Final Task Pitches

From the three pitches that was created, two of them seemed more intense and achievable than the other. The first pitch is “ A young woman was seen reading a book by herself being watched in a library. She then ended up dead in the back of a car. The second pitch is kidnapping a kid at the park, killing that kid then trying to find somewhere to dispose the body ASAP so that more kidnapping and killing can occur.

A young woman was seen reading a book by herself being watched in a library. She then ended up dead in the back of a car. Pitch one is being used because of how well thought out it is. The idea was brought up by a group member who was interested in a trunk shot. We wanted to exercise every material that we could possibly use to make this movie trailer interesting. We also have a good amount of people in our group that can act and record each scene the way we vision it. It is also very common in our days because of the amount of kidnappings that have occuring. In a sense, it'll be an awareness film of your surroundings as well as a suspenseful film. 

A girl walking up confused about her surroundings because she's trapped in an unknown closet with weird noises coming from the outside is the third pitch. This trailer can be visually pleasing in a sense when it comes to figuring out what the girl might do. We are able to use all the shots and props necessary to fully execute this trailer the way we want it to be. A scene with the girl looking out the closet with the lines across her face is expected and we plan on hopefully executing a scene like that to test our skills. We have enough members to properly record and act in this trailer as well. 

These two pitches are both suspenseful and informative, which is why they are the two perfect pitches for our trailer. They will leave viewers thinking about what will happen next and test our skills.

Start of the final task

Being overwhelmed is an understatement when it comes to my everyday lifestyle. Being more than overwhelmed and staying constantly curious doesn't make it any better. With different perspectives, it's a blessing and a curse. Blessing, because im constantly trying to outdo myself and grow from yesterday but a curse because there's never a time when I can rest. In this world we live in, im somewhat happy im constantly curious. There is always room to grow as a person and with other people. The biggest lesson I’ve learned for the past 18 years, is that we are supposed to experience people( im currently experiencing my group members, Naiya, Namya, and Brandon) and things. That being said, there's no need for ownership or a bad judgement on someone/something, instead it should be lesson. That ties in with curiosity perfectly because I'm constantly on the go and feeling different vibes from things that I can only speak on behalf of. And instead of always being negative or gloomy about something you did, the good way to flip is by saying, ‘at least I experienced it’.

I joined Aice Media because of my curiosity and I don't regret it. So far I believe I have learned every possible thing about the class. From the jump we started with camera angles, shots, movements, sounds, mise-en-scene, editing, film-making process, and how to use movie making programs. Throughout everything my favorite thing to do is editing. That is the stage where I choose which videos are fitting and find ways to integrate the editing skills I learned into the overall video. In the final product, I want to push myself hard enough to see how well my editing skills are. It's pretty easy to edit a commercial and music video because of short they are. This time I have to edit a movie trailer that is two minutes long and I’m up for the challenge. The movie trailer will be filled with everything I learned this year with the right intention. The editing skills will have to be impeccable which is possible with everything that I have learned.

A pitch is a hollywood term used to describe an idea. The film is summarized down to at least 25 words to give an overview and hopefully impress a director. For the movie trailer, the first pitch is “ A young woman was seen reading a book by herself being watched in a library. She then ended up dead in the back of a car. The second pitch is kidnapping a kid at the park, killing that kid then trying to find somewhere to dispose the body ASAP so that more kidnapping and killing can occur. The third pitch is a girl walking up confused about her surroundings because she's trapped in an unknown closet with weird noises coming from the outside.

First day Editing

The editing process for my music video has started. To start, the editing process is the worst part for me. To get to the editing process as a whole took a while and pushed my group back. To retrieve the videos from my phone, I imported the videos to my computer and the videos would not load. I told my group members about this issue for a possible answer to this solution but we just waited to solve the issue in class. The day of class, I imported the videos first to see if the videos won't load because of the type of computer I had. The videos on the school computer wouldn’t load as well which was very frustrating. I found out that we had to convert these videos into mp4 and the song into mp3 for it work. The thing is we had to convert almost fifty items into mp4 individually. This process took a lot of time. Because of this we were set back. We could not start the editing process the day we wanted to start it. I decided to take it upon myself to do more work when I went home. I finished converting all the videos and added the image that we need for the title. To make sure the videos would show, I tested all of them. They all worked and I could hear the music. This made me feel somewhat better about our music video. In a way I got excited about editing the next class with my group. So as the next day came, the editing process started. First off, the computers took forever to load. After it loaded , I took all the smart steps and created a folder on the computer to transport the videos in the folder. Pinnacle studios, the program we use to edit decided not to load as well. Another group member tried as well and the programs would not load at all. We were then set back again. I stayed after for another ninety minutes to edit the video and talk to my teacher. After the talk I tried a different computer and it started to load finally. Pinnacle studios was working!! I uploaded the videos into the program with the picture with the title picture and music. I started to place everything in order and align everything together. It was perfect until I played the video and the videos would not load fast enough to match the music. My plan is to tackle this issue the next class we edit.

First Day of Filming

The first day of filming was very successful. My crew and I headed out to the beach after school with our friends to start. There was much confusion before the filming process started. Luckily, we worked everything out and show up for the video. The main intention was to execute our vision properly. Na’Mya, one of the group members and I decided we would be the main character of the music video. Because of the location there was a lot of noise. The good thing is we will be able to detach the audio from the actual video and play the song in the background. It was very important that we played the actual song in the background to make sure we were in tune with everything. We also wanted to make we were wording the words correctly and vibing. We started off looking at our storyboard for inspiration on which set to film first. We realized that it makes more sense to just go with the flow. We are not sure if that was the best decision at the moment but it made sense. The song “No Fear” is about being happy, in love, and at peace. I decided to bring this energy to our set so that we would all feel the energy. I’m proud to say that the energy was there and the filming process was very successful. That meant that when we had to take more than two shots we were aggravated or upset, instead we laughed everything off and stayed focus. Though there were two people recording, me and the other actor Na’Mya helped directed as well. We instructed the “directors” on how to properly angle the camera the right way. And because we know they are not pros, we helped them by positioning ourselves to face the camera the way we intend it to. I will say, there was great communication and teamwork on Tuesday. We were able to follow almost everything that was on our storyboard. Though some of the scenes did not match up, we tried our best to match up with everything. Things such camera angles, mis-en-scene, movements, and costume. During the video, there was a point when we freestyled one of our footage. The problem is we are not sure what is in the background. I mean it's not like we can do anything about it though. Because we recorded on one of the group members phone, we all had the footage later. I watched the videos to make sure it stood up to our standard. I truly believe that our vision was executed properly.

Why the filming process hasn't started.

My group and I were not able to record anything for our music video this following week. Personally, I had a lot going on. We originally chose the 26th of this month to record. We chose this day because my group members and I all had something going on. We finalized that date the 21st of this month. The perfect day would have been Saturday however, one of my group members and I had car wash. During the car wash we exchanged ideas. We agreed that it was a good idea to start recording Tuesday because it will give us more time. We will be able to get more ideas to produce a better video. I strongly believe that it's not a smart idea to film after Thanksgiving break because we will have less time to edit. However, there has been a disagreement now because one of the members is busy on Tuesday. If we film on Tuesday, we will have time to edit and get more footage for two days. Basically, we need more time before the due date. If we wait until after the Thanksgiving break, we will be rushing to complete our music video. I do not want to rush this video. I want to make sure it fits the standard we all know it can be.  I strongly believe it is not smart to record after the break and I will be very upset if we do. Considering the fact that this video is a grade and is being sent to Cambridge, we need a good amount of time to perfect our music video. I hate the fact that this process is stressing because it shouldn't be. I took the initiative to create a fair schedule accommodating every member and now they're asking for change. I think it's unfair if anything. Because I want to start recording tomorrow, I will be checking out a camera and a triPod. I intend on going to the beach after school tomorrow with the group members that are available. I will try my best to portray the storyboard my group and I created. The song “No Fear” is an uplifting song so it's very important that we are surrounded by an uplifting atmosphere. If there isn't, I will try my best to make peace since there is none at the moment because of the disagreement about the dates. It's important to me that we continue working together since we know each other so well. I really hope that we all will meet up tomorrow to execute our music video to the best of ability. With very high hopes, our video will be amazing. We will hopefully be able to give off the same vibe the original music video gives off as well. If we do not do it tomorrow, we will just have to do it after break and rush, which is something I'm not looking forward to. 

Storyboard for Music vdeo

C- no costume needed
L- The natural light of the sun since we are at the beach
A- Everyone will be acting throughout the music video to certain parts
M- No makeup will be used
P- Car, Food
S- The beach, ice cream parlor
Transition: dissolve and fade out
Angles: eye level and high angle
Movement: Zoom, tracking shot and Pan
Shots used: establishing shot, two person shot, and three person shot
Editing: insert, eye-line match
Sound- “Close your eyes and take my hand” Dej Loaf -No fear
Eye close, we grab hands

Planning Blog for Music Video

For my group and I project, we will feature our self in the music video with the song “No Fear” by Dej loaf. Each one of us will be responsible for recording a part of our music video. This will take place on Ft. Lauderdale Beach. Places on the beach such as the ice-cream shop, tattoo shop, on the sand and at the park across the street from the beach. We will also have a scene in the car with high hopes. If the beach is not fitting that specific day, we will change location and go to a local

Park. We will test these spots and take multiple footages as well to see what works well for our video throughout the process. We will probably not get every location but we would like to try and get as much footage as possible. For safety purposes, we will get permission first from our parents of course. We will be in a large group to make sure that we are protected at all times, we are aware that is very important that we stay attentive throughout the process and make sure no one is harmed. Our phone will also be on us and well charged incase of an emergency to call 911 or our parents/peers for assistance. In the car we will be wearing our seatbelts as well. Since our video is about having fun and being free, we will be eating ice-cream at the ice-cream shop. We will probably include more other food items depending on how we feel that day to spice up the video. Food makes anyone feel better and since it's a “feel good” song, the food will be a good element. The car that we will be riding around in will be or other prop as well because we want a scene looking out the window while driving past the beach. There will be no specific costume set for our music video. Due to the fact that the weather can change at anytime and we are not sure what we will want to wear the day of filming, it's better we just go with the flow. Permission wise we will ask anyone around if they don’t want to be in the background of our  video and get their consent before recording. We will not be wearing black for obvious reasons.

Schedule

11/13

Choose the song

11/15

Research for our music video and genre

11/19

The planning process starts 

11/21

 Creation of the storyboard 

11/25

Getting camera and Tripod 

11/26

Recording 

12/2

Adding finishing touches 

12/4

EDIT!

12/6

Music Video due date