Audience and Institutions Essay

 Question 4: The Importance of Funds     

When creating a film funding is incredibly important to think about. You need to make sure that you have enough money to create the film and allow it to be shown at its best. Funding can change everything from script actors and even the entire film sometimes. You may just not have enough funds to create your film and you might have to change. Money is the basis most movies run around but even still you can make a great movie with little to no funds. If your trying to make a little video or film, it’s you won’t need an insane amount of funds. If it’s a little project you want to work on not many funding is required.

                For most movies’ funds are crucial to how things are run. If you want Tom Brady, Robert Downey Jr and Keanu Reeves in your passion project movie then it will cost you. Not everyone is willing to act in your film you need money to make that happen. For example, Marvels newest movies made (Infinity War) 2.048 and 2.798 (Endgame) billion dollars. One thing that led to this movie’s success is their editing and cast and that was all possible through their budget. They had a budget of 365 million with endgame and 316 million with infinity war and it shows. They had high quality edits, and special effects while also having some of the most popular actors at hand. It would not have been possible if they did not put so much money into this project. If a mere third of the money they used for that movie was used to create the exact same movie you would notice some differences in all forms of filming. Another example of this is Harry Potter a movie that needed to stand up for the high standard the book set up for it. But in order to make the movie as great as the book they need an incredible amount of funds to do so. They had a high budget of 130 million on their first movie with it increasing as they got more popular. This shows as popularity or hype for movie increases there is a bar set for you that you must climb. This task is achieved by funding with great editing cast and mis en scene this movie was amazing and made a great deal of money. In total, the film earned $974.8 million at the worldwide box office, $317.6 million of that in the US and $657.2 million elsewhere. What this shows if you want success for your movie you want a high budget with a lot of money. Showing that funding is incredibly important in the process of making movies. But that’s only movies.

                Funding as important as it is in movies it is not nearly as important when it comes to small films. Little short films and animations do not need as much filming. Funds don’t impact the way these things come out. They usually are distributed on YouTube or some type website where you can post and share videos, so they don’t need advertisement. And they aren’t the flashiest videos they don’t require a 1million dollar budget more like 100 or less. For example, Disney’s originally crated short film bao was nice and short but still left a place in my heart. While not as popular it taught me something about letting things go it was cute and funny. Short films aren’t really shooting to be the most popular thing in the world. They try and send you a message and leave a special place in your heart funding isn’t something that is super important they don’t need advertisement the people who see it and like it will do fine. They don’t need actors they have friends who can help pitch in. Another example of this is animations. The little animations created on YouTube get quite popular even though their created by people who stay at home. It doesn’t cost them a dollar just time. For example a little short animation made by SuperBrankman gives a short and funny animation. It accumulated 4million views in a short amount of time. With a small cast of actors, they don’t need much of a budget. What these examples are saying is that while funding is incredibly important in some circumstances it is not needed at all or is barely required. Even if you have lots of funds it doesn’t mean your movie will come out good.  The emoji movie was a terrible movie that left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth with 7% rotten tomatoes. It had a budget of 50 million but was nothing in comparison to rocky with a budget of 1 million and a 94% on rotten tomatoes. While funding greatly impacts a movie it does not make it.

                In the end funding and having a good budget is still important to making a film but only in certain circumstances. It is needed more when your trying to make a movie but isn’t necessary for success. It just increases the chances of doing so. When creating a short film or animation with the help of friends what does that cost you nothing. Short films are created using a little amount of money but still are incredibly impactful they provide stories and themes that you remember. So, in the end funding is important to how things happen/how its created but even so don’t make the film. With movies it is greatly needed and can change everything, and with short films they don’t have much impact and only contribute to little things. But even still having lots of funds does not mean good movie.

Extract Blog

Our extract was a 3-minute clip of the movie 24. In it the author uses a pretty shady interrogation to portray his theme. His theme was that violence is not the answer and its best to solve things in order. Using violence makes you just as bad as them. This is better represented by the editing, camera usage, sound, and Mis en scene of the movie. These techniques help make the theme clearer and helps develop theme. I will explain these techniques and the way they are used as they are presented chronologically in the movie due to there being one scene.

                All of these happen near the beginning or right as it starts continuing throughout the rest of the extract. Firstly, this theme is supported by their dialogue which is the first we hear. The way they speak to each other is strange as he walks in with a very hostile tone. Even so she keeps calm and doesn’t crack under pressure though he’s yelling and screaming at her. This shows that no matter how violent you are it is not the way to solve things he got nothing from screaming and got nowhere. Next thing you see is the use of no tripod the camera is shaking. What this does is reflect his anger and the tension through the camera’s movements. This develops the fact that he truly is violent and angry showing that things get really heated and as he gets angry the camera starts shaking. But even though nothing was gained. At the same time this is happening you here the score. The score gives off the feeling of tension between the two. It helps you see the disconnect between this two showing his anger through the use of eerie tone while also being quiet and calm like her. This disconnect helps show how the tension builds and how throughout all his attempts nothing worked. With the ending of the score sounding very low in bass showing that his actions were wrong. At the same time, you also see the actors. The way that he shows his emotions using speech and facial expressions shows his anger and violent intent. But even with all the pressure put onto her nothing happened. All of these happen near the beginning and show that through the use of emotion what he did was wrong and wasn’t the way to approach the situation.

                Throughout the actual footage that we were shown a lot of things happened. All of these are events that occur presented in chronological order. First thing that happens is the flipping of the table. The use of this prop shows his anger. The way he flips it over and the way it bangs on the ground shows how mad he was. Now this approach to interrogating is a very violent approach in which nothing was gained. This develops the idea that no matter how violent you are not everything can be solved that way. Next that happens is a crosscut showing the people outside and how surprised they are and uneasy about what just happened. The woman looks panicked while the man looks concerned. This builds off the fact that this isn’t the usual approach and isn’t what they wanted. By the way they acted it can be said that what he’s doing is morally wrong. This builds off the fact that you are just as bad as them if you solve manners through violence. Next, he pushes her against a wall which gives us a high angle of what’s happening. This angle is like a metaphor saying that this is the peak and the extent that he goes will go to for justice. This develops the idea that he doesn’t hold morals to heart and will do anything to get what he wants even violence. Especially when compared to the scene where he’s choking her. His violence did nothing no matter what lengths he took. And lastly it shows the reaction of those watching outside with a split away shot. This shot shows their panic and them running to her assistance. This shows that what he did was wrong with people rushing to stop the situation. Which develops the idea that this shouldn’t be the way to solve problems a nonviolent approach is best. All of these points use the events and actions taken as ways to help the theme. Showing that being incredibly violent gets you no where but in trouble as in the end he was taken away and ended the interrogation all it did was set them back.

                All the use of camera angles which are high angles, and the use of no tripod. The use of editing is cross cuts and split away. The use of sound is dialogue and score. And the use of mis-en-scene is props and actors. The use of all these techniques help develop one theme that violence is not then answer and its best to settle things through peace. They each show that no matter how violent and angry he was nothing was accomplished. Instead all his violent approach did was set them back now they have less time and he’s going to be int trouble with higher ups for laying hands on the suspect. It got them nowhere. All of this shows that the theme is definitely this or is closely related to this.

               

CCR Blog

This my CCR for my Aice Media Studies final project. It will be submitted to canvas and will provide a significant amount of points to my final project. With this being my final project and all I was kind of concerned with the corona virus thing but luckily everything played out pretty well. We got to edit and re-shoot our video while also returning home safely to our families. I was kind of anxious about doing my CCR since its the first time we had to record it. I am a bit camera shy and I also wasn't prepared for such a drastic change. Our CCR's are normally typed and I thought it was weird that our last one has to be a recorded and edited video. I understand my video may not be the greatest in looks but I answer the question to the best of my ability. I also showed off part of my film. And showed off all of my storyboard these were time crunches but were also because I needed to show rather then just tell. And even though the process was kind of weird I think it helped me as a planner and as an editor since this is the one time I have edited things on my own. Usually we have Kyle do most of the editing while we either sit and watch or relax. Sometimes we do help edit a bit but we don't contribute to editing as much as Kyle. I think my CCR did what it needed to do but also could have been alot fancier if I put more time into it but with Corona and everything happening right now this was the least of my worried. I had to help a lot around the house while also being tasked with shopping. But after everything that has happened i'm happy that I got to enjoy Aice Media studies with all these wonderful people.

Final Project Blog

This is our final project that we completed last quarter. This is a 2 minute opening to an original film.Our opening follows a crazy boy who is obsessed with superheroes. This obsession leads to him going off the edge and killing his mother. After our opening cuts off the story goes even crazier, as a full police chase breaks out. I was in charge of planning I made a 12 page storyboard going into full detail of what was happening. Before we actually started recording we did some research on thrillers. We found out about common tropes and setting changes. Carter came up with the idea, and we all liked it. I helped out the most with the storyboard. Jake would be the main character and we'd be back at his house. Kyle did most of the editing. He did a great job creating an eerie feeling. Without his experience our video wouldn't be twice as good. This project really showed off all the skills we learned through out the year and i'm proud to work with such nice people.

Music Video Blog

This our original music video that we were tasked with creating in the second quarter of our school year. I didn't get to participate with recording but I was tasked with planning. The lead character was Jake who loses his dog after neglecting him. We decided on Gary Come home since we needed a sad song that related to our topic. The song we chose is about how Sponge bob loses his snail Gary after neglected him. Playing games instead of paying attention we wanted that approach but more realistic and heartbreaking. I did the storyboard and planning. I had to make sure all the shots were possible and we needed a dog so I decided that we'd shoot at Jake's house. It was perfect since we were all acquaintances with Jake's dog. This would make it so getting the dog to cooperate with us would be a lot easier. The video starts with everything being nice and him bonding with his dog until he slowly forgets about the dog leaving it to be alone. With no signs of recognition the dog leaves to go live a better life. The owner then notices his dog is gone and is in search. Eager to see him again he goes outside and posts pictures. Luckily a kind women finds his dog and they reunite for a happy ending. I enjoyed everything about even though I didn't participate with recording this was the best one we made that year.

Commercial Blog

This is our own original commercial that we were tasked with make near the beginning of the year. At this time my group and I weren't the best but weren't the worse when it came to making video. Kyle and I had already done TV production where we made and edited films and we took a step up with Media Studies. We were given a set amount of topics it could be on and we chose Gatorade. Our commercial was a Gatorade advertisement for their new drink. We decided that it had to be sports related since Gatorade is usually associated with sports. Our school had a track field so we decided our commercial would be a race. I did the planning where I thought of props we had to use, the setting and, the clothing we would wear. I also created a detailed storyboard that helped guide us through our production process. When we got to recording we noticed that there was something wrong with our Tripod it was missing the piece that allowed us to tighten and since we couldn't get another given our time limit we were forced to record with no tripod. And on top of that before we started recording my camera died. Luckily I had helped out another team with their recording due to my presence not being needed by teammates I helped them .Since they were done recording I asked if they could lend us their battery and they did. My friend Jake was main director and camera man with the rest of us being actors with Sean being the lead actor. Me and Kyle were his opponents with him winning first place and being congratulated by his coach Jake. Near the end Kyle did most of the editing even though the computers were really faulty. In all I had a great time on this project and it was really fun.

Re-Editng Blog: What to do When We Get Back

       As I said before the Corona Virus created problems for everyone. We can't leave home and can't record. All we can do is wait. But we might as well us our time to do something useful. So that's what i'm going to do. I'll use my time to plan what we'll do when we get back. If the final isn't postponed though I hope it is we need to have a plan. First we'll need to contact Kyle and make sure that he can edit what we have left. We already had mostly everything recorded we just wanted to add onto to more. If Kyle has time to add titles and a voice over then we'll be gold. We just needed to create a story. If we can't contact Kyle well be in a pretty bad spot. With no one to turn in our video well fail. But this is assuming that the Corona virus disappears and we aren't able to record. If the Corona Virus continues to stay then its likely our final will be postponed. When it is we need to record as soon as we can since well likely have a week or two to makeup our time. First we should contact each other and decide on a day to record. We had already decided on what we wanted to do. Second well need to make sure well have the equipment to record our project we'll need our camera, tri pod ,and SD card. Finally we need to overlook all our footage and make sure it's ready to edit. After all our filming we can finally edit what little we have to do. we have to add titles and add our music though we haven't decided on it yet. Our music should be ominous while also creating tension. This is because our project is a thriller. With everything done we can finally be at ease that our project is finally done. remember stay safe and wash your hands.