We narrowed the three pitches to two, as requested. We decided to stick with the first and the second idea from the previous blog. I am of course referencing my comic hero obsessed kid, my personal creation, and the bank robbery gone wrong. We picked these two because these were the only ones that we could agree upon. Additionally, the third idea of having only one person in the world or town would be unobtainable. That and uninteresting. I mean really, who wants to watch a movie about nothing. Someone who slowly dies of starvation is not entertaining. Also trying to get the silence that would be associated with trying to shoot two minutes' worth of film without any human "movie bombing". Overall, that was just not an option.
However, the idea about the kid who is obsessed with a comic book hero is an idea that would be easy to accomplish. All you would have to do is simply get a set of comic books, an action figure, and maybe a mask. Overall the kind of thing that someone, four kids, could easily get their hands on. And for cheap. This is probably our best idea for our project, but just my opinion. Alternatively, the other option would be to try to stage a personal home robbery. That and fake shooting someone, hard to do with practical effects and not CGI. But we probably could accomplish something and fake money could be used as bait fo the robbers. In addition, we could also make a short montage of them getting ready.
Overall, we decided to go with the superhero superfan idea. Just to recap this story will be about a kid who is obsessed with a real-life superhero to the point where after his parents die in a similar fashion he starts to go insane. I am hoping that for this story one cool twist would be for the kid to have a split personality that planned the death of the parents. It would kind of be like in fight club but in a much cooler way. We could start out with a wake-up montage but with tons of hidden relics. This would end in a mirror shot with the kid walking by happy [innosent], but a replica smiling maniacally. from here things slowly start to go wrong until the assassination attempt. this should be both a fun project and a fin idea. I am looking forward to all of the excitement that we will go through. Now to just come up with a name...
Friday, January 17, 2020
Start of Final Exam
With School coming to end I think this would be a great time to talk about myself and other teammates. My name is Timothy and I love this class its so much fun getting to work with such wonderful people with the assistance of two great teachers. I loved to play games and always enjoyed a good time which became a problem in the long run but I still resisted my urges in order to complete my work. My teammates on the other hand were a bit stricter they tried their hardest to get all the work done but they to enjoyed a bit of rest and relaxation. Kyle was a great editor and director. Jake was an incredible actor and was a jack of all trades helping with editing, story boarding, and filming. Carter was always there to give support and ideas. And I was the main planner I planned dates, places, and did the storyboard for our videos. I am truly sad that this class has to come to an end I had fun hanging out with all of them.
But not only did this class help me come together with some great people its taught me many things. I've learned a variety of definitions and terms to use in the long run while also learning how to use a great amount of technology. This class made me a better editor teaching all the camera angles and types of edits I make. I normally stay behind the camera but this class has showed me that I much more enjoyed planning. Overall this class has turned me into an amazing planner I now properly make backup plans for everything we do while also thinking of the possible downfalls that ideas have. I also learned how to properly work a camera though I usually plan this information was great to know. Tri pods, Cameras, Editing software's I've learned how to use them all even though I'm a simple planner. Without this class I wouldn't have improved so much as a student and as a person.
Now the first thing we had to do was decide on a pitch. A pitch describes an idea where a film is summarized in 25 words or less. Our group thought about it and we decided on three of them. Our first a Bank Heist a man named Chase McBride who was a former con artist who has now changed his ways has been tasked with robbing a bank but is conflicted whether or not its the right choice he gets his crew together and they target a bank. Next a reverse kidnapping it follows a guy who was an infamous kidnapper but also was mentally deranged it shows how he is slowly pulled back to reality becoming a better person due to the people that he meets. Our last idea is about a child who idolizes a famous comic hero he strives so hard to become him that he goes to the extreme to make these things happen.
But not only did this class help me come together with some great people its taught me many things. I've learned a variety of definitions and terms to use in the long run while also learning how to use a great amount of technology. This class made me a better editor teaching all the camera angles and types of edits I make. I normally stay behind the camera but this class has showed me that I much more enjoyed planning. Overall this class has turned me into an amazing planner I now properly make backup plans for everything we do while also thinking of the possible downfalls that ideas have. I also learned how to properly work a camera though I usually plan this information was great to know. Tri pods, Cameras, Editing software's I've learned how to use them all even though I'm a simple planner. Without this class I wouldn't have improved so much as a student and as a person.
Now the first thing we had to do was decide on a pitch. A pitch describes an idea where a film is summarized in 25 words or less. Our group thought about it and we decided on three of them. Our first a Bank Heist a man named Chase McBride who was a former con artist who has now changed his ways has been tasked with robbing a bank but is conflicted whether or not its the right choice he gets his crew together and they target a bank. Next a reverse kidnapping it follows a guy who was an infamous kidnapper but also was mentally deranged it shows how he is slowly pulled back to reality becoming a better person due to the people that he meets. Our last idea is about a child who idolizes a famous comic hero he strives so hard to become him that he goes to the extreme to make these things happen.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Music Video Editing Blog
With filming done our last plan of action was to edit our videos. The first thing we had to do was download all the files off of Google docs. We use Google Docs so that we can access our files throughout any computer. This makes it so even if our computer doesn’t work we can just use another . The only problem was re downloading everything when ever our computer didn’t work which happened three times during editing. Downloading took long and for each computer that didn’t work we’d have to do it again. But after we downloaded everything we still couldn’t start we’d then have to upload it to pinnacle studios. This was the worst part and took the most time to finish each computer we had to swap to had to go through the same process.
After finishing all that we were finally able to start the editing process. Our first plan of action was to let everything render first. This was so when we finished our project everything could look as high quality as it could be. After waiting a bit we started editing. Firstly we had to start cutting our clips and putting in order with the storyboard we made. This made it so our video was in line with what the storyboard said following it in order. We then went ahead and put a grey filter on some of the scenes. This was so we could portray a flashback and make it so seeing the past and the present in the video was easy. Lastly we had to add the music which was Gary Come Home by Spongebob. We didn’t need to do much editing so our editing process was pretty easy.
We still wanted to add more but couldn’t with how slow the computers ran these task were the only ones we were able to do. We had to think of a way to edit outside of class. We ended up deciding our best plan of action was to send our best editor our footage that we edited and the clips that came with it. I also have him my storyboard with notes on what we needed to edit and when. With our teammate editing at home he’ll be using a much smoother editing software of his choice. This will make editing incredibly easy and smooth. Now all we must do is wait once finished we will submit our video for as high of a score as we can possibly get. All and all though there were twist and turns editing went as planned.
After finishing all that we were finally able to start the editing process. Our first plan of action was to let everything render first. This was so when we finished our project everything could look as high quality as it could be. After waiting a bit we started editing. Firstly we had to start cutting our clips and putting in order with the storyboard we made. This made it so our video was in line with what the storyboard said following it in order. We then went ahead and put a grey filter on some of the scenes. This was so we could portray a flashback and make it so seeing the past and the present in the video was easy. Lastly we had to add the music which was Gary Come Home by Spongebob. We didn’t need to do much editing so our editing process was pretty easy.
We still wanted to add more but couldn’t with how slow the computers ran these task were the only ones we were able to do. We had to think of a way to edit outside of class. We ended up deciding our best plan of action was to send our best editor our footage that we edited and the clips that came with it. I also have him my storyboard with notes on what we needed to edit and when. With our teammate editing at home he’ll be using a much smoother editing software of his choice. This will make editing incredibly easy and smooth. Now all we must do is wait once finished we will submit our video for as high of a score as we can possibly get. All and all though there were twist and turns editing went as planned.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Music Video Filming
Before we did our music we had to plan.We decided that we’d create a storyboard for our music video. This is so we can properly plan listing what will happen in each scene and what changes will be made during editing. We made our video a minute and ten seconds long with little editing but more meaning to what’s happening in the background. Our song was a sad ballet so our goal was to tell a story that creates emotion in the watcher. We used sad imagery regarding a boy and a dog in order to create this effect. With our planning we thought of everything with their being subtle meanings in each thing that happens. With the song being about neglecting we decided to go with lots of scenes that regarded the boy slowly neglecting the dog with the dog running way which goes perfectly with the music. With all our planning finally done we were able to record.
Unfortunately with recording I couldn’t attend. We had to record over the weekend and my mom was sick. I attempted to contact my other family members but no one answered. This left it all up to my teammates. From what they told me they first were able to do the first scenes pretty easily but the camera died so they decided to just hangout for the time being. After that they had a smooth recording with them finishing all the scenes. I’m sure it was hard for them to work with dog but I’m genuinely happy that they were able to properly execute the script. With our video done all that was left was to dump it and plan our editing.
When we first arrived at school my teammate contacted me and we went to the classroom. While there we dumped our footage onto our computer. We also decided that while where there we could turn in the camera and tripod. We decided to dump on google drive since we could access our footage on any computer. This will make it so no matter what happens to the computer we can easily re download the footage onto another basically creating a safety pro caution in case anything happens. Dumping took some time so while my teammate did that I turned in my Camera and tripod and waited for the dumping to finish. Our dumping was finished and now we can finally edit tommorow.
Unfortunately with recording I couldn’t attend. We had to record over the weekend and my mom was sick. I attempted to contact my other family members but no one answered. This left it all up to my teammates. From what they told me they first were able to do the first scenes pretty easily but the camera died so they decided to just hangout for the time being. After that they had a smooth recording with them finishing all the scenes. I’m sure it was hard for them to work with dog but I’m genuinely happy that they were able to properly execute the script. With our video done all that was left was to dump it and plan our editing.
When we first arrived at school my teammate contacted me and we went to the classroom. While there we dumped our footage onto our computer. We also decided that while where there we could turn in the camera and tripod. We decided to dump on google drive since we could access our footage on any computer. This will make it so no matter what happens to the computer we can easily re download the footage onto another basically creating a safety pro caution in case anything happens. Dumping took some time so while my teammate did that I turned in my Camera and tripod and waited for the dumping to finish. Our dumping was finished and now we can finally edit tommorow.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Planning Blog Storyboard
Gary Come Home by Spongebob (Sad Ballet)
0:00 to 1:10
(0:05) Music starts band main character can be seen petting and playing with dog. High Angle with a grey filter
(0:10) Shows Main character chasing dog and cuts to a clip of dog walking out through doggy door for shadowing the dog leaving. Cut with an over the shoulder of dog, and wide shot of Mc(main character) chasing dog.
(0:15) Goes back to him chasing dog. Still keeping grey filter showing it’s a flashback.
(0:20) Continues playing with dog but is interrupted by parent giving son controller parent is off screen. Wise shot.
(0:25) Shows him playing games and cuts to dog looking at him playing games. Wide shot of him playing games. Low shot next to dog during scene with dog looking at him.
(0:30) Shows dog looking at empty dog bowl while MC comes in not feeding or paying attention to dog. Low shot, with dog bowl prop.
(0:35) Color comes in as it shows clip of dog leaving. Wide Shot and their is color added to show current events. Also with dark lighting or shadow effects.
(0:40) Shows MC looking for dog and MC shocked to find empty dog bowl. Low shot near dog bowl. Dark lighting effect.
(0:45) Shows MC putting up posters looking for the dog. Medium shot. Props poster and stapler.
(0:50) Shows MC sitting on the counch holding a phone to symbolize him waiting for dog. Long shot with a phone prop.
(0:55) Shows empty bowl, phone and a game controller showing what went wrong. Close up.
(0:60) Main character here’s knock on the door to. Wide shot
(1:05) Shows close ups of hand near door and MC reaching for it.
(1:10) Shows dog on the other side of the door. Close up and song ends.
Costumes: Casual clothing or informal wear jackets normal t shirts but clothing will change as video goes on symbolizing time
Settings: Living room, Bed room, Den, and front yard line.
Props- Dog Bowl, controller, posters, stapler, and phone.
Camera angles- Wide Shot, Long Shot, Medium Shot, and Low angle
Editing- Cuts, Greyscale nothing to serious
Makeup- None
0:00 to 1:10
(0:05) Music starts band main character can be seen petting and playing with dog. High Angle with a grey filter
(0:10) Shows Main character chasing dog and cuts to a clip of dog walking out through doggy door for shadowing the dog leaving. Cut with an over the shoulder of dog, and wide shot of Mc(main character) chasing dog.
(0:15) Goes back to him chasing dog. Still keeping grey filter showing it’s a flashback.
(0:20) Continues playing with dog but is interrupted by parent giving son controller parent is off screen. Wise shot.
(0:25) Shows him playing games and cuts to dog looking at him playing games. Wide shot of him playing games. Low shot next to dog during scene with dog looking at him.
(0:30) Shows dog looking at empty dog bowl while MC comes in not feeding or paying attention to dog. Low shot, with dog bowl prop.
(0:35) Color comes in as it shows clip of dog leaving. Wide Shot and their is color added to show current events. Also with dark lighting or shadow effects.
(0:40) Shows MC looking for dog and MC shocked to find empty dog bowl. Low shot near dog bowl. Dark lighting effect.
(0:45) Shows MC putting up posters looking for the dog. Medium shot. Props poster and stapler.
(0:50) Shows MC sitting on the counch holding a phone to symbolize him waiting for dog. Long shot with a phone prop.
(0:55) Shows empty bowl, phone and a game controller showing what went wrong. Close up.
(0:60) Main character here’s knock on the door to. Wide shot
(1:05) Shows close ups of hand near door and MC reaching for it.
(1:10) Shows dog on the other side of the door. Close up and song ends.
Costumes: Casual clothing or informal wear jackets normal t shirts but clothing will change as video goes on symbolizing time
Settings: Living room, Bed room, Den, and front yard line.
Props- Dog Bowl, controller, posters, stapler, and phone.
Camera angles- Wide Shot, Long Shot, Medium Shot, and Low angle
Editing- Cuts, Greyscale nothing to serious
Makeup- None
Monday, November 18, 2019
Planning for Music Video
Today November 18th we started planning for our music video. We've recently researched our genre and picked our song. Now all we have to do is plan before we commence recording for our music video. First we needed to think of a location we decided that we would make our music video about an neglected dog so we decided to have it take place at my friends Jake's house. We chose this location due to Jake having two dogs this is perfect since our idea for our video involves dog. On top of that our location wont have to be changed since we all can come over for the weekend. Plus we don't have to deal with rain or any problems with this location. Next to discuss is our health and safety in Jake's house we have a med-kit that will used if anything was to go wrong and we will have an adult at home in case of emergency. Next is props which frankly we aren't using to many all were using is fake posters, dog treats, and special lighting nothing to much. We don't require to many props since are idea isn't to complicated and mainly revolves around the actors. Next matter at hand was our costumes we decided that we would have the main character wear normal clothing. This is so we can have the clothing change to show different days while the pet is neglected. Last is our schedule with our due date being December 19th we have a lot of time. We will film November 23rd and 24th during the weekend. We could also film at school during the week. with us getting it done faster we will have a lot of time to edit and perfect our video. We also chose the 23rd since and 24th since it was a time that we could all come to record. Also we've decided what the jobs will be well have a person record, a person be the actor ,a person work with the dogs ,and a person editing. since we have everything planned this project will be easy.
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