Production Blog: The Great Cupcake Compromise of 2023

 Welcome back!

        For our movie, we have to make cupcakes. This opened a series of choices. Firstly, using pre-purchased cupcakes would be the simplest,  but the issue of filming the cupcake-making process arose. If we were to utilize pre-made cupcakes, how were we supposed to film the process? Therefore, we determined it was best to make the cupcakes ourselves. 

     However,  that still left us with two options, box mix or from scratch. We both agreed that a Box mix would be both simpler and most likely more frugal, but it would be difficult to show the process with the limited amount of steps the box mix has. Making the cupcakes would be both time-consuming and cost more, however, both Sara and I have many of the ingredients required in cupcakes so it would not be entirely burdensome. Overall, we decided to make the cupcakes from scratch as we would have more content to use during the editing process and gives more flexibility in our filming.

    When deciding what recipe we would use Sara came across the Perfect Vanilla Cupcake Recipe by Natasha's Kitchen. This recipe has basic ingredients, and we referenced the list with our pantries to make sure we had all of the ingredients, which we did. While I have not, Sara has used some of her other recipes in the past and they have all come out well, so I believe this is will be a great option for us. For the frosting, we have decided to not make our own in an effort to save time. Only the icing coloring and piping onto the cupcakes are the only sequences using frosting that we have planned. We have decided to try the pre-made white frosting that Publix sells because it is excellent and easy to use, which will benefit our actors, and simplifies the process for us.

    Sara went to Publix a couple of days ago to pick up the frosting and the ingredients for the cupcakes we don't have. She will go back another day to see if they still have buttermilk because when she got there, they didn't have any on hand. However, I might be going to the store tomorrow which means I can pick it up.  Overall, I'm eager to start this and am looking forward to it!

See you next time!



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