad doesn't show any signs of returning to its former glory.

BASICALLY A MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCER

Hit With Inspiration 

When I found out that we were doing a music video I got so excited. That night I went home and went through all my playlists to find a good song where I had a clear concept for the video. In my search I found the song "Talia" by King Princess. The moment I heard the song I had a vision of a relationship where they had broken up and the singer is still in pain from the split so she would be shown in darker colors like blues and purples. Shots of the singer would then be broken up by shots of flashbacks to the relationship and the memories that they had together, being depicted in lighter colors like yellows and light oranges with a little bit of a fuzzy feel. I came in the next day to class and shared my idea and once I did the others were all for it with one person needing a little bit persuasion. Once we has the concept, song and roles picked out we moved to pre-production.

Creating Heartbreak

The roles we decided on were me as director, Shelby as editor even though we all worked together in editing, Marco as cinematographer, and Cas as art director. Pre-production was a crazy time because there were so many ideas flying and there was one person who also has a very strong leadership personality which caused so conflict. We had all decided on the concept that I had originally presented so all we had to do was decided on locations, costumes, shots, and actors. We got Kayla which is friends with most of the group to be the second person in the video while I was the singer. We then started talking about locations and choice to have the flashbacks take place mainly outside in a beach area as well as in some fields and bedroom. For the beach area and field we used Cas's grandmothers backyard since lived right off a lake and used my house for the bedroom. For the singer we placed her in the bedroom where the flashbacks took place while as taking a couple shots of the singer at the beach area as well. After we decided on the color scheme, actors, and locations we started to work on the filmscape which was a great way to illustrate what we wanted the shots to look like and give us a visual. Once the filmscape was completed we began filming.

Capturing Love and Despair 

Actually filming as pretty hectic because we filmed on a Sunday night in three and a half hours. While it was crazy we got some good shots and everything looked good. We utilized a light kit to create the colors for the singer shots but we had to create our own gels due to the actually being missing. The colors turned out good and we got beautiful shots in general so it was a successful shooting day. Post-Production was a long process that took about a full week maybe a few more days. We started off putting the shots in the order we wanted but there being so much footage and ideas about how they should be placed and what should go where took a little time. We had decided to try and match the cuts with the beat which is a cool touch since it isn't to obvious but it's there. Once we finally finished putting all the shots in order we went through and started stabilizing shots. We wish we could've stabilized more but when we added the affect it looked warped and didn't look good but we thought it was okay because the little unstable ones adds to the video. After we stabilized what we could we went back and color corrected and brightened shots. In the singer footage we decided to use only blue for the footage so we had to through and take out the purple and green we had in there originally and add a blue tint to the outdoors ones without having it look weird. For the flashbacks we brightened them to give a vintage type feel and added some yellows. Once the coloring was done, the video was done.

Life Lessons

Throughout the project, I learned that sometimes you'll have to turn down peoples ideas because they don't add anything to the video or they don't make sense. There was also the lesson of all the ideas can't be mine, I have to be able to find the balance between incorporating others ideas and turning them down nicely. Another lesson is that sometimes people will try and take over your position and get on your nerves but you can't be mean to them because they're in their group. Along with learning these lessons I was able to use the 5 Guarantees. I used leadership to guide what the group needs to do to make the video good and what the video as a whole will look like. This also goes along with communication not just with the group but also with Kayla who I had to talk to about what to except from filming day. Collaboration was used in order to get along with everyone and make sure that everyone had a chance to share there thoughts, this was very evident especially during editing. Project management was on point because we got Pre-Production done with filming, we got filming done on time which allowed us to get a heard start on editing which allowed us to get the whole project done one time. We had set a schedule for ourselves and we were able to stick with it. Technical skills on my part, I believe were strong and I learned a lot on the color side of editing as well.

Moving on to the Future

Overall, I think this project went really well and turned out really well; I am very proud of the finished product. One thing I would've done differently would have been to have a longer time to shoot so it wouldn't be as stressful and we got make sure we got all the shots. On the other hand most things I would've kept the same, especially when it comes to picking a concept I am very passionate about. To enhance my next project I while remember to be nice and collaborate well with others in order to continue working as a group and to make sure everyone is putting in input.

I PUT THE PRO IN PROFESSIONAL

The Task at Hand

The project we were assigned to do was to create a music video for a song. In the creation process of our music video we were set out to find already existing music videos to gain inspiration from. We had chosen the song "Talia" by King Princess to create a music video. The idea we had for the video was that we would have one set of scenes take place in a darker color scheme and the other set take place in a lighter color scheme. I had already had a pretty good idea of what the lighter scenes were going to look like but I need a visual video to show how the darker scenes were going to look like. On my search I found the music video for The Weekends song "Call Out My Name". This video was exactly what I was looking for: the color scheme matched, the shots used, and the camera movement were what I was imagining but couldn't quiet explain in words. While I didn't exactly like the whole video, the parts I did like stuck with me enough to remember and use the video for a large part of my inspiration. (The Weekend. "The Weekend-Call Out My Name (Official Video)". Online video. Youtube. Youtube, 12 April 2018. Web. 24 September 2018).

Call Out My Name

The story of "Call Out My Name" centers around a break up and someone trying to get over it but is having a hard time. They portray this by having dark colors and never really bringing in any light shades. The camera movements also adds to the story because them not being stationary allows the viewer to feel the turmoil and energy that the person is feeling. There are also visuals and effects that are supposed to help depict the loneliness the person is going through and how they feel inside. Through the use of camera movements, colors, and effects, the "Call Out My Name"video is able to tell the story of someone not over a break up and is longing for the other person.

My Viewing Experience 

Overall, I throughly enjoyed the music video and was able to draw several pieces of inspiration from it. One of the biggest parts I pulled from this video, or at least tried to emulate, was the lower camera angle and the type of movement the camera had. This was one of the biggest ideas I had for the darker colored scheme part due to the mood and emotion it gave across. One thing that I saw in the video that I have already learned how to do is the coloring in the video not only in lights but also in post-production. One item that the video did was really well was using color and cinematography to capture and translate the mood that song and singer are conveying. The colors show the darker, sadder mood of the song while the camera movements shows all the twisted, confusing emotions and thoughts the person is having as well making the audience feel a little of it as well. However, I think it could be improved on toning down some of the effects because they got confusing and distracting at times.

This video really gave me some good ideas for my music videos and helped solidify some ideas that weren't fully put together.

APPLE, YOU SHOULD SPONSOR ME

Selling Point

My group and I decided to create a commercial advertising Apple iPhone. We chose this product because we though we could make a really cool video and come with an interesting concept. Once we had a product picked out, we started brainstorming ideas for the videos. After we went through a few ideas we decided to have three students in our video and follow them around during their school day, showing all the features in the iPhone and how they can be used for school purposes. At the very end of the video it would be revealed that all the students now each other, using the airdrop feature to share a picture and bring the students together. The feature showcased in the video were StudentVUE with Touch ID, Apple Music, Notes, Calculator, the camera, water resistance, as well as the previously mentioned airdrop. Each of the students was assigned two features and would use them in the video. Overall, the concept of the video was to show how iPhones could be useful to students. 

Growing the Apple 

One of the first things we did as a part of Pre-Production was decide who would take on what roles, I was editor. Once we had decided our roles we started to plan out and talk about how we wanted the video to look with our concept. We though of shots we wanted, the order the features would go in, how many people we would need, props, and so on. After a little bit of discussion we started to work on the script and story board to put our image down on on paper, I worked on the script with the help of Cas and Josh as Cas worked on the storyboard next to me. As work on the script and storyboard we were thinking of the people that would be in it and who we would ask. Since there was three of in the group and we needed three actors we were all supposed to bring in one person. Once we finished writing the script, storyboard, and had our actors we filmed. Filming took about an hour or two for about three days for all of the video. We used classrooms, outside of school, and our school lunch room to film since the video took place a school. When editing came around we had to cut a lot of the shots we had out and rearrange the story a little bit due to the commercial time constraint and due to the quality of some shots. I was able to find some really good shots and was still able to bring the story together how we originally wanted. After I cut the shots to the right length and arranged them in the best order I could figure out I started correcting the lighting and sharpening up some of the shots to make them less blurry. At the end of the video we put a video of the Apple logo that we found on YouTube because we didn't have time to create our own. With that logo came music and it was decided to use that play throughout the whole video instead of the music we had originally used. Adding the music was the last piece that had to be added and once that was done we exported. 

Helping the Apple Grow

My production role was editor of the video. Along the way I learned how sometimes you have to cut some clips in order to make the story make sense and that you won't be able to use some due to something be wrong with it. I also learned how to stabilize shots, correct lighting, and increase the sharpness of shots. One of the big things I learned was how to do split screens with three different clips. 

Meeting Standards

I personally think this whole project was a mess. In reality, I think our technical skills were poor. Some of the shots could have had more light by opening up the iris or could've been more in focus. This affected the overall look of the commercial and didn't make it as clean because you can fix some of it in post but it won't look as good. However, we did have some really good clips that I'm proud of and look very good. Our communication could've been better as well. In Pre-Production it was really good, we were listening to each others ideas and trying to find ways to incorporate most of them and if we didn't like an idea we were nice about it. On the other hand during Production and in Post communication was not as good as it could've been. When it came to shooting we didn't communicate about what we thought of some shots and didn't clearly express how they could've been made better. Then in Post, if I didn't like an idea I wasn't good at communicating that but instead just went along with it. The same kind of goes for collaboration, it was really good in the beginning and stayed good throughout the whole process it just declined a little. Leadership was also kind of a mess. Our director did a really good at making sure we were all on track, making sure things were getting done, and helping where help was needed. I fell bad, however, because I felt like I was taking a leadership role as well and overshadowing the actual director and I feel bad about that but I seem to do it in all group projects. Overall, I think leadership was good I just feel bad for overshadowing at points. I think project management went well, we got the project done. 

For Next Time

If I had to do this project again I would probably want to be either cinematographer and editor, director and editor, or just be more out spoken about my thoughts to ensure that our video was to the best quality it could be. I would also want a better filming schedule because ours for this video was kind of chaotic. However, there are thing I would keep the same. Somethings I would keep the same is the product and the concept because I think that they were really cool and could have been sleek and appealing to watch. 

Having All The Ingredients 

As a whole I think our commercial met most of the objectives of a commercial. I think we met the emotional connection with it being students allowing other students to be able to relate to how it feels to be in school as well as having something available that makes it easier. Even though we should the phone and its functions throughout the commercial we kept the information limited by not having a voice over talking about the phone. Our call to action would be the animated Apple logo at the end; even though this isn't like the old fashioned call to actions the logo still has the same purpose. Our commercial also has positive association and trust building by showing the phone in multiple situations and by people who look trustworthy. I think our key principles of film making could've been better. The writing, audio, and editing were pretty strong but I think the directing, lighting, and cinematography could've been better. 

Overall

Overall I think this commercial could've been better and I'm not that proud of it. 

"ENTER"TAINMENT

Requirements

The task at hand for our first entertainment project was to find a, school appropriate, music video and recreate it. This included having to do a beat sheet, a type of outline special for music videos, a mood board, and a story board for all of out frames. Our music video had to be shot with all the technical aspects we have learned about as well as tell a story. My group and I had agreed on doing the music video for Lana Del Rey's song  Love. Once we picked out our song it was to get to work.

Putting at the Gears in Motion

The first thing we had to do was assign jobs. My job was editor which means I'm responsible for editing the final video but I still took part in pre-production and production. Once we had that done we started to watch the music video for Love to get ideas for ours. After watching it a few times through we started to work on our beat sheet and story board. On our beat sheet we wrote all the information of the song like producer, singer and company, other music videos to inspire ours, etc. Then we started to draw out the frames for our music video on our story board. During this step, we kept coming up with so many ideas that it was hard to get them all down. Eventually we had a really good illustration of the frames of our video. Now that we knew what our video was going to look like, how we were going to do it, where we were going to do it, we needed to figure out who was going to be in it. We had thought up a list of people, mostly our friends, and started asking them, my group and I now had our people. Now we filmed. This part was pretty easy and take very long since we had a specific and detailed vision of what we wanted everything to look like. After we had everything filmed we started editing. Like filming editing didn't take very long since we had a pretty detailed idea of what everything was to look like but we did run into some changes and discussions. The hardest part of editing was getting the person who was lip syncing lips to line up with the words, but once they did it felt really good. The final part of editing was adding some cooler filters and then were done.

Learning Through Experience 

Throughout this project I learned how to work and communicate with people who were going to be in the video and not just my group members. This was different because they had no idea what we had planned so we had to be very clear in explaining what we wanted them to do as well as when and where we would be filming. As the project went on, however, I became better at this and it was easier to communicate what was needed of them. On the technical aspect, I learned how to use color filters and how to scale a video to a certain size. I can use these skills later in my film career if a shot isn't looking quiet right or if I need the clips to look a certain way. These skills will, overall, make me a better film maker.

Change it or Leave it

Overall I felt this project went really well especially since it's my first entertainment assignment and I wouldn't change a lot. The only few things I would have changed is making some shots not as out focus so they didn't look messy. This also goes with stabilizing some shots to make them less shaky because it can look sloppy and make people sick. While I would only apply this to some shots I would like to make those changes. Another change I would make is picking the people more carefully. Our coffee shop couple was the only couple that wasn't dating in real life and the whole thing came off as awkward in the video. It's not a big deal but I think fixing this problem would make the video even better. I can apply these lessons to my next project by paying a better attention to the really small details.