week 4 blog

Issues during the project 

Any issues or obstacles that your group has faced?

 during our project, we overcame some issues with the lighting in the set design. to go further in-depth, we originally wanted to introduce the characters by using a FreezeFrame shot and putting their nickname right below their name. The reasoning behind this is that we believe that at the time that putting personalities on the different characters in the film would allow the audience to connect and have an emotional connection with the character to better understand the purpose of the storyline.

so we wanted to use the lighting scheme by using colors that we have learned previously in class to match the description and personalities of the characters in that shot. But after further discussion, and Going over it with Mrs. Stocklosa snd we just decided to use the lighting scheme to match the personalities of the character instead of just putting a nickname. we believe that it will be less cheesy. If we just put the ladies who came over the characters to match the scenario of the characters with the scene that we are trying to accomplish.

but besides that we never really came over an obstacle or issue during a project . Besides, when our school had some issues with students that didn’t allow us as a group to come into class and discuss further. This kind of hurts us because inside the school we feel like if we talk as a group, we are more focused and can put way more creativity and focus into what we want to accomplish. but overall we are doing great and never really had any problems with anything.

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 CCR reflection 

Yesterday in class we had a discussion about what we're going to write our ccr on. Going through the lesson when talking about ccr, so many ideas came to my head on how I want to well execute this and how I put creativity that I've done in the past and put it in these reflection questions. 

Some ideas that came to my head about how I want to answer the questions are?

1.  An interview that allows me to put some humor and comedy into that piece by also answering all the 4 questions
   
   
   

1. I could also do a podcast with me videoing a real podcast room with headphones and microphones and then answer the questions 

1. talk to the people like posting a vid on youtube or any platform of social media

How will I use this to answer my questions?

So using these ideas that came up in my head during what Mrs.Stoklosa was explaining to the class about the ccr, I want to add my personality to it because I feel like being yourself allows you to express yourself better which allows you to answer the question more In-depth and just more professional. So with my personally being energetic and funny I want to apply that aspect to whatever kind of set I'm doing to answer the 4 questions. I want to answer the first 2 questions by using an interview considering that the first 2 questions are mostly based on the target audience and the target market. 

I just feel like using this tactic would be best when answering those types of questions because I will be I. front of an audience and answering the questions will allow me to see the people and really let them intake the information that I'm saying. The other 2 questions are mostly based on the technology you will use and the filming tactics that will be placed, I would love to do a podcast with that because I think podcasts are super fun to use and are just a super creative way to get your information out therre.

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 The Production Process 

As we wrap up the planning portion of the project we are starting to transition to the filming aspect of it. During our planning, we came across some issues including where we would shoot it as we wanted it to relate and connect to the genre we were filming. We also had a problem coming across how we want to introduce our characters and how we want the audience to have an emotional connection with the characters as the characters play a significant factor in the storyline of the opening. 

During and outside of class we as a group have discussed many things within our plan(where the opening will be filed, what personalities the characters will have, what props will be used..etc) We as a group are putting everything we can into this because we believe that we can succeed and make this opening amazing considering our planning has been efficient and reliable.

But other than that we are ready to begin filming our opening and have a strong full mindset about what we want to achieve as a group and what we want to put into this opening. Hopefully, everything goes well and smoothly and as long as we stick to our creative, strong plan and mindset we will do amazing. 

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 Deeper analysis on characters 

A good story in a film has good character development and throughout the film you grow this emotional connection with them. You can build emotion within the character whether it’s different feelings about them(mad, sad, happy..ect). The characters in a storyline should always make sense with the genre or reasoning of the filmmaking.

 For example every character should represent a different meaning and a different personality. With this reasoning you have a better way for the audience to have a deeper connection within the characters. Having character development is extremely important if you want a good storyline, we have all watched movies where the character plays the role so much that we either love it or hate the character. Here are some examples of what our character development will try to represent.

Shrek, puss in boots, donky

Inside Out

How would this help with the characters in your opening?

The films that I put above is a great example of what we want to interpret into our film as the characters shown is an exact example of what we want to do. In the film inside out it shows what goes inside the girls head and how she has different emotions like (sad, disgust, anger, nervous), It gives different personality a which helps the audience relate to the characters and it also helps with the plot line to the story.

So with our film we want to add different personalities to each character and it will include the party guy who’s always down to go out and party, the shy guy who isn’t very social when it comes to talking to people, and also include the smart one which is the character that has the most common sense when it comes to not making sure anything and happens. We believe doing this will allow the audience to connect with the plot line and also help really bring out the meaning of the development of the characters.

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 Prop creation

What and Why are props in film so important?

A prop is something that is used on stage or in films to help improve appearances. It can help actors perform their roles more successfully or give a scene a more realistic feel. I feel like having props just gives life to the scene that you're trying to film. They matter so much as they should relate to what the genre you're filming is. It can advance a plot, define a character, or take on a symbolic meaning.

Movie props are used to show a setting and place, they can indicate the time and location of where the scene is taking place. The prop can also tell the audience what the genre is, it's a great way interact with the audience. Props can also define the character as it can connect with the character's personality for example Indiana Jones with his whip and Darth Vader with his lighsaver. A prop plays a major factor in Film. Here are some examples of props in film:

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WhAt'S tHe ImPoRtAnCe Of FoNt

What even is font?



A font is a graphical representation of text that may include a different typeface, point size, weight, color, or design. It's a way of catching the eye of someone that is viewing the word or letter, the reason why you may have liked this was the type of font that I used for the title.

The eye is an amazing thing as it connects to the brain to send you waves to see what your eyes can see, your eye attracts everything whether it's good or not. This is why I want to start my title with something that will catch the viewer's eye and also connect with the theme and purpose of the opening. I say this because the different types of designs that you can pick is unlimited but it's the way you view it because different genres will have different style and analytics to the movie that it belongs to.

Fonts in movie openings are incredibly important as it determines what is going to happen or gives a glance at what it's about. A movie's opening is important to the entire production. An attractive design can help to draw the viewer's attention, which is crucial for a film's introduction. Here are some examples of cool movie fonts that I find interesting:













When you see this you just see the word saw and think nothing of it...WRONG! If you actually analyze what is going on you can see how in the title saw the W is presented as a pitchfork, which is usually associated with evil. It is an iconic symbol being used that the devil seems to have this evil thought of pain in hell, this usually includes death and danger. also notice how the color is red because it is usually common in Horror films as it correlates with danger and blood. This plays a huge factor in how people see the title and can clearly see it's a horror movie.







Everyone knows the film Harry Potter but what if you met someone that has never even heard of this amazing film before. some more history behind the font is it is called Cochin and was invented in 1912 as a print font, based on a much older copperplate font invented in 17th century France by Nicolas Cochin. The reason for using this font is because it gives very wizard vibes and the reasoning behind this is to look at the P and how on the bottom it's shaped as a lightning bolt and the very old style type of font. So you would think it has to do with action or a fantasy type of film.





References:


“Where to Find the Harry Potter Font.” Tech Junkie, https://www.techjunkie.com/harry-potter-font/#:~:text=The%20first%20and%20arguably%20most,century%20France%20by%20Nicolas%20Cochin.

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 Costume designing 

As we know, costume design impacts how the viewer watches the film. The creativity and minds behind the scene are remarkable as costumes are one of many tools the director has to tell the story. Costumes help build the details of a character's personality to the audience and help actors feel more real and comfortable about their roles. There is so much behind what goes on in the process of costume people. It helps actors to feel emotionally associated with the character they're enjoying by wearing the costume and actually loving playing their role which leads to better acting and better adapting for the actor or actress. Below will be a sketch or a planning sheet of what my group and I are trying to accomplish.




This is why as a group with our opening scene about the whole party/project x theme, we wanted to really bring out our A-game when it comes to what the characters are wearing during the scenes. So I came up with a more chill and casual theme as our opening isn't this fancy flashy type of scene. This is a little sketch of what we want to do with it comes to the costume design. To go greater in-depth the sketch basically explains how the boys will wear primary neutral colors for the shirt so basically including colors like "grey, black, and white", I chose to do primary colors because it's a formal replacing attire as it is soft and calming to the eyes. For the bottoms, I decided to do shorts because I feel like jeans and pants will be a little hot for the characters and don't make sense because at a party you are going to be hot so you always wear shorts.


For the shoes, we thought we could match the color of the shirt in the primary sense, and for the girls were going to stick with the primary color with the top and it could be any type of top they would like, for the bottoms, we decided to go with jeans or what we call leggings as from personal experience that's what 90% of girls wear to parties and they never wear shorts. So we want the opening to relate to our target audience which is why we are putting our experiences into this opening so it could connect with the viewers. For there shoes, they can wear vans or sneakers whatever they think is comfortable. What we want to accomplish here is for the view to not only relate to the costumes they are wearing but the colors also as the color make a massive impact on how ti settles in the eye which is why we're going with very com fortbale smooth colors.