CAP Hollywood Reflection #3

So, somehow, by the end of this process, my group finally got it together and produced a really solid film. We all went downtown and filmed all of the remaining shots, and came in a lot after school, during school, lunch times, etc. and put in a lot of extra work to make the deadline.

Our film now includes a lot of different voiceovers, and even some funny bloopers at the end. With all the challenges that my group faced throughout the process, I think we ended up with a really good result.

I made our group's entire movie poster, from start to finish. We took a picture of the three main characters and I created the poster based on that image, which included cutting it out, feathering the edges, adding a drop shadow effect, and a lot of different text, etc. to make it look like a real movie poster.

I added the rated R symbol onto the poster as well, because of the reference to drugs, but overall I think it turned out really well for how constrained our time limit was, and how stressed out my entire group was in general.

I also helped Max and my other group members with editing, choosing placement of clips, etc., where to put voiceovers, where to add music and transitions, and overall just making our film look professional and not like a rough cut.

CAP Hollywood Reflection #2

So this week, we still haven't found the time to complete filming for our project. We got some of the in school filming done, but we have yet to film the important scenes downtown which are very crucial to the plot.

We are planning on finishing filming this Saturday, which puts us pretty far behind everyone else. The editing time for us is sure to be very tight and it's likely that we'll be struggling but I think my group can handle it/pull it together.

This week, me and my group's main priorties are to complete filming for our scene. I am helping with cinematography/directing, and also I'm going to help my group with editing when our final filming has been completed.

Other than all of this, I will also be making the movie poster with Amy as soon as we finish filming so that we can get a good shot that will adequately explain our movie's theme/plot. I think this will also be a process that we can get through quickly once our filming comes to an end.

CAP Hollywood Reflection #1

At this point, our film is struggling a little bit. We began with a great idea, and planned everything out to a point where everyone had a role, and we knew exactly how it was going to play out. However, our group has ended up with some challenges.

We got pretty behind on our filming schedule, because we didn't have the right camera, props, etc. on the days that we needed them. Nobody in our group (including me) has been able to film the past few weekends, so we really don't have much footage at all. We have maybe the first few scenes of the first act.

As of right now, our plan is to do all the filming this week so that we can start editing. We're going to be a bit rushed editing everything, but since we have group members that know what they're doing when it comes to Final Cut Pro, I think we'll be alright.

This week, I helped my group plan out what we were going to film/when. Amy and I worked out the prop list, and led our group in figuring out what we need in order to film this week. I also worked with my group members in finding a replacement to play one of our main characters, because the person that was going to do it backed out at the last second.

Our goals for the following week are to complete our filming, which includes finding a replacement to act as Raymond, and starting the editing process. We aren't using a school camera, we're using Amy's, so we also need to make sure that we have all the equipment that we need to import our footage and start editing.