Hayden S

1/24/2018

A reason why I chose to be in this class is I wanted to learn how to edit videos and learn other view points on film. When I'm older or right now I still don't know what I want to do with my life yet, but I kind of want to do something in the entertainment business like music or making videos at the moment doing something like that of some sort. I'm just a guy wanting to learn more about film making.

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Hayden

1/25/2018 09:07:36 am

How do filmmakers develop and convey stories within the mise-en-scène? - - Describe the process of creating your one-shot and multi-shot films... How did you work as a group to develop what shots should be taken? How are you approaching the editing process? What have been some successes and hurdles in these first projects? How do you feel your views on film have changed now that you've had a taste of the work involved?

The filmmakers develop stories within the mise-en-scène by recording everything they need and make it into something better and bigger. My group and I decided on what shots to use by talking about how the story plays out and than look for ways to enhance on how the story is supposed to be seen by experimenting on different shots being used. How I am editing is by writing down all the clips we used and sorting out which would be best for the video than put those clips into the video and stake them all up together and triming the parts I don't really need. Some successes for me are learning how to edit and film different angle than put it all into one video. My views on film changed by knowing how hard it really is to make something and takes a lot of creativity to do so but it is really fun.

Hayden

2/9/2018 09:29:15 am

Consider the shots and camera movements we've defined, shot, and edited. Which is your favorite from those you captured for your commercial and why? Also, which is your least favorite shot/camera move and why? What has learning about all these shots/moves taught you about cinematography?

My favorite shot we captured is when we used the extreme close up because we got close to what we were selling and it showed what it was. My least favorite shot is the over the shoulder because I feel when we captured it it was not nessesary to have the shot and seemed it made it weird to shoot. What learning about all of these shots has taught me is that I now can spot these shots in other films and when we make more videos I can apply what I know now to what I make in the future.

Hayden

3/2/2018 08:57:11 am

Reflect on the process of creating a TV Show Pilot: Provide the logline for your original screenplay and connect your costume designs and ad campaign to the story you created... why did you design what you designed based on the story? Tell, too, about the TV Show Pilot you filmed and edited with your group... what was it like to work with a script and what types of shot(s) do you feel brought the show to life most?

The logline from my original screenplay is called "The One Ring" and the costume I made for my main character is accurate for him because he is from Middle Earth in the past so he needs to look like a worrier and still fits his personality. It also connects to the story by him being in the past and coming to the future and stays how he is. Than the TV show I actually made with my group was not my own, but it was interesting going off of someone else's work and turning it into something cool. I was about this girl who moves from the big city and move into a small town not knowing anyone making some friends than having to leave again after her dad gets a better job offer than the one he originaly moved for. My group was over all really good and everyone had fun doing their part. I also liked editing the TV pilot like it was my own idea and creative ideas going into the video made it turn out even better than I'd ever hope for.The shots that made the TV Pilot even better were the slow motion shot, point of view shot, and when two of the same sences were put together to make the story more interesting.

Hayden

3/15/2018 09:24:25 am

What are some of your biggest psychological barriers when it comes to making films? Share your ups and downs of filmmaking on your blog, and how you plan to continue to grow in the second half of the class.

The five biggest psychological barriers when it comes to film making is we type to much and don't go outside and step away from our computer or laptop; we also tend to care what is popular at the moment and want to make things about that but it's just as good to make something you like rather than what is popular to others. The third thing is not having enough content for a narrative often having to rearrange our story or having to add more to make it more interesting and more enjoyable; Also most of us worry about failure and if we do that we will actually fail and it could also keep us from doing anything at all.The fifth thing is to practice humility. My personal ups about the class is everything going out to film hands on, creating a story with my classmates than coming back to edit the footage we have captured it is all really fun. I don't really have many downs about film making other than seeing how the camera works for the most part, and i will do even better from the knowledge I have gained this first part of class.

Hayden

4/6/2018 08:41:48 am

Describe your experience shooting this project in the film studio with the added lighting elements. How do you feel the studio time affected your final product quality? Additionally, how did you approach the montage portion of your film. Describe what you chose to cu together and what effect you hope for it to have on your audience.

Shooting this project was pretty interesting. All of the lighting effects added more emotion to each scene we shot. It was sort of a challenge to get everything in one day but it all worked out just fine. The quality of the video I think personally is still good we got most of what we imagined into this project using the little space we had. How we did the montage was going out into the hallway and shooting it there. I wanted to cut together all of the events leading up to the big one and sort of the downfall of it all, and the audience to understand what had happened over time.

Hayden

4/20/2018 08:34:21 am

Soon, you'll be pitching an idea for a feature film in this class. What genre do you think you'll focus your creativity on? Why are you drawn to this genre? What do you find most interesting about this genre? What would you hope others would get from your work if you were to create films in this genre?

Well since my group has done a lot of things that deal in the romantic genre and maybe some comedy in there too we might focus of that. I'm drawn to this type of genre because I feel like I have a lot to offer when it comes to these types and have some good ideas I can make into films. What I find most interesting about these genres is some can have a simple plot easy to make, but I think it's always fun to make these types of genres. I would hope that people would at least some what enjoy it and have an opinion on my films so I could get feed back on what I can do better and I hope they come out from watching the film happy.

Hayden

5/4/2018 08:44:10 am

Describe your most recent shoot recording a music video. Which song did you choose and what type of concept or mixture of concepts did you capture. Describe what you the final product looks like and how you'd define it in regard to "documentary," "low concept," &/or "high concept." What are you most proud of with this project?

We filmed outside in some grass areas near some buildings and it would be considered a high concept video because there wasn't really a plot to what we made and we had a lot of symbolic meaning of what the singer was signing and saying to their audience. The song we used was called Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha and featuring Florida Georgia line and we used this to make a high concept video. I think the final product we shot was really good using visuals from what the singer was saying and I say it is a high concept video. What I'm most proud of from this project is when after I gave my group some ideas for the music video I had to go do make up testing and when I left and came back the next day all the footage they captured was excellent and every shot they made was put into the video and I am proud of them for getting great footage and having good ideas of their own too for what to do with those shots.

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