AICE Media Studies

Today my group recorded the park footage. However, filming at the park and outside was more tedious than my group thought it would be. Some things my group had to consider were background  noises, other people at the park, lighting, and safety hazards . The first thing I noticed was the amount of cars that were in the parking lot when my group arrived. There were at least 7 cars which meant there were some people using the park. However, the only thing my group had to worry about was the noise the people were making. Most of the people were occupying the playground nearby or walking around the trail. Both of these things were mostly out of the way from where my group would be recording, but there would be some noise from the playground every once in a while that would cause my group to re-film a clip. Also, though there were not a lot of cars passing by, my group also wanted to get as far from the street from possible to avoid car noises in the background. Even though my group got ...

Now that the house clips have been filmed, my group needs to look them over. There are a lot of clips that were filmed on my groups first filming day. The bad part about this is that my group has to go through each clip one by one. To make this process easier, my group kept track of where each clips belonged. I also had to add up the times from each clip to make sure it was in the right range. After this, my group moved all of the clips into a digital folder and put the footage together and in order. With this being done, my group then decided if any clips were not good enough to be used. When my group filmed at my house, I made sure there would be a second version of any clips my group was not sure about. Due to this my group looked through the clips that needed a second look and the clips that could be used to replace them. In all, only two clips were replaced with extra clips. Another concern was that when filming with an iPhone my group has to consider phone storage. To avoid this ...

My group first met at my house. I had made sure to previously move the things I didn't want in the background out of the room I planned on filming in. My group got situated  in the room which is by my front door. Though, I had some immediate concerns. This room has windows so there is a little bit of natural light that is shinning through. Though there isn't enough to light up the whole room. This was a little problematic because the only other option was to turn on the room lights. The room lights were making the shots look a little yellow in the clips my group recorded. However, after my group spent some time trying to adjust both the light dimness  and the curtains, my group was able to find lighting that would work with the camera my group was using. Since the camera on my partners iPhone is somewhat high quality, my group decided to film with my partners phone. To make sure the shots looked as good as possible, my group shot the clips in 4k with the iPhone. In order to ma...

Since my short film is using an actor outside of the group, my partner and I made sure the location was good before filming. Today my groups goal was to verify if the location that was picked will work well for the needs of the short film. The location my group picked is  Royal Palm Park, Oakland Park, FL. Before my group saw the park in person today I thought there might be some problems with the location. However, after spending around 45 minutes walking through the entire park there is only one thing my group is worried about. The park gets people walking and running through it. As far as problems my group was expecting to come across go this is a relatively little problem. The only concern is that my group may have to film for a while longer than initially expecting to have. This would be because when people who are using the park come along my group will have to temporarily stop filming to avoid getting people in the shots. Though, there are going to be four or five areas my g...

Before my group starts filming, props and costumes have to be decided on. My group plans on using costumes that are made up of clothing that is already owned. Not only is this a practical approach for this short film, but it allows my group to skip spending money on costumes. For this short film the characters will be wearing everyday clothes and all black clothes. Due to this, finding clothing to work as the costume for the characters is very doable without making purchases. Also, my group is planning on using an actor that isn't apart of the group in the short film. This actor is a mutual friend of my partner and I. My friend would act as the main character. With this approach the only complication my group has to worry about is finding out if the actor has clothing that suits the character. However, after a brief discussion my group came to the conclusion that the actor will most likely have something in their closet that will work. Other than costumes, my group also needed to g...

Scene 1: Medium shot from behind of Jalen sitting at desk Scene 2: Close up shot of Jalen doing work at his desk Scene 3: Medium close shot of Jalen banging the desk in frustration Scene 4: Medium shot of papers scattered on the desk Scene 5: Medium close shot of the trash can filled with papers Scene 6: Medium close shot of papers underneath his desk Scene 7: Over the shoulder shot of Jalen opening the ransom note Scene 8: Close up of him opening the ransom note Scene 9: Close up of the ransom note Scene 10: Medium shot of the desk Scene 11: Medium shot of Jalen from behind Scene 12: Close up of Jalen opening the door Scene 13: Close up of the mailbox Scene 14: Close up of the ransom note in Jalen’s hand Scene 15: Close up of Jalen taking the ransom note Scene 16: Close Medium shot of Jalen shutting the mailbox Scene 17: Close medium shot of the mail Scene 18: Medium shot of the empty chair Scene 19: Close medium of Jalen filling a cup of water Scene 20: Zooms in on Jalen putting enve...