AICE Media Studies

  Hii blog, I’m back, Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, we again, went to Charlize’s house to finalize the editing process. After we left her home yesterday, she decided to try and finish the editing. While she played around, she tweaked some of the stuff we had already collectively done as a group. When Sabrina and I saw these changes we weren’t too happy. As a group we had to have a talk and discuss whether the changes looked better or worst for our type of film. These changes made the film look more horror rather than the mysterious look we were going for. After voting, we decided that it was best if we did not keep the changes but we kept the copy of this video to show our critics when we asked for our friends opinions. We began the CapCut process all over again. Putting the clips in, editing the credits and putting the timing correctly. We decided on all of us to be involved and no group work to be done without all of us there. With everyone’s curfew, we attempted to fit all of th...

  Hii blog, I’m back. Today, my group and I are starting the editing process. Although, I didn’t have much motivation towards the end of the filming process.I’m glad to announce we have all of the scenes done. My groups designated editor is Charlize. Even Though Charlize will be doing most of the editing me and my group mates are still trying to be part of it. We’re doing this by using our creativity to come up to come up with the layout itself. The plan for the layout is to put any of the credits on open space. We took this into consideration during our filming process too. While we helped Charlize, she put together all the clips and cut them to fit the time correctly. As a group, we also decided to come up with our studio name. For this, it was kind of a debate. While Charlize wanted: Visionary Films. Sabrina and I wanted: Infinity Studios. This part of the editing process was one of the harder ones because at the end we are a group and we have to all be on board with a decision....

Hii blog, I realized today that I had done most of my shots, but I felt like I was missing some important ones. I therefore went over a few of the fundamentals. When a movie keeps viewers on the edge of their seats, they are likely wondering what will happen next. Selecting the ideal location is the first step in shooting a tense scene for a film. The lighting, the camera angles, and the shot framing should all be carefully considered by the director and cinematographer. Having said all of that, I realized I could alter a lot of these elements to increase the effect by using editing. Identifying the kinds of shots I had been using was the first step. To create tension and enhance suspense, this genre frequently uses medium shots, close-ups, and extreme close-ups. To build up the suspense, the camera movements should be smooth, careful, and progressive.  This required me to think about the movie's usage of sound as well as the lighting and angle effects. I then began to re-film a fe...

  Hii Blog, Welcome back. Today, I continued practicing some of the angles and shots with my group. I began by calling Charlize to see if it was possible for Sabrina and I to go over. Once she gave us the all clear we headed over. I checked that all the props we got last time were present. So I went over my scene again and again. Before I recorded them, I practiced a few times but with the props. They are being recorded so that we have a starting point for our film. After examining the previous shots, I'll see if anything needs to be rectified or improved before creating and assembling the video. To proceed, I shot my first scene, in which I announced the death of Luca . However this one had to be repeated since the lighting was not cooperating. I wanted a dark vibe but it made everything un-watchable. It took those four scenes for me to get the lighting right. As I got used to the filming attitude, I was able to obtain some wonderful coverage on what I was doing. Sabrina  the...

Hii Blog, Welcome back. Today my group and I began another essential step for filming. I started collecting props! For this film I needed many props and costumes that would shape our film. These included outfits that look mysterious  and many essential props. Me and my group started off by meeting in by the thrift store near our school ‘Out of the closet’. For instance I bought a nice and cheap outfit that portrayed a plotting woman, and also many make-up tools to add realism into the “dead” look. We tried our best to split the bills. I also bought other less important props and quickly went to Charlize’s house to begin practicing with our new props. As I was going home we also saw another store, ‘Goodwill’ so we quickly stopped to see anything else of interest. Nevertheless, We still headed home and didn't find anything else. Once home, I made certain that everything was in order. Then I ran through my scene a few times. I practiced this a few times before recording them. I was ab...

  Hii Blog, Welcome back!! Today my group and I began practicing some of the angles and shots. First, we all went to Charlize’s house. Once there, my group-mate’s made sure every prop was in order and we used dolls to mimic the rest of our missing cast since not all of them could show. Then, I ran through my scenes a few times. I practiced them a few times before we began recording. We’re doing a test-run in which all of us record our scenes and we filled in for those missing dressing different than before (for example: wearing a hat) for them to be analyzed afterwards. After reviewing my media, I’ll determine if anything needs to be repaired or enhanced before officially making them and editing them together. To continue, we began shooting our first scene which wasted introduction at the poker table. I had to record this a few times due to my group mates being nervous for the first scene and laughing. This continued on for three more scenes. It took those three scenes for them to ...