CCR

Hey Guys

Here is my CCR, enjoy!


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EaXcWKR4mu_tyO9h_byZyy2gAt4X3Mgg/view?usp=sharing




I Will See You Later ;)

FINALE

Hey Guys,

     MY PROJECT IS FINALLY DONE, here it is:

                    WEBSITE

                     DOC
     
                      POSTER:

Reflection is Key

Hey Everyone,
My portfolio project reflection:

This project has been an interesting ride. When this project first began, I was very excited to begin, I was ambitious in terms of what I am doing. I had this vision of creation that I wanted to do. The topic I chose is something that I am passionate about, so I obviously didn't want this opportunity to fail, But life happened, and we got quarantined.

In terms of my idea, it remained the same. But when it came to filming my idea had to get manipulated. I was no longer in charge of my interviewees, and I feared that they would film wrong. Sadly, I was right, but I worked with what I got. I couldn’t really ask them to change, they both have a workload to deal with, and I didn't want to add onto their plate.

When I was looking at ideas on how to film this now, I stumbled upon this one doc in the sundance film website, and I saw that he incorporated screen recording in his doc, and i think it was a neat idea. So, I established something similar in my documentary. 

My biggest struggle still remains that I am an indecisive person, and I always change my mind while editing. I went from animation, to john oliver, to screen recording, to somehow fitting all of those ideas into one. I would like to work on this issue i have, but it has been beneficial in terms of coming up with creative ideas on what to work with.
I thought my time management would be my biggest problem, but luckily it wasn't. I’ll be forever thankful I began working on my poster in the first week. It literally saved my life. I finished it off just in time to work on my excerpt in peace. As for my website, it has been quite the hassle. I kept changing the layouts for that as well, but with the help of my sister, I was able to figure out where my mind was at. 

In conclusion, this portfolio project has made me realize quite a few things. Animation takes time, but i am not too bad at it. Working alone is fun, until you have edit everything yourself. Time management and concrete ideas are key.

Hello Everyone,

           This is the last week to work on our blogs, and since I've changed a few things, let me tell you about my excerpt.
           My DocSeries consists of 6-45 minutes episodes. Each episode is led by a different person, around my age, discussing issues they've seen in terms of their races representation. So for the middle eastern episode, I hosted ended becoming the host. The excerpt was pulled out half through the episode while transitioning from the news to the film segment. Due to the fact that it's in the middle, non of the interviewees where properly introduced, because in the beginning of each segment, subjects introduce themselves.
            towards the end I realized I have something missing, so I decided to do an animated bit. It turned out alright, not my proudest accomplishment. What i struggled with the most was the watermark at the end. I couldn't find any free applications that didn't do that, so I had no other option but to keep it.

        I Will See You Later ;)

Editing Finale

Hellllooo Guys,
       This is it, I have all my footage done, and I am currently editing. It is taking me longer than expected because I am working with double screens that are changing, so obtaining those graphics haven't been that easy. Also, my sister filmed herself with using a portrait shot, but I didn't think she needed the reminder since she was a film major, but it wasn't too hard to fix since she gave herself quite some headroom.
      So I turned this:

     Into this:

       

     This works out for me because its just around the same parameters as my second screen. The rest of the editing is just good old boring stuff, so I don't want to bore you out. I am just glad that I am seeing the final edits to my project, but for now

     

      I Will See You Later ;)

Excerpt Insight

Good Morning People,
       I've realized as I was going over my blogs, that I didn't really discuss much about the actual making of the excerpt, like I never shared any story boards or anything like that. But quite frankly, I am a more spontaneous person, I don't like fully laying out a concept because I feel as if that is top restrictive, instead I just have a general plot idea, and I flourish from there. Because of the quarantine situation, my film options aren't that crazy either, I mentioned I am going to arrange in it in a talk host concept.

          This is what the shot set up I wanted to do (Sorry for the lighting, I just took this picture to show you guys) I was going to just simply edit the mini screen next to me and call it a day. But I was on a zoom call the other day, and I found out you could insert a green screen from behind, so I got an idea:

         This may look cheesy, but with the proper background picture, I think I can pull it off. I think this truly shows my spontaneous side of filming, I couldn't even write a proper script because I just couldn't put my mind to it unless I began filming. So I jotted down some key points, and I began speaking about my topics.  Anyway, I hope this has been helpful, 

         I Will See You Later ;)

Titles and Details

Welcome Back Everyone,
          As we are approaching the end of this project, it is time I start focusing on the details. The part with the most details is the website, so here I am. The structure of the website is the set, the information is there, but I still need to figure out the details, such as the Episode titles, the thumbnails and all that good stuff.
         I feel like I am going back to step one, research, because I could be generic about the titles, but it doesn't suit the marketing I am going for. So I read few articles:

Article #1
Article #2

         I came up with this:


(insert pictures here)

     

       I have yet to decide the name of my series, I don't know why I am struggling with it as much. I have a few options, but I have a feeling the title is going to be my absolute last piece. The final touch.