Blog post week 2

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Blog week 2

 Location scouting

In our opening, we want to find an atmosphere or setting based on the script we wrote and the idea we are trying to produce. So what we want to do is we thought why not do it in a house in a community because most teenagers that go to parties are hosted by house parties. So it will make sense to film our opening at a house in a gated community. Also, the reasoning on why we did want to pick this specific location is because the whole point of adding the part of the phone call from the parents is to scare the characters and to clean up the whole place, to then leaving with a cliffhanger with wonder to the audience whether or not they found anything or did they get caught. 

The house of the party 

Prop/Set Design

Considering it's a party we want to make it look like a party. so the set design we are going to go with is a set with a bunch of different colored lights and how we're going to do that is by using led lights that you can stick on your wall, this will create dark lighting but also a smooth color transition to see the light reflect off the house. We will also show shots of props around the whole house, for example, when the credits show we are going to show red cups, snacks, and confetti. We want to add lasers and all these mechanics to help really bring out the party. We want the props to symbolize the point of the opening as it will show the audience what is going on in the house, with the mix of the bright colors from the led lights and the props being shown around the house. I believe it will be the perfect mix to really show what we want to produce.

                           This is a visual example of what we're trying to produce during the party.

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 Target Audience

Our target audience will most likely interest the reach of teenagers as out opening is about 2 kids throwing the biggest party ever while one of them accidently falls asleep and wakes up to such a mess of a house while they receive a call that there parents are on there way. So they have to clean the house as fast as possible to make sure there parents don't find or suspect a thing. We wanted to do a project x kind of theme which is a movie based on a true story where the party just went outrageous and things didn't go to plan. I feel like the reasoning on why we will target so many teenagers is because it relates to them as most teenagers will relate to the film because they have been in that situation before

Story board

For our storyboard is a deeper explanation of our opening, but to explain what's going on in the storyboard is the story starts off with a camera that we will most likely use time lapse to make it seem like the camera is traveling fast. So we want to start off with an establishing shot to show the audience where the shot is taking place, then the camera will travel to the characters of the story which we will do still shots which will freeze the frame to show the characters with there name next to it. The camera will then just show clips of the party then switch to the main character's face which will be a close up shot and it will show him falling down on the couch to sleep. We will transition in where we keep the same shot of the shot where he slept but the difference is it will be daylight out. 

Before we show the characters waking up we want to do close up shots of the props around the house that will include red cups, snacks on the ground, random people sleeping on the floor, ect. While the shots show the props around we want to then play music while rolling the credits because we thought it will be a great fit as it transitions smooth to show what happend the next morning and what is going to happen next. The camera will then transition to  the main character getting a phone call from his mom sayin "Hey honey we will be home soon, can't wait to see you". We want to do a two-shot of both the characters cleaning the house up but also do an edit of a split scene of the parents coming home but the kids cleaning up. After that the kids will be sitting down on the coach when the parents walk in and the house is spot clean. 

Types of shots we want to do 

In our opening for our movie we want to add shots that will make sense so what we want to do is add shots that will smooth into transition of the opening. For example, to introduce the house of where we’re gonna film we want to do a a establishing shot and then we want to try something new so we are going to introduce the still shot to introduce the characters because it will be a cool thing to add. We also wanted to close up shots in more important events in the opening so that the audience can see the characters facial expressions. We also want to include edits like split screen tpo show the viewer the parents getting home and the 2 kids cleaning the house up.

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 Genre

Our group did a facetime and we best thought that would fit will be action/adventure considering that our opening is filled with excitement and twist and turns. The meaning behind the genre is featuring characters involved in exciting and usually dangerous activities and adventures. The plot continues into an adventure that takes the characters on a personal journey or to different geographical locations. For example, the James Bond series includes an adventure/action mash as it has many exciting sights and viewings.






Some examples include Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Lost Hero by Dan, The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Cause according to "Malatesta, M. (2019, May 19). Action adventure genre - complete list of book genres. Retrieved February 15, 2023", it gives perfect examples of how the genre can connect to our story. We want our story to be exciting which is a huge part on why we as a group picked this specific genre because we are very fund outgoing people and we feel if we put all that same energy into this opening, it will turn out to be the best work ee have done together as a group.


Facetime to discuss planning

  

Week one blog

 Blog week 1 

Transitioning into this portfolio will be very nice considering that my group with Juan, Enrique, and Javier are all very creative people. We always come up with unique ideas to help better our project. Our plan with this project is to create an opening where we have many focus shots and we want to create a space where we have a relationship to and can relate to the idea. So what we want to do is add a cliffhanger at the end of the opening also to help the audience create interest in what's going to happen next. We want this project to be as creative and professional as possible as we have many creative ideas coming into this opening.

  Our approach to the project is to shoot an opening where it opens the eyes of the audience so we wanted a name that will fit perfectly with the opening scene. The name I came up with was 'The night before'. I came up with this name as our opening will contain a big party at night at Juan's house and it will be a close-up shot of Juan's face as the audience will see blurry shots relating to Juan being dizzy and messed up.  Juan will then walk to the couch as he falls down with the camera tracking his face as he falls down to sleep on the couch. We want to start music playing as the camera has focus shots of the props around the house the morning after the party. 

  While we do the shots of the props and the cups, snacks all over the floor, and random people sleeping across the house we wanted to then start the credits because we feel like it will be the perfect fit as the audience will see the house trashed and see the credits at the same time. The point of the opening is you see Juan and Javier who are brothers in this opening and they get a call from mom that they're on their way home from vacation. The 2 characters then quickly get the house cleaned as fast as possible. We want to add parallel editing with 2 shots of the 2 brothers cleansing up and mom and dad getting home while pulling up to the driveway. As soon as the parents come in the house is spot clean and no dirt in sight. But when the dad grabs his cameras he finds all the pictures from the party and the opening ends with the dad saying "What the..."

 

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 Wild Roots

During the project within our research, we wanted to put information in our case study that would help better understand our band and the message we were trying to send. Using our marketing information, we analyzed the marketing strategies and how they engage the audiences of the most famous music labels. As we planned and brainstormed, we were thinking of how to use this love song to reach out to people and change the world simultaneously. That is why we came to the mutual agreement that we wanted to base our band around helping nature.

 

Story Board

So we thought, in the music video you see the man beat his wife and treat her like trash and then the main character comes in to treat her with kindness and respect. So we compared it to instead of treating nature and the world like trash even if it's by throwing trash on the ground but instead be like the main character that helps society and helps nature grow. To intertwine our idea with our production, we used eco-friendly clothing and instruments in our music video to promote our message.

During the production of our presentation, I was the one that created all the slides including the website and the logo with the merch. Using websites like go daddy, and designers for the merch. I in the slides explained the specific strategies that we’re going to use and how we're gonna help market our band to help fulfill its full potential. I wanted to create this presentation in a way where it shows why and what this band is about. I wanted to make ti look neat and understandable because we want to help spread awareness of our message as much as possible.

Merch

I discovered that the most crucial aspect of this project was working as a team during the entire process. The Snapchat group chat we used to communicate was essential. Here, we set up meetings and discussed the project with each other outside of the classroom. Each person did their part, and everything was done well. Working as a team to complete a sizable project is one skill that will come in very handy for me when I complete the Cambridge portfolio. The largest job we have completed thus far and the largest project of the year are both approaching. This project taught us improved time management techniques and how to develop all the project-related abilities, such as editing,

Music video

 

Movie project

We each did an amazing job in our part for the project. For example, Juancho did the story board and script while Enrique did the editing which was a big part of our project. Javi and I did all the research and all the planning for the campaign. Throughout the whole planning we worked with our ideas together and put all of our creativity into one. We each put in 100% effort to make sure this project is the best produced video the world has ever seen. 

 We wanted to make a production that had a purpose but also help market and promote our band while we also send a message on how our band can help benefit the world. So we thought long and hard and we thought of helping the environment which is why we wanted to base our band promoting saving nature and wildlife. We made merch within our campaign to spread awareness and we also use wooden materials to show people what we wanna express.

The hardest thing about the project was probably creating our logo and name because we want the name to fit the purpose of what we’re trying to promote. We wanted the logo to be a 

mix of music and also nature to help mix the main idea. With our logo and name i feel like we did a very good job to give the audience a clear idea of what we’re all about.