Filming Blog (part 1)

We finally did it, we filmed. Today was the day the weather was beautiful and our schedules aligned. On Wednesday February 26th it was my birthday so we were unable to film. Time was moving by very quick and I knew we had to film soon. Edgrado texted in the group chat and asked if Thursday worked for us, we all were free so it was perfect. Fulvio picked a camera up this morning and we were ready. After school got out we met at my house and begun filming. It went really well, although we did not film the whole movie we got scenes 1-5 in. Filming went way better then I thought it was very smooth. We took multiple shots to insure it was perfect. We did not finishing the film because Jontae and Fulvio had to be home earlier then we expected. Although we did not finish filming we planned when we would. This Sunday in the morning we will all meet up and finish filming the movie. So far the filming process has been very fun and not as difficult as I believed. Edgrado is amazing at filming and using the camera. Jontae is great at making sure we are using the right angles and Fulvio is insuring we follow the story board. Our team work is outstanding, it is truly a team effort our communication was great throughout our first day of filming. I am so excited to see what the final product looks like. Part one of filming was great I’m so happy we were able to get a little work in. Splitting it into two days was very smart instead of loading it all in one day, we now have time to look at it and change a few things if we want. Over all filming was very successful, I am very excited to finish this Sunday.

Filming blog NOT (again)

Another weekend has gone to waste. It’s none of our fault. We all had something to do. I had a track meet on Saturday and I celebrated my birthday on Sunday. Jontae had a meeting to go to. Fulvio had to stay with his family. Edgardo had to take care of his sick sister all weekend. Time is going by fast and we need to figure out a way to film. The more and more we wait the less time we have. In my opinion, my group and I will figure it out. One week left to record. It may be tough since we have SATs coming up. Everyone is studying and forgetting the fact we have to record. I am going to try and set up a film date. We have peer review next week. My group needs to record something before March 2nd. In other words, we might be screwed. My group and I work well under pressure. Best to say we might have an opportunity this weekend. The schedule for filming is being made, hopefully it works out this weekend.

Filming Blog (Not)

The original plan was to get everything done, checkout a camera and start filming. Unfortunately this did not occur. We forgot to check a camera out on Thursday 2/13 and my group member Fulvio went to Harvard for a debate tournament. A big problem that we need to fix is our communication skills. I did not even know Fulvio was on this trip. What if we would have gotten the camera but now we would have to wait until he got back. We also did not discuss who would check the camera out we all assumed someone would do it but this never happened. Over the weekend we did not text in the group chat at all, our plan was to film yet no one communicated anything. In order to be successful we must communicate better, lucky for us we still have time to film. If this was the final weekend to film we would have been in trouble that's why it is extremely important that we talk to one another. Another reason why filming did not happen this weekend was, I had a track meet all day on Friday and a meet on Saturday as well. On Sunday I was free but Edgardo had a basketball game and a family outing. On Monday it was my dads birthday so I was busy celebrating with him. Fulvio was in Harvard this whole weekend and still hasn't returned. The weather was not great at all this weekend, so it wouldn't have worked out anyways. Although filming did not workout this weekend, we still have two more weekends to get it done. We will try to communicate better and plan out when and what time we will film. We will figure out what everyone has going on in order to pick the perfect date. Hopefully we have better luck this weekend with weather and get together and take care of business. I can not wait to film and begin the editing process. This film is going to be great.

Storyboard (M I S S I N G)

In this blog we are drawing our storyboards. The storyboard is gonna show how each scene is gonna play out. The process of drawing was tough. Our hands started to get tired. We each rotated spots in drawing to give each other a break. It was also funny, we were making jokes about each other. Each of us has no drawing skills so we tried our best. The best  drawer is Edgardo. We are numbering our storyboards to show which one is happening first. Our storyboard is 10 sheets long.

Location, participants, health, schedule Blog

In this blog, we are showing the locations of where we are going to film. Also showing the participants who are going to be in the film. We are addressing the health issue. We show the schedule of when we’re going to shoot the film. As we plan this out, many places popped up in our heads on where we could film. In this time frame we will try to be quick in shooting our film. We chose who would be each specific character. We provide pictures of where we’re going to be shooting. We are making sure a parent is involved in watching us. We want the best for our film.

Sound Script

Today, we will be saying what sounds are gonna be in the film. Since it’s a kidnapping movie, we will try to figure out the right sounds. We want you to watch it and feel curious. Stay attached to the film and not get bored of it. It was pretty interesting discussing the sounds. There is a lot of sounds and we wanted to be specific when choosing. Ultimately, it was a group decision and we all agreed on the sound choices. It was practically hard decisions to make. We enjoyed making the decisions though. Better than having nothing.

Shooting Script

We are figuring out what will be in our film. The thought process was extremely hard. Even though we knew what are genre was, there were many ways to create a film idea. Each person had a different input on how we should set it up. Ultimately we came to a decision... It was much fun thinking about how we were going to do it. We loved the idea of kidnapping so we interpreted it in. We also had to think about how each person could contribute. We are excited to film this movie. We are proud of ourselves.