Starting the Final Task

It's been a while since my first blog in September. Since that time, I have changed as a person. I have developed more as a leader, musician, and friend. I have endured the college application process as I am a senior in high school. I have learned to put myself out there and present myself in the best light in terms of colleges and universities. I have celebrated my acceptances from schools and have tried to learn and grow with my rejections as I look to the future. I have also taken up water coloring and sketching to hopefully improve my skills for my future field of theater production.

For the past two projects, I have worked with just one partner, Nyaira. I was comparing notes from the past projects with another friend in class and realized we should join both of our pairs to form an ultimate group for our final project. Our group consists of: Nyaira, Anjun, Preace, and I.

In the previous filming projects, Nyaira and I have learned a lot. I have improved my filming skills with repetition and trial and error. I have learned what is good lighting, how to keep a steady shot, and how to truly express a creative idea on film. In terms of editing, in the beginning, I only knew how to do the basic trimming of videos and maybe add some simple effects. Now, I can trim, control the speed of clips, insert text and graphics, and transition between shots. I am excited to try some more advanced shots to add suspense to the content. I also want to try to use more advanced POV shots to establish a relationship between the audience and the character's feelings. I really enjoy being on camera and translating an idea to a finished product film. I hope that by adding 2 more people to the original group it will improve production quality. With editing, we want to do some more graphic design with the titles.

Our new group discussed many ideas when it came to a concept for our final project. We were tasked to come up with a pitch, a 20-25 word synopsis of the entire movie idea, for this title sequence for our movie.
Our pitches were:
1. Hit(wo)man- A vengeful lady, tries to prevent a friend from falling into the arms of the wrong guy, by going to the extremes.
2. Radioactive 235- A post-nuclear disaster interview that reveals a deeper tragedy in the eyes of a hardworking man working towards freedom
3. Isn't it Ironic- Two people meet and get off to a rough start until they keep ironically meeting and realize they were soulmates the entire time.