AICE Media Studies

After all the preparations in the past, I finally started to film my sequence. It was slow at first, but I soon used objects on my desk to prop up my camera. It instantly became difficult to keep it stationary whilst completing the actions in accordance to the storyboard. I even did all this just to have the camera continually falling. This just resulted in shaky footage. After going through an hour of this process, I decided that I had to find a new approach. It was then when I remembered the tripod I had ordered. I had completely forgot about it in the rush of renovating the room. After reviewing the footage I had just taken, it was shaky, out of focus, and unprofessional. I was thinking of what to do with this. After my past experiences, it would be extremely difficult to edit it into a cohesive video. This product would be especially unfitting for a movie opening, so in the end, I just completely scrapped all the footage. After deleting this, I began to setup the tripod and mount m...

After lengthy preparation, my setting is almost ready for filming. All the walls and ceilings have been painted white to serve as a clear, non distracting background. Although it may seem plain, this room can be set as a blank canvas and I can use different objects in the room to accent the colors. These accent colors could have a different effect with the mood of the room. A cool toned object or plant could imply that the main character is relaxed or collected. This same feeling can also be conveyed through objects that are stationary. To get this mood in the early scenes, I have glass paperweights with rich green and blue tones. This represents how composed and reasonable the writer is as he begins to start working. However, another mood of frustration can be given off by something that might make noise or has fiery colors. For example, a bubbling lava lamp or even the excessive ticking of a clock. This noise from the clock of visual of the bubbling red lamp can show frustration and ...

 Although I may be slightly behind schedule, I still hope to finish this project as early as possible. In this week, before spring break, I hope to renovate my  room and the other areas I will use during filming. Some of these changes will be remodeling and painting the entire room. The room will change to a more neutral, since the colors do not match and will take attention away from the opening sequence. The room will change from bamboo green walls and denim blue ceiling. Not only is that a bad color combination as none of the colors compliment and give good options for accent, but neither colors match the solid wood floors. The wood is a darker-yellow orange, a nearly completely opposite color. As mentioned, I will pain both the ceiling and the walls minimalistic white and place decorations in the room to accent it. After this process, I can begin filming the indoor shots using the tripod and camera. All three colors are shown below. The majority of the time, the opening se...

 After some time and consideration, I was having some regrets about the song I chose. Even though I spent time researching my options with the Creative Commons license, I still think that there are more fitting choices for music. However, the licensing is the biggest drawback and heavily restricts my options. Anyways, I was researching production equipment to help me film. I am looking for a stand or tripod with lights that I can mount my phone on to shoot stable shots. I would also want the legs to move around so I could get versatile with the angles I would take the shots from. I would also need something hands free so I can capture both of my hand writing or typing as shown in the storyboard. I will also need to film in portrait and landscape. After some time, I managed to find a smartphone tripod with malleable legs. It can bend and remain stable on different surfaces. The legs can also be used to adjust the height. Another feature is the bearing for the phone mount. With this,...

 I have finally started producing this final project for Media Studies AS Level. As I still need more equipment and time, filming will be slightly postponed. However, I can begin to look for music to use in the final titles. Since I plan on setting my sequence at night, I want a relaxing, dark mood to be portrayed by the song that can fade into the night. Another thing I will have to look out for is licensing and copyright. I can only use songs that I have the rights to use, which either means finding copyright free songs, or getting direct permission from an artist or label. This is not ideal, since I will have to find a way to contact them. Additionally, it will take far too long to wait for a response. As a result, I have chosen to find copyright free music. I started by going to YouTube, and looked for free to you "night music." It took many tries listening to finally refine the search and find the right tags. In this search, I stumbled upon the Creative Commons License. ...

 During the first nine shots. I plan on introducing the occupation of the character and parts of the problem. It will depict the writer first beginning to work, which will introduce his occupation to the audience. This will also set the setting and lighting of the title.  Next, It will show that the writer is dedicated and diligent. Using an extreme close-up shot on the pupils moving across a screen and a hand writing across a page will portray the effort from the character. After this, the next shots will show the character emotions, such as confusion and frustration as time passes. Here I will use a fade to represent the time. Shots 10-15 Out of frustration, the writer will be moving around the house. Close ups can show emotion and it his actions will relate to the reader. There will also be a long shot of him talking a short walk outside during the nighttime. This will include the diegetic and ambient sounds of nature that will serve as "inspiration." Shots 16-21 After the...