Montage Mania

SCREEN 1: PROJECT BLOG

Published on: November 12, 2020

Reflect on the process of developing a short film from brainstorming, to screenplay writing, to shooting & editing.
What was more fun to create... the story, the scenes, the montage, something else? Why?
If you struggled with a part of the creative process, what was it and how did you overcome it?
How do you feel about your learning over this 4 week journey creating Montage Mania?

337 Comments

Bella Ross - 5 years ago

This video, for me was all about time management, my weakness. I did not manage my time as well as I should have. As for how my video turned out over all, it was alright. Definitely not my best work, but then again I am still learning. It was, however, fun to write, film, and edit.

Angel - 3 years ago

The editing part was fun.

Keylaan Edwards - 5 years ago

I really enjoyed creating the screenplay for my montage mania because I got to experiment with a real script. The most difficult thing for me was creating the montage and getting the right angles to make sure it looked good. Overall I feel pretty good about the work I've done over the last four weeks.

Gage Johnson - 5 years ago

This project for me was definitely more difficult than the ones we have done in class in the past. I noticed with this project that time management was extremely important. This project took much longer than expected, and I could have definitely managed my time more sufficiently.

Braden Tyler Parke - 5 years ago

My favorite part of the project was editing. What I struggled with doing in the project is creating different shots because of the time of day but overcome it by spending more than 1 day filming. Learning over these 4 weeks has been perfect for me.

Shaker Amin - 5 years ago

The project was very fun overall. It was amusing learning about the 180 degree rule because when I watched films before, I never noticed that something like this was going on. I had fun working on the project but I had trouble with time management. My project turned out to be pretty good and I liked it.

Shaker - 5 years ago

It was honestly so much fun creating it and I enjoyed it very much. Even though it took quite a while, that is what made it so enjoying and rewarding to see the end result. I feel like it made me so much more creative and opened my eyes to things I never noticed before. For example, it taught me how to position the cameras to make it look better which made me creative because it made me think out of the box and come up with alternatives that made the video better.

Hannah Amundsen - 5 years ago

My biggest problem was that I did not due well with my time management. My favorite part of doing this project was being able to write the screenplay which was fun, once I got an idea into my head. The video was a little harder to film because I had to voice over the character's and try to use stock footage for the montage. Overall the video was good, but it could have been better.

Haley - 5 years ago

Overall, creating "Montage Mania" was an enjoyable experience for me. I had the most fun writing my screenplay because I really had a chance to be creative and to create a whole new imaginary world. I know I could've done better on the video itself, though. I wish I had put more thought into the settings to make filming easier to accomplish at home.

Dylan Simpson - 5 years ago

I had a great time editing more than I did acting. Though my acting was great. Right? Well it doesn't matter. If I had better equipment I would have had a better product but what happened, happened. I had a good Wednesday.

David Butayev - 5 years ago

I had a lot of worry about this project, and felt really anxious about the screen play and all that jazz, but once it came down to grabbing a camera and editing the video I had a lot of fun. Especially with the voice overs, that's my favorite part of mine.

Reylina Curtis - 5 years ago

Overall, this project was hard for me in like maybe more of a production way. I feel like it isnt my best work, but I think I still got the story across. I still enjoyed writing the screen play and it was so fun to write. I didnt truly realize it has been 4 weeks, but I am glad we got more time because I was scared to turn in late. Overall, still fun :)

Jazmine Solorzano - 5 years ago

This project has been the most difficult project we done, in my opinion . Time management was more of an issue this time around but learning about the different types of montages was really interesting.

Danny Alvarez - 5 years ago

The fun part was when I did the recording because me and my brother were messing up a lot and it was funny.
I struggled making a script because I am not good at making something my own.
I feel good because I learn more thing that I never knew

sydney ormond - 5 years ago

I had a-lot of fun filming my project because i did it with my sister and had a lot of fun during the funny parts. Though editing was very hard, it took a-lot longer then I anticipated. Also the time management portion of making a project was very difficult, with work, other classes, family, and college stuff it's been hard finding time to complete the project. Though I just woke up extra early to film all the shots with my sister which helped a lot, and stayed up late editing. Overall it was a very fun lesson in film and I had a great time making my film :)

Jason Yu - 5 years ago

I do think that this project was a difficult one for me to do because both I didn't plan it out properly and I myself still wasn't confident in making a montage video so the video that I made ended up not looking as I wanted to look as I did. Still it was fun to try yo get it done with 3 of my friends who decided to help me.

isai - 5 years ago

i just had no idea what to do so i kind of gave of up and i didnt do the video

Jason Bat Ireedui - 5 years ago

its is mostly fun because of the timing and the ability to show the scene more

ameer meeri - 4 years ago

yes

Riley Stevens - 5 years ago

I wish I had spent just a little bit more time on my project. I feel it suffered a bit because I didn't spend as much time as I should have on it. I also feel that my montage didn't flow naturally despite it changing at regular intervals.

Brendon Harris-Williams - 5 years ago

I think that the part that was the most fun was drawing the frames for the project was the best part.

Justin De Castro - 5 years ago

I had a lot of fun with this project because of how much editing we had to do. It was fun to find different audio clips or stock videos and piece them together and play it back. One thing that I regretted was how late I started the project. I encountered many problems throughout production, and if I had started earlier, I would solve those problems quicker and spend more time on making my video better. If the deadline wasn't extended, I would have had to rush my project.

Logan Lance - 5 years ago

The process of the project was good i had fun making the montage. It was hard to find stock footage for specific scenes in the script. I learned about continuity editing so i tried to do that and keep the 180 rule.

Johnny Sandoval - 5 years ago

I had a lot of fun making my video even though I had to change a lot of my screenplay due to a missing actor. I really struggled figuring out how to make it work but I watched an example video Mr. Hanks put on Google Classroom and was inspired to get creative. I was thinking of giving up but I'm glad I didn't. I felt good learning about montages, continunity, 180 degree rule, etc during these past few weeks. The story and montage of my video was fun to create because due to a missing actor I was able to get more creative with the screenplay.

Valerie Acosta - 5 years ago

so when I was making wevideo The most difficult part was making my idea make sense on video.

Emma Perdue - 5 years ago

I really enjoyed editing the videos and watching all the pieces come together. My biggest issue was time management and finding new ways to film things. Overall I learned a lot from the recent project and I am happy that I did it.

Angelica Telelyuev - 5 years ago

I really liked this project because I got to channel my creativity and thoughts into it. I had a lot of ideas for the shots and I really liked working on it. The hardest part for me was the acting because I would keep laughing or getting distracted. I learned a lot more about the different shots and angles and overall it was a good experience. The editing went well too and I took a shot at superimposition too.

David Tarasyuk - 5 years ago

I really liked this project it was something new and fun to do, but it was kind of hard to find stock footage for some of the clips i needed, and i could not record.

Emmanuel Nosov - 5 years ago

I was planning to use a game as a montage but it was too hard to do. So then I figured that we can use stock footage so it was pretty easy. It gave lots of new ideas but a struggle was that I couldn't get exactly what I wanted to get from the stock footage.

Liam Cochrane - 5 years ago

I have not filmed it yet, but the planning and brainstorming and script writing was all fun. I enjoyed writing the story the most because I have been planning it for months, but had nowhere to put it. Overall I had the most struggle writing the script because I am an improve guy, and structured scripts are hard to write. Overall I learned quite a lot from these four weeks which is pog.

Robert Velazquez - 5 years ago

I feel like creating the screenplay was the most fun part because it was interesting trying to come up with ideas of what characters there are and what they are going to say. I struggled with the montage part the most and I overcame it by looking into more what a montage is.I feel like I am getting even better with filming and editing over these 4 weeks. Overall it was fun but also challenging to accomplish my video.

Leo - 5 years ago

I think the screen play was fun and I enjoy making the video it was fun

Katelyn Lisenby - 5 years ago

My favorite thing I did for this project was filming. I got many fun moments shared and I don't think i could have done my video with stock footage. I did struggle with the editing process because of timing I had in between shots.

Jessica Kapelkin - 5 years ago

This project in the beginning seemed a little intimidating at first. As I completed the pre-production leading up to actually filming the video it got to be more fun as I kept getting deeper invested into this project. Overall, I think this was the hardest project yet, but was pretty enjoyable along the way.

Monserrat Jimenez Lopez - 5 years ago

I really liked this project because I was able to channel my creativity and thoughts into it. I had a lot of ideas for the shots I wanted to do as I was planning but it didn't turn out the way I wanted but I had a lot of fun getting it thank you Ms Hanks :)

Eli Eberbach - 5 years ago

his really gave me a look into the history of film and how montages and editing styles came to be came to be, it allowed me to change how I view editing and add a bit of flare to future projects, good stuff!

Mariam a - 5 years ago

I think I had the most fun I had with this project was filming and coming up with the idea of what to make. I also liked exploring what type of montages I could do.

Sienna S - 5 years ago

I haven't finished my video completely yet but I really like to see the process I make from it and the new ideas I can use in future work. Using stock footage also helped me a lot during the making of my video.

Miguel Beaven - 5 years ago

I liked creating the screen play because you get to create what happens in the story and what the characters do and were the story begins and ends.I struggled in the screen play because you can do and choose anything that happens in your film so i had to pick what happens and there is a lot to choose from.I over came it by just not over thinking it and going with the flow.I felt good abut learning how to make and create a film from scratch so over all i like the process of creating films.

Payton Penkal - 5 years ago

Overall, I enjoyed this project. My favorite part of this was creating my montage. The hardest part was the brainstorming, at first this project made me worried because it seemed difficult but in the end it wasn't too bad.

Lexi Chavez - 5 years ago

I really enjoyed this project. I have always loved montage but was never really good at it , but I learned some good tips and tricks to help me in the future. My biggest problem with all of my projects is always my time management. The thing I loved most was the screenplay because I love making scripts.

Ahmad - 5 years ago

This was probably the most fun project i have ever done in this class , Overall filming and editing was so exciting . I actually was Filming and editing till 2 hrs before the due date so it was kind of a race for me I guess.

Isabella Backus - 5 years ago

I liked to create the screenplay even though it was hard to start. I felt like it was an actual film instead of a just a students wevideo. I also got to use stock footage to see a variety of meanings when moved in a different order, which I thought was interesting. I also liked learning about the history of film with the people who discovered continuity editing and stuff.

Biancka Rivera - 5 years ago

It was fun creating my film and I liked drawing the characters for it. I also liked the screenplay even though it was kinda difficult at first I got the hang of it towards the end.

Ava Johnson - 5 years ago

This was a fun project to film just because it is basically my everyday with my brother and we both just laughed. I think that with project I kind of struggled with getting ideas out and so it made it a little harder on me, so next time will work harder on the preproduction. Overall think I learned a lot and I think a struggled pulling things apart and knowing the difference between everything.

Kalona - 5 years ago

This is the only project in this class I can say I didn't really like because I have to draw the scenes and I can't draw. And not only can I not draw but I have to find a way to make angles on the paper.

Morgan Ekasala - 5 years ago

This unit was really fun and I feel like I learned a lot. I had a bit of difficulty coming up with a story for my screen play but had a lot of fun with the montage. I am not 100% happy with my video but I did my best. Using superimposition in my montage was a lot of fun and I will definitely us it again.

Isabella Thao - 5 years ago

Since I'm learning more about different shots Its more fun to experiment my editing and recording when I'm making my videos. My montage mania video was pretty fun to make because I experimented more and just had fun with the video all together.

Joselin Cabrera - 5 years ago

I loved doing the screenplay because i got to choose what happened next. I loved everything about it, making up the characters names, i would've liked to make up their backstory but i wanted to keep it short, and i liked describing their face expressions, actions, and the setting. The only thing that i struggled with at first was the the formatting but once i learned how to do it i was okay.

taylor castaneda - 5 years ago

This project was definitely one of the harder ones to me, I'm not completely done with it yet, but I like coming up with new ideas during the making of it and seeing how the end result comes out to be. Stock footage has definitely helped a lot with created videos.

Daniel Kolesnikov - 5 years ago

Im not fully done with the project but im slowly chipping away at it. I am struggling with recording the and making the shots work. I enjoy finding stock footage and editing everything together.

Lilly Adzhiev - 5 years ago

This was a pretty easy project. It wasnt hard to film and wsant hard to edit either. I think a hard part was to memorie and remeber what the rules ans style of editing where.

Joaquin Castillo - 5 years ago

it was kinda hard but the process was cool

Deont'a Morris - 5 years ago

I haven't done the assignment yet because I been busy in a lot of other classes and I haven't had anytime to do this assignment

Dominic Siddons - 5 years ago

I enjoyed typing my script up and how enjoyable that was although I have strong wifi issues that really mess up things for me

Lucy garcia - 5 years ago

Well I have not finished yet I have been unmotivated but that’s ok! I’m working on it and it will be really good in the end. I think the hardest part will be to edit it because I’m filming on my phone and we have to edit I we video.

Isaiah Pina - 5 years ago

I think the hardest part was trying to make it make sense. But the project was interesting

Michael Luchesi - 5 years ago

It took me a bit to finally get working on it and when I did it was fun to do even though its quite short.

Gabriel Gallardo - 5 years ago

It was fun to make but it took more time putting everything in order and putting everything right on time with the music.

Jorge Rodriguez - 5 years ago

I think the hardest part was the story itself and make sure it sounded sense.

Jorge Rodriguez - 5 years ago

The most fun part was filming, it just felt cool for no reason. I felt about my learning well, I liked to do the project as it opened up my mind and creativity

Iliya Stavitskiy - 4 years ago

I think that the hardest part about making this video was brainstorming an idea. Other than that it was fun to make the video and edit it.

Ysabella Rodriguez - 4 years ago

I enjoyed most of this unit. A part I struggled on was the difference between contuity editing and montage but I eventually understood it. I was really good at coming up for ideas for 5the montage part.

marco alejo - 4 years ago

I felt good about making my video. It didn't really go as planned but it was still cool making it. The most fun part was playing basketball in the video. The most hard part was tryna think what else to had to it or what to edit out.

Kimberly Patlan - 4 years ago

When creating my montage mania video, it was fun thinking of all the different scenes, and dialogue lines. It wasn't
difficult at all, I learned how to play around with wevideo to make my film look better. This 4-week journey was easy and fun to create my film.

Teo McCall - 4 years ago

Well I had to change my script which was frustrating but other than that it was fun to make. I got help from my family with filming so that was appreciated.

dustyn mccall - 4 years ago

personally coming up with an idea for the project was the hardest part. while filming i realized how bad my script actually was. overall it was a fun project.

devin - 4 years ago

i thought it was pretty fun and hilarious i participated in a couple other peoples videos and they were hilarious overall the project wasnt quite time consuming but was worth it had a lot of fun

Michelle Rodriguez - 4 years ago

I think that this project has been one of the hardest to do ,but it was very fun to be a voice actor for my own little film. I think that next time I need tp find actors who have a little more time to film it with me .Instead of just waiting. It's very fun to learn more and more about editing. Also this class has made me have more questions on the film industry .Now when I watch a movie I think "oh they used these types of shots and these camera angles and it's very cool!

brodie nolasco - 4 years ago

I did enjoy the unit even though I was behind on basically all of it. I also had to come up with the lines and script as we were doing it. But it all ended up going well.

Reagan Lorentzen - 4 years ago

Filming was the most fun part because everyone was throwing out improvisational ideas and everything just flowed smoothly, and it almost felt empowering.
I was struggling a lot with finding a good time to shoot everything. A lot of things were getting in the way of us being able to film.
I learned a lot about how to plan things out so that everyone is able to balance out their own lives with the project, and we could still get it done.

Natalie Wetzel - 4 years ago

My favorite thing to do was either writing the script or editing the montages. It was fun creating different short stories and helping them come to life. Editing has always been fun for me, especially montages, so this was a fun project to film. However, I do wish I could've filmed the story myself with actors, but the scheduling never worked out. Over these four weeks I learned that I really love learning about film and the different aspects of it and that it might be something I will want to do in the future.

Drake Nielsen - 4 years ago

I had a good amount of fun in every aspect of the film and also enjoyed getting to direct my friends. The part that I had the most fun was with being the Director in all of its glory. I wouldn't say that there was a part I didn't enjoy but if I had to say the part I struggled with the most was the editing and trying to layer every sound to the way I envisioned it. I really loved this project and the freedom that came along with it and had fun getting to get a glimpse of what being a director is like.

sam butler - 4 years ago

I think filming the scenes was most fun. Filming the montage is not as fun as editing it. I liked putting the clips together to create a different kind of sequence. It also made me realize how powerful editing is to create what you want. I think writing the screenplay was most difficult. I didn't know what to write because I didn't know how it would look in real life. I overcame this by first imagining what I want each shot to look like then writing it down. I think I learned a lot about screenplay writing and film history.

Venecio Siller Cortez - 4 years ago

For me nothings hard, but when your in film, you can brainstorm about whatever you want. Film is easy if you know what your doing in the class or studio.

Andrew Cortez - 4 years ago

For me creating the screenplay and the story for this project was the most fun part because I was able to be really creative with my writing. In the beginning I struggled with coming up with a story but after thinking about some random words and topics I was able to finish creating the story. I feel pretty good about my learning over the past 4 weeks creating montage mania, I was able to learn and implement skills we learned in class into my project.

Rafael - 4 years ago

I didn't have fun creating or making a montage because I had to do so much and I didn't understand the work. I struggled on everything because I didn't have no plan of what type of video I was going to make.

Laylonie Garcia - 4 years ago

It was fun i thought learning about the 180 rule was cool and fun to talk about.

Lauren Li - 4 years ago

I think making the storyline was my favorite part of the creative process. I struggled with my time management and thought it would take less time than it actually did. I feel like I learned a lot about film and how I could become better at creating them during this unit.

Jacob - 4 years ago

this proccess for the montage mania project was in my opinoin the best so far as it really invoked the creative ideas out and had me sifting through them for the clump of gold

Christian - 4 years ago

The hardest thing was shooting the film, also its harder when your shooting with coca cola bottle for the whole short film. Also I struggled a lot because half of the time the film was shot in my backyard there was a lot of dogs barking so I had to time all of my shots before they start barking again. Overall I enjoyed shooting the film project :) .

Roxy Medina - 4 years ago

Brainstorming my short film was pretty easy and writing the screen play. But since I was working with a group it was difficult to get good footage. Not having the best footage made editing hard. Maybe next time I'll work with a smaller group or just alone. I feel good about my learning. I feel like I know a lot more about certain types of film.

Gabriela Gonzalez - 4 years ago

I think I'm struggling on making the actual video then the work. I think editing is my favorite part because I fell like its the easiest part.

jacob - 4 years ago

i got to do it with a little group and i liked it we were in the film room having fun

Evan Anaya - 4 years ago

Making the montage mania was difficult, mainly because I lacked the motivation to do anything else. And I struggle with acting, since I was a little depressed at the time and overthinking it... So I just decided from now on, I'm not going to act. I think it's more fun if I don't act, and it comes out better. It's a weird line of thinking, but originally, there was going to be a story. I decided for there not to be a story and instead, for there to be no dialogue, and just music. It was a sweet story, underlying the theme of love and happiness. The background footage is just me hanging out with my soulmate on vrchat, while Persona music is playing. I wish I could've been a little more creative, but I'm more of an improv guy. Acting isn't my thing, but being myself is. I was worried while I was hanging out with her, but looking back on it, it was a nice way to have a romantic night!

Haley Delong - 4 years ago

The most fun part to create was filming, and having trouble staying serious for scenes. A part i struggled with was getting all the shots in that i needed, and staying on task and not getting distracted while filming. I feel like the project the most taught me about different types of shots, and i did the most editing ive done with this project so that was nice practice.

Gregory Minnikoff - 4 years ago

I'm in the process of filming the video, so far I enjoy filming it. I get to use my creativity, I get to make the video with my little brother, and he uses his creativity too. I like these kind of projects.

Hunter Siters - 4 years ago

I think that overall, I did not spend my time wisely, and I should have put more effort into it, instead of doing it all last second. I think that because I waited till the last three days, I was putting a lot of effort and time into it, which was stressing me out. I did learn though that I could edit and do better things, like adding sound effects, doing actual writing, using real and stock footage, and many more. My favorite part of the Montage was the opening, I think that I did a good job with it, also the end, it was amazing. I think that overall, I did an ok job with it, but im glad I got the chance to do it!

Elias Resler - 4 years ago

The process overall of developing a short film was very unique and different, to me at least. I would have to say that the most fun part to me was the editing of the scenes, I had quite a bit of fun putting together the video and audios of me and my sister. I seemed to struggle with filming the most at least for me i thought it was going to be hard and I procrastinated a lot and it ended up not taking that long, and it was not difficult at all. I feel like I learned a lot about the overall filming of a movie from screen writing to actually how they make it seem so real and so continuous. I am proud of what I learned over the last 4 weeks.

Dylan G. - 4 years ago

the most fun thing to create was the montage because it was the easiest to create and it was less difficult than some of the other things in the video like the footage. on part I really struggled on the most was finding out what I wanted to do with my montage and finding out what it was going to be about. I got around that by seeing other example video that gave me an idea of what I wanted to do.

Leala Moreau - 4 years ago

What I liked about this project, is that I got to write out a fictional story about characters that I already was thinking about doing something with and this was the perfect chance to do so. Though, I wish was able to have more time to animate this. I really wish I could've done more in terms of drawing. I'm really confident about the voice acting; I think me and my partner has done a really good job on that part.

John Parks - 4 years ago

everything leading up to making the video was fairly simple and easy, but I have yet to make the actual video yet. I'm going to make it this weekend and I'm sure the filming won't be hard but wevideo is always a challenge for me to use.

Anika Romero - 4 years ago

Starting my pre production was kind of hard but I ended up coming up with a script , we filmed a different script but it was fun to film and editing was kind of hard but it worked out better than I thought it would in the end. I could say this film has been the hardest but most fun to create.

Ladel - 4 years ago

This video project was pretty fun to create. There were some issues that were going wrong with my video project such as windy and rainy days. And most of the video was taken place outside. I ended up giving up on the 1st idea I made because I was unable to resume the film and it wouldn't be due on time because of the weather. But I quickly thought of a new film idea thanks to the brainstorm assignment that we did a few weeks ago. So I was able to quickly finish that up yesterday afternoon. I would like to thank my friends for trying to help out with the first video idea I was making but was unable to. But overall this project was pretty cool to make and I hope I will have another chance to finish my 1st video idea on a different project.

Alexander Ura - 4 years ago

This project was more fun in my opinion because I got to write my own screenplay and I was going to do it with friends and family. Planning it was hard for me because I didn't know what I wanted my story to be about But I eventually came up with something that I liked.

Angel S. - 4 years ago

I think having to put all the stock footage is a struggle for me, my favorite part is editing but it's sometimes hard depending on what you need to do I also did struggle for ideas when first starting.

Jesse Johnson - 4 years ago

It was more fun to create the scenes because when you finally get into the flow of creating new ideas or new scenarios that the characters can be in it really turns out to be so much fun and it also brings an uplifting mood if you weren't having a great day already. We didn't really struggle with anything, and everything kind of fell into place quite nicely. I feel like there was a lot to learn about in these past couple of weeks and the reviews that we did really helped me keep all of that information in my mind.

Belania Ibal Hernandez - 4 years ago

For me, making the scenes fit and editing them was the part I enjoyed the most. I think the part I struggled with the most was coming up with what I should base my video on. The way I solved that problem was not overthinking it and just going with my idea. I felt like I was understanding the material just fine, I have to admit I did struggle and I was confused at first though.

Santpreet Singh - 4 years ago

The most fun to create was the montage because there were were so many different ways to do it.

Diego Garcia Duenas - 4 years ago

The most fun I had while creating this project was probably writing the script. Just something about using your creativity to come up with a story is just fascinating to me. The thing that I struggle with is when I'm actually editing more specifically finding music to go along wit my type of video. I usually over come this challenge fairly quickly due to the fact that I can find the music that I'm looking for in less than 20 minutes. I feel like I learned a lot throughout this unit, I did not know their where so many different types of montage's but now I know.

Gilda - 4 years ago

Based on what I finished and did not finish, I think the script I made was okay but I didn't understand where to place the specific headings or titles and didn't know exactly what to make the script about and most of it seemed random, but overall of writing the scrip I think I did well. I wasn't able to complete the video because the person I planned on making the video with wasn't available most of the time.

Sophia B - 4 years ago

What was more fun to create... the story, the scenes, the montage, something else? Why?
If you struggled with a part of the creative process, what was it and how did you overcome it?
How do you feel about your learning over this 4 week journey creating Montage Mania?

The most fun I had was switching playing character and having to film in multiple different settings it made it move fun for me to move around. I struggled to come up with a story, the only week days I have to film are Thursdays and I have to do my own workout for crew. I consulted with Mr. Hanks and told him my situation and he suggested I do two in one which is what I ended up doing. I enjoyed leaning about montage, I think it is fun to watch in film and fun to create.

Azrielle Mendez - 4 years ago

The process of developing a short film was a hard one. Brain storming an idea since I always wanted to make a film about Amazon and Jeff Bezos. The screenplay writing was a little tricky but I knew what I wanted. Shooting and editing was probably the hardest because of how long it took, all the messed up scenes and how long it actually took to put it together and make it a decent film. the fun parts of the whole process was that I filmed with friends and we had a lot of laughs. I feel like I have a better understanding of montage as we went through the process. I understand more and more about film the more I continue to take this class.

Anthynee - 4 years ago

I procrastinated doing this project at every stage, But not because I didn't like this project but because I'm lazy. So I did this project all in one day, and I must say I had a good time with this project and I'm sure you will too. Just don't procrastinate like me.

Rommel Moreno Manzo JR - 4 years ago

I want to say thanks to Mr. Hanks for the motivation and support, Every time I struggled on a technical issue he was there to help me with it and about the montage mania video project I over came some challenges due to not learning how to use the Wevideo application so I got to lean by messing with the website until I got the hang of it I truly thought it would be easy but unfortunately it wasn't I at least tried my best and that's one thing you should have in your state of mind.

Peter Y - 4 years ago

I enjoyed everything the story writing, filming, and editing, but i really did enjoy putting the clips together and lookin at how it turned out it was just cool to see. The story creating process was hard at first I couldn't think of anything accept for stupid ideas and I just felt like I didn't want to film what I thought of so I just kept on trying to think of new ideas and just write the who script, then I wrote on about bulling and It was anti-bully-week so it was perfect. I did not get to finish the project because of time so I put a PT2 coming soon, Which I hope to film soon. I really did enjoy filming and everything and I hope I get a good grade.

Alaina - 4 years ago

The story making process was the hardest part for me. I kept changing my story. The montage was hard to because I couldn't pick a scene for it. Everything else went well though. I overcame the creative thinking process by talking to my friends and getting ideas from them.

Laila H. - 4 years ago

During the unit I liking making the screenplays the most. It was fun created a plot and writing it out. I found that it is a bit easier to make the screenplay versus filming, the filming was fun though. Learning about montage was very interesting as well since I see montage used in movies and shows very often. Overall, I really liked the unit and thought it was fun.

marshall - 4 years ago

I think that the video story line was the most fun to create because the movie was a very creative movie and very unique

Annicia - 4 years ago

I feel like the most fin part is actually filming the scenes because depending on the script you could do some really fun things. I definitely struggled with making the script because the script that i originally had made no sense and was boring. Me personally my learning was boring because one of the main people for our script was sick so she wasn't at school so it was just me and one other person filming and at one point we had all of our parts filmed and had nothing else to do, so for me i don't even have this assignment turned in.

Amari - 4 years ago

I think the best part about filming was being able to watch the clips after filming your shots, seeing how you put things together in the end while editing the film, and planning out how your films plot would be like.

Petr Nikolaev - 4 years ago

I enjoyed the creation of the screenplay of the montage mania project because i got to work with a real script. The most difficult thing for me was creating the montage and getting the good angles and make sure that everything looked good. I feel really good about all the work that i have done over the last couple of weeks.

Hugo perez - 3 years ago

Overall the project was fun and pretty easy to make, the only struggle my group had was staying focused on shooting and not messing around. It was very fun to create and i would do it again if i could.

Christoper flores - 3 years ago

Well, I had the scraped the script because I couldn't do irl filming, SO I animated the entire thing. I only used music and art. The reason why because of family issues and friends not showing up on time. Overall animating was a pain in my booty cheeks and Im doing this as my future job yay.

Yash - 3 years ago

please do not cuss

Daniel - 3 years ago

The filming was the most fun part of this project because we got to go outside and film. I struggled with the screenplay writing so we used someone elses screenplay for the film. I feel proud of our montage mania film.

Jimmy Correa - 3 years ago

Right now, I am still working on filming the second half of the screenplay. The things that were holding me back were lack of creativity and being sick. Though I will say this is a really fun project.

Evelina Cherkashin - 3 years ago

It was fun to create Montage Mania because I got to do it with people that make the class fun and enjoyable. I struggled with understanding where they wanted the camera angle, the way I overcame it was by them showing me and after so many retakes. These 4 weeks were so fun and unforgettable, the class is great and you mostly will use the things in the future.

xzavier b - 3 years ago

i felt that i liked the filming and don't like the editing.

Darrin McCammon - 3 years ago

The montage mania was probably the most fun project we've had so far. I enjoy developing films and productions more than acting in them, and I am glad I was able to with this one. Scriptwriting was enjoyable, I did not struggle with ideas this time, and there's something about the way it's organize that makes it easy to write. My filming is not great, I'm still working to get familiar with the shot types (especially how to utilize them), but I still had a great time with the product. However, with all that was fun there were some issues. Scheduling with my friends was a nightmare, we're all busy. And the audio mixing is not in its best condition. Despite all this, I had a great time producing this.

Tanner - 3 years ago

I think the scenes were more fun to create because you have to find a place to film them and it has to fit the description in the scene. I overcame the creative process by just taking a break when I needed it and thought more and more and I finally thought of what to write. I feel good about the 4 week journey creating Montage Mania because it was pretty fun to make and film and wasn't hard to do.

malachai johnson - 3 years ago

The main fun thing that I got to do was editing because when your editing all your really doing is showing people what you can do in the film life i was a little mad that I didn't get to be in the video but its ok

alexander - 3 years ago

I thought that it was very interesting creating this because you need a lot of clips and good timing when editing to create a montage. I enjoyed the process of looking for clips and matching them with the music

Dalyla Allport - 3 years ago

I think it was all fun to create. The most fun to create was the screenplay and the making of the video because it was really fun to see it all come together. The montage was also really fun to create because it was interesting to see how it worked and I am new to making montages so I think it could have been better but it was still alright. I did struggle with what the montage was going to be about but I eventually figured it out in the end, this project was really fun for me.

Alexis B. - 3 years ago

What I mostly enjoyed of the montage mania project was the actual filming and editing of the video. It's a very long process but for me it's the most fun part to do. The biggest difficulty I had during this project was getting a good idea that would work and make sense for the topic of montage mania, but after coming up with a decent screenplay, the rest of the process was fairly easy and fun.

Gabriel DeLaPaz - 3 years ago

Its fun to create because its a montage. You use multiple shots to create the film. It also requires you to think into the future what the next shot will look like.

Kerry - 3 years ago

the script and screenwriting was easy to do. and the shooting was most fun because we got to use new shots and angles. this my favorite video yet

Aiyana Mitchell - 3 years ago

I really had a difficult time coming up with the story line to go with the script but i didn't get to finish the video yet, i think this is a really fun project that leaves a lot of room for creativity. I think coming up with a concept would be the most difficult part of all of this. I enjoy editing and doing everything else for this short movie/film. I also really enjoyed the fact that he let us choose if we wanted to work with groups or not, along with how we all had a different theme and concept, it just makes if that much more enjoyable.

Joseph Itzko - 3 years ago

My favorite part of the montage mania was the filming of the montage, it was super fun to make, and looking back it was quite funny. The hardest thing for me was the screenplay, I changed the screenplay 3 or 4 times because it didn't make sense. I feel good about the work I've produced in the last weeks.

Gabby - 3 years ago

Writing the screenplay was my favorite part, I really liked creating a story with characters and everything. Brainstorming was also pretty easy because I love creatively writing, so I had a lot of ideas I could put into a video. The shooting part was kind of boring, since I had to film a bunch of short clips for the montage part. The hardest thing though, was getting all my clips uploaded into my computer. Editing was easy as well, because at the beginning of every clip, I wrote what scene is was. So when I went into editing, I was able to see all the actual clips and everything, and where they went. Then it was straight forward from there. I got it all together and everything. The hard part was underestimating how long it actually took for all the clips to upload.

Artem - 3 years ago

I think the best part about filming was coming up with the script's and thinking about how it would be when were recording. Another best part about filming was the recording, the recording was the best part because when you would actually film and act there would be some bloopers that would be funny. The last best part about filming was editing, it was fun because I think we got the whole experience of editing and for me personally it was a lot of fun.

jase - 3 years ago

i had a lot of fun with it was very organic and original we freestyled and used a part of a script and did everything other than that without a script and it was fun and came out good.

Yash - 3 years ago

I enjoyed the creation of my montage mania now I did the sorta same topic in my last video and I wasn't proud of it and so I did the same sort of idea in this video. Screenplay writing was fun something I don't think I've done before also funny making these words I would say in the video not what I would really say in real life. Shooting and Editing I think was the best and also worst part it was hard trying to get the footage in a certain amount of time but it was fun filming the Editing was hard but once I got some ideas it turned out pretty good. I think it was most fun to create the story at a time where you have so much ideas so much creativity I have not had in a while it was fun thinking about all these things I could do. Overall a fun project and I think I did pretty good.

Robert Johnson - 3 years ago

I enjoyed writing and creating the screenplay because it was something new and I was able to express my ideas creatively. I also had fun filming with other people in class, they were really helpful and brought my script to life. I struggled on the execution of some of my shots, I had in my mind what I wanted to create and it was a little bit difficult executing it. I knew from the first day of school what I wanted to do for my Montage Mania, overall I had a lot of fun and enjoyed this project.

olivia - 3 years ago

I think filming the montage was the funniest part because i got to work outside of class with my other friends. The part i found the hardest was keeping my friends who aren't in this class focused. I feel good abt the 4 week montage mania it was fun.

Camille Cameron - 3 years ago

My favorite parts were the brainstorming, the fact that we didn't have to stick to a specific time length and I could add in all of my ideas, and seeing the final product. Working with a real script was new but fun to learn, and it gave me the opportunity to see all of the little details that go into reading from a real script. The most difficult part was filming shots that I was satisfied with.

Guillemro Urena - 3 years ago

Brainstorming is the easiest part because you are just coming up with the idea. Depending on your idea then filming will vary. it is not that hard but it is pretty hard. Finding someone to help you could be hard to. And if you have no one to help you film then its harder to film. Creating a film isnt easy but the end results could be worth it.

Christian Duran - 3 years ago

Overall, creating the Montage Mania was an enjoyable experience for me. I had the most fun writing my screenplay because I really had a chance to be creative with it and wright about a fantasy story about what I was passionate about and enjoy doing in a daily life basis. I know I could've done better on the video itself. I wish I had put more thought into the settings to make filming easier to accomplish at home. And not do it later on when it was due.

yosef - 3 years ago

I liked it

Jewell Perfetto - 3 years ago

I liked this project. Coming up with the idea was easy because I already had a good idea at what I wanted to do. Filming was easy, and editing it was very quick. It was also a lot of fun.

Jack Sands - 3 years ago

Me and my partner just brainstormed together, we started with an idea, turned that into a very basic plot, and then turned that basic plot into a full plot by adding details, locations, and what the characters said in each scene. I think my favorite part was being done.

Sunnie F - 3 years ago

In my opinion the story was the most fun part to create, only because there wasn't any rules and you could do anything to your imagination. Something I struggled with was making the film but other than that everything was very fun.

Dylan Fisher - 3 years ago

It was fun but the hardest part is acting, I can't find a way to not be myself. Which is a person with no energy and talks slow. It ruins the montage because I don't act like the character I'm playing, I was just me.

Abraham Hamdard - 3 years ago

My favorite part about the montage mania was filming the montage. The most difficult thing for me was getting the right angles.

Stassi saris - 3 years ago

I would say that editing the video is the most easy and fun part. I would also say that thinking of what your story is about is the hardest part. But once you peace together all the pieces and record your video is becomes pretty easy. I would say the most fun part is the brainstorming.

cheyla - 3 years ago

The funnest part was the filming and editing. I had to do the filming on my own since I was sick, but it was still fun. The editing part is really fun because you're putting your whole project and all your work together and choosing music and stuff is fun. At first, I struggled with how to film it. Since I had originally planned with a lot more people, the change to having to do it by myself was hard and I didn't know how to start. I overcame this by doing different voices and doing voiceovers for different characters. Also, by making some communication into a text conversation instead of real life. I feel like I am learning A LOT of new stuff about film in this class and now everytime I watch a movie, show, short film, ETC I think a lot deeper about it.

Conrad Ramos - 3 years ago

My favorite part was shooting some wacky and zany scenes, I made myself laugh with some of them. The hardest part is staying focused while editing, but it is pretty funny if you're trying to make something goofy

Jaiden Rios - 3 years ago

My favorite parts of the Montage Mania video was the recording process, me and my friends had a lot of good laughs while recording. I had my friends brainstorm ideas to me when I didn't know what to do for some parts of the film. I felt like I have learned a lot of important things about film in the past 4 weeks that have helped me with my recording process.

Manav - 3 years ago

I didn't wanted to be on the camera so I decided to use soft toys, I also wanted to film it at home so I can put my time on it. Shooting the script was fun but because I filmed on my phone. It was hard to remind myself to film horizontal all the time. Editing was more fun as I can make my own version. It was time consuming but consistency is the key for these projects. Creating my own idea of what kind of montage I want to put in and executing it was the most enjoyable part for this project for me.

Learning new stuff over these 4 weeks gave me a lot of knowledge about filmmaking and what things filmmakers keep in mind while working on a film.

Charles Rivera - 3 years ago

What was fun was actual giving the character more of personality instead of both characters being based off me fully. What I struggled with was trying to find a good establishing shot in WeVideo, the videos provided weren't what I was looking for but I ended up finding something.

Anthony Johnson - 3 years ago

I found it as a very fun assignment and had a fun time with filming.

Antonio D'Antonoli - 3 years ago

I immensely enjoyed creating the script for the project, outside of that I haven't enjoyed the process too much. Two things that held me back was my management of time and mental health. I will say that I had the most fun with planning the shots, writing the script, and creating a storyboard. I feel that I've learned a lot in the last four weeks surrounding Montage Mania, but I am disappointed in how I managed my time for filming.

Evan - 3 years ago

i didnt really do much because i was sick but helping out was fun

ryko higuera - 3 years ago

My favorite part was brainstorming, it was fun coming up with ideas. And it wasn't hard to come up with ideas.

Zoariah Smith - 3 years ago

I really disliked it, drawing the same characters over and over again got tiring, putting it all together to make it make sense at all was also mindboggling I worked around this taxing task by just progressively drawing doodles.

Mateo F - 3 years ago

I enjoyed the production of the montage the most, as I had spent most of the time outside and recording. The editing process was enjoyable too as I was able to put together footage the way I feel.

Adan Rodriguez - 3 years ago

I really liked it a lot because it expanded my creative mind even further and brainstorming with my team was really fun as well, writing the script was fun overall we all had to pick who we wanted to be. Making the montage was the best part cause not only was it funny but it was also creative and we had to do lots of scenes where we needed, we also helped each other a lot with our editing .Finally ,me personally this is one of my favorite filming ideas ever.

Christopher Chan - 3 years ago

Brainstorming was the most simplest step, though I was going back and forth on what idea I wanted to go with. When it came to screenplay writing, I realized how difficult it is to actually write dialogue and scenes. It's easy to visualize scenes in your head, but actually putting all that into words wasn't easy. As a result, I spent way longer on writing the screenplay than I should. Then when it comes to shooting, well admittedly I haven't actually finished shooting everything. But from what I've done, shooting has tired me out. It's exhausting trying to get everything right as you want it. I also haven't done much editing yet, but from my experiences on montage, I think it would be fine. I liked creating the montage portions. Overall I think the process is fine, but it does get exhausting pretty quick.

Noah Ford - 3 years ago

This project for me was not as hard as the last one. I work better as a team instead of alone. This time we brainstormed before going outside to film which was a lot easier. We struggled a little bit on the montage part but in the end it came together.

Hunter Swenson - 3 years ago

Brainstorming the idea of the film was the easiest part to do, and screenplay writing was just an extension of that. The most fun part of making our short film was filming for me, even though we had some slight issues getting the right shots. It was just fun seeing our story become more fleshed out every new shot. The most satisfying but hardest part for me was editing the video. I rushed a little in the end, but I think it turned out alright. I think it is my best video to date.

Cody DaRosa - 3 years ago

What was more fun to create... the story, the scenes, the montage, something else? In my opinion the shooting was my favorite. it gave me the creative freedom to shoots what I want where I want and let me make a video that I felt happy with because I come up with better ideas in the moment.

Davis Semple3 - 3 years ago

Creating the scenes was fun because it made me think about how I could make the video cool. I struggled with the screen play, and ended up just writing what was in my head. I feel really good about my learning in these past 4 weeks.

Marykate B - 3 years ago

I think brainstorming and picking the music were my favorite parts when developing my short film because I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do, but I was unsure of how to execute it. I struggled figuring out whether I should do a voice over with stock footage or film it myself because I wasn't sure if I could film it all myself. So, I decided to do the voice over.

Anthony P - 2 years ago

it was challenging making a story at first i didnt know what to do, But my brother and dad helped. i still gotta do the video then edit it then im done.

Matheus Marques - 2 years ago

Creating the montage mania project had some difficulties but it was also fun going out and filming Batman beat up a common thug.

Arseniy telelyuyev - 2 years ago

Something that was fun for me to do was creating the stories. I liked this because it can help me think better and open my mind to more options of what I want to do. The four weeks were long but I did do the work. Even if I missed some days I still had time to finish the work. Lots of the videos are thanks to my classmates because they made most of my videos possible

Matteo Fabretti - 2 years ago

This montage mania project was actually easier than I initially thought it would be. I experienced a decent time editing and gathering footage, as well as planning audio and stock footage. Making my own footage was somewhat challenging due to the crowded environment, but my group and I made it work for the better. This project will definitely help me with future projects, I am just glad I didn't have to present it to the class and hope that I still won't have to in the future.

Brianna Solis - 2 years ago

I feel like brainstorming and starting the screenplay went by quick, i had a pretty clear direction throughout. Shooting it was definetly a different story, i had to film my montage in the afternoon rather than in the morning, and i never found the time to reord the begining scene. As of right now, i havent finished the video, but i feel like editing it will be quick. i really liked writing it, it wasnt hard for me to do, and i feel like it came out really good

Adam Thomsen - 2 years ago

Creating the montage mania screenplay was a fun process for most of the way. writing the screenplay in studio binder was kind of challenging. The best part by far was gathering the footage and the worst part was editing. overall it was a fun process and I'm excited to make more videos

Arseniy Snezhko - 2 years ago

I liked this project. This project was the biggest one we did so far. My favorite part of it was filming. Getting all the shots together and being creative. Editing was very fun to. You can really get creative with all the music and cuts.

Shafiqullha - 2 years ago

this unit was fun then the other units but we had more work to do, one of the fun projects we did was the mon Montage Mania, we learned about different types of montage and different type of ways to edit.

Lia Robinson - 2 years ago

what was more fun to create was the scenes, I prefer recording scenes than editing or coming up with stories. I think it's because I already know what angle or what shot I want for the scene. I think I'm struggling with the editing part, I need to find the right clips and voice overs. But I'm getting help from my friend so it's a little more easier.

Nathalia torres - 2 years ago

The hardest part for me creatively was during the production portion of my montage mania. The reason it was so hard was because I didn't know what kind of shots we would use, who would do there lines first, and just the overall production part. I did think it was hard to make the montage mania but it was fun to film and I liked it, my favorite part was the editing, even though I'm still editing, I like it.

Edward - 2 years ago

i think the filming part was fun and being able to play fight made it more enjoyable. We struggled a lot on how we would make this fight go or turn out because even with the script i was still missing some important stuff. The pressure of having to get it done soon got me to finish it. I've learned a lot about montage and continuity editing, and my story had montage more than continuity but had a mix of it all. but i enjoyed learning this even though it was a bit difficult.

Rylan Bauer - 2 years ago

The most enjoyable part for me to film was the montage because it was a part of the story that we didn't have a concrete plan for what to do so we came up with a bunch of the shots to put in the montage as we were filming it. I struggled with writing the script a little bit because I wasn't familiar with the process but I learned how to use to better by the end. Over the four weeks of learning about montage I feel that I have learned a lot about it and now I understand the proper situations when to use it and how to create one myself.

Alina Expinoza - 2 years ago

My montage mania is not completely done, but so far the brain storming was the most fun for me to do because I already knew what story I wanted to do and how I wanted it to play out. I'm struggling the most with how to film it because I don't know were to set it up at and I'm also struggling with finding someone to be in it. I think over this time I have learned a lot about everything with montage and continuity editing and everything in-between. This unit was very good and a really good learning opportunity with the basics of film types.

Dalyla Saetern - 2 years ago

Even though, I struggled with brainstorming and writing my screenplay, after I had completed it I enjoyed the story the most. I think it's fun. I realized I was just being harsh on myself at first. After getting feedback from friends, my ideas grew on me and I powered through. Montage Mania is a fun project and I feel good about my learning over this 4 week journey.

Donavyn - 2 years ago

i had a fun time like figuring out what we were going to film and what it was going to be about with my [partner's but unfortunately the day we filmed i was out so I didn't get to be apart of the video.

Liliana rabago - 2 years ago

For me it was more fun to create the scenes because it showed what it was going to look like. I struggled with picking what I wanted my story on and I overcame it by just going with something simple. I feel my learning was good.

Alexander Thompson - 2 years ago

Creating the script was the top of the ice burg because all the stuff you need or the people you need can change any moment. I got my script done and have a great plan that I was thinking about for a week and reedited a lot just so I can have a fun experience and have fun editing the thing I like a lot MTG but the people I need had other stuff to do and I was pushed back on their plans and other stuff. I cant say much about how editing was easy or hard, I don't even know how long it will take to record everything or other aspects of this but what ever is on my way I will take it head on and try to overcome any problem that comes my way because I like this topic and I will make sur that this video will be great.

Mauricio - 2 years ago

we watched a movie named metropolis we had another film assignment.

Landon viramontes - 2 years ago

I haven't finished working on the video itself but I did finish the screen play a few weeks back. The screen play was pretty easy but there were some points where I didn't really know what scenes to add in to lead into the montage to make it cohesive to the rest of the video. I do have some experience from the last video I did so I'm fairly confident I'll be able to complete my montage mania soon.

Saveena Gallegos - 2 years ago

Well I like writing the Actual script even though I get writers block I can still describe what is on my mind more definably but I still need to start on my filming so I can edit and turn it in but I've just been so busy with other thing such as homework I've never Had the time to really film. One thing that just wasn't it for me was the brainstorm because its just a lot and I have to do more work even though I know what I'm going to do. but all this could benefit me as in using my time correctly and making sure to spacing out class work.

Vika Sukach - 2 years ago

This project overall for me was a fun experience. It was fun filming with my siblings and funny to see them act to the script that I showed them. My favorite part was filming for sure because it was fun chasing my siblings with the camera as they acted. Although my project took me hours of editing I liked how it turned out. I think the thing I struggled with most is getting the project done on time. My original plan was to film this project last Saturday because me and my friends were supposed to hangout at the movie theaters and I had a fun scripted planned. But things change and the hangout got canceled and I had to just film and home with my siblings. So me knowing that my siblings are home all the time and I can just film anytime really caused me to stretch my time and do the montage mania video very late. But overall this project was fun.

Joseph Harris - 2 years ago

Although I am not finished with my video I did have some fun filming. my favorite part about this project was recording the video. and the least fun i had was making the script.

Joanna Dyer - 2 years ago

It was kind of hard to think of my plans on have to go through with this but honestly I will finish it this break because someone in my house has been sick so I haven't been able to do it.

Safeia Sahaf - 2 years ago

It was fun and hard at times. Some things were easy to film and some were a bit more harder. Other than that i had a bunch of fun.

Gurpreet Sidhu - 2 years ago

For me the project was very hard and i was very busy and i still have alot of work to do and im gonna try to get it done I think over this time I have learned a lot about everything with montage and continuity editing and everything in-between. This unit was very good and a really good learning opportunity with the basics of film types.

Sam - 2 years ago

It was fun it was good creating montages fun

Ariya Singh - 2 years ago

I think it was fun and easy to do, It definitely took some time and effort to make, and make it look good, but overall it was really easy to write out and make it come to life on screen.

Mia Castanos - 2 years ago

This project has been fun for me. I haven't finished recording yet, but creating ideas for the video was very interesting and made me think a lot. I like the aspect of coming up with scenes but personally for me, its much harder to follow through with them. I know what I need to do in order to finish, and one of the scenes is filmed on a beach so I'm going to film it this week when I'm by the ocean for break.

Dominick Easlon - 2 years ago

Making my Montage Mania project was a pretty fun experience and having to come up with characters and what they are doing is easy to me as I do that very often, the recording went well, the editing is going well im going to finish it today, and overall the project is going great.

Austin grozav - 2 years ago

The project was very fun to do and the editing I didn't really come across any problems while recording or editing something that I kind of struggled with those was the idea I was thinking for awhile and it was kind of frustrating but I figured things out

Tyrone orr - 2 years ago

it was good pretty fun I enjoyed editing. Didn't really struggle on anything pretty fun and easy project feel good abt it.

Yevgeniy Avdeyev - 2 years ago

The most fun was definitely the screen writing because thinking of characters and scenes was fun. Making your own story that you can mold and create is much enjoyable. I also liked how we had free rein of the project with not a lot of requirements because it allowed people to be creative.

Kanin McCammon - 2 years ago

This project was very fun. Although our main actor was absent for the week, using stock footage was very funny. I wasn't able to match the montage with any beat, or rhythm due to the lack of clips. However, the montage was the most fun to make. The cutting and editing and the music matched well, giving an eerie mood to the video. Although the montage wasn't very long, and had a low variety of clips, I think it was pretty good. Thanks to WeVideo I could search up a prompt and get a good stock footage for it. However, the library was down for one of the days of editing, so I was stuck waiting, and trimming my clips.

Jamie Kawada - 2 years ago

I liked making the script I thought that it was fun because you got to chose what the people are doing and where they are and what there doing.

Christopher Ramirez - 2 years ago

I liked filming this project it was really fun, I was absent and wasn't able to do the screen write for it, but when I got back, I was quickly able to work with my partner and use her script, it really helped with lines so we knew what we were saying instead of making something up on the spot. Overall this was really fun to make.

Alexis e - 2 years ago

My favorite part of creating the short films was definitely the filming. In my opinion writing ideas down and creating new worlds in a script is very cool, although for me I was most happy by filming. By bringing the script to life I could switch out parts of my script and use different cameras angles to give the audience certain emotions. One of my favorite things to film is a montage. I enjoyed creating short films a lot.

Tim Rybin - 2 years ago

The project overall was very fun I love the idea of writing a script and acting it put and revising during the shooting. I really wish I could just get things done on time because I hate procrastinating I can't get the time to shoot the scenes. But overall very fun and defiantly got easier.

Daniel Warkentin - 2 years ago

Making my Montage Mania project was so much fun because I got learn new things and use the new camera angles and mostly try out some new editing tips I learned on YouTube. The struggles were mostly just having the time to record the clips and find a spot to film at and also the time was limited because we had a day and a half to film and most were just mess up clips. I have learned many new things about how camera angles and how they were created and why it is useful to learn them.

Nathaniel Butler - 2 years ago

When I was first assigned the brainstorm I could not come up with anything and then we had to do the screenplay and I still had nothing. But the my partner Jayden came up with a idea so I went with that the easiest part was actual the montage because I used stock footage and the montage was in the intro. Filming was harder because we had to redo takes a lot but eventually we got everything we needed. And then when was editing the actual video it was kind of hard because I had lots of shots to work with but eventually I got it how I wanted it.

Clasten V - 2 years ago

Making my montage mania was nice took too long but it got done and it came out a little better then expected a lot of bloopers but it was nice it took my about 13 hours in total to plan and edit the video after due to me deleting and adding different things and trying to make out a idea but also keep it simple so it took a while to edit but it came out nice so I'm not upset about it I wont share it with a lot of people but I'll share it with some. I feel as if I learned a lot the time being in this class because I put everything I learned into some of the Montage Mania video.

Andru Chavez - 2 years ago

When I was making it I had a lot of fun because its just something I like to do sometimes anyways. creating a small story along with it made it ten times better because I never did something like that before. if I were to create a montage usually I would make it just to make one small funny short video, but now it actually had a story to go along with it. I struggled with a lot of personal things during the time of the project but overall, it was a great learning experience and I had fun :D

Nick - 2 years ago

This short film was fun. The brainstorming was horrible you start with one idea then go to a different one. Recording the and editing was really fun and easy. Making the montage was fun because you had to be creative on how to have the shots or how many you wanted and have backup shots. The learning curve over the 4 weeks on making the Montage mania was good and learned a lot of how the montage looks like and how they can be all different from each other.

Caden Mendoza - 2 years ago

I enjoyed creating this montage mania project overall. I think for me the fun part to create was the actual visual scenes because it was cool and interesting to try to match the script(words) with an actual visual. I think I struggled the most with the screenplay and writing part of the creative process because trying to figure out the correct format was difficult at first and trying to think of lengthy dialogue that sounded natural. I liked learning about montages and how to create them a lot because I think montages are one of the best way to convey messages and other stuff so to learn how to do it myself was cool.

Gabriella Yimbo - 2 years ago

The project was fun I have not finished editing but I am excited to continue, the whole experience with filming has been a lot of fun getting different shots and when You mess up you can just look at it as a laughing experience rather than getting mad or something. It is also funny to use as bloopers so you/ audience can see how it is actually like, because obviously nobody gets it right on the first try. Overall I think that this was a fun project and I can't wait to continue.

Jayden Barcal - 2 years ago

This Project was overall a very fun experience for me. It was very fun to film with the other students of my class and I never enjoy the script I made and also making it too. The thing that took me the longest was making the script. At the start I was struggling it and kept on changing it because I didn't enjoyed how it turned out. I finally figured out the script and started filming, which was my favorite part. Overall this project was very fun and I learn a lot from this project and I will do even better on the next video.

Ria Diwan - 2 years ago

I thought that the project was really fun to make. I loved filming with my friends and it was a really good experience. It was challenging to make a script that I could film and help come to life. I had fun with the shots and planning what to film. I really enjoyed the assignment because we had a lot of freedom with what we chose to do. The project was really fun for me and I learned a lot.

Ariel Airada - 2 years ago

Montage Mania for me was pretty fun to create, currently I am finishing up my edit but it's almost done! Personally I like to edit, it is one of my favorite feelings accomplishing something. That being said, nothing was particularly 'fun' this time in terms of making my Montage Mania, it was more intense focus! Honestly I think I may have planned too much for me to do, I even had to take a couple things out of my script when I filmed, but I think it still is coming together well. I struggled the most with just having the energy to go out and film, but I did it! I just told myself 'you have to' and did it. Over these four weeks I had a blast leaning about montage and would totally do it all over again!

Danil Vlasenko - 2 years ago

I wasn't able to finish this assignment yet, due to my dog dying and me being sick for majority of the week, and the person I was filming with decided to get grounded but other than that I find this assignment still doable. I plan to finish filming with him Tuesday when he isn't grounded or I will just finish filming myself. But when I was filming I found the filming process to be the most enjoyable part of this experience even though I haven't even finished half of the video editing wise, I still find editing to be the most grueling part of making these films. I definitely could of used my time better this entire term by not procrastinating these assignments but I'm an idiot. I will definitely get all of my assignments completed before I decide to not do all of my work for a class.

Vincent Alvarez - 2 years ago

Writing the l script was easy for me and I can describe what is on my mind better but I still need to start on my filming so I can edit and turn it in but I've just been so busy and the location to where I want to film hasn't been easy access and the days I could've gone other things popped up. Its want even time management thing I feel like it was more life thing and stuff happens. What I could do better is improvising the setting when I couldn't go.

Giovanni sims - 2 years ago

Making this montage mania project has been fun and challenging. Creating the scenes were fun.

Samuel Vinnikov - 2 years ago

I think this was one of the easier projects to do, especially because the creative process of making up the script and stuff was really quick. It took like maybe an hour to do the script and the filming took me 2 days. Total time probably something like 3 hours because my friends like to goof off a lot. The people i was originally going to do the video with, bailed on me. Granted it wasn't their own fault, but it was still an upsetting setback. After a few moments of scrambling around, I eventually found someone to come over and help me record. This friend was a life saver, but she had her own qualms. She said that she didn't want to go outside, no matter what. I thought this was pretty dumb, but you have to work with what you have. I had to pretty much ditch most of the script i had written because most of it was outside, and just do improv on the fly. I had a vision for what I wanted the footage to look like after editing, but definitely no script to go off of. In the end i think this project was pretty fun, like all the video projects we have done for this class. Editing was quite simple as all i had to do was put the clips together and some credits and what not.

Shayal Prasad - 2 years ago

I think that for the most part, making the video was easy and it was also easy to write bc it was based off of a true story. I think filming it was one of the easiest parts about it and I liked being able to work with the camera and get different points of views and different types of shots. The edited portion is not yet done but I think editing it is also very easy especially compared to my first two videos bc now I know a lot more and I like experimenting with it.

Niko - 2 years ago

The video I'm going to make over break I'm like kind of scared I'm really not sure but making the scrip was fun making about the dog and I will doing it with my friends. The reason I'm scared to make it because I feel like its going to be hard so I don't know. Making the scrip was kind of hard for me because I din=dent know what to do for the video and stuff.

Amira - 2 years ago

Creating "Montage Mania" had its ups and downs. Brainstorming the story was fun, letting my creativity flow. Writing the screenplay was a bit tedious, organizing ideas took some effort.
Shooting scenes was enjoyable, especially capturing the action moments. Editing the montage was challenging but rewarding.

Vika Kadatskiy - 2 years ago

I had the hardest time creating Montage Mania, I didn't know how to start. I also didn't really get a flow going until the last second.

Dominik Hernandez - 2 years ago

I really liked doing the montage mania even though I didn't really follow some of the guidelines. Over all the entire thing was fun and awesome to do.

Joanna - 2 years ago

I think what was the most fun to create was probably the scene because we had fun while filming and trying to figure out how we want to say our lines, as well as how our characters are interacting with one another. It was fun because it would come out differently than we expected and ended up changing some things around. I feel good about these past few weeks learning about Montage Mania. One thing i struggled with was trying to come up with the script because i could not think of something to write, but i over came it by just doing something casual.

Selena - 2 years ago

Overall I feel the Montage mania projects wasn't too hard. For me writing the script was very easy but trying to figure out how I wanted the shots to look like were really the only parts where I struggled a little bit.

Tanjyoth Dhaliwal - 2 years ago

I enjoyed this project overall I think the most fun part was creating a script since you get to discover different ideas and perspectives. The only hard part was finding time to get everything put together and turned in.

Dorrrell Bolton - 2 years ago

I think mine can be better if I had more people but it is still good even with stock videos or photos, but I learned how to make a montage of something. I know I can now make a montage of different things if I wanted to.

Katrina Khripunov - 2 years ago

It was not as hard as I thought it was going to be brainstorming the script, scenes, ect. The scenes were most fun to create because I had fight scenes and those were really fun to film. Overall I enjoyed the montage mania project and it was fun learning how to make montages.

natalie C - 2 years ago

its not as hard as i imagined it and the script and scences were fun to make

Karen B - 1 year ago

When i was doing the Montage Mania the brainstorming was quiet confusing but i ended up asking for help and I was able to learn on what ima do and the screen play i was doing so good but when it was shooting i was a little behind and i haven't gotten to editing i only got to the few clips im using and as well i feel like i fell behind because my sister is pregnant and i was getting distracted and not doing what im supposed to do. I loved the creative ideas of me doing this and the story was a good story and the montage is what i think i find difficult and i loved the process tho but i feel behind during the shooting. I only struggled with the shooting because i know editing i can do but just filming i want i perfect/I feel like learning about montage mania really helps as well i liked doing this project i want to atleast finish it by Sunday so i can feel good about it coming back on Monday. Thats my process during he Montage mania project

Joseph B - 1 year ago

id say all are pretty fun you know making up stories shooting the actual film. and also writing the film. and coming up with ideas for it but the best part is editing. its the most fun for me. I get to make the film better than it was casted to and make. into a better film and make it into my own creative. story in a way I think would work best.

Rocco B - 1 year ago

Some of the things I've come to enjoy include writing and printing my script was fun also I struggled with coming up with what i wanted to do a little but in the end it all worked out

Wyatt B - 1 year ago

I think the story was the most fun because you can make any story you want. I was also fun because I made it with a friend. I feel good about learning montage mania over the 4 weeks we did it. I only struggled a little bit with the story but everything else was easy.

Aaron B - 1 year ago

it was good it made me use my brain like i havent before and the story was more fun to me because it was what ever i wanted it to be and it was fun using my brain to think about many different storys. I struggled with thinking about a story first because i couldnt make up my mind but then i fianlly did and i feel like ive learned to be more open minded and more patient so overall it was fun.

Cara C - 1 year ago

The process of developing a short film was a interesting experience. I had fun creating a story that had never had been made before. It is a cool experience to make a new thing from just an idea from your mind. I had the most fun creating the story. I like writing and creating drama so I had a lot of fun creating my script. I struggled with finding the right angels and shots that made the story flow how I pictured it. I overcame that challenge by picturing how I wanted the final project to look and break it down in my mind and film the shots that I pictured. Over the last 4 weeks of learning about creating Montage Mania I learned about different angels and what emotions they can evoke in a viewer.

Talino G - 1 year ago

I think it was better to write the story, we didn't have much boundaries this time so it was fun planning everything. We struggled with scheduling, but we pushed through to find a time that worked. I feel like I learned a lot.

Owen G - 1 year ago

The montage mania project has mostly been difficult due to the times we have to film, it gas been hard for us to schedule a time to film our project. I do however feel like ive learned alot from this unit, its a very interesting part of film that ive enjoyed learning about. If i had to do this project again I would find time to film as soon as possible.

Gianna H - 1 year ago

When Mr.Hanks had first posted about the screenplay and Montage Mania I thought it was going to be very difficult. I first started to brainstorm ideas and then I finally came up with one I wanted to start filming with. As I wrote my screenplay it was a little confusing to do but I then asked for help and got the help I needed, when I finished my screenplay it looked very good and put together so I then printed two copies out for me and my partner. I filmed on the weekend so I can have enough time instead of rushing, so I went to my friends house and we filmed us two and her dog. While shooting it was actually fun to film it but we struggled a bit with the dog listening or holding the things we needed her to hold, but we overcame it by her trying her best and she listened to my friend. I then finished shooting the Montage Mania and got straight to editing, as I was editing it wasn't hard at all I just wished two of the films we had were a little longer because it wouldn't really let me cut it. I then got to school the next day and started finishing it up and got some sound on the Montage part and put some credits in. Overall it was a great experience and good time I worked with.

Alan M - 1 year ago

Although I didn't get to finish, it was still a fun experience. I struggled with some of the filming. For example, trying to find the right location and props for it. I just used whatever was around and tried to make it work. It was cool learning and creating Montage Mania, cool experience.

Scarlett M - 1 year ago

The most fun part of the project was filming the scenes because it was just me and my friend making food and going to the park. It was only difficult to get to the park that we wanted to go to because one of them got shut down and we needed a ride for the other. I wasn't able to go with my script like I wanted but I still managed to get a video similar to what I already planned to do. I still have editing to do which I look forward to because me and my friend film our own little vlogs all the time and I edit them.

Lyric R - 1 year ago

It was fun i liked brainstorming with gianna to create a fun and east story! filming it was fun because we kept laughing and having fun but i procrastinated on editing but once i got it done i was excited to see the final product and how my creativity and brainstorming all came together

Flor R - 1 year ago

I believe that when making the story the most enjoyable part would be brainstorming cause I get to use most of my creativity to create a story of my liking. I also think that shooting the short is fun cause you get to have fun creating the whole film and just in general going through the whole process of trying to figure out how the video is gonna go and were you want to make it or what you want it to look like. I somewhat struggled when it came to the brainstorming because although I had a lot of ideas I couldn't really figure out how to word everything and in general put it all together. Other than that everything is simple maybe just the editing part is a little frustrating but still easy to do. I feel overall ok with what I've learned these past few weeks. I wouldn't say that I fully understood everything but I got the Idea of what we were doing or at least I attempted to figure out what we were doing, but I still feel pretty confident of the things I've learned these last 4 weeks.

Luke S. - 1 year ago

I had the most fun creating the montage and the continuity. I was really satisfied when all the clips fit together and looked like it all went together perfect. A part I struggled with was screenplay writing. I'm not a big fan of writing so I was kind of lazy with that part and just thought about it in my head a lot rather than write it out. I feel like I've learned a lot in these 4 weeks. I liked all the different kinds of montage and was already thinking about ideas when you said we had to make one.

Elliot S. - 1 year ago

The most fun part of any film project was working with others and filming with them. However it wasn't very fun coming up with and writing a script. Editing wasn't to bad and pretty easy, and we had a fair amount of time for projects. I also think we spend way to much time learning and reviewing basic vocabulary

James T - 1 year ago

I feel brainstorming was the hardest out of everything since I wanted my film to be interesting and not like any other. Screenplay writing was very fun to me because every sentence I wrote I could play in my head and it was just cool imagination. I haven't got to shooting my film yet but I can't wait. For me right now I feel that the screen play was the most fun thing since like I said I got to play around and imagine everything I wrote. At first I didn't know how to write a screenplay but then I asked for a little help and then got the hang of it. I feel my learning has skyrocketed and I can do any film.

Kobe V - 1 year ago

montage mania was fun to make. cutting to the beat during the editing process was difficult sometimes though. this is because some of the clips weren't long enough or the clips were too long. montage mania was a fun process.

Aidan V - 1 year ago

i think it was fun to create screenplay ,and record footage the most fun was creating montage because it was something new to do. I struggled with cutting a shot a beat but I was able to do it .I felt great learning about Montage Mania

Erica W - 1 year ago

I liked the editing the best because it takes up less time. I didn't like the shooting part because if you messed up you had to restart. I liked making the montage mania.

Nyah S - 1 year ago

For me, creating the story was the most fun part of this project. Filming everything was fun as well, but I felt stressed trying to get it all done because of my packed schedule. When I was writing the screenplay, I didn't feel stressed and I just enjoyed putting my ideas into a script. I don't really struggle with the creative process when I'm shooting films in this class. I feel good about my learning during this 4 week period, I enjoyed learning about different styles of editing.

Tiffany Z - 1 year ago

Well, it wasn't hard for me. I did what I could to have something presentable, nice, and correct. The setups aren’t hard to learn. I think it’s a learning experience every day.

Ace A. - 1 year ago

the fun part was creating the story making sure everything was right and perfect and ready to record there was times i did mess up where i had to redo or rerecord things and i just fixed it and moved on to the next step i felt like learned more about montage and everthing else we did

Maverick A - 1 year ago

I think montage was the most fun because it had more funny scenes and was funny to record. I feel pretty strong about what I learned and my ability to make montages.

Anthony A - 1 year ago

The process of developing a short film from brain storming to screenplay and everything else has been fun and easy to do and I've enjoyed it. I think the stories where more fun to make didn't really struggle with any part of the creative part. Over this 4 week journey of creating montage mania it was nice and I liked how we took our time on it.

Evan B - 1 year ago

It was a long process and took multiple days to figure out the scenes and what would be happening in those scenes. The scenes where the most fun to create because some takes where really bad which made it funny. I overcame struggles by talking with my production crew and seeing what we could do better. I feel like my understanding of montage and continuity editing has increased greatly not just from the projects but also from the movie metropolis.

Frank C - 1 year ago

It was very fun brainstorming and actually getting to bring it to life. Then being able to edit my work and feel proud of what I did. The story was the most fun out of all of the others because it really brings out the plot and a long the way you could kind of switch up the setting and vibe at anytime during the film to have the audience catch the vibe and mood throughout the short film. I actually did not struggle at all really I felt like and overall very fun to make a short film and seeing my work come out pretty decent. I feel like I know more about film and production like what happens behind the scenes and how it looks in person seeing us film understanding that some films could take longer than they needed, and some films taking a short amount of time then we planned on. Overall very fun to film and edit my work.

Iassc G - 1 year ago

Developing a short film was fun because I got to do thing I never thought I would do. And brainstorming was fun as well because it made me think a lot and I do that already so it didn't take to much thinking. And shooting and editing was fun because I got to explore a little and try things out. the scenes were more fun to make because it shows no one is perfect and we have to keep on trying till we get it. I just got confused on editing a little bit with this project and I looked it up and asked for help and I got it. I learned quiet a bit and it was fun.

Beau G - 1 year ago

The montage was more fun to create because whenever I film and edit a montage it feels like a movie. You make up your own ideas and how the story will gone. I'm not sure what I struggle on creative process. I think I'm doing decent so I don't think I'm not struggling on anything. For this 4 week journey by creating Montage Mania has been fun for me. I learned so much I put those as my idea for any of my teams film.

Ivan G - 1 year ago

the scenes were the most fun to create because there were many times we had to retake and looking back at the unused clips were funny. i struggled with getting the lines wright i over came it by improvising them. i feel good about learning more about film.

Liam G - 1 year ago

I think the montage was the best part since it was a whole new experience with film. It helped me understand how montages are so helpful in movies and how the different montages play different roles in movies. I felt good creating montage mania since at the beggining of the year I did not know what a montage or any of those words meant.

Garnet J. - 1 year ago

The process began with brainstorming, where ideas flowed freely, and imagination led the way. This stage is often the most exhilarating because there are no limits just endless potential.

Moving into screenplay writing, the raw ideas started forming structure.
how do I feel about learning montage mania not that good

Alyssa L - 1 year ago

Although I have not been able to record my montage because of many scheduled conflicts. To me the screen writing has been fun and easy to work on. It was easy to to use caption with it being on or off for a specific writing tool needed. It was fun at the same time because of how professional it felt to kinda use

Edgar M - 1 year ago

I feel that creating a short film simply from just brainstorming is fun and interesting because it makes me think hard and try to come up with creative ideas I don't really come up with randomly. I also feel shooting and editing makes you understand how hard it is to create films and not have any mistakes. Next, I feel the most fun thing to create was the film because it brings the idea or brainstorm to life and you get to see it on a film. The part I had was to get all the footage on time because I don't like to be seen doing it, and how I overcame this is to stop wasting my time and actually use it. Overall, I had a great time over these past few weeks and now I can point things when seeing movies.

Allison M - 1 year ago

It was a very long process. For a while, I was stuck on what to do for my video. Before this, I had an original plan that wasn't very creative. It wasn't until earlier this week that I came up with a better script to make my video even better than it was before. That is the film you see before you today.

Luke O - 1 year ago

I struggled with the whole process because I didn't know what to do for my actual idea. and when I would try to think of what to do I would just get distracted and that's because I didn't put enough effort into doing it and I should have. I think if I actually tried than I would have done it but I didn't and I should have.

yuliana S - 1 year ago

I loved when we worked in a group and I got to be the camera woman. I struggled knowing what a montage really was at the beginning. I feel good and I really like learning about all of this .

James S - 1 year ago

I think it's more fun to create the scenes because while your filming and creating them you can interpret it in different ways and change it along the way using your creativity. I only struggled with coming up with a story, because you need to come up with a story that is interesting enough to be a good film, you can overcome struggling with that by brainstorming and keep thinking about it. I feel good about this journey of creating Montage Mania.

Alex T - 1 year ago

It was really fun to create the bones of the short and then get the footage for it. While I haven't started editing it, I'm excited for the end result and I have a feeling it will be good. The screenplay was definitely the most fun part of it cause I really just love to create scripts and write down the ideas I have in my head. Over these weeks, I feel like I can create more and I love it. I did have a bit of trouble with capturing the footage, since I had only the camera and tripod, no lighting stuff or anything. Overall, I like this unit the most.

Maribel V - 1 year ago

The process of this creating this film was much different from the others. From the brainstorming to the shooting. The most fun part to create was the story because there are so many possibilities to go, the story could've gone anywhere and there was no limit. One part I really struggled with is the brainstorm process there was just so many possibilities that filled my head with wonder and creativity. I had a hard time choosing and there were so many factors that went into it from the amount of actors needed to the props to the way the sun shined. A way I did overcome this struggle was I chose one that I could when the sun shone right and I had 3 people. I really enjoyed doing this montage mania because quite literally anything can be a montage and that's what I find beautiful about it.

Diamon W - 1 year ago

During the whole process of creating this I have loved every second of it. If I had to pick something to be my favorite I would say the actual filming part of it. It is such a fun experience to get to film with friends. I love it even more when it is something that I got to create. I love writing the script and being able to make theses thoughts come to life.

Alec Y - 1 year ago

The process of creating a short film is pretty simple but the only thing I don't like doing is the screenplay because I can't come up with the best lines when thinking and the video is a lot funnier and more enjoyable when its off the dome and you just think of a really good line randomly. The best things to do are definitely record and edit because when you edit you just re-watch al the funny clips and you start seeing the video come together you just feel satisfied. When I was struggling with making a script I simply just made a simple and random one because we weren't planning on using mine anyways. I really enjoyed learning about and creating this project.

Daniel Z - 1 year ago

I really liked playing as the characters and coming up with the story because I thought it was fun to mix one of my hobbies with this project. I did struggle with making a time to do it and editing it but now all i need to do is finish the editing and turn it in. This project was fun and I learned a lot.

Treasure C - 1 year ago

The Fun part of film and doing the essentials to creating these films would have to over all be acting ! I enjoy the idea of being in an imaginative world of your vision and becoming the character without changing a lot really. I also enjoy the montage editing and seeing it all come together was my second favorite. But, I think my 3rd favorite part about creating film would have to be editing. I know how to edit at an average rank but I do enjoy it overall.Montage mnia was interesting . The art of monage creates a emotional view on any film. bringing it energy or saddness.

Kloey T - 1 year ago

i liked the process of making the montage maina project . making a scrip was fun becuase you get to do it with your filming group so i got to do it with diamon and being able to come up with ideas for the scrip was fun to do . making the film was allso fun becuase we got to use the studio theater and make it look like a bed room . it was cool to see how it went from before to after when we fished setting up . we did not finish our filming so i have not done editing yet but over all thr proccess was very fun and i liked being able to do it with friends

Jonas Jimenez - 10 months ago

It was more fun to film the video for me. I struggled with filming it, I had to do perfect shots. I haven't done the best on the learning part, it was due to personal issues at the time but I am trying to fix them. The journey was a fun journey, I had some personal issues to prevail though.

Soryna - 10 months ago

starting this project was very fun though I did not like making the script. filming the video was very fun to make especially since my other person was my cat thank you to my cat who filmed my video with me. I waited until the last few days to record but got it done in a day I just need to adjust and then I can turn it in.

Sylvia V - 10 months ago

My process was good, the first few days went smoothly because I was able to do the idea I had in mind. Writing the screenplay was also easy, so I was able to submit it and be ready, along with getting the people I needed. However, some issues would come because the person I was working with, got really sick so getting footage had to be late. Luckily, I was able to go and record in time, and I struggled a little bit because I ='m embarrassed of filming in public. At least I was able to go out with someone I enjoy hanging out, and it was a lot of fun. I edited the clips pretty fast, and I do like my final product.

Ben Xiong - 10 months ago

Something more fun to create was like our own project of us making plots of a lifestyle with groups. Nothing was really hard except getting the team not distracted, but it was easily overcome by yelling at them. After 4 weeks of learning, Film was fun and learning all types of shots and cooperating with others as a team.

Samuel Bautch - 10 months ago

I enjoyed making the montage mania project. I enjoyed making a script in order to film was my favorite part of the project. Sadly because of outside activities, I was not able to film my own project but I was able to assist others. I also enjoyed learning how to edit a montage more effectively.

Jaxon Daigh - 10 months ago

It is hard to get all of the shots together while also doing all of my other school work, but I do like filming and the process of getting all of my footage and edits together into making the movie. My goal is to get it done by the end of next week and i think that I can pass that goal and get at least a 80% on my final draft.

Isaiah M - 10 months ago

I really loved making our montage mania project. It was really fun to make the script, especially since we go to do mine together in the group. We came up with a lot of our own creative ideas on what to do. Making this film, though we had our problems to figure out, was a whole lot of fun with the acting and ways we filmed our scenes! It may not have been exact of the visions I wanted but it was still cool. We finished filming and now I just have to finish editing this film. But this process for us was really fun and we got a kick out of it. Whatever project there is for us to film next, we'll look forward to it and never stop making creative ideas.

Johnny - 10 months ago

Creating the scenes, due to the combination of visuals, dialogue, and character development. Crafting the montage, finding the right balance of visuals, music, and pacing. Importance of a holistic approach to filmmaking, from brainstorming to editing.
I Feel great that I've been waiting for this since the Past 2 months for this Montage Mania and When i did some edits and make videos of it i feel great and it feels interesting to me and it makes my day the best.

Ryder cook - 10 months ago

I liked the process of making the montage mania. Something that was fun to create for this montage mania is the montage itself because its cool making those transitions. I struggle with figuring out what to do it about. How I overcame this was by finding things that I know can fit with my script

Isaiah W - 10 months ago

I enjoyed the process of making my Montage Mania. The original brainstorming was a fun process which helped create the baseline for the script. Creating a script for the project proved challenging, as making dialog not sound like a robot or simpleton was hard. I haven't filmed the video yet, but I believe it will be a fun process that I could learn greatly from.

Liam Wright - 10 months ago

the fun part about it was the scenes and how they played out creating a storyline for ours it was a quest for milk the harder part was finding what to do then and type of shots, i feel very good and ready to move onto whats next.

Connor S - 10 months ago

The montage mania project was very cool. Theirs a few reasons i like this project. I like the freedom we have in using the montage, because when we had to do montages before it was in a add and had to be exactly a minute long and had a lot of restraints. I feel like being able to use the techniques we did before with our own full length screenplay was much more fun and really made it much cooler. Im not done editing yet but i think ours is gonna be very cool.

Lawrence Fernandez - 10 months ago

My montage video had huge obstacles I had to complete, I began to think creatively, I am a big WW2 Fan, editing, and production. Although It seemed impossible to start a video diving into a fictional event in ww2 and then editing, I love challenges. So I accomplished it with my sister and all those obstacles were finished. I was proud.

Thomas Adams - 10 months ago

The best part to create was the filming aspect of the project. I would say it was the best part because all of the screenplay writing was complete and filming the scenes in different environments with designated lines made the scenes easy and fun to create. My goal for this project was to make this project better then any of the previous ones, from pre- production to editing to creating multiple scenes and camera shots. I struggle a lot with the creative process but being able to use a professional screenplay system writing format made it so much easier to jot down information, shots, lines, etc. My learning of the different types of editing, camera movements, shot types and montage vs. continuiting editing has vastly improved how I see and make my own videos. This goes for when it is important to use one vs the other and the learning over the last 4 weeks has improved the quality of my videos.

Asill Wahed - 10 months ago

I would say what was more fun to create was when we were filming, because of it being engaging and just being able to do something not on a computer. I wouldn't say I really struggled with anything but editing was more or else challenging because it was on a computer and looking at what I said before might be self-explanatory for you. I loved learning during this time because it was a really engaging past 4 weeks as it has been always.

Erick Henriquez Rivera - 10 months ago

I think that the overall process of making the film was pretty fun since I could make it to my liking, but also so I can learn more about film and be a better editor. My favorite part of this whole project is that I can convey the mood of my film into the way that I like it. although I personally had mixed feelings about this project, the four weeks that our class took to learn about montage, definitely helped me understand the project a bit more than I expected.

William Crim - 10 months ago

The most fun thing to create in the Montage Mania project was the scenes because thinking about what you're going to do and when you are going to do it is really interesting. The part I struggled with the most during the creative process is getting all the props I needed. I overcame that struggle by just asking my friend for the props. My learning over this 4 week journey was really fun because I got to learn all about scenes and making screenplays.

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Reflecting all the way back to my brain storming I would say that the most fun part of this project to do was the editing of all the shots put together. Furthermore making my screen play and dialogue was a close second for me because it was a very fun process watching my ideas slowly start to form into something that I was proud of. Lastly over these 4 weeks I feel very confident about making my own videos on my own time with little to no help because of all the experience I've gained in these past 4 weeks.

Alizeya Gutierrez - 10 months ago

I think the most fun thing to create during in this project was the montage itself and I think any part of the filming process more or less because I was put in a serious moment with people I don't ever take things serious with. The creative part I struggled with the most was writing the script for the film. I didn't realize how much it took to write a script when it comes to creativity and effort. I overcame that with the help of my teacher and by simply just looking around and throwing things together. I feel pretty good about my learning process from the last four weeks I think they have been fun and beneficial in many ways.

Jhael - 10 months ago

To me, shooting and brainstorming was the best part because me and my group come up with funny ideas and we genuinely have a good time. Shooting is the best because you get to experience what it's like and kind of get a demo of how real movies or films are recorded. I mainly struggled coming up with last minute additions that were needed because I would sometimes forget to add something. I overcame that by talking to my group or just really think and brainstorm in my head how will I fix this issue. I feel confident and way more educated on my 4 week journey of creating a montage mania, It's like I can say I know about hoe everything works and what everything is meant for.

Jack J - 10 months ago

It was fun to brainstorm what kind of film we were going to do and it was even more fun to act in those scenes even the failed scenes because they all had some laughs in the end. It was great to edit the film and see all of our fails and funny moments. Overall I really liked this project even if I procrastinated editing it was fun and I would love to do something like this again in the future.

Savina - 10 months ago

The montage was the most fun to create because so many ideas just flooded to my head and I just didn't know what to choose. I didn't really struggle when creating the production only thing i struggled with was the screenplay as I didn't know what to think of or how to even start it, so that is why it came out kind of basic. I felt pretty good nothing out the usual

Nicky Ippolito - 10 months ago

Our Montage Mania project had been a little stressful near the end because we had a bunch more shots to do, and Connor, who we had on the team as an editor only, was pressuring us to rush because we hadn't gotten all the coverage yet because apparently he couldn't edit until we had all the shots at once. We managed to pull through near the end of the filming and got to editing rather than shoot more shot types.

Nolan Ward - 10 months ago

The part that was the most fun to record was the filming. It was fun since it was also just a way to hang out with my friend. I haven't been able to review my footage and see if i need to rerecord since the camera was left at my moms house.
Iv'e leanred alot despite joining the class late.

leyla - 10 months ago

I already wrote my screen play for my Montage Mania project but I haven't recorded yet. Writing the story was pretty fun because I could be creative and have fun with it.

TJ Setser Pfleger - 10 months ago

Making the montage mania was fun, but hard at the same time. First we brainstormed, then we wrote the script for it, Then we filmed the video. It was really nice going out to the basketball courts to film, and we had a good time following the script.

Camila Martinez - 10 months ago

I liked coming up with the video and it was pretty fun recording. I struggled a little to come up with the idea of the video, but I kind of just took inspiration off some videos I found online. I really enjoyed learning about montages, and how they are useful and important in filming.

Jason Misin - 10 months ago

Screenplay writing was a little challenging, brainstorming wasn't too hard, filming was easy editing was easy. The scenes were more fun to come up with but sometimes I'd have to think for a while about what the scenes would be. I know I learned more while creating my Montage Mania I learned about Composition and Rule of thirds and all that.

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Rey P - 10 months ago

my favorite part was brainstorming ideas and it coming to life. it just seemed so cool the fact that i would think of ideas and I could just visualize stuff and make it come true. editing the whole thing really made everything come together. I did struggle with planning but once you get that part down you can really do whatever you want with your film. The montage was the funniest because of the certain shots you were able to use, you really had to use all the things you learned and put it all together. Seeing everything come along really surprised me and showed my true potential in this class.

Sodabah - 10 months ago

I loved making this film! Brainstorming ideas was super fun, and acting was even more fun, especially the funny moments that didn't make it to the final cut. Editing was cool too - I got to see all our silly mistakes. I'd totally do this again.

christian - 10 months ago

In my opinion what was more fun to create was the Montage because I got to meet sum new interesting people and talk to them and the most challenging part was the scenes because it was just weird still in my opinion.I don't really feel nothing for my learning i not know what feeling you want me to feel it was a good learning experience but it was just learning the Montage mania was something interesting but that's about it.

Veronica S - 10 months ago

I liked the montage mania project. I had fun writing the screenplay. At first I had no idea to what I would do or how I would film it but I got it figured out. I'm not completely done with it but I am very close to finishing. Other thing that I liked was the commercial one I think it was great and very fun. I think this unit was fun.

Brenden benjamin - 10 months ago

the filming was always the most fun because I got to go out and have fun while filming. Sometimes there was a creative issue and I ovecame it by just taking time and thinking. I feel good about my learning I feel like I really did learn lots.

Gavin Dhillon - 10 months ago

The screenwriting was more fun to create because it was something new. I struggled with the shots. I feel like it was fun over the 4 weeks.

Joshua Jackson - 10 months ago

It was more fun to create the montage because the specific scenes were funny. We struggled with remembering the longer lines. We overcame it by keep practicing. I learned a lot about different angles and transitions that work with my film.

Samira - 10 months ago

Making this film was a wild ride. We had so much laughter and creativity flowing that it felt like a big, fun experiment. Can't wait to share it with everyone and start brainstorming the next project.

Chase nevels - 10 months ago

Writing the script was fun, but it got tiring really quickly. I had to completely change the film from what I wanted due to my parents going on a trip, and my sister dropping out of the project. Other than that, I had a lot of fun filming with my brother, and enjoyed improvising from the changes,

Montage Mania - 10 months ago

It was fun to brainstorm what films we were going to create and acting in scenes and retaking scenes that we failed. Overall, I liked this project even though I'm still editing it and finishing up which is taking a while.

Christopher v - 10 months ago

it was a fun experience and i had some cool moments.Our Time management was so bad because every time we were gonna film it was either raining, someone was not here, or we didn't have a prop to film. I learned a lot of the scene shot while doing the film. I think it made me think more and be more strategical about doing my films or shots. the montage part also made me think about the different perspectives and angles i can film from it

Jack Smith - 10 months ago

The part that was most fun for me to film was the montage because I had to really think about what clips to use and what clips to not use. The part I struggled within the creative process was the brainstorm because at the start of this project I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I asked my family for some ideas and they helped me figure out what to do. I feel pretty good about my learning over these 4 weeks.

Angeline henderson - 10 months ago

the montage was the most most fun because i got to chose what i wanted to do and also It was fun to brainstorm what kind of film we were going to do and it was even more fun to act in those scenes even the failed scenes because they all had some laughs in the end. It was great to edit the film and see all of our fails and funny moments. Overall I really liked this project even if I don't like editing it was fun.

Connor Smith - 10 months ago

Unfortunately for me, every single reflection I've done for one of these classes is on a project I did not finish. This project was really fun to write, and I think I did a good job. Unfortunately 2, I had zero chance of actually being able to film anything or direct or actually take part in this project at all. I had no free time after school to make my film and couldn't participate in making someone else's because I had two days over the full week and a half or however long we had to make this. I couldn't edit at home (BAD computer for the amount of footage that was apparently filmed!!!) and only had about an hour in class to comb through footage. Apparently, also, the group I was """apart of""" DID NOT FINISH FILMING. So I couldn't have finished it even if I really wanted to. The biggest struggle I'm having right now is mentally because.
What.
In conclusion, I am livid. I will defeat crisis. Come watch Witches In Salem lol

Firdaws - 5 months ago

making the montage mania was fun because i came up with a fun idea with my friends but i didnt get to do it because none of my friends wanted to so i did my other firens idea which was genius credit to him and his senior brain but yea i did his i was the devil that un submited his asisgment 1 minute before class lil short screen time but other than that i helped with lighting and a director i also liked learning in this unit compared to other ones like continuty and montage were good things to know for the future

miguel cervantes - 5 months ago

The process of developing a short film was very fun and also it was very difficult at times when we couldn't get any ideas. I would say the montage was the funniest to record as we had to record multiple shots with continuity. My team has some hard times in pre production but we passed the obstacle by coming together and sharing our ideas with each other.

Leonardo Cadenas - 5 months ago

This montage mania and continuity unit in this class was to me, very different from everything we've done in this class. The best part of this project to me was the story writing part and the filming of the montage mania. Filming the montage mania was super fun because it was unlike anything me and my group had done before, so it was a breath of fresh air. I definitely liked the montage mania more than the 8 cut commercial thing, I didn't really care for it. The worst part of this unit was learning all the screenplay stuff. At first I was indifferent to it, but after a while it became a boring chore.

Nicolas Cabrera - 5 months ago

The best part was recording the scenes because they were funny. the most difficult part was thinking of a good way to get the montage in and make it smooth. This unit was cool, only bad think was watching the movie because it was so boring.

ian - 5 months ago

I think some of the most enjoyable parts about making this thing happen where the fact that this project had many parts to it and i really enjoyed making it and making scripts and recording.

Andrew Deollas - 5 months ago

I feel like filming was the fun part because I love when actor do add on into their script just to make the video even funnier, and another fun part is when you finished a video.

Manuel Arch - 5 months ago

The process of coming up with a story and making it so it can work was challenging but also fun overlaying the music was also a bit hard

Eli Banuelos - 5 months ago

I think recording the scenes was the most fun. Being able to improve the scenes and make them funnier was the best. The hardest part was starting the screenplay. Not knowing how to start it and what to make it about was challenging. I feel like I can make screenplays a little better and come up with new and interesting ideas.

Yosef B - 5 months ago

The montage mania project has mostly been difficult due to the times we have to film, it has been hard for us to schedule a time to film our project. I do however feel like I've learned a lot from this unit, its a very interesting part of film that I've enjoyed learning about. If i had to do this project again I would find time to film as soon as possible.

Ryan Zelachoski - 5 months ago

The scenes were for sure they best part of filming, no question about it. Between each scene we would screw around and make jokes and spitball for what stupid gag we could put in the next scene. I mostly just struggle with starting writing but after that it got easy. I'd say i somewhat learned the fundamentals for the basic rules of filming as well as somewhat understanding how to make a montage.

Enrique - 5 months ago

The Montage Mania project in my opinion was a bit easier and more fun to make. Not having to worry about the length of the video made it feel like I had more freedom to express my ideas. The scenes are always the funniest part of the project. I felt that I learned a lot over the 4 weeks and I think that I can confidently create a montage.

Maurice Thomas - 5 months ago

I had most fun creating the story since I love thinking of what to do despite often never fully doing them. Only thing I struggled on was getting the work done though luckily when I start on it I finish it rather quickly. I feel as though I have been learning easier and better throughout these past 4 weeks.

Hudson - 5 months ago

My favorite part about making my montage mainia was actually shooting it. I was able to improvise and I had a lot of fun doing it

Dillon Barger - 5 months ago

The scenes were more fun to watch. We went off scrip a lot and it felt good to just pitch in new ideas. I struggled with writing the script I struggle with just creating something with no instructions. I overcame this by reading over other scrips to give me inspiration. I feel great after this 4 week journey I felt I learned many new things such as 180 degree rule of just how to write a script. Overall I'm very happy with my journey and want to continue to learn. Shooting and editing was become sort of easier for me. I feel I do a good job with the editing. But shooting the scenes has been my favorite.

Marcus Caballero - 5 months ago

The montage mania project was probably my favorite project in this class to film. It was the first project where we filmed indoors rather than outside. It was funny and I liked how we got to be creative with the shots. As I'm writing this I still haven't finished pre production but when I do I'm sure it'll be one of my better projects

Alejandro O - 5 months ago

Although I haven't finished my project, I really enjoyed working on the story. I really liked that we could pick what we wanted to do.

Chris Wilson - 5 months ago

I liked this project and the part that was most fun for me was filming the montage because I got to do what I wanted to while we filmed, The part that was hardest for me was editing because I didn't know what to start off doing with all the footage. Overall, I would for sure do this again if I had the chance to

Deimon Pablo - 5 months ago

Although i havent finished my project,i enjoyed the creative thinking when it came to figuring out what montage i wanted to do.

Mily Alvarado - 5 months ago

The montage mania was a very fun project because I got to play every part in the process and see the vision come to life. Although I did not get to produce the film I wrote it was still very fun acting in someone else's film. Being a part of multiple projects was so fun because I felt very creative and professional bruh. Anyways, the writing was definetly my favorite, might just actually turn it into a film. :)

Armaan Dhillon - 5 months ago

I think Montage Mania was my favorite project. I really enjoyed filming it and I think it was the most enjoyable to produce and edit. The most challenging part was choosing which clips to keep and which to scrap.

Gerardo Rivera - 5 months ago

Montage mania was my favorite project because it allowed me to learn different editing methods. The only challenge i had was getting all the film together.

Parker J - 5 months ago

The process of filming my my Montage Mania was very fun my most favorite part was actually getting out and filming the film I also really enjoyed writing the script with my friend Hudson. Overall it was a very fun thing and a lot easier than other assignments.

Willie Brown - 5 months ago

My favorite part was filming I had very fun and i enjoyed filming with my friends and editing

Madelyn Uy - 5 months ago

While creating my montage mania my biggest inspo were just films i had seen prior, and how they utilize montages and how it effects the film. filming it was a lot easier that i had expected and had a lot of fun!!

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