AICE Media Studies AS- Hall, E

 For my first draft I present "Then They Took Me."  Having no experience and limited knowledge, I am proud of how my film came out.

      After putting together the clips into Premiere Pro, I was down to the final aspects of the project which were proving to be more difficult for me. One of these was adding the movie title and the credits. I had to find several videos explaining how to add text and titles to a movie. I  ultimately decided to do a black page for a few seconds and add my title as a way to emphasize the words. I also used the editing tools to fade the words in and out which created a cool title that appealed to the eye.      Another problem that I faced was with adding the  sound. This is something that I still have to work on. it was hard for me to figure out how to upload the sound and add it into the software. For the time being, I recorded the sound on my phone and played it onto my computer manually, which worked but made the sound play poorly. I am still trying to find a way to add in the music more clearly.      Overall, I ...

      Using Premiere Pro was  definitely a learning experience for me. I have never used any software like this before in my life and I was certainly overwhelmed in the beginning with all of the options, tools, layouts etc.      When I sat down to start putting my clips into the software, I realized that I needed some help. My first step was to look up a general overview of how to use the functions of Premiere Pro on YouTube. I quickly realized my mistake as that video was too much information at once. The only valuable  information I got from that specific video was how to upload my videos into the software.      I followed the steps and successfully uploaded my content. I then used a different approach of looking up YouTube tutorial videos on specific steps in the process. This proved to be much easier to me as I was able to work step by step. I got into a good flow of working on my film, and even beg...

      After I finished shooting the scenes with my friends as the characters, I uploaded those shots to my computer and waited a few days before returning to the beach. I went back at sunset by myself in an attempt to capture some of those waterline videos on the camera.      This was a great idea and experience for me for several different reasons. Going by myself without any distractions allowed me to fully appreciate the scenery and pay attention to details. On this evening, I was able to film my favorite shots of the water and the sand. It was windy, and I used this as an opportunity to test out some filming strategies. I kneeled down on the sand and held the camera just inches above the ground. The sand was blowing towards me and I was able to get some really cool shots of the  blowing sand.      These shots were included in my film to show the beauty of the setting, while also highlighting the eeriness...

      The next step I faced in my project was the acting portion. I  ultimately decided to use my friends as the "parents" in the film because my parents are very busy and were not able to make time to shoot the film. This worked out well though, as I was able to have plenty of time to film with them. One of the problems I faced is that it is very obvious that my friends are teenagers and do not look like parents. While I certainly want to capture the idea of the parents, I realized that my concept would work just as well if viewers thought that they were older siblings.      Although this is a serious project, It was slightly difficult to get my friends to act completely professional and take the film 100% seriously. After much yelling and convincing, I think that I was able  to capture scenes that look  professional. While it is certainly not perfect and clear that we are not professional actors, I think that I did a good job...

       Before this project, I had never filmed a movie or anything like one before. I had received a Cannon camera for my birthday and I decided to take on the challenge of learning how to film on it for my project. I consulted with a few friends who had some experience in filming, and I got down the basics of taking the videos.      I wanted to incorporate some cool shots of the water, sand, and sky to establish the beach scene "vibe." I learned how to zoom in and out on the camera, and focus in on cool shots. One of the things I was most proud of in my final product was the focused shots on the shoreline and beach. When filming my characters, I tried to use the zoom features on the camera to highlight  what I wanted the audience  to focus on at any given time. I also used the lighting features on the camera to capture the natural light of the beach.     This project provided a great opportunity to learn about filming.  I...

     After I completed the storyboard, I realized that I needed to change a few aspects of my project in order to make it work. One of these changes was eliminating the office scenes in my movie. Due to COVID precautions and the need for office space, this was unrealistic. I also eliminated a few characters from my film. This made it significantly easier to shoot the needed scenes without having to align multiple schedules.       Once the office scenes were eliminated, I faced the challenge of determining how I would be able to tell my story without these scenes which were included with the purpose of explaining the "kidnapping" aspect. I  decided that I would have to show the kidnapping on the beach as well as try to give viewers an idea of the whole concept. This was going to be a challenge from a filming point of view.   This is an image at Lido Beach, where I decided would be a good place to film my movie.