Final posts

opening scene

https://youtu.be/46BBwNS1UtE

ccr 1

https://youtube.com/shorts/erm7Nm9oC_8?feature=share

Ccr 2

https://youtu.be/75RPV5QKs0o?si=cxVwcsou8il3HHbq

Final reflection

     Blog... the time is finally here. We have made it to the end of the portfolio project. Wow what a ride it has been. This project taught me so many new things not just about aice media but also about myself. Before i started this project i had a pretty mixed schedule on a day to day and didnt really have to worry too much about making time for certain things but once i started this project it all changed. I figured out a new schedule and new ways to get my work done while also making sure i blog everyday about my portfolio project. Before i get right deep dive into this reflection lets start from the beginning.

    When i first started aice media I didnt really have any background knowledge of filming or anything about camera angles, how to make foley, and editing. But as the class went on we did many project revolving around filming, editing, and learning a lot about shots and angles. When the class was first introduced about the portfolio project i immediately got so stressed. it was super intimidating because all of the people who sit next to me in class have a lot of background knowledge on filming and editing. I felt as if this project was way beyond me and what i know, but once we started diving into the planning of this project i felt a little more at ease. Figuring out what plot i wanted to do i knew i wanted to do something i was familiar with and had a lot of knowledge on so i chose coming of age because ive always watched coming of age movies growing up. Story boarding really helped me with the filming process and what i wanted to do for each scene, when i was unsure of what was next after filming i just went back to my storyboard and reviewed what i had planned next for that scene. Honestly the editing part took me the longest because of how time consuming it was but i had the most fun with it because i felt as if i could be creative and use so many ideas i had in mind.

    The final part of this project that had me worried the most were the ccrs. This whole project stressed me out and i totally forgot after filming we needed to create our ccrs and need to come up with two ideas. For the first idea i did a podcast but i created my own podcast cover on canva and then recorded my audio on voice memo. Then the second idea i had was to answer most common google searches about the portfolio project. For that one i had to video myself and i made sure the background was plain and not too much going on as a distraction. Honestly i am very proud of my work and so excited to be done. I feel so accomplished and love looking back to see where i started and where i am now. I learned so much from this project and had so much fun learning new things i like, like editing i found out i had the most fun with and i wouldve never known that if i didnt do this project. 

I love reflecting back and looking at my first blogs i made when we first started this project.

Post about post-production of CCRs

 Hey blog i have offically finished my ccrs and now i am editing and tweaking them. For the first ccr i decided to do a podcast and for the second one i am doing a google review. Honestly the ccrs are one of the harder parts of this project because i have to make sure everything looks right and come up with a good idea. I am so excited to finally come to an end with this project and am proud of my final work. 

    For my first ccr i made my podcast cover using canva. Like ive said in previous blogs i love canva and think its such an amazing app that can be used in so many different ways because i not only use canva in aice media i use it in student government. To create the speaking in the podcast i used the voice memos app and once i was finished i just inserted the voice memo to the picture. While i was editing i decided to use bensounds to find some background music in the back that would sound pretty low so it wasnt too distracting.

For my final ccr i decided to do a google review. I used a tripod to hold my phone up and record. I went onto canva and created a "google search" of the top searches about the portfolio project. While i was editing i used clips from my movie to include some examples of what i was talking about and also i mentioned some apps i used and decided to screen record videos of what some of the platforms i was using looked like. For example i used pictures like this and screen recorded how i utilized blogger during my project and showed all of my progress from the beginning of aice media.

Post about production of CCRs

     I am just starting to film my CCRs and for my ideas i am going to do a podcast and create my own cover art on canva and for my second idea i am going to be reading the most popular searched questions about the aice media questions and answering them with my opinion. For the first ccr since i did a podcast i went onto canva and decided to make a podcast cover and also use canva to create my "google search screen".

For my first ccr this is what my canva cover art looks like. I had fun designing it and i am going to use the voice memo app to create my audio behind the picture and im going to use bensounds to pick some background music to use in the background of me speaking. I have already made my script and i know what im going to say so im not too worried about it.

For my second ccr i have decided to create a video of me answering googles most asked questions about aice media and our project. I decided i am going to make a video but also make a canva background for the google questions and make my own. I was going to do a google peel video but my printer unfortunately decided not to work anymore so i couldnt do my orginal idea. I also already made my script so i know what im going to say in the video to help me prepare better. This is a picture of what my google cover art also looks like. 

I love canva and i have used it so much throughout the process of my project and it has even helped me edit small things i want in my project.

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