CCR production ideas

 I have finished my scripts! Now it is time to talk about my ideas for filming my CCR.

I want to do something that relates to my film. I am going to do it in another almost interrogation room way but the wolf is the one asking me all the questions. I want it to be filmed very similar to my whole film but have cut ins of parts of the movie as we are speaking.

For my second CCR I want to do a interview with myself but it’s a shot of a notebook that says the questions and there’s a voice over of me asking them and then it switches the shot back to me and I’m answering the questions.

CCR question 4

This is the last question is how I integrated different technologies into my project 

Script: 

Question: What steps did you have to take before starting the filming of this video?

Answer: I just decided to use an iPhone because the quality on them are very good and I didn’t have access to any cameras. I used a ring light to stable the phone and so I could set it up in the places I wanted it to be. I tried to set up mics but I wasn’t able to because they weren’t working but it’s ok because the audio still sounds fine.

Response: The iPhone is amazing!

Question: What tools did you use?

Answer: I have actually never used a ring light before it was something my mom had suggested and I thought it was a good idea. It worked well as it was able to give good lighting and stabilize the phone. I could mount it in the middle and I could adjust the height to wherever I wanted. It was very helpful and I’m glad I used it.

CCR question 3

 Hello! This next question is going to be about how my production skills have developed throughput the project. I will be answering it in my script right here!

Script: 

Question: What was your prior experience with production before this project?

Answer: Honestly the reason I took this course was because I wanted to try something out of the ordinary for me as I have never learned or done anything in the media world. I have never done anything like this before, the closest I came to something like this was making iMovies with my cousins when we were 9! I think there was a lot I took away from this class and this project. If I’m being totally transparent here I don’t think it’s much my thing and I’m not totally attracted to production and especially after this project. I just don’t think it’s really for me. It involves a lot on relying on things to go as planned but they mostly never do and it gets really stressful. The project was a rollercoaster with people canceling on me or not finding time where all of us could film.

Response: Yeah I can totally see how it’s not for everyone.

Question: What is something that you have learned?

Answer: I definitely learned that casting the right people and making sure they can for sure come and having everything set up to get the filming done helps things go smoother instead of having it all be a mess. I learned that procrastination is a really dangerous thing and never a good idea and to try to always be ahead of things. I also learned a lot about the stress, time and energy that is put in to creating films.

Response: Yes, production is a roller coaster

Question: Any mew skills you developed?

Answer:  When I was finishing up my filming, I realized how important sound is and how it develops the whole film and nothing is really good without the use of audio. I also didn’t know much about editing in general so I have learned a lot about editing throughout this process. I think no matter what that is a good skill to have learned and that I can apply later on in life.

CCR question 2

 I’m going to answer the question but inserting my script as I do to help myself in the long run. The question is how does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?  

Script: Who was your main target audience?

Answer: Our target audience ranges from 16-50. A wide range in age as the genre isn’t specific to any age. Although teenagers are a big target as they love psychological concepts and creepy movies and something that will keep them hooked. We use mis- en-scene in the dark and creepy vibe to make it pull in the audience to keep them hooked from the start. The wolf sparks curiosity in the audience as it is not something that is technically real.

Respomse: Yes! that’s great.

Question: Where can we find this?

Answer: My project will be on YouTube and on one drive but of course that’s not the ideal place if you’re trying to get your film out. If it was real media text then I would consider streaming services like Amazon prime because lots of people use that platform to find movies. People love to scroll on Amazon and there can be a part that promotes the movie at the top so people will click in it. 

Response: I can back that up, I always find myself scrolling on Amazon!

Question: Will social media help your marketing?

Answer: Yes 100% TikTok and instagram will help our marketing so much, that would be the main way we will market everything. We will use these platforms for our ads to reach our audience so they can click on links and view what it is about on these platforms. The whole world uses these apps so it’s our best way to reach as many people as possible. 

CCR question #1

 Hello blog! It is time for me to start my CCR!! Now I need to think about how my film opening abides to media conventions and if I’ve effectively used representation.

Genre conventions: 

Question: how does your film opening fall under your genre? 

My genre, of course you know is psychological thriller. It falls under this genre because my main character, Damian, is suffers from the mental illness skitzofrinia. This is showed in the film as there is a psychologist who is the one interrogating him and she cannot see the wolf but he can. It is thriller because he is being accused of murder when she was the one who really committed the crime. Damian is not scared of her and is not scared of his mind. He just is stuck in it. This was heavily inspired by the movie Donnie Darko. I love this movie so much and I think Damian and Donnie Darko have similar traits as Donnie Darko is not afraid of the bunny that is in his mind. But he knows that he isn’t normal but he doesn’t run away from it. 

Inalso have similar lighting and vibe to it as it is dark and eery.

Representation: 

How does your film opening tie to representation theory found in media context? 

This ties together with the representation theory found in media context. The way it is dark and eery and the suspense develops Damian’s personality and shows how dark and crazy his mind is. The wolf develops what Damian is seeing in his mind. The psychologist represents authority.

Group meeting #2

This blog post is about our group meeting

Lydia- Scifi- Her story is about a scientist named Owen who can sees a vision of her dead. She didnt say much else about her project but she did get all her filming done. She doesnt know what she is going to do yet for her CCR.

Emma- Mystery/thriller- Hers is about a murder that she is accused of. It includes lots of flashbacks and they did very well with the set up of where they where filming and the costume design was very good to. For her CCR she wants to do an interview but have some of the characters involved too. 

Giovanna: Mystery/ Thriller- Her story is about a scientist in the FBI who is involved in a murder. His missing daughter was swapped when she was born and he had been searching for her for years. For her CCR she also wants to do an interview style.

Benjamin: Thriller- He is a teenager who is going home but this is a scene from the end of the film it cuts to his room a few hours later and is texting his mom and then calls her but a guy is talking back and he ask where his keys are and when he goes to get them they are gone. He has not started filming yet but has a date planned. He is still figuring out what to do for his CCR.

Ame: Coming of age- A girl has lived in a small town forever and feels stuck in this town but she wants to travel. Her parents want her to stay and even go to collage near them. She had to refilm because she didnt like it so then she decided to also change her whole plot.

Cristina: Coming of age- Hers is about a dj who is passionate about what he does but he is under 18 and a competition he wanted to compete in is only aloud for people over 18.

I think this group meeting was very helpful for my CCR. They told me a good idea and that I should involve the wolf in some way and I think that is a very good idea.

Filming day!

 Hey bloggg!! It was pretty exciting actually seeing my work in action and it was fun! I have pictures from us filming to show you guys a little behind the scenes of the process. It can be hard sometimes if your actors have a hard time not laughing or feeling awkward and embarrassed but my characters did really well on not having that problem. 

We first went to the bathroom and the actors got dressed and ready to film and then we found a perfect spot to film in the hallway it is creepy and gives off the perfect vibe of an interrogation room. Again the lighting will be changed through editing because it’s not the exact vibe I was going for but here are the pictures from the filming day.