One Word Film Project

    

    For my One Word Film project we were randomly assigned a word which was the feeling that needed to be conveyed in our film. Our film could not include dialogue or music with lyrics, and it had to be at least one minute long. The goal was to create a piece of media that communicated the assigned feeling without stating it.  

    We started by brainstorming what possible scene we could create that would transmit the feeling of remorse. We first wrote down each shot including what would happen in it and what type of shot it was, we also identified some editing techniques we wanted to include in our final product. After developing the basic outline, we created our storyboard to see the visual portrayal of the narrative and break down the action into panels. This step essentially allowed us to have clearer visual representations of each scene so that when it was time to film, we would not waste our time figuring out where to stand or how to act. Up to this point, all the work was done in a group but when it was time to edit it was done individually. I chose to edit it on iMovie after not being able to support Adobe Premiere Pro on my home laptop. This was hard for me since I was more familiar with Adobe due to my past classes, but I managed to do a decent job. 

    In my opinion, my group and I developed a good story and managed to represent our words clearly. One of my favorite things we did was the focus pull when the girl looked over at her friend. I do wish we could have improved some things like the editing and story pacing. As I stated before, it was my first time using iMovie and I had already thought of how to do all the editing in Adobe Premiere Pro so when I had to edit at home, I was lost. I would have also liked to improve our story pacing; part of the requirements was to develop a scene that could realistically take place over the span of one minute. Our story wasn’t as true to this requirement and could have been developed differently.  

Click here to look at our storyboard

Click here to watch our project

Camera Shots Quiz

    For my camera shots project, we needed to create a story using 15 shots and develop it using inanimate objects. Among the 15 shots, we needed to include 9 mandatory shots and 6 shots of our choice. First, my partner and I started with a plan. We wrote down every shot we needed, and once we had the story planned out, we wrote what each shot would develop. Once we had our plan, we decided to start shooting the 15 shots. We chose our objects, in this case, the pens, and while I held the objects, my partner took the shots. Once we made sure we had all the required shots and angles, we decided to put the pictures on a PowerPoint and give a title and a small description to each shot.

    In my opinion, my partner and I developed a decent story within each shot while also trying to add life to lifeless objects. However, I wish we could’ve improved the quality of our shots and the story development in each one. The story could have been represented in a better manner, as it was confusing at some points and not steady. It was also hard for us to work quickly and finish shooting all our shots during class time, so I would like to be faster and more natural at coming up with a story that adheres to certain guidelines. I also think my partner and I could’ve improved the overall aesthetics of each shot, as sometimes our camera went out of focus and the story was not as clear to the viewers. Overall, for our first activity for the class, it was good, but in the future, as the class carries on, I hope to improve my story development skills and my savviness with film shots.

Here is my project: https://browardcountyschools-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/0619029038_my_browardschools_com/EXaPnJUGLY1PslXv9I5ESRIBo0OVb6CE5eEsDLo6xgS7yg?e=xCHlS4

Introduction

 Hello! My name is Julia, and I am taking an AICE Media Studies class at my current school. I created this blog to help me with the class and will work on it throughout the year.