AICE Media Studies

Filming is now completed for my film! My next step in this journey is to edit all of the different shots into one movie. However, I am forgetting about one of the most important parts of the film... the music! As soon as my group and I decided on a genre and plot for my film, I emailed a music production company named, Warner Chappel. The Warner Chappel company messaged me back a few weeks ago, asking for a price to own the rights to the song. This price was outrageous, as they were asking for $1000-$2000. This is when I had to come up with a Plan B. I collected my group to discuss the news and everyone was devastated, since everyone was hoping to use Born Too Late, by the Poni-tails for the entire film. Everyone had shared their ideas for a new plan. Some of these plans included, emailing a new music company  and messaging the Warner Chappel  company again to compromise for a new price. However, it was too late into the film to wait for another music production company's...

 Today was my final day of filming for my film. My group and I met at the same location, where I had been meeting previously, which was my partner's house. However, instead of driving a car to the location, I had everyone bring a bicycle, in order to get to the filming location since there was no parent available to drive me. First, I went inside my partner's house to help pick out costumes for my actors. These actors were played by two teenage girls, so I decided to dress them both in short shorts. For the top of the costume, I dressed Ashley in a dark long-sleeve shirt, to show the darkness that will come in her future.  For Ashley's best friend, I had brought a vibrant blue tank. My group and I went outside and started to pump all of the bike tires so that we were able to make it safely and efficiently to the site. Before we left, my bike fell on top of my group members' bikes. Halfway there, my handlebars attached to my bike started to get really loose, which made m...

Today was my second day of filming for my film! My group and I had planned on filming the indoor scenes after school today, however, there was a problem. I had no ride to get to my filming location, so I had to create a backup plan. Since I am playing "The Newscaster," I had one scene to film, and it was by myself. I rode the bus home from school and immediately started thinking about my costume and script. I am on the debate team, so I had a black blazer and slacks to use as my costume. From there, I picked out which footwear I wanted to wear, which were black low heels. I was planning on using a microphone as a prop, but sadly, since I was on such short notice I was not able to find one on time for filming. I set up my set design in my living room by moving the chairs and tables out of the way so that I would be standing in front of a blank wall with a piece of art, like a real newscaster. After spending half an hour memorizing the script, I finally had it memorized to perf...

After my plans were rained out for filming the last half of my film, which was planned on being located outside, I rescheduled filming for today! All of my group members, excluding one, all rode to one of the filming locations as soon as school ended. My other partner, however, forgot to bring his costume and filming equipment. This included a black hoodie, black sweats, a canon camera, and microphones for my actors. Once my partner arrived at the first filming location and met up with my group, I started filming. However, the camera that my partner brought had no storage left on the chip, so I had to come up with a backup plan. I decided to use my partner's iPhone 11 to film since she had the clearest camera. I helped pick out a costume for one of my actors, who is playing Ashley. This costume included black shorts, to represent the dark side of the film, and white shoes with a light blue tank, to show her innocence. I then gathered everyone into the car and headed into the woods....

The majority of the outdoor scenes were supposed to be shot today. These scenes were supposed to be shot in a park to create a creepy atmosphere for the audience. My company and I opted to film late at night because there was no sunlight. Because there was no light, I brought a flashlight with me so that my camera could get a quality video of the scene. Because the house of one of my group members was the closest to the filming location, I met my partner and the rest of my group there. However, because one of my partners got stuck in traffic, the filming time had to be cut short. At 5:30 p.m., they arrived at my place, and I prepared for the shoot. Since we were filming the second half of the movie, I was not featured in any scenes. As a result, I was able to assist my fellow actors with their performance preparation. My partner and I gathered and applied all of the costumes and make-up for the actors. After that, I packed a bicycle and a flashlight with my other group members and bega...

After completing various stages to prepare for the production of my final piece, I still needed to figure out some last aspects. My group had decided to film at a variety of locations, including many within walking distance from the filming site and neighborhood. Many shots for this project will be taken in my group member, Katie's house, bedroom, and lounge room. The rest of the film will take place all around the local state park, a playground, and the main road. Despite the fact that the shooting site and timetable were well-defined, I felt that many details were overlooked. I wanted to know what each actor would wear first and foremost. Since I am the first character who is seen in the film, I started on myself. I am playing the newscaster, so I chose a blazer and a button-down formal shirt as my costume. I will also be purchasing a fake microphone to make my character look realistic. Ashley's mother will then appear second throughout the film, wearing a basic shirt and sla...

In my storyboard I drew each shot I planned on filming. The first page of the storyboard introduces the main character, Ashley, her mother, Megan, who is Ashley’s best friend, and the current news coverage about a murderer.  The second page of the storyboard shows Ashley introducing Noah to Megan and to the audience for the first time. Megan leaves Ashley’s house and the remaining scenes build up suspense as Ashley gets ready to go to sleep while texting Noah. Finally Ashley is shown waking up and texting Noah.  The third Page of the storyboard shows Ashley getting ready to go out with Noah, as she puts on makeup and blow dries her hair. The next scene shows Ashley sneaking out at night and grabbing her bike. Lastly she brings biking down her street.  The fourth page of the storyboard shows Ashley arriving in mysterious looking woods. She looks around for Noah but is unable to find him at first. Diegetic sound of something stirring in the woods frightens Ashley. Ashley ca...