Film opening done/ CCR script

    I have completely finished editing my film :) 

    It was a longgggg process, but I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot about editing which will potentially help me in the future. 

    I am almost complete with my CCR script as well. I want to make sure I answer every aspect of the questions and cover all the information necessary. Next up I just have to film and edit it. Then my project will finally be complete. 

                                                      

Another quick update is that I finally chose a name for my film. It is called "On The Bright Side".

I felt that this title was symbolic to the plot of the story. Nyla is in a bad situation but it is just one situation there are other amazing things in her life.

editing

So I finished filming and am a bit over halfway done with my editing. Editing is something I needed a lot of help with. I had one of my friends teach me how to use adobe premier to edit. I completed the montage already, which was probably the hardest to edit cause of the pacing. I think it came together well. Some of the footage I used wasn't intended for the film but ended up fitting it nicely.     

I plan to use canva to put credits on the film opening after I finish editing the videos. I got all of my sounds off epidemic sounds. I was able to find a song that I liked and fit the montage. 

I'm almost done editing and next is the script for my ccr. After that, I will film it and then we will come to the end with editing it. Who's excited?!

Sunrise scene reshoot?

     I have been debating this idea in my head for a bit, and I just can't drop the idea of opening with the sunrise. I think the film I got at the first one was okay, but I don't like it enough to include in my film. I want to go to the beach this weekend to reshoot, but if I do not have time I'll continue with the car scene as my opening. I hope I do get to it in time for editing. 

                                      One shot I got from the first time.  (quality is uploading weird)

Music update

     I have not received an email back about the rights to my song choice, so I went with a different route of looking for a non-copyrighted song. I have been searching for a few days, but still haven't found the one I wanted. I don't think this is an issue, but it is a bit of a setback. I think I will find a song by next week, but i'll keep you guys updated on it. 

                                                                Me right now looking for a song. 

Car night scene

     I filmed the car window night scene yesterday. One of my friends drove the car and another filmed so it was not dangerous. I made sure I got a variety of shots to work with for my film. I'm going to try to edit it in tomorrow so I can make sure I do not have to reshoot. 

    This is a picture I took of my friend who filmed for me. I think this was a very successful shoot day, I was able to get a few scenes for my montage.

Picnic Scene

     The picnic scene was filmed today. I wanted it to be colorful so I went towards the end of the day and brought fruits and a colorful blanket as my props. I filmed at vista view park.

I had a friend film the scenes for me since I am a character in my film. Once I get through the montage filming the eding half of my opening will be easy to film and edit. I have been editing as I film to make it a quicker process. 

Picnic Scene Postponed:(? film change

 I intended on filming the picnic scene today, but it got a bit complicated in my schedule. I ended up going to the beach and getting some film there instead. I hope to film the picnic scene within the next three days so I am prepared to edit in time for the due date. 

I'm thinking of changing the introduction of the film to a driving scene rather than the sunrise. This is not 100% sure, but I feel like it would be a better addition to the film. Stay tuned to find out. 

Filming Day 2 :)

 So today I filmed again and was able to get some driving footage. I also got pictures lol. I was able to get a few driving scenes, but I don't think I got what I wanted. There was too much motion that the recording did not come out well. I'm going to refilm some more tomorrow and hopefully do the picnic scene as well. The picnic scene should not be a long process because it is only for the montage. Anyway's I'll keep my blog updated.

                                                My friend and I trying to film :)

Progress and plan

     ISo at this point in my project I have decided on an idea, created a storyboard (coming soon), started filming, and emailed for music rights. I wanted to outline what my future plan is.

    1. Post storyboard

    2. Start filming other scenes

    3. Start editing

    4. My reflection

    I feel that I am on schedule to finish my project and everything in time. I know I'll stay on task with all the extras like my blog and filming because I already built a schedule for it. It is important that I stay at this rate because I want to have the project perfect before the deadline. 

Production day 1:)

     I know I said I would start filming next weekend, but I pushed it up to this one. Welcome to Production day one:)

    My friends and I decided to go watch the sunrise this weekend, so I decided it was the perfect time to film my opening shot. The sunrise was beautiful, but I do wish it was less cloudy. Nothing a little editing can't brighten up. I was able to get some good shots of the sunrise, so I think the film opening will start great. Here is one.

    I am going to start my editing process soon so I can edit as I go...  so stay tuned.

Editing

         I have been testing out adobe pro recently. I have worked with bits and pieces of editing throughout the year, but I feel there's a lot of room for improvement. I have been watching different tutorial videos to learn more. My project is going to take a lot of editing, especially for the montage part of the intro. Some specific things I need to focus on are: 

• pacing of cuts
• sound effects
• lighting and blur effects

    I feel that these are all simple things to learn to edit because they are common. They definitely take practice and perfecting them, but that will come with time. 

    I plan to dedicate at least a week for editing, just to make sure there are no mess-ups. Hopefully, my timeline adds up to this, but we will see because things tend to change and happen really fast.

A little set back :(

     I'm currently stuck on the storyboard of my creative process. I have all the ideas in my head, I just don't know how to draw them out on paper. I feel that creating a virtual storyboard may be better but I don't know. I think I need to focus more on the kinds of shots I want and the idea I want to create before piecing together each individual shot.

    This is a very stressful moment for me because I want to keep my project running on schedule. This week I'm going to set aside time to really think my storyboard through. Hopefully, that will help me finally decide how I want it to look. 

    Meanwhile, I have still been playing with my camera. I was struggling with figuring out the focus frame, but I finally found the setting that matches what I need, so that was relieving. Stay tuned to see how my storyboard turns out :)

                                                Me trying to figure out my storyboard lol.

Target audience;)

  My movie is going to be targeted at a more mature audience. It will be rated R because I do feel that with Nyla being in her early 20s it would fit that. It will mainly be targeted at people in their late teens and above. The movie will discuss some graphic topics because of her accident, but it will also show different, fun aspects of her life from the past. 

    Some basic characteristics of my movie that fit the genre will include:

• a fun montage
• a troublesome situation
• a unique sidekick

    Obviously, it won't all be included in the film opening, but I do want to introduce the sidekick/ best friend during the hospital scene. I'm almost at the time where my script starts to be developed just not there yet.