Going over the Limit

I am in the process of editing, and I am extremely excited for the outcome of this film. While editing I found a good background sound which would be Lamb by BROCKHAMPTON. This song is very upbeat and mellow which worked great for my film and it makes the film opening more exciting and contemporary- which I love! One thing I do need to work on is trimming all my film down to under two minutes. I thought previously, that I would need to go back and record new film, but apparently I am okay on film- a little TOO okay. When I trimmed all my footage down, I had two minutes and fifty-three seconds, which is over the limit. I ended up cutting out the tooth-brush scene which is sad but I can't have a long opening sequence.

Rough Cut

Personal Reflection

1. How much continuity does the video have? Can it be improved?
The film has good continuity, not any jump-cuts, consistent lighting. The only issue that I noticed was that my actor would look at the camera, witch I did not notice until AFTER we were done filming. I may re-do those shots for better continuity even though I was able to cut that out.
2. To what extent is the video relatable within your chosen genre?
My film is relatable with my genre because it opens with a very contemporary feel and introduces our first character in a very calm and friendly way, as most coming of age films do.
3. Is it relatable as a film opening?
 I feel like this film is relatable as an opening, its simply about a boy waking up late and taking his sweet-time before arriving to school. I feel like anyone can relate to that.


Peer Reflection: (from a different group)

1) Where is the setting?- The boys house
2)Who are the characters? How can you tell?- There is one character and he is a young boy getting ready for school. He is the main focus of the camera at all times and is followed throughout.
3) What is the movie going to be about? How can you tell?- The movie is about this boy growing as a person in some way.
4)What genre is the film? How can you tell?- Coming of age
5)To what extent is it readable as a film opening?- I believe it is pretty readable as it focuses on the boy and his daily life.
6) Overall, how might the clarity of meaning in the video be improved? I think some music could improve the clarity and maybe hinting at what he's preparing for or where he's going would help with the clarity. 

RAW film opening… kind of

My RAW film opening looks really bad right now unfortunately, but with some editing and a touch of post-production, I am sure that the final film will look great. One thing that I did struggle with, was getting my last few clips. So, It is incomplete. I have to go back and record that and I am planning to do that this Wednesday. I couldn't complete it because the lighting started to shift on location so I had to stop filming.

Technology

The technology I used in my shooting on Saturday was and iPhone to take pictures and the Nikon D3500. They both worked for what I needed. I didn't need lighting because I was able ti just use my windows and open them up in the house, It made the picture come out good. Because I am low-budget, I thought it would be the cheapest option.

Outtakes and Bloopers

Here are some bloopers and outtakes from the shoot on Saturday!! Our dog Sugs really wanted to be part of our film, considering he would randomly pop-up in our frame, making me have to redo a scene because he was causing continuity errors...

No dogs were harmed!! 

Raw Footage

Saturday, I began the filming process! I have most of my footage collected, I just need a few more shots. One of the shots I really liked was this very first scene. (It's raw so its a very long shot haha) The one thing I really liked about this was the fact that when my actor slammed his hand on the alarm button, his video games fell down because he was so aggressive with it. I think it showed a good effect of how annoying to hear that loud alarm.

This was the shot directly after him hitting the alarm clock. I am obviously taking out the sound for this and covering it with some ambient music that is "poppy.

Here is a close-up of toast! This was a hard part to film of my actor getting toast because I took forever filming waiting for the toast to "pop" out of the toaster. The toaster was also located in a weird spot, so that also was an issue I did not think about until after.

Storyboard Process

I'm not good at drawing but, these small stick figure sketches are good for organizing how I want my shots and directions to look. For this first page, I thought it would be good to establish a setting...so the establishing shot would look very good starting my film.

I wanted to establish my protagonist's day routine for the opening of the movie. By doing so I chose to stage him doing normal activities, that audiences and viewers could connect with.

Then finally, I want to introduce a subject that will create an initial downfall in this protagonist's life. At my location, they are renovating and due to that there is plenty of construction that I can take advantage of for my film. I am using a huge dirt mound that my protagonist will abruptly start at which will end my opening sequence with questions from the audience.