Sunday, March 16, 2025
Give me a C! (C!) Give me another C! (C!) Give me an R! (R!) What's that spell? im not finishing the rest
Saturday, March 15, 2025
smh you can't even CC in this country anymore, probably because of R
This is my first Saturday off in a while, so why not blog.
For my 3rd and 4th questions, I'm going to do a cool little investigative. For the third question, I have to answer the following:
How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
How did they? Hmmmm. I'm already well-versed in a few aspects of production, so let's try to get to there bottom of it.
*Shuffling through papers*
Found it- Time management
I've learned how to use my time wisely on this production more than any other I've been on. It's requires planning, teamwork, cooperation, and constant attention placed on every detail of the process. Another thing I've improved on is color grading. I wouldn't consider myself a miracle worker when it comes to color grading like some of my friends are, but I wouldn't call my work bad or anything. The Western genre provided an opportunity for me to really stretch my coloring muscles, as we wanted to get the look just right.
(about) the color we were going for.
Color we got
Shooting outside provided a unique challenge for me during coloring. Matching the clips to one another after the sun had hidden behind some clouds in a few shots, or it was a bit brighter in other shots was hell. It took a long time to get the color cohesive across the edit.
This project also gave me the chance to take a second and think about the why. Why am I doing this? Why is Charlotte wearing a hat, why is she limping, why is she doing anything at all. This production and class as a whole has given me the outlet to think, and it's helped a lot in my skills outside the classroom.
Mise-en-scene was another big thing I learned the importance of. From how our character moves to her costuming, a greater focus on what we showed on screen elevated our production to another level.
But the biggest thing I learned is that any genre can be interesting. I hadn't watched many Westerns before this project, but now it's become a genre I respect and enjoy. It's a relic of old movie-making, and while the techniques may be from the past, it can teach a lot about how we can improve in the future.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
RCC. Wait... Scratch that, reverse it
I realized I never actually mentioned this in my first CCR post, but for questions 1 and 2, I will be doing a podcast. I actually spent last summer attending a podcasting course at the University of Miami (you can give it a listen here), so the first 2 questions will just be a continuation of my podcast show called "The State of Today with my friend Gus who I did the podcast with originally!
The 2nd question I have to answer is:
How does your product engage with audiences?
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Group meeting ✌️
Today we met with a group for the second time to discuss how production went for our film opening.
Here's where everyone stands:
Robbie-https://juliansblog2024-25.blogspot.com/
Robbie felt confident in his production. While he didn't have much to show us, he completed production and was nearly finished with post-production. For his CCR, he knew exactly what he wanted to do. He's going to answer questions in the form of an interrogation like in "Dexter"
Sunday, March 9, 2025
See See Are
Me on camera? Preposterous!
(This joke is in reference to my history of on camera presence :) )
The CCR presents a pretty unique way of answering questions, one that I haven’t really explored. I’ll probably make a fairly dramatic video answering the question, with intense music and an overly edited style. Why not challenge myself. In preparation, let’s go over the first question I have to answer.
"How does your product use or challenge conventions, and how does it represent social groups or issues?"
Our story is all about challenging societal norms. In the film, we follow a Cowgirl who disguises herself as a cowboy to be taken seriously amongst others. In our research, almost every Western we found starred a man. There were female cowboys in the old west, they just never got representation in media.
A female Cowboy (Cowgirl)
We thought presenting a woman as the lead in our Western would provide a unique challenge to the genre.
It also helps provide a commentary on todays social climate. By presenting a woman in such a powerful, lead role, and having her hide away her femininity to be respected, it mirrors today’s contemporary society, one that sees femininity as a sign of weakness. We hope to challenge these standards, and show them as something outdated and dangerous.
Saturday, March 8, 2025
oh right... i actually have to do work
hahahahahahhahahahaahaha
Its not funny. I am tired.
I have so much make-up work from all the time I missed, but here I am, writing a blog for you, England.
Let's go over editing.
For the past week or so, I've been tinkering with the perfect sequence for the film opening. With the absence of a few shots, I think I've got it. However, color grading is a different beast.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
I hear.... therefore I am Pt2
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
CALL THE CHIROPRACTER... im back :)
I'm back from Tampa with a trophy. I won first place directing Crazy 8 Vertical Short Film, and I broke down in tears.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
adapting a storyboard
A storyboard can only take you so far. After all, it’s whole purpose is to be a stepping stone for a larger production, and that never to goes. So let’s take a look at some of the changes we made while filming.
We had to shot around that and change up some shots to better fit what we had. This was done using force perspective. We put the camera right up against the dirt, and made it seems like there was depth to the pile. It thought it cleverly masked our lack of dirt, and even looks better than what was on the storyboard.
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I have fallen victim to the venomous fangs of American consumerism :( While watching Super Bowl 59, one of the commercials that often...
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"Audio makes the world go round" or something like that. Honestly, audio in productions has kind of become second nature for me e...
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BANGER SHOT ALERT!!! BANGER SHOT ALERT!!! BANGER SHOT ALERT!!! (mise-en scene pt2: shots) We have a banger storyboard and w...
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