AICE Media Studies Blog

The song I planned to use in my film is from “Tame Impala.” The specific song is “Eventually.” The writer and producer behind Tame Impala, Kevin Parker, had decided to make his music public domain. In an interview, he speaks about his opinions on making money from music and what it means to him. He believes that getting music for free isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He also doesn’t feel that stopping illegal music downloads is important. He adds that he does feel comfortable making money from larger companies and corporations because “they have money.”  This was a huge relief to me, especially after reaching out to multiple artists, hoping to be able to use one of their songs. I reached out to Wallows and Taylor Swift. However, I did not get a reply from either one of them. This worried me because I had no idea what song I was going to use in my film. I began to search through royalty free and public domain music, trying to see if I could find a song that matched my film. I began to...

In my excitement of finishing filming all the necessary scenes and even the refilming of certain scenes, two very important scenes of the opening sequence somehow escaped my mind. I truly cannot comprehend how I let this slip my mind, but I unfortunately did. I skipped over filming the scene where I am writing in my journal. I also did not record the voiceover accompanying the clip. I have no idea how I managed to skip over filming such an important part of the opening sequence. I believe it was my excitement to finish filming paired with me skimming over my storyboard that caused me to skip over this scene! Thankfully I realized I had accidentally skipped over the scene before it was too late. I was beginning to edit the opening sequence. I was piecing all the clips together, as I usually do. I was finishing putting all the clips in order before I added in any transitions or any further editing when I noticed something strange. I was missing a good chunk of time from my opening sequen...

I spent my Monday afternoon filming a few scenes I decided needed to be fixed. The scenes I wanted to refilm were the scene of me making my bed and me cleaning my window. I did not really like how the second clip looked, mainly because of the bright light of the window washing out everything else. In the original clip of me cleaning my window, the light from the window was so bright, you could barely see me. This led me to refilming it, which turned out much better. Although the light from the window is still very bright, you can actually see me cleaning in the clip, which is a huge improvement. In the scene of me making my bed, I did not realize that in the background, I had left a shirt with my school logo on it lying on a chair near my bed. There are specific rules that we must follow when making this opening sequence. One of these rules being that we are not allowed to have anything with our school logo featured in the film. With this specific clip, I wasn’t able to crop the logo o...

 Today was my second and last day of filming. I am confident that I have completely finished filming my opening sequence. However, just to be safe, I have allotted an extra day to film any additional clips if need be. In the few hours I had available to film, I was able to film the leftover scenes I had from the last filming day I had. As I mentioned in the previous blog post, using a physical copy of the storyboard I created helps a great deal when filming. I like having a physical copy of things; I’ve found it to be most beneficial. It helps me stay on track while filming and helps me to film clips in order, keeping everything organized. This is also extremely useful anytime I need to film any clips again. Due to my decision to film alone, rather than working with a partner or in a group, this does make filming a little bit harder. Although there are some things I do not have to worry about, like disputing over availability to film, there are certain things that are obviously mor...

Today was my first day of filming! Filming without a partner or a group does prove to be challenging at first. Since I am used to working in a group or with a partner, it was definitely a bit of shock of how much work goes into filming, especially. There are issues with not being able to see if you are filming yourself within the frame or at the correct angle. There are also issues with not knowing if the clips filmed will flow cohesively once put together during the editing stage. Additionally, there is also the issue of having to remember what exactly it is I or others are filming during the filming process. The quite simple solution I’ve found to this is bringing a picture or a physical copy of the storyboard paper itself. This is an immense help while filming. Overall, it is manageable and not too difficult, once you get the hang of it. I filmed the first 30 seconds of the opening sequence today. While filming, I did use a tripod and propped my camera onto solid surfaces, like insi...

 The title of the film will most likely be “Why Do You Ask?” The titles will be in a bold, white font and in all caps. Because the title sequence will be at the end of the opening sequence, I wanted to leave viewers on a higher, uplifted note. This is based on the last scene, where the main character finally realizes she needs to get help. I decided a lighter gray and white font would be best. Alongside this, the font will appear to be “typed” onto the screen, and will stay on the screen for two to three seconds.

Schedule 3/7/22 - Filming will officially commence. I am leaving myself a few days before I film in order to get all my filming equipment ready, as well as to plan out how I will film, based on my storyboard. I will be filming scenes 1-5 today, as well as the necessary voiceover. 3/9/22 - This will be day 2 of filming, which will include the rest of the scenes that need to be filmed, as well as the voiceovers. 3/11/22- Editing will begin. I will be utilizing iMovie to put all the clips together and overlap the voiceovers. Location I will be filming at my house, the roads near my house, the beach and the library.     Participants     Actors: Megumi S.     Filming: Megumi S.     Editing: Megumi S.     Directing: Megumi S. Health and Safety To ensure the safety of myself and those who will be appearing in my film (including my family), I will always have an adult with me, as well as having access to a phone to call 911 at all times. Si...