AICE Media: Film Exam

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First & foremost: After uploading, renaming & organizing all my files, I spent hours (a whole eternity really) placing all my shots in an order that satisfied me & made the most sense. THEN I incorporated the repetitive shot of the rustling of the leaves. Trying to include the shots involving the car & the 2 figures at the same time as editing the length of that specific shot was too disorganized & overwhelming. It was a whole process. Color correcting: I went back & gave every shot the same darkened filter to make it look like we were shooting a different time of night. Then based off of how much natural light exposure was seen in each shot, I played with a color palette in iMovie that had a basic color spectrum with the ability to combine & mix colors, which is exactly what I did. No two shots had the same exact color pattern. They’re all very similar though, which was intended because the contrast should be consistent & not obvious. Backgroun...

This is more difficult than I had imagined. I have found that working on it for extended periods of time in large chunks is more efficient than working on it in small bits. Working on it in small bits makes me lose my train of thought & I frustrate myself trying to remember where I was going with my ideas. It was also frustrating because I tackled the responsibility of editing by myself. This wouldn’t have been a problem had my partner been straight-up about her availability. However, figuring everything (literally everything) out on my own was part of the adventure. I learned a lot that I would not have otherwise had the opportunity to learn if it weren’t for AICE Media & this final project. Things I learned: - Improvising is always necessary. - Manipulation is what the entirety of media is based off of. - Patience is a virtue. - Filmmaking is a very time consuming process. Yes these are all things anyone could mention to me, but I always took these statements at fac...

First of all, I knew absolutely nothing about film making until I started this class. I couldn’t even list 5 renound actors without struggling, so this project was a struggle within itself. My first a-ha moment was when I figured out WHEN I should film. First & foremost, I quit trying to work around my partner because our schedules conflicted too much & she became unreliable. Secondly, shooting before sunset & before the street lights turned produced the best results. My second a-ha was when I learned how to flip the direction of shots AFTER I took them, so there wasn’t as much of a need for re-shooting. My final & most important a-ha was the manipulation of rhythm & pacing. Out of all the shots I took (there were A LOT), the repeated shot of the leaves barely rustling in the wind is one of my favorites. I didn’t story board it, but I love the outcome. It took awhile for the wind to hit it in just the right way, but it was worth the wait, without a doubt. The a-h...

Maybe I should give up on this project & become I DJ instead. Allow me to explain: I spent more time editing a mix of songs together to produce the background music than I did recording the actual sounds that were implemented into the sequence. I AM PROUD. The rhythm fluctuates throughout my final production of the mixed sounds. It gradually builds suspense in the beginning, the pace is pretty quick & engaging. The second I try to escape, it shifts entirely & becomes dull & monotone. This allows the audience to hear my footsteps running away, while still focusing on the tense music, anticipating the next movement. This is the product of 4 different songs. And yes, my head aches from hearing those tones for hours. They get old quick.

First obstacle: My partner never seems to be available. All the filming except the few shots you saw of me are filmed by yours truely. Second obstacle: LIGHTING IS TERRIBLE. I originally shot at night, but the lighting would not cooperate to say the least. I tried different sources of artificial lighting to manipulate the lighting, like battery or energy powered flashlights & the lights on my phone, but nothing would cooperate. Third obstacle: I shot the exact same shot from numerous angles to see what looked most appropriate. In doing this, I actually had a few errors in continuity when selecting my favorite shots, but those were fixed after a few revisions in the editing process. Fourth obstacle: I went in & labeled every single file I uploaded with appropriate titles to help me organize each file into subcategories. I filmed A LOT, so I ended up only utilizing 1/5 of the shots I took. Then I duplicated them all on accident. So I had abt 9x more content th...