CCR 4 research

 Hey blog this is the final ccr i am researching about. This question to me was one of the questions i had a lot to work with on because i used many different types on technology like editing applications, iphones, computers, and even canva. Just in those topics i can go more in debth and talk about how i incorporated each of those items in my project.

    The first item i would talk about would be how i used canva to create my credit scene. I would show the template i used and how it first looked and how i eventually developed it through time and how i figured out which order of credits i wanted. The second thing i would mention would be the editing software i used and i would use some pictures like this for example to show how my editing process was going and what app i used to edit the video.

    I would also discuss that i used my phone instead of using a actual camera and why. It is very expensive to find a camera i could borrow for filming but instead i just used my phone and used a tripod which is a very good option since its affordable yet is good to use during production. Once i have finished my full editing which i just need to figure out what music i want to apply it is going to be much easier to answer some of these questions since i will have run into some problems and solutions i can talk about to help me develop more info on some topics.

CCR 3 research

 Hey blog, I have offically started my ccr research and have a lot of writing i need to do for both videos. I am going to be talking about what i have researched for the 3rd ccr question which is "How did your production skills develop throughout this production?". During group meetings i kind of broke each ccr question down and disscussed how the question could be answered.

    In class when we were first intorduced to the ccr and had a lesson about it my teacher suggested we answer this question last and switch question 3 and 4 around since it would flow better. In class during group meetings when we were discussing how to answer the questions we broke each question down and when asked how our production skills developed throughout this project many things popped into my head like my production skills on using different camera angles instead of analyzing it by watching a video i actually used what i have been watching and applied it to my project. Same thing goes for costume design, Using colors to describe a characher and how they are feeling for example using the color pink on the main character peyton to show her femininity. 

This is an example of how i used the color pink in one of my clips 

I took some notes throughout the presentation in class. I think a big thing i would talk about if i could change something is to learn more about lighting or how to use a tripod because there were some issues on setting up the tripod in perfect position or even being adjusted.

Group meetings

     

    The group meeting table: 

     In class today we had group meetings and for the most part a big topic of the meeting was ideas we were going to share about the ccr. None of us really knew what we were gonna do for the ccr and didnt have any ideas so we all shared different ideas we thought would fun and creative. Before we started group meetings our teacher let us know the ccr needs to be creative and fun yet follows all of the rules on the rubric to get points. I took many notes during the meeting and kind of broke down some of the questions i need to answer in the ccr.

    When we started the groups and were assigned into our groups we first all moved the tables together and started just saying random ideas we have and think would be cool and creative. Some of the ideas that were put out in our groups were just fun and different because i dont want to do something thats overdone. I had the idea of doing a podcast which is overdone but i could make my own canva designed podcast cover as if you were listening to it from spotify or Apple Music. The second idea was to do "web questions" and make the questions based on ccr. The last 10 minutes of the group meetings i asked people in my group what they thought of the credit scene idea i had and everyone agreed that it would look good and i should do it. So i have decided i am going to use it.

This is an example of what the web questions would be like

post-production process

     Hey blog since i am done with filming i have offically moved onto editing and i am starting to edit my credits and pick what i want them to look like. For my credits i have decided to use a canva template of a texting screen like i showed in previous blogs. I thought this would be creative and something i havent seen anyone do in their openings before. 

     I have been picking and editing two of these canva templates to see which i want the most and which looks better. I have learned they are kind of hard to edit and for some reason the texts pop up kind of weird on the first template i used. I have been trying to tweak around and move some of the texts to be in a certain order when they pop up but i have yet to figure out how to do so.

For the second credit I have been working on, I have been tweaking around with it trying to figure out which i like best and i think i am going to use this one. The texts this one flow nicer compared to the other template i just have to edit the texts fonts so it looks simple and doesnt take too much attention away. I am going to edit pictures into the photo icons to make it look more similar to an actual texting background.

Post production process

     Now that my partner and i are done with the production part of filming we have now moved onto editing and coming up with a ccr idea. The production process was very stressful i am not going to lie. You need to be very patient and not rush while filming. I did not realize how long filming was going to take and how many shots we were going to to redo. These are just SOME shots we had to redo over and over again which i have learned is smart and i should always retake and redo as many shots as i want.

    I have to start editing this weekend but i am kind of scared and i have been thinking of a backup plan in case adobe is too hard for me so i am trying to find people i know and figure out which editing app they think is best and is not too hard since i dont want the editing to be the biggest stress of this project. In the end i think adobe should be okay and i will be able to learn. I have alson been trying to pick a font for my credits since that is going to be a part of my editing i need to incorporate and learn how to do.

    All in all i still have a long way to go but i think i am on the right track and ahead of where i should be in the filming and editing process even if my partner and i were a week delayed because of her being sick.

Editing softwares

     Hey blog since my partner and i have finished filming our opening we need to start the filming process asap. I dont think we are going to use imovie since i have learned it is one of the lower quality editing applications so i havde decided to use adobe premiere. We have used it in the past with some other projects but this time i am going to learn more about it so i am able to use it. I also am going to use it when editing my CCR.

    This is what the editing part looks like and it even gives you a tutorial. Since i am pretty new at editing i am going to watch some youtube videos to give me some lessons on editing and how i can get better at it. My opening doesnt involve too much heavy editing so i dont think the editing should be too hard i just have to make sure i find music i can use while editing that is copyright free.

Shooting process

     Hey blog my partner and i have offically started filming and it has been a long process of picking scenes, deleting, setting up the camera, and moving the tripod. We had many different scenes that all needed the tripod in it to make it look best and would capture the perfect angles. Shooting the footage in my opinion was one of the most important parts of the project because it could either make or break your opening and what the quality would look like.

    This is a picture of what the tripod looked like as we were filming and how it was set up in one of our scenes we may or may not use. We took so many different shots, we had to retake over and over again until we got the one we wanted. While filming we used our storyboard and script to go over which scenes we were going to use and how we envisioned them when planning.

We had to delete many of the already shot scenes since there were many we werent going to use. While we were filming we had to make sure our film went up to at least 2 minutes since that is the time it needed to be at so i added up some of the clips we are going to use to make sure it reaches the 2 minute mark.