CCR Post 4

4) How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?

PowerPoint (Could not share normally as organization prevents it)

CCR Post 3

 3) How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

Director's Talk Track

Link if video does not work: https://youtu.be/v6x6XKCjzV8?si=orswFof33NywFm4J

 

CCR Post 2

2) How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

Article published by our studio:

    The 2 minute film opening of, "Morning Run", engages with audiences through the mainstream horror conventions. The audience sees this through the many different camera angles used and the wide array of story changes like the sudden chase scenes and the stalker being thrown into the water.

Stalking shot of Victim 1

Chase Scene of Victim 1

Stalker thrown in water

     The film is almost all silent for dialogue, besides the end scene where they are not sure what do after they throw the stalker into the water. This scene is all the 2 minute opening needs for engaging with the audience effectively enough to give them all of the context they need. 

The only main dialogue scene

    It will be distributed at an upcoming film festival our school is hosting. The film festival will show our film in all of it's glory and would attract some much needed feedback. However, besides this film festival, the opening can be found on YouTube which will be the main distribution method. Our main YouTube viewing link will be attached below. 

https://youtu.be/sUTqpzWaLfU?si=YNnx2QAUagwoUyQV

CCR Post 1

 1) How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? 

Prezi

https://prezi.com/view/aoFsZ55vOq3BpMpe49Bk/

Final Cut

Required 3rd Film Day

Turns out, the footage we compiled only added up to 1:19 when fully edited, this is due to the fact that our old clips were way too long, and we only used around half of them. This short amount of footage needs to be improved and fully edited before the deadline on 4/2, where it needs to be shared to me and uploaded onto the blog. Our 3rd film day needs to be sometimes this week, as we have spring break, and we can freely film this weekend. It will most likely be Saturday again, but I will have to coordinate with my teammate and the actor, we could do it as early as Thursday if possible, and probably latest on Sunday. This is to give time for the editor, my teammate, to fully edit all parts of the film, and compile it into a final cut that will be turned in around a week's time from now, early next month.

Our Film Editing, CapCut, March 19, 2024.

Final closing shot, at 1:19 without added footage.

Having to Approve our Story

     As director, I had to approve any additions to our story and providing any feedback that may help with the creation of the film. We have changed almost 80% of our film from the storyboard. This greatly affected how our film looked and how it was filmed, as the strategies were improvised in person and input was received from all members. 

    Even the actor, provided his own opinion and we took it into consideration when making it in person. As director, most of the story talking took place over text with my in-class teammate, who forwarded it to our actor. We also created a group chat including our actor so I can inform all of them directly. 

Dialogue Between me and Teammate, SMS, March 19, 2024.

I have found that conversating over text has had a more beneficial impact than talking in class, because in class we are all tired and do not want to even talk about the film, so it is better quite literally at any other time of day.