The Final Stretch

     Today, I managed to finish the rough draft of the music video! It went pretty well, and I like the way it looks though I believe I still have a few edits. We did not end up having to reshoot some scenes because I could edit the lighting. 

    The first scene still has messed up lighting but in the interest of time, I am leaving it as it is because the scenes all work together and I do not wish to mess with the time. I also realized there was a sound issue, but it is not entirely noticeable, so once again I am going to leave it unless I have extra time to fix it. This week has been pretty tough with work, so I have been procrastinating on this project. At the end of the semester, I have a lot of tests and homework as well as preparing for exams. 

    The rest of the scenes are mostly the same as I described last time, but I zoomed in on one of my partners ones that was filmed vertically instead of historically. It turns out she used a camera with incredible ISO which allowed me to zoom in without the issues of grainy images. I actually think zooming in improved the quality of the film in general. This is because you get a better idea of the photo. 

    The narration part was interesting to make up. Originally, we had planned to do four different actors but that did not work out due to mix-ups in dates. So we had four different characters played by two different characters. I was wondering whether I should pretend they were separate or combine them. In the end, I decided the separate them because it made more sense, but I think the same actors made it confusing.

    There is a lot of this video I am not happy with, but at least it has been a learning experience. At the end of the day, I am glad I learned so much from this project. It has prepared me for issues to expect in the movie as well as filming and editing advice later on in life. Next time, I will try to choose to be behind the camera because I have enough experience I think that is where I am best!


Signing Off!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Group Introduction: My Group Mates

Image
 Hello there again! I am in a group with three others, Kaylie E, Sarah R, and Sara S. I am very excited about this group. Usually, I am more reserved when it comes to group projects and prefer to work by myself, but I decided to take a chance on this.       Sarah R is someone I know to be especially dependable and hard-working. She is very good about not letting others do her work for her. However, media is not her strongest point, so I am not sure what her role will be once we start. Most likely she will take on a leadership role because of the group, she is the best at staying on task and keeping up with deadlines. Additionally, she watches a lot of TV which in its own way is an introduction to media. I have many classes with her and we have common interests which will make her enjoyable to work with during the project.       Kaylie E will definitely be an asset. Her knowledge of media is already vast, and she is very artistic. She already ...
Read more

Storyboards

Image
 By Emma T, Kaylie E, Sara S, and Sara R Howdy! I hope you're doing well today! Scene 1: The first scene is a medium close-up at eye level and will begin against a white wall. The actor will wear a white shirt and jeans without any obvious make-up. We chose to use neutral lighting to convey the blandness of the shot. They will use body language to convey boredom using a yawn, a sigh, etc whichever is the most convincing acting.  This scene does not include our pro duct because the introduction of the product builds excitement later.  Scene 2: This is where the product will be introduced. The setting, costumes, and actor remain the same in this scene. We will introduce our prop, a box of Dunkin’ Donuts with a focus of brighter light on the doughnuts, but the lighting still remains relatively neutral. This pans to follow the actor’s arm as they grab a doughnut. The entire section is a close-up at a high angle to show the most appealing view of the doughnuts. This serv...
Read more

Production: If You Like Piña Coladas...

Image
  Hi! I’m Back Again! I was not directly involved in the editing process. As I had played a major part in planning the commercial and filming it, we agreed that another member (Sara) would edit. She also had the most experience, making her the most qualified. However, I did indirectly help with choices playing into our rough draft.  On the day of filming, Sara and I discussed music choices, and we agreed to the Piña Colada Song by Rupert Holmes. We chose this because it has a tropical and fun vibe that we thought really fit the commercial. For the classical music, we had agreed to use it, but the exact song chosen by Sara was Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 15. We chose classical music because it is generally considered “boring” to younger generations which is often Dunkin’s target group. This was about all the input I had before seeing the rough draft of our commercial.  One of the greatest things Sara changed while editing was the lighting. She made the later scenes wi...
Read more