AICE Media Studies

  Hey Blog!   Today I filmed for the second time! However, things did not go as smoothly as last time. After finishing the room scene, every other scene takes place around the beach. Although today was kind of difficult I still had fun, and after this I will be able to begin editing!   First, I had to make sure we could all make it to the set, aka Fort Lauderdale Beach. I was not sure where everyone lived, so I had to make sure everyone had a ride. Luckily, we were all able to make it! I wanted everyone to arrive at two and surprisingly, they did! Once everyone met up, I started filming the walking shots.   The first scene I was filming was super simple. The girls are just walking down the side walk talking. The only problem was that I had to keep staring over the shots because of random little things . In one of the shots, a random pigeon walks in front of Olivia! Then I filmed the scene in the restaurant. Before I began filming, I made sure it was okay with the r...

Hey Blog!   Today I had someone review my short film introduction. First, I selected a viewer and show them the video. Then I had to make notes on how to make it better. I know this will take a wh ile, but its for the better good of my film!   First, I had to select my viewer. I narrowed it down to either my dad or best friend. Both of them are harsh critics, but I think my dad could give better advice because he has always loved film. So, then I texted him to see when he was free. He told me he could watch it in a couple of hours, so I waited till he got home.   When he got home I pulled up my short film introduction for him. He told me he really liked it, but there was this one time where you could see my filming in a mirror. I am so happy he saw this, because I never even noticed! Now, I have to plan for a time where I can re-film.   Some of my actors were busy this weekend, but I realized that the shot only included two people, who were both free! This was ver...

Hey Blog!   Today I will be filming the rest of my film. Today was pretty easy, since it is my teams third time. The last thing I finished filming was the embarrassing restaurant scene. I still cannot get over that! Anyways, now I need to film the scenes on the actual beach .   First, I had to make sure everyone was ready to come. I texted the group chat, and we were all good. Most of us got there o n time, which made me happy. Once we all met up, I had the girls practice their dramatic scenes. It was funny, but they did well! Then, we filmed the rest of our scenes. It was easy but a lot of walking back and forth. I had to remind the actors of their lines, but that's okay. I was satisfied with everything so far, but then we had to film the shark scene. One of the girls had to get in the ocean with the fin! The fin kind of looked like a blob in the water, but I hope everyone's acting pulled it together. After we finished filming, I thanked everyone for being in my ...

   Hey blog!   Today I will continue working on my short film introduction. I music now select a song! I want three different songs. A dramatic tune. A upbeat intro. I also would like a suspenseful moment for when the shark shows up. Using the audios on capcut, I can easily find a copyright free song. This means that I will not get in trouble with the producers of the song. I have selected "Emotional, dramatic and sad" by art music style. I have also selected "Happy summer" by Starla Music. I really like these choices because i feel like they really fit the scene. Below I will attach a photo of the two different music covers. In order to add these songs I will just need to insert them. I will not be completing this today but it should be quite simple. I hope you guys enjoyed todays blog. Have a great day. Bye!

  Hey Blog!   Today I will continue editing my short film introduction. I will first start on transitions. I n order to add the transition, all you have to do is click a little white button in between the clips. Then, a whole choice of transitions shows up. I first tri ed the “Up” this one just slides the earlier clip up and presents the new one. I was not a big fan because I think it took away from the dramatic tone. So, I decided to use the “ Wipe Left” because I think it looks nicer. It is very clean and a smooth transition into the next shot. Then I began deciding on filters. (10)   In order to add a filter, I had to select the clip. From there, a whole menu pops up! I slid ove r until I saw the filters button. There were so many to choose from and I tried a few of them. The filters ended up making my shots almost blurry, so I decided not to use them. This is a shame though because I really liked how they enhanced the film. Next time, I will use different ...

  Hey Blog!   Today I edited the clips I have so far! This has probably been the hardest part so far if I am being completely honest. Last time I filmed another two scenes of my short film introduction , and now I have three scenes total to edit. This may be a tricky part, but I persevered and will continue to!   First, I had to decide what editing software I would use. Last time I used capcut , but I still wanted to do a little research to make sure that is what I wanted to do. I knew that I would be editing on my phone , so I searched for mobile editing software . One of the top ones that popped up was Kin e master .   Kinemaster is a mobile editing software whose standard version is free to use. So, I downloaded it to see if it would be an easier way to edit. However, I already know how Capcut operates, so i decided to stick to that program.     In the end I am happy I chose Capcut . I just had to upload the clips I wanted to use, and then I ...