DAY 2 FILMING!

 HII BLOG!! So today we finished the second half of filming! Unfortunately, we did not finish the whole project, as we needed our friends Alex mom and she was not available today, but we hope to squash the filming part by tomorrow so we can start assembling and finish by this week, so we have all of spring break to do/help each other with our CCRS!

As for our filming project, the first day of filming went smoothly, and the second day went even better. For the first day, we filmed all the scenes that we had to film in the house, and then the second day we went to Town Center and Sawgrass Mills to film some scenes we had to film there.

On the last day, we plan to finish the scene we have to do with Alex's mom, and we will finish and edit the project, which me and Nicole have already set up a date to start editing, but for now she is assembling all the clips together.

SCRIPT IS DONE! / DAY 1 OF FILMING

 HIII BLOG!! So basically, me and Nicole finished our script YESTERDAY!! The process was easy, but at first, we did not know what we were doing, and even now we don't know if we did it right. In our script, most scenes do not talk, like in the first couple of ones it is just flashbacks and no talking, which makes the filming process a little less awkward and easier.

As for our filming, me and Nicole have decided to film today, 3/15/2024, and on Sunday, 3/17/2024. We will be editing on a digital camera and then an actual big camera, because I think it'll make the film look better. If we realize we cannot film on those due to it being too hard, we will switch to using the phone.

DAY 1 OF FILMING

The first day of filming went super smoothly, as we got a good amount of scenes done! On Sunday, we will finish the project and put it together to see if we need any other scenes or if we need to redo one. Also while filming, I made sure to film the same scene twice or three times just in case.

CCR

 HIII BLOG!! This week in Aice Media, my teacher went over the second part of the Aice project that is required, which is the CCR. 

Im still thinking about some ideas that I could do for my CCR, but in class I had one that I thought was not bad. I used to watch a lot of celebrity interviews, and one that ALWAYS caught my eye was the ones that were "replying to my hate comments" where celebrities would go on social media platforms and find hate comments and reply to them in a serious yet funny matter, which I thought would be a good idea for my CCR. 

When I went to talk to my teacher about it, she told me that it wasn't bad, but that I would need to include something extra to make it interesting, as we only watch those specific YouTube videos because we like those celebrities. I was thinking that I could maybe add some music in the back to make it a little less boring and not just me talking, or I could add humorous background noises or pop ups to make the mood light hearted. 

I'm still brainstorming my second CCR. Even though I am not sure what I am doing for my second one, I think my idea for my first one is good and will show Cambridge my creative side.

Filming/Story Board

 HIII BLOG!!! Basically, as you can see from my last post, I was not here (in Weston) ALL WEEKEND, so while I was out, Nicole was making the story boards so we could film this upcoming week/weekend. We have previously discussed what would be on our story boards. We also picked out where all the scenes will take place so it will all be planned out for when we film. One last thing we must discuss before actually filming are the little details the characters will have.

Some examples of this are bracelets, or necklaces with special meaning behind them, since our piece is a mystery, it should show lots of symbolism. Another thing we must discuss are what our actors will be wearing all throughout the filming, as our piece has many different scenes and shots. 

 NEW UPDATES!! Also short blog… SORRY

So since I’ve literally been gone the entire weekend… Nicole told me she went on and started the storyboard! She just told me that a good half of it(maybe more?) was done, she’ll finish it tomorrow and we can review it on call. Then we will work together on the script and before the next weekend so we can get to filming. 

She showed me 2 notecards with the filming locations on it and it looks pretty easy to do! A lot are close together, and a lot are just in Alex’s house. 

Here’s what’s been written so far of the storyboard, details are also included like if any effects are used, dialogues, and also a short description of the scene below. ALSO the time stamps were gonna be put in all the scenes BUT Nicole said she couldn’t really predict how long they’d be and even if she did, it could be wrong and screw up the WHOLE length of the project. 

Notecard of locations: 

The unfinished storyboard:

Next update will most likely be about the entire storyboard and any progress on the script! 

Setting

 HII BLOG!!

Okay so this week me and Nicole are planning to get everything ready before we start filming, which includes the outfits, location, and areas we will be filming in. Since in one of the scenes we plan police to tell Aurora that they have closed the case, we plan on asking the police if we could film inside their offices for a more realistic look.

Now, before the group meetings, me and Nicole were super skeptical about this (but it was still an idea), but after Nicole brought it up to her peers in the group meeting, they gave us the courage to AT LEST ask.

(This is the police station we want to call, ask, and film in.)

Also, since the setting of our opening is a lower-class area, we will be doing very tight and personal shots in the office, as the offices are probably nice. However, we are still discussing the shots of when filming inside the police station. Another thing we can also do as stated in my previous blog, we can put a yellowish filter on top of the scene to make it look dirtier.

For the neighborhood and houses both girls will be living in, we have decided to pick my neighborhood. We have decided to pick my neighborhood because when we were researching lower-class neighborhoods, we saw that all of the houses were close to each other, similar to townhouses, which is perfect because I just so happen to live in one.

For the funeral part, we have decided to not make it an actual funeral, but that our character Aurora will go crying to the park in a black dress, (which is what you wear to a funeral), and have a picture of them while crying.

Character Background

HIIII BLOG!! So last week, me and Nicole have finally found our plot out, we are going to be deciphering our 2 main characters and showing you guys a little of their backgrounds.

For a little background, me and Nicole did some research and found out that lower funding for police means higher crime. Since in our opening, they closed the police case of the girl, we thought it would make sense to make the setting in a lower-income community, to show the unimportance the police have for the case. To do this, we will embed a yellowish undertone in the opening to show the "dirtier" community that the girls live in. 

Adaliah comes from a low-income family (as the setting is), but she will be poorer than most people. This is one of the main causes that she will be bullied. Due to her life at home and how her parents treat her, she becomes a shy character, which makes the bullying even worse due to her not being able to stand up for herself. Her outfit choices will be like any regular teenage girl's, nothing too shabby but nothing that makes her stand out. She dresses this way to try and fit in with everyone else surrounding her, proving to them that she is no different. As time goes on and she gets more and more bullied, her outfits will change from clean, fresh clothes, to baggier clothes, not caring about her style any longer. 

Aurora will also be poor but have more money than Adaliah. Aurora conflicts with Adaliah due to Aurora's home life being great, as her family is super close, and all get along with each other. Aurora will live in a different neighborhood than Adaliah, but Adaliah will go over to Aurora's house often, (due to her not wanting to go home), making a second family with Aurora's own family. Aurora will also dress like a regular teenage girl, not standing out much. Aurora's personality will also conflict with Adaliah's, as she is super social and everyone likes her, making her have many friends. 

In the opening, when Adaliah passes, Aurora will wear the necklace that Adaliah always wears as a way to honor her.