CCR #2

 Let's goooooo! I finished everything! This is an interview that my mom helped me film for my CCR

Second CCR: 

CCR #1

Directors commentary

Here is my first CCR: 

Film Opening

I have finally finished my film opening!

Here is my final project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-mF6b8z0as&t=20s 

Reflection

 I am finally done. This project was very complex but fun to complete. What I learned from this project is that even though things go as planned you have to adjust and make what is available to you work. For example, on my last day of filming my partner and I were not able to contact Rui (one of the cast members). Therefore, we improvised and decided to change the story a bit. What we changed was that Dan (Reeves) and Michael (Me) wake up and find that Ryan (Rui) has disappeared. Then it cuts to us watching the news saying that there are missing people and that there is a serial killer on the loose. This foreshadowed that Ryan was kidnapped by the serial killer. Once we had that part everything else was the same except for the serial killer. At first, Rui was going to be the serial killer but he wasn't there so our second option was my brother who also helped us film during the last day.

Another thing I learned from this project was how to incorporate all the skills I learned in class into the filming of the film opening. These things were the shots, angles, composition, movement, mis-en-scene, and editing. Oh and sound. Since I wasn't able to make a blog for sound, I will be discussing a bit about it. For the sound, we signed up for a free trial in Epidemic Sound since we heard a lot of good reviews about it. There were a total of four songs that we used in our film openings. One that is electric and hyped up for the hang-out scene, another that is mysterious and kind of chill for the scene where we wake up. For the next scene where we get into the car, we chose a song that was fast-paced and conveyed that something was off. Finally, for the last scene, we chose a song that fits well since it established that something horrific had happened and a job was being finished.

This is also my first long term project that I have ever completed in a group. What I realized was that working with a partner was helpful because we can feed off each other's ideas therefore it also helped us come up with a film faster. Another thing that I realized was planning on a date to film with a partner was very aggravating because we had different schedules, so what I learned was that you have to sacrifice some things to complete a long-term project like this. For example, my partner celebrates easter with his family every year but this Easter he couldn't because we had to finish filming. A thing to prevent this is to have back up days. For example, if you don't want to miss a special event or miss spending time with your family, then you would have to plan to miss a plan for something less important.