Filming-Attempt to Film

Over the weekend that just passed, the filming process began. Our first decision was that we wouldn't be checking out a camera from our media studies classroom. We both came up with the solution of using our iphones because it is easier to manipulate with. We also believe our iphones have better quality than the cameras that are handed out at school. In result of using our iphones to film we will be using the software Imovie to film. If this doesn't work an alternative would be using pinnacle studios as our editing platform. I am hoping first choice works because using pinnacle studios will be more difficult for my partner and I. Over the weekend my group mate came over to my hose to film. We choose to film at my house because the first scene takes place in a bedroom. Although this process didn't turn out as well as we wanted. In the beginning, My group mate and i thought this plan would follow through. However we faced a few obstacles. The first one we dealt with was the lightening and how it didn't look very good because it was at night. Even though the light was on the film appeared not as we wanted and somewhat fuzzy. In order to fix this we are planning on filming during the day. Another problem we faced was that there was background noise. My parents and sister were home cooking dinner and making noise so it was hard for the video to be silent. To fix this next time we will make sure no one is home so there is no background noises. We figured at this point to just restart with the filming because it wasn't starting off right. The process will begin next weekend or after school during the week.

Filming Failure

    This past weekend my group member and I weren't able to film. We faced some difficulties that stooped us. The main reason for this was because of the rain. Since we live in Florida, rain is always constant and unpredictable.  We were planning to filming scenes 1-2 which are inside so technically that shouldn't stop us from filming. But the problem was the transportation. We needed to make sure everyone would arrive to the destination safely. While raining the roads tend to get slippery and people cant see the road as well. This sometimes causes people to drive unsafely which could put people in harm. We didn't want to risk anything so we choose to not film that day.
   With this delay of filming it will result in us having to choose another day. I am hoping everything goes well. We will be starting off with scenes 1-2 as soon as we can. My group member and I are very busy people so finding a time good for both of us is going to be hard. Filming should only take us about 1 night. It will go by pretty fast because we already know exactly what we need to do. The shooting and sound script helped a lot for planning in advance. This saved us a lot of time in the future. As soon as we finish filming we will begin editing immediately. The editing is what is going to take us the longest to do.

Storyboard Template

Displayed above is our storyboard template. This portrays what is going to happen every scene. It is split up into 6 seconds for every little box on the paper. There are also 6 boxes per paper. There is a small picture and description for what happens exactly in each scene.  Storyboarding is very helpful because it forces us to know what is happening each second in the film. We are planning on following this template as much as we can. Nothing should effect our filming too much so we are counting on this. This also helps us a lot with hitting the right time for the video. Now that we have all our information we will need to start filming soon.

Title Desgin

Attached above is our Title design google slide. Included is all the different fonts and titles that will be in the film. We will be using the font “Baskerville Old Face”. The reason for this is because it gives off a mysterious vibe. This will set the tone for the film and make it more interesting. My group member and I would like to keep the font consistent because we don’t want it to look messy. An example of helping the title or front stick out would be using a black screen and white text. This grabs the attention of the watchers. The main title will be “Girl Night Out”. This was selected because it is not giving away the film but it gives the audience a little clue of what the movie is about. 

Planning- Location, Participants, Health and safety, and schedule

Attached above is our planning google slide. Incorporated is exact details that we need for our film. For example, we wrote about the location and even included pictures. While filming we are involving many of our friends as participants. They will be a huge help because we need more than just my group member and I. Having all this information will help us be prepared before filming. This will save us lots of time. We are planning to film throughout the period of two weeks. This gives enough time to make changes and make sure everything is perfect. By the end of march filming should be done and editing will begin. 

Planning- Sound Script

Attached above is our sound script. Included are multiple slides explaining and planning the sound in our scenes. There are diegetic and non-diegetic sounds listed, as well as every other music or sound that we intend to include. We are focusing on strictly following this plan. We hope to keep it consistent with this, aiming for 90% similarity. The sound is broken up into each scene, as each scene has different sounds. We created this document so assist us with filming, as we have already created our shooting script. We decided to divide up our shooting script into sound and planning, instead of creating it all together. Each sound that we intend to use is listed, including sounds like footsteps, or a car door closing, or the sound of a car moving. Since we do not know exactly what music we are including yet, it is hard to state what music we intend to use so this is just a basic idea of what we will use. All of the rest of our sounds are exactly what will be happening in the movie.

Planning- Shooting script

This is a shooting script about what is shown in each scene. Each scene is portrayed on a different slide. Included in the document are the different camera angles, lighting and setting. We went into as much detail as possible. The purpose of this google slide is to explain exactly what is going to happen during every scene. Instead of putting our shooting and sound scripts together, we decided to divide them up. We are planning on following this script as throughly as we can. There will most likely be a 90% similarity between the script and the film. Things might change as to when the diner will be open and if everyone is able to get together to film. Following this script will help us be prepared to film.