Filming Blog: Here we go again!

Filming the third time was definitely the easiest. I had been filming

by myself for the first and second time but this time i needed help from my

family member. The scenes that we were filming needed different shots that

required the camera to be off the tripod. I filmed a good chunk of the remaining

scenes. I wasn’t able to film the scenes that required the other actors. These scenes

had many different shots to them. I took the SD card and dumped the footage onto

my computer. After dumping my footage onto my computer I placed the footage

into my AICE media folder. I filmed scenes five and six completely and parts of

scene 9 and 10. These were the scenes that included only the protagonist.

Scene five included six shots. The majority of the shots included the protagonist

sipping her coffee. The other shots included the ‘flashbacks’ of the protagonist

committing murder-esk things. Scene six included five shots. These shots included

the protagonist receiving a text message, a close up of the protagonist’s face, and

her phone. Other shots include the protagonist washing her hands of blood. I filmed

some of scene nine which included the protagonist wrapping up her date in a tarp.

Scene ten included shots of the victim being dragged and a pan of a car. I have to

finish the other scenes after this day of filming. The scenes that I plan on filming include

the ones with other actors.

Filming Blog: The second time around!

After filming for the first time, it was easier to film this time

around. I got the hang of filming by myself. Thankfully the scenes that

I filmed were still scenes that did not require anyone other than myself.

I only had the time this weekend to film scene four. This was because I

had other plans but filming came first. I had the morning up until noon to

film this scene. It wasn’t difficult to film but it did take many tries in order to

have the effect I wanted. Even though this scene included five shots, it took

a little while to get the hang of it. After filming the scenes, I dumped my footage

onto my computer. After dumping my footage I placed the footage into my AICE

media folder.

In the first shot, it shows the main character putting on makeup. It shows this in

order to show how the main character puts makeup on as her mask when meeting

her victims. The second shot shows her applying  lipstick. In the third shot it shows

a close up of a lipstick tube with sugar walking away in the background. The fourth

shot is of sugar picking up her car keys and walking out the door. The fifth shot

shows sugar driving towards the coffee shop where she’s meeting her date. Next

time I film, I am going to film the first few scenes where the main character is alone.

This is because I have yet to figure out who is going to be playing the date. However,

I do know that I need to quickly figure out who is going to be the actor in order to start

editing. Only a few more steps till I finish my film.

Filming Blog: Can't believe it's starting!

Filming was an experiment to say the least. The day before I had gone

to school to check out the camera, tripod, and SD card that I needed. I put

the camera to charge in order for it to have a full battery for the day to come. The

day to film was here. Filming was actually easier than I thought. Since I’m working

alone on this project, I honestly thought filming was going to be difficult but it wasn’t.

Although there were like two shots that I needed help from my sister, the rest were

really easy to film. Shots like an extreme close up and a POV shot. Other shots were

simple to set up and all I had to do was press record and walk to where I needed to

be. I was able to film the first three scenes of the film. 

The first scene I filmed included two shots. In the first shot, It was just a black screen.

In the second shot there was an extreme close up of the main character’s eyes waking

up. This is the shot that I need help with because it was difficult to try and get the right

angle by myself. The second scene included seven shots. Three of them included a

sequence of the main character getting up from bed and walking to the kitchen. Four

of them included a sequence of the main character opening the fridge, grabbing eggs,

and closing the fridge. The last scene included four shots. The first two scenes have the

main character making breakfast and receiving a text message. The last two scenes has

a shot of the phone with the text message and the main character texting back. I plan on

filming the rest of the scenes in the future. 

Planning Blog: Storyboard

Finally! Being able to put on paper my vision. Drawing is way better than

typing and writing out what my vision is. Drawing it out can be difficult but it

helps get all of my thoughts together. I drew a total of ten scenes. I used multiple

storyboard papers to complete the full two minutes of the opening sequence.

Luckily, it did not take me a long time to do the storyboard. However, I did the

storyboard over the course of a week. I felt like I shouldn’t rush the process in order

to not miss any details. After finishing the scenes I put the titles that are going to

be in the opening sequence. Putting the titles made my storyboard come to life,

and my vision with it.

Planning Blog: Title design in Details

Going into detail for the design of the titles was actually really fun.

The opening sequence of a movie is the most important part of the movie.

Since I was able to conduct research on the opening sequence and titles of a

film, I saw exactly what it takes to properly pick the right font. The font can almost

set the mood and tone for the movie. Although a human being hears sound before

anything, sight comes second. The visual that the titles can offer are super important.

Different fonts can offer different effects towards the audience. A soft, feminine font

can make the audience feel calm and relaxed. A bold, harsh font can make the

audience feel tough and not relaxed. Picking the right font can be crucial to an

opening sequence. 

Planning Blog: Location, Participants, Health, and Schedule

This is the most boring part of the final project. Even though it is

crucial to making the movie, it still is so boring. Having to figure out

the logistics of when exactly you are going to film, where you are going to

film, and who is going to be in your film. These are all super important to making

the movie but it almost feels as if it makes it harder to get your thoughts together.

When trying to write down what you’re envisioning, the image gets harder to

imagine. It doesn’t make sense but that’s why I disliked writing down the logistics

to my film. Writing everything down made my vision become realistic and made me

doubt how my film is going to turn out. I have a very big imagination and I’ve seen

countless movies so to say that I have huge expectations is an understatement.

Putting all my doubts aside, being able to write out the logistics helped a lot. Even

though I might have not liked doing it, I see the importance of it.

Planning Blog: Sound and Dialogue Script

It’s finally time to put to words the vision I have for my movie. After doing

some research I’ve figured out how I want to write out the Sound and Dialogue

script. In the Sound and Dialogue script I’m only including what the audience

hears, no visuals. Visuals come with the Shooting script. Now, I’m focusing on

the sounds. The hardest part of writing a Sound and Dialogue script is definitely

trying to put what you imagine into words. This is especially hard when creative

writing isn’t your strong suit. Sadly for me, creative writing is not my strong suit.

However, I found this script easier to write than the Shooting script. All one has to

do is describe the sounds that are happening during the scene. 

Planning Blog: Shooting Script

It’s finally time to put to words the vision I have for my movie. After doing
some research I’ve figured out how I want to write out the Shooting script.
In the Shooting script I’m only including what the audience sees, no sound.
Sound comes with the Sound and Dialogue script. Now, I’m focusing on the
visuals. The hardest part of writing a Shooting script is definitely trying to put
what you imagine into words. This is especially hard when creative writing isn’t
your strong suit. Sadly for me, creative writing is not my strong suit. One really
wants to write down everything they can in order to do their vision justice.
However, I just wrote down the very rough version of what I needed in order
to start somewhere.