This weekend, I did not get to start to film. According to the original schedule this weekend was my potential filming time. I, though, will be filming on Thanksgiving break. I was at my dad's house in Miami, so I knew I was not going to be able to film.It would be inconvenient to drive to Hollywood beach from Miami. I also had a lot of other homework this weekend as well. My dad was also working so I had no way of getting a ride. I scheduled my cast and I to shoot Saturday, November 30. This is on Thanksgiving break, so most of my group is available. The weather was also not suited for the beach. This past Saturday, November 23 was cold, grey and rainy. On Saturday, November 30, I plan on filming with my friends in the film, since that is the day we originally planned to film.
I have my own camera, and I would prefer to film on my own. The issue was, I had no battery charger. My battery charger arrived this weekend, so now I can film on my equipment, which is convenient for me. For that reason I did not check out equipment last Friday. The equipment the school provides is a camera, tripod, and SD card. I have all the equipment I need though, since I will be filming on my own technology.
My plan for the rest of this film is to film Saturday, November 30. Then I would upload it to my computer and transfer it to a hard drive. Then, next week I will edit. I would edit Monday and Wednesday, December 2nd and 4th. On that track I should be done before the due date, December 6. Filming on friday ensures my group mates will be available. I will also make sure to review my storyboard as well before filming. The intended filming time is between 2-3 hours. This is the updated schedule for my music video
Monday, November 25, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
StoryBoarding
Now that I have completed planning, I will begin storyboarding. My plan for this video is a girl being stressed out and checking her phone. The phone shows a picture of her and her friends at a beach. The video is then transported into her and her friends at the beach having the typical teen beach day. The video is to have a dreamy, mellow, happy vibe.
The first scenes are dim, cool and send off a negative tone. A shot of the location will be shown, it will most likely be a library or small cafe. She is shown sitting with her knees up, doing homework. While doing the homework she gets frustrated. She sighs and checks her phone and opens Instagram. Her phone is shown opening the app, clicking on her page and looking at a photo of her and her friends at the beach. A reaction shot is next of her smiling. The camera goes back to the phone and once the beat drops, a rapid zoom transforms the image on her phone into real life. The graphic match follows, of her and a friend with peace signs in front of the beach. The next scene is an establishing shot of the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. People will be shown skating, walking, shopping, etc. The next scene would be a clip of a friend diving into to hit a volleyball on a beach volleyball court. The next scene is Jessica, our star, walking down the boardwalk, flipping her hair, skipping, etc. The next scene will be at Ben & Jerry's, a local ice cream parlor. This scene would be of a worker handing a group member an ice cream cone. The next scene will be them sitting on towels at the beach, eating ice cream, talking, laughing, etc. The proceeding shot would be two group members playing soccer on the beach. Other group mates watching, cheering, etc. The following shot would be Jess and a driver in the front seat of a convertible, with Jessica standing putting her hands up. The final scene would be Jessica and friends watching the waves calmly, this shot would be semi-far.
The overall feel for this video would be short-yet slow, dreamy clips. Transitions will be smooth and effortless. My goal is to leave people feeling happy and in an overall better mood. When playing the song, I visualized my storyboard to the music video and there are not many harsh beat drops except the one that changes the reality and flashback. This is good because I do not have to worry about visuals not matching audio. The storyboard is up to change in the even that a last minute-scene idea comes up. Such as a dancer or skater on the boardwalk, due to the fact it is a busy attraction. The total is 13 scenes, but that is up to change. My hope is that the video is not too long, as the limit is 75 seconds.
The first scenes are dim, cool and send off a negative tone. A shot of the location will be shown, it will most likely be a library or small cafe. She is shown sitting with her knees up, doing homework. While doing the homework she gets frustrated. She sighs and checks her phone and opens Instagram. Her phone is shown opening the app, clicking on her page and looking at a photo of her and her friends at the beach. A reaction shot is next of her smiling. The camera goes back to the phone and once the beat drops, a rapid zoom transforms the image on her phone into real life. The graphic match follows, of her and a friend with peace signs in front of the beach. The next scene is an establishing shot of the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. People will be shown skating, walking, shopping, etc. The next scene would be a clip of a friend diving into to hit a volleyball on a beach volleyball court. The next scene is Jessica, our star, walking down the boardwalk, flipping her hair, skipping, etc. The next scene will be at Ben & Jerry's, a local ice cream parlor. This scene would be of a worker handing a group member an ice cream cone. The next scene will be them sitting on towels at the beach, eating ice cream, talking, laughing, etc. The proceeding shot would be two group members playing soccer on the beach. Other group mates watching, cheering, etc. The following shot would be Jess and a driver in the front seat of a convertible, with Jessica standing putting her hands up. The final scene would be Jessica and friends watching the waves calmly, this shot would be semi-far.
The overall feel for this video would be short-yet slow, dreamy clips. Transitions will be smooth and effortless. My goal is to leave people feeling happy and in an overall better mood. When playing the song, I visualized my storyboard to the music video and there are not many harsh beat drops except the one that changes the reality and flashback. This is good because I do not have to worry about visuals not matching audio. The storyboard is up to change in the even that a last minute-scene idea comes up. Such as a dancer or skater on the boardwalk, due to the fact it is a busy attraction. The total is 13 scenes, but that is up to change. My hope is that the video is not too long, as the limit is 75 seconds.
Planning
Now that we completed research, I will start to plan. To begin planning I need to consider the vision I have with the time frame and resources we have. For my idea, my actress will start off by looking at her phone while frustratedly doing homework. She then proceeds to see a picture of her and her friends at a beach in summer. Her reaction is a quick smile and then the photo is shown. The photo is zoomed into and transitions into the summer day. Clips of summer teen activities follow. This includes: playing volleyball, surfing, dancing, skating, etc. Our location would be Hollywood beach or Sunny Isles beach. Hollywood beach is near our actress as well as having a boardwalk specialized for biking, skating, etc. This would be our ideal location but if not we will have to work in Sunny Isles beach.
For our health, we will make sure to have safety kits on location in case of emergency. We also will make sure the beach is cleared with a green flag, if not, we will move to another beach. Our props would be a phone, towels, volleyball, skateboard, scooters, bikes, etc. Our cast will be wearing teenage clothing that is trendy and appropriate for a beach setting. Jessica will be wearing a tank top and sweatpants. Other cast members will wear shorts, tanks, tees, sandals, hats, etc. We are hoping the weather is clear with some wind so filming will not be too hot, but warm enough to make sense. I will also assure that filming is allowed, so no interruptions come about.
Our schedule is simple. We will start with the sunrise, at around 6 AM, this scene will be the last scene as it will pose as a sunset. We do not get sunsets at the beach so we must use the sunrise. Then we will get breakfast and wait for the sun to completely rise. Our cast will start by playing a friendly volleyball game, while I film them. Next, I will film them riding skateboards, scooters, bikes, etc. We will then do shots of her walking on the boardwalk, this will be shot behind her (handheld). Then shots of her friends getting ice cream, swimming, etc. will follow. Next, we will shoot the scene of her in the convertible, (if possible). At the end we will film the scene of her and her friends with their peace signs up, which will also serve as the picture she looks at on her phone. When we film, we will make sure to film 2-3 takes per scene. If something that I think would be good for the video occurs such as a juggler or dance on the boardwalk, I will record it to fill the aesthetic.Ensuring that I will have all my actors has been the hardest part. Working around everyone's schedule is worrying me but I plan on filming November 30. Details and further exact angles are to be determined.
For our health, we will make sure to have safety kits on location in case of emergency. We also will make sure the beach is cleared with a green flag, if not, we will move to another beach. Our props would be a phone, towels, volleyball, skateboard, scooters, bikes, etc. Our cast will be wearing teenage clothing that is trendy and appropriate for a beach setting. Jessica will be wearing a tank top and sweatpants. Other cast members will wear shorts, tanks, tees, sandals, hats, etc. We are hoping the weather is clear with some wind so filming will not be too hot, but warm enough to make sense. I will also assure that filming is allowed, so no interruptions come about.
Our schedule is simple. We will start with the sunrise, at around 6 AM, this scene will be the last scene as it will pose as a sunset. We do not get sunsets at the beach so we must use the sunrise. Then we will get breakfast and wait for the sun to completely rise. Our cast will start by playing a friendly volleyball game, while I film them. Next, I will film them riding skateboards, scooters, bikes, etc. We will then do shots of her walking on the boardwalk, this will be shot behind her (handheld). Then shots of her friends getting ice cream, swimming, etc. will follow. Next, we will shoot the scene of her in the convertible, (if possible). At the end we will film the scene of her and her friends with their peace signs up, which will also serve as the picture she looks at on her phone. When we film, we will make sure to film 2-3 takes per scene. If something that I think would be good for the video occurs such as a juggler or dance on the boardwalk, I will record it to fill the aesthetic.Ensuring that I will have all my actors has been the hardest part. Working around everyone's schedule is worrying me but I plan on filming November 30. Details and further exact angles are to be determined.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Research
We are now beginning a new project. Now we are moving past commercials and onto a music video. From the last blog I learned that planning and managing our time is vital to the filming process. Story boarding each detail is important to make sure filming is efficient and productive. I learned from the last project that it is important to choose partners wisely if you are particular on how you want things done. This project is to film a music video between 65 to 75 seconds. This project is to be filmed outside of class. We had to choose a song and our group first.
The song I chose is Surreal by Louis Futton. This song is an electric-pop song that has smooth melodies, mellow beat drops and an overall summer vibe. I chose this song because when I first heard it, images of summer, beaches, and good times ran through my head. This song puts me in a good mood and is very positive. I had originally planned to work with my past group members, but a disagreement came with the song so I decided I wanted to work by myself. My original group was Mariapaula and Darwin. They wanted to go with a slow, sad song but I wanted a different approach. I knew the vision I had and an upbeat song is what would match best. This not only gives me complete control, it also lets me work at my own pace.
Not many electronic-pop songs have music videos but some do. These videos have a common theme of good times. Many have different story-lines occurring at the same. Using cross cutting, they seamlessly merge these clips together to form a short movie that also serves as a music video. The lighting is often either bright due to sunshine or dim due to club lighting. The angles are often medium-close shots. The acting is usually not relevant because the actions match up to the beats of the song. Movements follow the melody or drums of the song. This causes the video to align with the music perfectly. Props depend on the video location but most are normal everyday items. This includes phones, headphones, drinks, etc. The shots depend on the song as well but usually start out long and get tighter as the song continues, then goes back to long to close it off. Editing is usually quick clips as well as rapid editing. They sometimes even include special editing for beat drops and melodies.
The song I chose is Surreal by Louis Futton. This song is an electric-pop song that has smooth melodies, mellow beat drops and an overall summer vibe. I chose this song because when I first heard it, images of summer, beaches, and good times ran through my head. This song puts me in a good mood and is very positive. I had originally planned to work with my past group members, but a disagreement came with the song so I decided I wanted to work by myself. My original group was Mariapaula and Darwin. They wanted to go with a slow, sad song but I wanted a different approach. I knew the vision I had and an upbeat song is what would match best. This not only gives me complete control, it also lets me work at my own pace.
Not many electronic-pop songs have music videos but some do. These videos have a common theme of good times. Many have different story-lines occurring at the same. Using cross cutting, they seamlessly merge these clips together to form a short movie that also serves as a music video. The lighting is often either bright due to sunshine or dim due to club lighting. The angles are often medium-close shots. The acting is usually not relevant because the actions match up to the beats of the song. Movements follow the melody or drums of the song. This causes the video to align with the music perfectly. Props depend on the video location but most are normal everyday items. This includes phones, headphones, drinks, etc. The shots depend on the song as well but usually start out long and get tighter as the song continues, then goes back to long to close it off. Editing is usually quick clips as well as rapid editing. They sometimes even include special editing for beat drops and melodies.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Editing
On October 25, our class were assigned to finish filming and use the school's computers to start editing. This applies to the students not bringing in their own computers. This assignment was supposed to be submitted by the October 29th according to the original agenda. In a turn of events although , when our classmates came to class and began to work on their commercials, the editing software seemed to malfunction. This made the whole assignment drag longer than expected. In compensation, our teacher extended the date to November 11, giving us approximately 2 more weeks. She also accommodated our technical difficulties by telling us that she will handle the situation. This gave my classmates more time to finish any final filming. In the meantime, the class was assigned to blog about inconvenience and how we handle it. They blogged about not being able to edit, and how it affected our timeline.
My group was completely unaffected by these issues since we brought in our own device because we preferred iMovie editing. The classes were spent blogging while our group was editing our commercial. We all had a vision for the commercial and after each putting in our final touches, we completed editing and were content with our results. We finished and began exporting the movie, but then my group and I were told we had to complete an editing blog. That is my last blog entry where I discussed what we exactly did to edit our commercial. We managed to work all the way until the end of class and submit it before leaving. We had successfully finished by the original due date and had the assignment completed before the rest of the class. On Halloween, I reviewed our material to make sure our storyboard did not get messed up in the editing process. One of our group members, Darwin, left on a trip to El Salvador, so Mariapaula and I had a free day. In a conversation with my teacher, I told her we completed it and she wishes to see it and I gladly showed her with a smile. She ended up thinking that our commercial was very creative and loved the way it came out that she wanted to show it to a coworker which boosted my overall confidence on the outcome of our project.
On November 4, our teacher announces the new schedule for the rest of the class on how the editing process would go. She told the class that we would be allowed two more days to edit. My classmates were given the time to edit that they needed. This allowed them to create their commercial the way they wanted to and to creativity compare amongst themselves. My friend and I were just observing the other groups as they finished up their editing. I assisted one group that couldn’t figure out how to remove sound as well as we got to watch a PSA on vaping . We finally got to send our commercial to our commercial, ensuring it wouldn’t be submitted late. November 6 came around, and it was the class’s last day to edit. Some groups were done while others were adding their final touches. It was the last day to edit since next class we have to answer several reflection questions. These reflection questions and the finalized commercial are due November 11.
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