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 Last Monday my group and I resumed filming. We continued the filming process, this time, at a different location, a house. We chose to film at our friend, Raquel’s house. The setting was most adequate there. Even though, I was not filming, each of us tried to help when it came to defining angles or deciding how certain scenes would be better shot. For example, the first scene was shot outside. With my friend who was filming, we tried to figure out how to film the establishing shot of the house as one of the main characters is walking out. At first, Hannah and Raquel were working on acting and the filming. While they were doing so, Jocelyn and I were practicing our lines and at the same time rehearsing, getting into character. This time, I didn’t find it too difficult to get into character and remember my lines as they were pretty easy. Certain scenes inside took quite some time to film. Longer than usual as we could not get the acting the way it was supposed to be. I was not invol...

 Today was the first day my group and I filmed. One of our group members was not able to be there filming with us so I filled in for her. She had the role of one of the two main friends and originally, I had the mother role. This made us change roles and I had to play one of the 2 friends since our group member couldn't make it. We filmed at a park at around 3:30 pm. When I first arrived, while waiting for my friends, I went over my lines. There were not many lines to memorize so it was not too dificult. However, while filming, new line ideas came to me and we decided to change some of the lines. One of the lines, for example, was my first line. In this line, I greet my "new" friend. We changed it to make it more casual and teenage like. We didn't want it sounding too formal since we are playing young teenagers. Besides that, I memorized my lines pretty well and there weren't many mess ups. What I did encounter some difficulty with was getting into character. The ...

 This thursday, my group and I will start filming our thriller film. As the date approaches, I am working on final preparations before my group and I begin filming. I am going over all of the angles, shots, camera movements, lighting, different locations, and the scripts we put together. We will be using a wide variety of mid shots, low angle shots, close up , and zoom shots.As states in previous blogs, enough research has been done on these type of camera movements since they are the most common ones being used throughout our film. Lighting was a very important factor as we had to schedule our time to film. 3 p.m was the best time to film as there are numerous park scenes to be filmed between the 2 friends. There are also some scenes that will be filmed with low key lighting which is why we decided on 3 as it was neither too late nor too early. The different locations, according to the shooting scripts consists of different places around the park. Such places are the playground, t...

 My group and I have not started filming yet but we will very soon. Since we aren't yet filming, each of us is trying to get the most prepared we can. This will help us be ready when we do start filming and it's time to edit. Prior to taking this class, I had never filmed an entire video nor edited one. This course has helped me to develop my editing skills but I do need lots of practice still. Which is why currently, I am investigating editing skills and techniques essential for our film which is a thriller based film. The way our title is going to be edited is in a very spooky feature with very dark colors. Most likely with a knife as a symbol of danger and horror. The titles give a representation of the film and in this case, our film is based on kidnapping. Also, according to research, numerous thriller films fast and slow editing in their films. This is very good at conveying emotions and generating suspense. This type of editing will be very useful when the mom, the villa...

 As the filming date apporaches, I am currently working on preparing for our filming process. This includes researching filming tecniques, the most essential types of camera movements in our film and so on. As my group and I outlined the filming process, we decided that we were going to use a wide variety of mid shots, close up angles, and zoom shots. These type of angles were found to be very common in the type of film we are making as it creates tension, suspense, mystery, and emphazises on the person's feelings through their face expression illustrated through these type of shots. When researching these filming stategies, one of our essential shot, the close up shot, needs to focus very clearly and specifically on the face. This shot is very important in thriller films due to the fact that it allows the audience to study the person's reaction very closely. It can also be used to capture detail in an important scene. It is said that long shots are good for scenes without much...

 For the final task, the genre of our film will be thriller. Since my group and I will start filming soon, I am currently looking into specific costumes that should most likely be used throughot the film. Our film will be a creepy thiller including an evil mom with a sinister plan. Based on research, there are many type of clothes used in thriller films. They vary based on the sub genre. Our film would fall under the crime/kidnapping category. However, one elements that stands out in most thriller films no matter what the sub genre is, are the dark colors in the costumes the characters wear. This creates tension as it  covers up the majority of a certain character. As for females in thriller films, they sometimes wear dresses to respresent feminity. For this reason, I particulary suppose that the mom in our movie should wear a dark color dress such as brown or even a very dark shade of burgundy. This would keep the audience at the edge of their seat as the colors of her clothe...

A major step in our filming process was the storyboard aspect. In order to make sure every scene went smoothly to the next, this was a crucial step. This is a very big task which required numerous scenes that needed to be detailed. Majority of our scenes were taken in a mid shot or close up angle. This way we will be able to see the character’s faces more clearly, along with their expressions.

  For the opening of our film, planning the title sequence has been an essential part of our work.  My team and I are planning for some of the opening credits of our film to have a normal contemporary font.  We envision most of the titles to be placed on different parts of the screen (not the center). We wanted the titles to give the audience a feeling of unpredictability, as the titles could appear anywhere on the screen.  The fonts will be in the color white and black depending on the background. The space between the lines will also have some place in between if necessary, so the words will be easy to see. For example, if there are two lines, the title could look like this: D i r e c t e d  b y    H a n n a h  E z a m m u d e e n We plan on making the letters of the names of the people a bit larger than their occupation. We plan to put spaces in between each letter of the words that show up on the screen if necessary However, when the movie tit...

Schedule: 03/12/21 - 03/14/21: Our group will begin filming for our project. 03/19/21: We will spend the day editing and placing our project together. With doing this, we are able to know what scenes, clips, or audio we are missing. This way we can be prepared for our future filming days. 03/20/21 - 03/21/21: We will finish our filming and shoot any retakes or mistakes that we have made.  03/27/21 - 03/28/21: Our group will finalize our project with the editing portion. This will leave us enough time to focus on our reflection as a group as well as make any comments on what was enjoyable and what we need to change in the editing portion.  Location:  Our group will be filming and shooting our project at various locations. Our first location will be the inside and outside of one of the member’s houses. Another location will be a community park, where we will film the middle portion of our film. Participants: Actors:  Raquel Lopez - Jane Judith Reyes- Mom Jocelyn Colo...

  SOUND SCRIPT: Scene 1 No dialogue. Scene 2 No dialogue Notification alert sound on phone with texting clicks Scene 3 Mom: “Hey honey, how’d you sleep?” Jane: “Fine.” Mom: “Oh, how wonderful!” Scene 4 Mom: “Here you go honey, everything will be ready when you get home!” Scene 5 No dialogue Scene 6 No dialogue Music Scene 7 Music Emily: “Hey! Finally, we can talk in person instead of just being online friends!” Jane: “Oh my gosh! Yeah, I know right!” Scene 8 No dialogue Music Scene 9 No dialogue Music Scene 10:  No dialogue Music Scene 11: No dialogue Music Scene 12: No dialogue Music Scene 13:  Jane: “It’s getting late Emily. Are you sure you don’t wanna wait at my house?” Emily: “I don't know… I dont think I'm allowed.” Jane: “Oh come on. I live just down the street. Promise you, it’ll be quick. Plus, my mom will be happy to have you.” Emily: “Ugh fine. Just for a little though.” Jane: “Okay cool!” Texting clicks Scene 14: Jane: “See, I told you it was close. Come on!” ...