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Trailer 1 (Teaser) Action/ YA- April 12 (#50)

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Trailer 1 (Teaser) Action/ YA- April 12 (#50)

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International Application- April 10 (#45)

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International Application- April 10 (#45)

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I will be discussing our potential international audience and where they could be coming from. As you can see from the map above, we have identified four continents where our movie could potentially thrive: North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. However, to narrow the list further, we have identified specific countries in each continent where the movie would do extremely well based on religious factors and acceptance of religious controversy. For instance, the United States and Canada are two countries where the movie could do exceptionally well due to their social acceptance of questioning religion. Similarly, the British Isles, which includes countries like the UK and France, also have a high likelihood of being a potential market. Lastly, Australia and New Zealand are two countries that could also contribute to our international market as they seem to have a high market for action-oriented films and comedy. That being said, certain factors could restrict the movie's success in certain countries. For instance, the yellow countries on the map signify places where the movie might not do well due to religious controversy, target audience, and representation. On the other hand, the highlighted blue countries are ones where the movie could be shown, but there may be some restrictions or controversy where the public would not watch it. To wrap things up, I want to emphasize that several factors could influence a movie's success in a particular country. These include religious tension, democracy, economy, and people's interest

. Based on my research and reasoning, I have concluded that our movie could do well in several countries, but it all depends on release dates and the timing of when people would want to watch a holiday movie.

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Today, we discussed the rough cut of our YA action teaser with our instructor. She pointed out a spelling mistake and suggested adding more Christmas elements to the beginning while removing some footage. She liked the laughing scene but suggested improving the sound quality and adding more comedy. Our group met at the Media Center to share our individual thoughts and help the editor understand what needs to be done. Overall, the rough cut was good but still needs work on timing and using different footage. It's important to include Christmas elements in the trailer as the film revolves around the holidays. We provided the editor with feedback to help him understand my vision while giving him freedom to make his own creative choices. Our goal now is to push the editor to finish the trailers so we can publish them on our YouTube and Instagram pages.

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Today, we created an alternative movie poster, which I like but not as much as the first one. We used the same background tree, credit, and iconography logos. We gave the poster a PG-13 rating to reflect the film's content. Not much else can be said about the poster, as the process was the same as the first using Canva and Removebg. However, we may need to add an action element and change the poses of the characters to appeal to the action YA audience. We'll see what our instructor thinks.

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Today, We created a movie poster using Canva and Removebg. The research we conducted on our films was helpful in developing the poster. After removing the background of the photos, Noah used an image enhancer to improve the quality of the actors' photos. He placed the characters and added iconography and a color scheme. The poster serves as marketing material that can be used to create a sense of branding. Overall, I'm pleased with the final result and can't wait to hear my instructor's feedback.

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Today, Noah created a long image of our poster to use for a cool "Carousel" effect on our social media. He used Canva, which is a helpful tool for marketing work. The idea came from our research on the movie, Violent Night, where they divided their poster into three and posted it each day. We thought it looked cool, so we decided to try it out for our movie. It's an additional marketing material that can attract more people to follow or be interested in the film. Moreover, we created an email and YouTube page for our social media page (Instagram). Noah used the image created above as a background/header for YouTube and the poster as our logo. Here are the links to our YouTube and Instagram pages: Link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcD_HEeQoTkwJeNs1o0WMEQ Link to Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebe.lwithoutaclause?igsh=MmR2YTdjbWtzYnhw&utm_source=qr

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Today, Noah worked on creating some visuals for our film trailer using Canva. He started with a given template and played around with different visuals until we found a really cool gift video of the characters flying in the air, which was used in the second title card. In addition to the Christmas visuals, he also created some Hanukkah ones, as we wanted to represent both holidays in the film. It was a bit more challenging to represent the atheist elements, but we managed to incorporate the idea of "hating Christmas" into the plot and story. When creating the title cards, we focused on using color and text to make the action elements in our trailers really pop. We had a clear idea of the font and animated videos we wanted to use, but it was a matter of getting the transitions of text, audio, and visuals just right for the overall effect of the trailer.

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I'm currently sick with the Flu, so I have not been in class. Today, my group had a meeting with our instructor to discuss the progress we made on our social media page, poster, and rough cut. They received some constructive feedback from her, which Noah noted down. Our instructor liked the iconography and genre representation in the first poster and found the process behind it fascinating. However, she wasn't sure about the crossed-out "Christmas" and wasn't sold on the second poster. We decided to scrap the second poster and focus on the first one. Regarding social media, our instructor suggested incorporating interactive elements to engage the audience. We agreed that it was an essential aspect of our social media campaign and plan to work on it. In terms of our rough cut, our instructor recommended reshooting the house and gate scene, improving the opening door, and adding a match cut. She also suggested slowing down the footage and adding title cards at the end. We found the feedback helpful and productive and plan to implement the changes. Overall, it was a good meeting with lots of brainstorming and feedback.

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I've been sick with the Flu, but my teammates filled me in on how filming went. Today marked the third day of production for our film, and it was an important one as we needed to capture some dialogue and additional footage necessary for the film's editing process. Our director/editor and two actors, who play the roles of Mike and Lisa, arrived around 5:30-6:00. Unfortunately, the actor playing Max and myself, were unable to attend due to illness. Nevertheless, they managed to shoot some footage without us, which we hope will suffice. They began by filming a significant scene in Noah's living room, where we tried to create a warm feeling using some lamps. After capturing the necessary footage, which consisted of mostly still shots and pans, they moved outside around 7:30-8:00 to film a car scene where the characters drive and forget Max. It was meant to be a comedic scene that we hope will translate well on screen. There were some filming issues with lighting outside due to the car and nearby lamps casting shadows, but they were able to work around them. They wrapped up filming around 9:00, after which our actors and director/editor left. Overall, I believe the production day went well, and they were able to capture the footage and audio we needed. The only downside was not having our other actor and myself present, as well as the lighting issues outside.

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We just made our first social media post on Instagram featuring Easter eggs on a Christmas tree. It might seem unusual but we chose to do this intentionally to make people curious and spark conversations. Our idea was inspired by The Grinch's marketing campaign where they posted on holidays. Our team brainstormed on how we could do something similar and our script writer suggested her year-round tree decorated for different holidays. I took some aesthetically pleasing pictures of my mini "year-round" Christmas tree so that we could use them for our post. We are going to base our social media campaign on our research and generate ideas from it. One idea we have is to create three social media posts that add up to create an ongoing image. We are excited to try out our strategies and see how they perform.

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I never truly blogged about WHY we chose our actors and felt the need to explain that part of our process. Sebastian (Mike) is in our theater program at school and has been cast in lead roles. He also is a close personal friend of all of us, making it very easy to communicate with him. Logan (Lissa) is also in our theater program and has been cast in large supporting roles. She is a close friend of all of ours and is currently in the same program as Sebastian, so they have similar schedules. We originally asked a student in the tech department of theater to play Max, but he said he was unable and uninterested in a speaking role. No one else was volunteering, so I asked my best friend Aubrey. She said yes and has experience in acting. Our actors all have some sort of experience and open schedules, making things very efficient.

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Today was our set day for filming. Noah came over at 4 pm with decorations and we spent a few hours setting up. Our actor who plays Max came over early since she's my best friend and was helping out. Our actor for Lissa came at 7 pm with Dennis, and our actor who plays Mike clarified that he would be late in advance. Unfortunatley, no one wanted to be the extras in our film so that we couldn't go off of our script. We decided instead of crashing a party, we would have our characters break in and "steal Christmas." We were cut short unfortunately but we were still productive.

I called Mel's Diner to double-check if it would be okay to film, and after explaining that we didn't have a huge camera crew, the said yes.

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I had this idea originally to have our characters pose in a pyramid shape, resembling a Christmas tree. I played around with tools and filters on Picsart. I played with shadows and layers and this is my "final" result. This is not something we are publishing but I thought I would get my idea out on a physical format.

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click on the image above to scroll through the photos we took.

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Today we finally were able to set up our cast photoshoot. We had several inspirational pictures I pulled from Pinterest that fit our characters really well. We definitely need more photos but these are very fun and good to begin posting on Instagram. We got solo shots, duo shots, and group shots.

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Today we originally planned to do a photoshoot with our cast members, but unfortunately we had to reschedule to tomorrow. Instead, we decided instead of searching for extras by just reaching out, we are having them come for a "staged" party for our filming of a party scene. We created an invitation and sent it out to multiple groups of people. We also met with our actors and handed out highlighted scripts. This weekend is crucial for our film and honestly if someone can't make it they will be replaced. We've been unable to film due to schedule conflicts but also we've just been putting it off in general. I cleared the weekend at my house and plan to have everything ready for filming.

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Our A level class recently met with our instructor to discuss what needs to be done in the next month to stay on track and have everything completed by April 1st. We have a plan in place and a list of tasks to work on, but we need to put in the effort and strive for the best results. Communication is also key right now. To be honest, I feel that communication has been lacking, so moving forward, we need to prompt more communication.

Overall, the experience we gain from this course is more important than just the grade. To simplify what needs to be done, we have one movie trailer, a second trailer/teaser, a poster, and a social media page that need to be scheduled and planned. I've been feeling stressed about this project, but I'm not giving up. This project is an opportunity to gain experience and learn about the media industry, and it should not stress us out but rather be a chance to grow.

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Today, my group and I discussed the colors and symbols we want to use in our film's title slides and official title, "Rebel Without a Clause". We spent a lot of time playing around with different ideas for incorporating symbols, such as Christmas trees or menorahs, into the text. We also discussed whether the title should be in all caps and how to arrange the symbols. I sketched out a very rough draft for what we want but we will finalize it later.

We have been working hard to produce high-quality work, and I appreciate the effort Mrs. Marquis puts in to help us. Although there are frustrating moments, I have no doubts that we will be able to create something of value.

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We've created a master timeline for all the pre-production tasks for our film. This includes any potential changes or adjustments to the script or film ideas. We had to discuss and work around our flexibility, work schedules, traveling, etc. As well as confirming our actors are willing to be in our film. The only non-confirmed location is the diner since it is an open restaurant.

While discussing costumes, we wanted our characters to somewhat represent their religious background but we will rely on the actors to supply their costumes. Overall, we have found the best schedule for the thin flexibility we have as a group.

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This is now a teaser instead of a full trailer. I played with the idea of using a "full scene" instead of compilation of events. This flowed a lot more smoothly and also felt more like a teaser than what we had previously. I took inspiration from how the trailer for "The Adam Project" ended, by using a joke to end it.

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Second Script Teacher Review-Jan 23. (#25)

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Second Script Teacher Review-Jan 23. (#25)

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We decided to keep this as our trailer and make our second script a teaser. I tried to focus more on the young adult aspect by adding more "edgy" and "quirky" elements, while also removing the more family aspects of the original script.

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First Script Teacher Review-Jan 22. (#23)

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First Script Teacher Review-Jan 22. (#23)

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Second Script Alterations and Notes jan 10. (#20)

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Second Script Alterations and Notes jan 10. (#20)

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This is our first script with all the edits we wanted to make.

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Second Script Rough Draft-January 8th. (#17)

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Second Script Rough Draft-January 8th. (#17)

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First Script Discussion and Editing-January 3rd. (#16)

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First Script Discussion and Editing-January 3rd. (#16)

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Today we printed out our first script and each annotated it. We noticed a lot of dialogue issues like forced conversation and overall meaningless dialogue. We wanted to separate the mall Santa scene and the "real Santa" scene, as well as adding more religious themes.

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I've worked with my group to discuss creating a studio logo for our trailer's opening. While Noah will be taking charge of the design, it's worth noting that our trailer will revolve around the themes of holiday, action, and comedy. Although holiday isn't really its own genre but more of a consistent design element, it plays a crucial role in tying together our action and comedy genres.

We've been toying with the idea of using our initials to create a brand. We're in the early stages of ideation, exploring specific lettering and imagery that should be incorporated into the studio logo. This phase involves honing in on distinctive elements that will capture the essence of our ideas.

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We've wrapped up our trailer research, refining creative concepts and piecing together a rough draft for our eagerly anticipated trailer #2. Simultaneously, we're putting the finishing touches on the three-act structure, meticulously detailed in blog post 13 for a smooth organizational flow.

Now, as we head into a well-deserved 2-3 week holiday break, we've set our sights on a comprehensive agenda for our return. This includes script revisions, the creation of a distinctive logo and production studio, role confirmations, and in-depth discussions with our director, cinematographer, sound designer, and editor to align on their nuanced visions. Alongside these efforts, we're diving into location scouting, permit logistics, and fine-tuning specific conditions crucial to our creative vision.

Noteworthy on our to-do list is delving into the world of mise en scène, where we'll consider elements like outfit design to elevate the overall aesthetic. As we step into January, the first and second weeks are earmarked for a critical task – scouting talented actors and actresses to bring our trailers to life. It's important to recognize that our plans are subject to potential changes, adapting to unforeseen schedule conflicts or unexpected family interventions. We value flexibility, understanding that the pace of achieving these goals may fluctuate based on our evolving schedules. Throughout this creative journey, meticulous documentation will be our ally, ensuring a transparent record of our progress. This comprehensive agenda stands as our roadmap, guiding us toward the timely creation of the best possible product.

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More Brainstorming of Film Ideas- December 3rd. (#13)

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More Brainstorming of Film Ideas- December 3rd. (#13)

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Today, our group engaged in a discussion spurred by insights from our teacher. We revisited our research on movies and pondered over the concepts presented. While considering our teacher's mention of a concert and potential tragic events as "Action," we also formulated another idea centering around the upcoming holidays, particularly Christmas.

Main Idea/Concept:

We explored the notion of a character harboring a deep disdain for Christmas, rooted in a mysterious background. This individual, with a criminal past and present, engages in acts of vandalism against Christmas-themed items in stores and homes. The central premise involves a trio of characters united by their shared hatred for Christmas, breaking into various locations donning masks resembling iconic Christmas-hating figures from movies like The Grinch and Scrooge.

This concept emerged during our discussion of the upcoming holidays and our analysis of the movie "Violent Night." We believe drawing inspiration from analyzed films will assist in tailoring our trailers to the target audience. Additionally, aligning with established genres and possibly introducing a sub-genre, such as a holiday genre for this Christmas-themed idea, could enhance the project.

We acknowledge that our concept is a work in progress, and a finalized idea may not materialize until the end of this week or the beginning of the next. Nevertheless, we recognize the need for diligent work and a prompt initiation of the creative process.

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Brainstorming and "To-Do List" November 30th

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Brainstorming and "To-Do List" November 30th

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Over the past few weeks, our group members have been overwhelmingly occupied, preventing us from making significant progress on our project. We sincerely apologize for the current state of our work/blog post. However, with newfound availability, we are committed to making substantial strides before the winter break. Currently in the brainstorming and almost pre-production phase, we are gearing up for an intense focus to accomplish our tasks.

Recently, we had a discussion with our instructor to update them on our concept for holiday-comedy-action movie trailers. We delved into various aspects, such as scene types, requirements, and potential names. Although we have a script in place, we've decided to take a step back to craft a three-act structure for our story and conduct research on contemporary holiday movies. This strategic approach aims to elevate our ideas and will be detailed in our next blog post, outlining the three-act structure and providing comprehensive insights into our film concept. This step is crucial to advancing the project to the next stage required for completion before production.

Recognizing the time constraint before the holidays, our goal is to accomplish as much as possible in the next three weeks. We anticipate numerous blog posts detailing our progress, ideas, and discussions with our instructor, outlining expectations and potential concepts.

An essential point raised by our instructor was the importance of greater representation of women in our project. We view this as a manageable task and will engage in discussions with our group to seamlessly incorporate this request into our film.

Furthermore, we acknowledge the need to initiate advertising this week to recruit actors and establish connections. This step will follow the completion of our three-act structure and the creation of characters, plots, and other items on the checklist essential for pre-production.

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Plot Progression!!! (Blog Post #10 Nov. 3)

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Plot Progression!!! (Blog Post #10 Nov. 3)

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This week, we did massive amounts of planning for our film. We originally wanted to work with a trio trying to "fight a social hierarchy," but we genuinely hit a wall. Our action-comedy was turning into an action-drama. Our characters were our main focus and ended up becoming so complex that a plot was almost impossible to create. Our characters became angsty and there was genuinely no purpose for our film. We talked to Mrs. Marquis and she helped us completely switch gears. We toyed with the idea of a trio of characters going on the Taylor Swift tour, where they end up being found as criminals. Then they have to run from authorities even though the audience knows they are innocent. Currently, we are discussing having a holiday-themed film. Our trio would hate Christmas and the holiday season, and try to take out their hatred on others. Potential scenes would be a character burning down a Christmas tree, and destroying Christmas-themed items with a weapon like a baseball bat. We want to follow the rule of thirds with our action and comedy sequences. A big comedic/action scene at the beginning, middle, and end of the trailer, placed around title cards. The only part of the original film we kept was having a trio of characters. They will have the "classic" stereotypes of the dumb one, and the one with no filter. Overall, we truly need to focus on what makes our story different. Why would someone be interested? What makes our film different than every other action-comedy? What conventions are breakable? And the biggest question my group has not been able to answer is, why do we care? In my opinion, marketing would be fun to make it seem like it's just another cheesy Christmas Hallmark movie before revealing teasers and trailers showing it's actually the complete opposite.

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Music Copyright and Intellectual Property (Blog Post #9 Oct. 19)

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Music Copyright and Intellectual Property (Blog Post #9 Oct. 19)

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The regulation of music, particularly in the realm of copyright and intellectual property, plays a pivotal role in protecting the rights of creators and fostering innovation within the industry. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the original musical works of composers, songwriters, and performers. These laws grant creators exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and perform their music for a specified period, typically the lifetime of the creator plus 70 years. This protection encourages artists to continue their creative endeavors by ensuring they can benefit financially from their work. However, it also means that unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of copyrighted music can lead to legal consequences.

In the digital age, the enforcement of copyright and intellectual property rights has become more challenging due to the ease of sharing and pirating music online. The advent of streaming platforms and digital downloads has necessitated new strategies for protecting musical works. This has led to a complex web of licensing agreements, performance rights organizations, and digital fingerprinting technology to track and monetize the use of music across various platforms. Musicians and record labels often rely on these mechanisms to collect royalties, while fans and creators navigate the intricacies of licensing to ensure compliance with copyright laws.

Additionally, international agreements like the Berne Convention and the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty help establish consistent copyright protection standards globally. These treaties facilitate cross-border recognition of copyright, enabling musicians to protect their work beyond their home countries. In conclusion, the regulation of music through copyright and intellectual property laws is essential for maintaining a thriving music industry by balancing the interests of creators and the broader public, while also adapting to the evolving challenges posed by digital technology and the global nature of the music market.

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Complete Analysis of all Three Trailers (Blog Post #8 Oct. 6)

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Complete Analysis of all Three Trailers (Blog Post #8 Oct. 6)

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Throughout my analysis of all 3 trailer, I picked inspiration from The comedic aspect of The Adam Project, and the title cards from Violent Night. I really liked the placing of three comedic moments throughout the trailer. One in the beginning, in the middle, and the trailer closes with another comedic moment. I also liked the themed title cards of Violent Night. Although the trailers were similar, I don't really like the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. In my trailers, I want one to focus more heavily on action with one or two comedic moments, and the second with the three main comedic points.

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Violent Night Titles and Credits (Blog Post #7 Sept. 28)

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Violent Night Titles and Credits (Blog Post #7 Sept. 28)

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Through my analysis of "Violent Night," I noticed all the titles and credits were themed to the film. The text was in red on a white background, Santa's signature colors, with a light blood splatter in the background. The regular "Universal" title card is changed from its usual globe to a red ornament. I really liked how they changed it since it feels more special to the film instead of a regular label being slapped onto a product. There is almost an entire minute before a second title/credit, then another minute before the third. The actual title card of "Violent Night" appears at the timestamp of 2:30. then, at 2:39, we get the "Only in theaters..." card.

In my trailers, I want to follow the themed title cards as well as the spaced-out timing. From the other trailers, "The Adam Project" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," I would like the smooth transition of cutting off a climatic moment with a title card and ending with a comedic moment AFTER the final title card. I personally feel more compelled to watch a film when it ends with a brighter/comedic scene since it leaves me thinking positively about said film.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Analysis (Blog Post #6 Sept. 18)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Analysis (Blog Post #6 Sept. 18)

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On my own, I viewed the trailer for the film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," and analyzed it. The Google description of this film is, that Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Since this is a trilogy, I had to have some basic understanding of the first two movies in order to fully understand the trailer.

From start to finish, this film is HEAVILY focused on the drama of the story. There are lots of scenes of crying, falling, running, and dramatic flashbacks. There are also lots of establishing shots of the group of protagonists walking together. A very specific moment in this trailer is the music change. There are lots of scenes, yet none have dialogue, and then there is a comedic moment when Drax throws a ball aggressively at a child and the group of citizens revolts against the Guardians. Then the music changes to a more dramatic and lyrical song. This music switch has happened in both The Adam Project and Guardians of the Galaxy. Another similarity is, that the ending scene in both trailers is a comedic moment that includes the main character. This film does a good job of introducing two potential antagonists and not revealing much about them. Overall, I really like this trailer and will be using it for an influence.

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Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Official Trailer

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My group and I did research on how to make a good movie trailer. I found the resource posted above and began reading. It first began talking about what a movie trailer is. It gave the simple definition, "A movie trailer is a commercial advertisement featuring a compilation of scenes from the movie." It later explains how a trailer plays a pivotal role in gaining audience and attention. It then gave a specific and detailed list. Number one, conciseness. A good movie trailer introduces the movie in a clear way, in a short time. Number two, exhibit the theme, genre, and the main cast. This is how a good trailer will grab the attention of the audience. Characters, genre, and tone are the three most important ideas to include in this. Number three, choose your color palette wisely. Through color, camera angles, and lighting, you can highlight the theme and genre of the film. Number four, matching the trailer and the movie tone. for instance, a comedy movie cannot have a horror track playing throughout. Number five, differentiate your movie trailer. This step is crucial for gaining individual attention. Your trailer should only serve as an "announcement" and not a summary of your story. Overall, this was extremely beneficial. it laid out the rules and expectations with trailer examples to view as well.

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How to make a movie trailer? Everything You Need To Know - NFI

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Once your movie’s post-production is complete, you will be waiting to uncover your art to the world outside. However, before that, rewind your patience to fulfill the essential step of filmmaking, which is to make a movie trailer.

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In class, we had to do a group project discussing media regulations. Our project was discussing the significance of the picture "Thou Shalt Not." We explained how this photo was in revolt of the Hay's Code. The Hay's Code is the first set of censorship guidelines that were enforced by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) from 1930 to 1968. It expressed these three rules: 1.    No picture shall be produced which will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience shall never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil, or sin.​ 2.   Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented.​ 3.   Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation. This photo depicts the top ten blunders disallowed by the media and mocked the motion picture production code. Overall, this photo helped gather the understanding of who regulates certain aspects of media and how regulations have been altered throughout time.

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In class, we viewed one of our film's trailers and dissected it. This trailer was The Adam project. The Google description of The Adam Project is, that a Time-travelling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self for a mission to save the future after unintentionally crash landing in 2022. This movie is an action-comedy with an aspect of Sci-Fi and family. The ideal audience would be men 18-35 and families. The trailer focuses more on action in order to appeal to a wider audience, not just families. But the film itself has more family aspects which are not as highlighted in the trailer. In the action scene of a car chase, there were lots of quick cuts of the same scene and dramaticized everything. I noticed a very subtle blue tint on the film, I believe this highlights the sci-fi aspect of this film, giving it an "outer-space" feel. A clip of the trailer I really enjoyed is a moment where adult Adam is shown peering sadly through a window and is dissolved to Adam's mother doing the same from a distance. I personally love movie soundtracks, especially when they are lyrical songs. This movie features the song "Foreplay/Long Time" by the band Boston. This really accentuates the comedy and family feel even in the intense action scenes. Throughout the trailer, I wrote down the order in which things were revealed to us. First, is one big chase scene that reveals the main character, his partner, and his younger self. It also creates the fact that the adult Adam is wanted. It then reveals the problem, being time travel, and that Adam's father is the creator of time travel. The ending scenes are just attention-grabbing clips until the end, where we see both versions of Adam. Young Adam reaches for adult Adam's beer and adult Adam pulls away. This creates almost a relief of tension from the previous scenes. To summarize, the trailer reveals the characters, the problem, and the solution, and then ends with a comedic/heartfelt moment. A pattern I noticed was having three big action sequences one in the beginning, middle, and end. Also, the dialogue in the trailer starts and ends with a joke. In total, I will definitely be taking lots of guidance from the Adam project trailer, as well as the film itself.

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Throughout this week, we came up with action-comedy as our genre. The films, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and The Adam Project were the first initial movies we picked. These all succeeded in the action genre and the comedy genre. Guardians and The Adam Project both have a Sci-fi element to them, which is something my group would like to do as well. We are planning to potentially create a miniature of the setting for our trailers. The roles we intend on having are, me as the script writer (if we have one), Noah as the cinematographer, and Dennis as the editor. Some issues that have come up are, not having a director and not needing a script writer. Dennis is willing to take the director role but he also wants to act in the film, therefore removing him from the director role. We've been researching more films and decided to use these as our references: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Adam Project, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Crowded Room, and Violent Night. As well as inspirations, we designed a rubric of our pre-production plans. It's a checklist of everything we need in order to get to our production list. We haven't come up with an entire plot but we have a few ideas of what we want. We want our main characters to be a trio of protagonists or more centered toward anti-heroes. We want them to have three completely different personality types and three different music tastes. Our trailers will be centered around music. A situational scene we gained inspiration from is when lots of action is happening outside of an enclosed space, and then the character inside of the space is completely unaware of the actions happening outside and is usually listening to a comical song. Overall, our group needs to begin planning in more depth for our film.

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Throughout this week, Mrs. Marquis went through the explanations of what this year would look like. Including, the final project, the blog posts, and other requirements. Afterwards, we picked our groups and brainstormed for what we might pick as our project. Me, Noah, and Dennis decided to create the two trailers and are currently decided on Action of our genre. We originally were debating between the trailers or the documentary, but none of us were incredibly passionate about the documentary. We discussed all of our availability outside of school and are currently trying to come up with ideas for a script.

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Throughout the production process of our film "Step on me", I have learned a variety of things regarding the filming and overall production process. When we were filming our movie, we had lots of trial and error when it came to certain shots and angles. We had to realize that our surroundings, including the background sounds and other random people, also played into our film, which led to us having to work around them. I've also learned that shooting clips isn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. Many shots took numerous tries and at the end, they still weren't perfect. Some comments we got after the screening of our rough cut were that we needed background music to cancel out the earlier stated background sounds. Another comment we got was how some of our attempted cuts, such as the match cut, didn't end up working out. In order to address these things, we were able to add the necessary backing music and were also able to get all of our cuts in order.

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Independent Distribution and Marketing Plan -- Step on Me

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1.  If you were to distribute your film independently, how would you do it?
If I were to distribute my film independently, I would most likely take the only streaming route. Our film has a very niche target audience, so I don't think a huge theatrical release would benefit us a bunch. I'd most likely approach aggregators such as Sony and Amazon because they're big companies that could help my film reach a large variety of people. I would want to reach out to selective streaming services, such as Hulu, Netflix, and Fearless.li. I would want to approach Fearless.li because they are a very inclusive streaming services that cater to minority groups, such as the LGBTQ community.
2. What is the title of your film? Do you think your title works?  Why or why not (short and sweet, pithy, reflective of genre, aimed at target audience, etc.)?  How could it be improved and why?  Do you have a new title now?
The title of my film is "Step on Me." I do think the title works. I say this because it's short and sweet and it relates to our movies because it is a reference to a song used in the film. Personally, I don't think our title needs to be improved because it suites our film very well.
3.  Create a tag line for your poster.  Aim for familiar but fresh.  Remember your genre, and your target audience.
A tag line for my poster could be, "Everything was a lie."
4.  Create a paragraph sketch of your target audience member.  Think about who would be interested in your film and why?
The target audience of our genre, romantic drama, is late teens to mid twenties, who are usually females. Income and education level can vary from low to high income, along with little to lots of education. Interests may include things like listening to music, scrolling through Pinterest, and gardening. They may be apart of organizations like a drama troupe or book clubs. These people tend to care about the social climate of the world along with their friends. These people tend to hang out online on Instagram, Tik Tok, and Snapchat. Along with that, they may follow people like Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Florence Pugh, Zendaya, etc. They may read things like romantic drama novels. For example, The Summer I Turned Pretty novel series. Also, maybe books by author Colleen Hoover. These people may wear clothes from stores like Target, Cider, American Eagle, Hollister, and Pacsun. They might watch other things like: The Prom, Love Simon, Young Royals, Degrassi, Heartstopper. Some streaming services these people may have are Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Disney Plus. I would imagine these people would eat at restaurants like Panera Bread, Whole Foods, and Starbucks.
5. How can you use that information to REACH them?  Where will you advertise?
Using my notes from the previous question, I would use the following methods to reach my audience and advertise. I would place ads in the social media apps I mentioned. For example, I would pepper teasers and BTS footage on Tik Tok so people would get exposure to our film. Also, I could put up posters in these stores and restaurants that I mentioned. Putting up posters would be a way to advertise our film where we know our target audience would go. For example, putting posters in local Targets and Whole Foods. Another way we could reach them is putting ads in music streaming services, like Spotify, that our target audience would hear and it'd hopefully make them interested in our film.
6.  How would you ENGAGE your target audience online?  How will you turn passive audience members into ACTIVE, ENGAGED audience members?
To make our target audience active and engaged, we would cater the ads and promotions to them directly. We would offer prizes to our most active audience members, such as free movie tickets or such. By being active they would need to personally spread the word of the movie and visibly promote it. For example, reposting teasers or trailers on their Instagram stories. In order to engage our audience members, we would also create an interactive social media account for our characters in the film, and frequently makes posts as them. For example, making an Instagram account for Tessa, one of our main characters, and posting content that relates to her life that will get our audience ready and eager for our movie.
7. How would design your movie's poster?  How will you design it to be both familiar and fresh in regard to genre? What two or three main colors would you use? What is in the foreground and background? What iconography will be used? Type of fonts/typography?
Our movie poster will be designed with a very bright and colorful vibe. The poster will have a classic and cute font, like the Baguet Script font. Some main colors we would use are light pink, yellow, and a pale tan shade. In the foreground we may have a silhouette of the two girl main characters sharing an intimate moment with one another. This will shows the care between one another but then also leaves the audience wanting more with only seeing a silhouette. In the background, we may see a vague sunset or the horizon. Our tag line will be on our poster as well, along with the credit block on the bottom. While we want the title and tag line in the Baguet Script font, the rest of the typography we want in a font like, Times New Roman. Our poster will be very simple, yet cute and hopefully be able to captivate our audience.
8. EXTRA CREDIT:  Describe a film in your genre that had an amazing marketing campaign.
One film in my genre that had a good marketing campaign was Love, Simon. After doing research, the director of Love, Simon took the marketing aspect of the film very seriously. One thing they did was customized billboards in certain cities that related to the film in one way or another. Another thing is they had ads all over social media, such as Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The really big aspect of this campaign that made it so interesting is what they did with their digital campaign. According to a Variety article, "...the studio held screenings for gay celebrities and social-media influencers, including Ellen Degeneres, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen." One last thing that they did was throughout all the ads, trailers, and teasers, they left the viewers on a cliffhanger, along with a sense of confusion.

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1. My film challenges conventions by getting rid of the love interest in the first two minutes of the film. As you see, Tess tells Bella that her boyfriend has arrived, squashing any hopes of Tess being Bella’s love interest. The social groups and issues that my film represents are LGBT and youth. Bella is revealed to be a gay woman with an obvious interest in the second character, Tess. And with the clothing choices, physical appearance, and body language of the characters, you can tell they are teenagers.

2. If my film were “real,” I would distribute on a streaming service, with no theatrical release. I’d choose a streaming service like HBO Max which has similar titles like. “Euphoria” and “The Fallout.” Or Netflix, which has similar titles like “Heartstopper,” “Young Royals,” and “The Prom!” I would rely heavily on social media to engage audiences since social media is most popular with our targeted audience. TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube are the best sources to rely on since TikTok is the most popular social media app currently. Instagram is a great way to reach our “older” audience, those reaching their twenties. Youtube is very promising since we can post longer trailers and more information since YouTube viewers receive longer advertisements before videos.

3. My production skills have definitely improved since we began this process. I took filming more seriously and used higher quality equipment. We made sure to take the acting seriously. We took at least five takes per scene before settling on one. I understood the process it takes to produce a film and actually get it seen and earned more respect for those who work in the film industry.

4. I used a tripod to film with and used different editing softwares to create my film. I used CapCut to edit my film since it is free but can still produce professional content. I used YouTube to gain access to the music we used, selecting different versions to see what best fit the tone of our film.

Overall, this film helped me get a more realistic understanding of what the film career is like and will definitely be a reference for when I study film in college.

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Independent Distribution and Marketing Plan -- Step on Me

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1. I believe our film should be released on Netflix and Prime Video since there is a high popularity of LGBTQ+ films there. FilmHub would be the best aggregator since it has access to both streaming services and many more. The Austin Film Festival would be the best one for us to try and get a distributor since it is not the most prestigious festival but still important. Getting our film out there through a distributor will be best since we are creating a low-budget independent film. I am only interested in streaming our film, I would approach FilmHub.

2.  The title of our  film is “Step on Me.” The title definitely works since it is about heartbreak and also is the title of the song that the film focuses around. It’s aimed at a younger audience because an odd title would more likely pique the interest of a younger group. It could be improved by adding something to do with heartbreak, but this is the title we have decided on.

3. Everything was a lie.

4. Our target audience is women ages 15-25. They would be using lots of social media, in school, and are more likely to go out at night to see a movie. The income of this audience would most likely be minimum wage or slightly above, since they would be teenaged to young adults. The education level would be highschool to associate’s or bachelor’s degree. They are more inclined to like romance with a dramatic aspect or reality tv. They care about trends and a lot of young adults would care about politics/social issues. They are most likely to be on TikTok and Instagram. They are following famous celebrities or influencers such as Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo, Gigi Hadid, and Harry Styles. A very popular game amongst teenagers is Roblox, since it is an overall gaming platform. Shopping malls, beaches, and amusement parks is where they would most likely be hanging out in real life. They are most likely reading romance novels by Colleen Hoover, Alice Oseman, Robyn Carr, and Nicholas Sparks. They would be watching popular shows like Outer Banks, Never Have I Ever, Ginny and Georgia, and Love Island. They are most likely using Netflix as a VOD platform.

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1.  Youtube- trailers/ teasers\

2. Instagram- teasers

3. TikTok-teasers/ behind the scenes

4. Snapchat- Teasers

5. Tubi- Trailers

6. Online shopping websites (hollister, american eagle, etc.) banners- teasers

7. QR stickers placed around on lamposts, corkboards, etc. with link to trailer

8. Publicity stunt creating headline stating something that includes movie (ex. “Director of upcoming film “Step on Me”...)

9. Local film festivals

6. I would engage our target audience online by having the actors produce tiktoks on an account designated to the film, that appeal to current trends. People who are interested will interact by liking, commenting, or reposting. The others will simply scroll past.

7. People can deduce the storyline from art since the art can explain it. It can reinforce the genre with light colors and cursive writing. It should definitely attract the target audience since it has the same themes as many iother designs.

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My script changed from the original draft because there was not enough background information to persuade the audience to feel any emotions or understanding of what’s happening. I added a montage because while doing research of film openings, all of our films used a montage in the beginning, one way or another. The changes in the script generally added to the feeling of the first two minutes and left more of a build up for the ending.

Our piece will be edited with smooth transitions, in a montage format. The aerial shot will rely heavily on editing for the effect of “romance” and overall our film will have the set feeling of romance with soft lighting and peaceful surroundings. While researching romantic drama film openings, i made sure to include a montage and soft lighting. However, I did not include a narration or voice over. Our logo will be a combined collection of one different item we each think describes us best. I will create it using Picsart and Capcut. In terms of fonts, i plan to use more “feminine” fonts such as cursive, etc. I plan for it to move slightly, maybe in a spinning motion. I plan to use a dissolve when transitioning from the montage to the present time. It adds to the feeling of the montage benign a memory. We will be using the song, “Step on Me” from the Cardigans during our film, but it is not a wall-to-wall piece of music. We won’t be using any edited sound effects besides maybe lowering the diegetic sound. The song will not be copyrighted since it is a cover of said song.

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Love, Simon

1. A teenage boy describes his “perfectly normal” life, then reveals that he has a big secret. After he says this, he is seen checking out an attractive man before being interrupted by his dad coming into his bedroom.

2. Romance drama; 15-35 females

3. There are none in the first two minutes.

4. The first 2 minutes are filmed with lots of movement as if a physical person was filming it off of per se a cellphone, as it shows Simon getting his first car. Then it switches between showing Simon filming his family trying the food, and the actual footage Simon is recording. The rest is filmed as if there is a separate person (not shown) recording Simon.

5. The sound included is minimal dialogue, Simon’s voiceover, and there is wall-to-wall music.

6. In the end, I knew most things about the character but I was still interested in where it was going. You wanted to know what was going to happen since his life seemed so normal until the end sequence.

7. Most shots are very short but the sequences are longer. There are lots of jump cuts and not really any smooth transitions.

8. This adheres to conventions by having a big “issue” at the end of his normal situation.

9. This broke conventions by not showing any love interest for Simon.

10. This represents closeted gay people and the issue of being afraid to come out.

11.  It is a more mature story and more inclusive story that is very attractive to the older audience of Disney who is looking for something that is not a family film.

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During November and December, I learned that screenwriting is a very detailed process and the screenplay format works very well for the actors and director to understand. Sound is hard because if you’re shooting a silent scene, cutting off the sound in editing makes it seem “cheesy” and edited, but having random noises in the background makes the scene less serious. While studying film editing concepts, I created documents featuring over twenty editing techniques, a video on color in editing, the film “Making Waves,” and watch the film, “The Cutting Edge” to expand my understanding of editing film. We read through the screenplay of “The Incredibles” to further understand how screenplays are written. We then had to write a two-minute horror film opening about someone having a nightmare for my midterm project.

The requirements of this film were, one to two minutes in length, it has to be a horror or horror hybrid, it’s an opening sequence, not a short story, minimal to no dialogue, no wall-to-wall music, no longer takes, start in black with company indent or logo and title, straight cut or dissolve into the first image, minimum of three crosscuts between actor and nightmare, and must be edited/directed/shot/and uploaded by yourself. In the film itself, there must be one close-up, one dutch angle, one high or low angle, one low key light set up or one silhouette, one pan or tilt, track or push, a spin around, one zoom or dolly zoom, one subliminal cut or multi-take, a smash cut, one match cut, j cut, l cut, one use of slow or fast motion, the intended use of color, use of costume or hair or makeup, visual complexity in your setting choice, three sound effects, one piece of incidental music or sound motif.

I adhered to horror conventions by using jump cuts and adding an unexpected twist at the end. I broke horror conventions because there is usually some sort of fight with something the audience is aware of, but my audience is not aware of what the unknown force is. I represented a middle-aged woman and said her life is pretty simple and basic. She is seen completing simple tasks and appears bored.

In my film, the pacing and mood of the film were constant and successful. The actual fear that I tried to create didn't work very well, specifically, the ending.

I used ArcStudios for writing my script, the regular iPhone camera for filming, PicsArt for editing specific images, YouTube for music, and CapCut for editing. I learned more about how to use CapCut's transitions and more professional features.

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In the genre section, we explored a wide range of genres. Action, Adventure, Animation, B-Movie, Biopic, Comedy, Crime, Documentary, Fantasy, Family, Period, Horror, Independent, Musical, Crime, Romance, Sci-Fi, Sports, Superhero, Thriller, War, Western, and Youth was among the genres we studied. We talked about the conventions of the entire unit, including storylines, characters, depictions, settings, iconography, and ideals. Cinematic components such as camerawork, lighting, editing, and special effects are closely related to code. Audience expectations, emotions, and reactions come last. To help us better understand the individual genres, we also looked at trailers or clips of three films from different generations and excerpts from them. Some of the movies we saw were hybrid movies. A historical film may be, for example, a war history film. Genre type category.

After watching the movie again with our group, we realized that both our movies were dramas. We generally agreed that these were drama movies because of the different characters and storylines. Our film featured both antagonists and protagonists. The first and his second were about bullying, so they also dealt with real-life issues and social issues. In her second film of ours, the personal struggles experienced by the protagonist who played the bully allowed her to successfully maintain the drama tradition of complex and realistic characters. Drama is often based on real-life environments such as schools and bullying that can be recreated. Next, about the code of the drama movie. I often used two in movies. We used a lot of 2-shots and 3-shots to show the interactions of the characters that are important in the drama genre. Other camerawork used close-up and over-the-shoulder shots to help the viewer better understand the characters and their emotions. Added. Dramatic films are expected to evoke strong emotions through specific scenes and can evoke an audience's empathy for the characters and enhance their sense of connection with them. I think I can sympathize with your feelings. I think we could have improved this film from an audience point of view. It was important to have a fixed angle of view for the shot. Hand movements must have become more comfortable. Also, if the audio wasn't muted, we could have cut the audio out of the point-of-view scene. But I don't think the sound was an issue in any of the movies. It was pretty decent in my opinion. Also, it would have been nice to cut the scene where the actor stops for a while and then starts acting for a second or two. For example, in her second movie of ours, me and Kadence were on the phone and when Kadence's boyfriend broke up with her, I waited two seconds before continuing my act.

My favorite genre is Thriller. A potential story is, a teenaged girl wakes up with a headache and can't remember what happened the night before. She goes through her day getting harsh flashbacks of the day before and can't seem to function normally in her current day. I would be interested in exploring plot-twists, eerie lighting/ feelings, and heavily on mental challenges. Having a plot-twist in this seemingly "black and white" story would really help with the thrill aspect of my movie, eerie lighting would create suspense and nervousness, and mental challenges makes it seem like only the main character is experiencing the events.

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For this assignment, we had to remake another group's first student film, improve upon it, and use ten different shots. I was our main actor, along with Kadence Eaton, and our supporting actors were Hannah Klien and Emmaly Mccanna. Our Director was Hannah Klein and our cinematographer/editor was Jamie Santos. Our movie is majorly improved compared to the first one. Some of our shots included a close-up, depth, distinct lines, and shapes, establishing angle, high angle shot, long shot, over the shoulder, pan left and right, POV shot, three shot, track in, and wide shot. The original plot was; a girl sees her bully in distress and becomes her friend. We adapted that into, a girl who sees her bully upset and sympathizes with her, leading the bully to stand up for her. We gave the bully more back story and reason to be upset, and more explanation of the friendship that is created.

Our shots were more mature, our audio was of better quality, and our script connected sufficiently. Our acting was more serious than the original but was not exactly professional. I think in our editing, certain clips should've been cut sooner, and our transitions could've been cleaner. When filming, we made sure to include over-the-shoulder shots, high angles, low angles, tracking in and out, and a point-of-view shot. Most shots looked very appealing and worked well with the context of the story, but our POV shot was not. It seemed forced and out of place. It felt like there was someone just staring at you awkwardly. It was uncomfortable eye contact. In the specific scene, we were trying to portray a sense of empathy and connection for the "ex-bully" when her friends confront her. Although we had a few issues with our film, overall it was highly improved and a film that we can be proud of.

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My group's first film was "Ginger." I worked with Kadence Eaton, Emmaly Mckanna, Jamie Santos, and Hannah Klein. I was actor #4.
It was supposed to be serious but turned into more of a comedy. The audio was not very good, but you could hear most of it. We definitely could've had better acting, and our transitions were splotchy. Overall, our film was very fun to make.