Refilming

Turns out my opening scene turned out to be awful because my group and I tried to put to much in the opening ultimately revealing everything. So we spent so much time reviewing what exactly we want to to so we reviewed what we wanted to do and rewatched different movies to figure out our new concept that falls into convention.

After awhile we decided to to change our genre from a mystery to a thriller so we had to rewatch movie openings again.  We where watch unhinged, snowman, etc and at this point me, myself, personally am getting scared that we don't finish on time or an even bigger fear is that we finish but made the same mistake again so it turns out to be trash so we receive back a U for ungraded. Although theses fears are eating away at me there is nothing I can do but try my best.

We had to plan very carefully on how we would spend our time when trying to get this done because we have a very limited amount of time left we had to do some work at home: rescripting, storyboarding, replanning, etc it was very messy but now that we comfortably got that out of the way we started to film.

(as you can see it is far more concise than the original)

We decided to make the opening significantly shorter then our first attempt because of the time limit we have to get everything done like editing for example. We decided to make it about this boy who is going through these unknown problems and snaps so he does something fighting all his nerves and regrets it, I know it sounds a little lame but I think we can pull it off.

So far we used a variety of low angles, dark lighting, and (non-) diegetic sound so get across the mood and tone of the rest of the opening.

Scripting, Storyboarding, scheduling & Stripboard process

        First off, the reason that I made these all the  same blog is because I thing all of these coincide and are intertwined with one another      

                              Storyboard

what is a Storyboard?

A storyboard is a visual depiction of your video's shot-by-shot progression. It consists of a series of squares with graphics or photos depicting each shot, as well as comments regarding what's happening in the scene and what's being spoken in the screenplay during that shot.

My story board will consist of location like the class room, outside and in a school bus mostly because this opening is school based and I feel it would be easier for everyone to do it at school because everyone one that is needed aren't free in time for us to turn in this opening scene. We made it so that we do it at school and the shots in the same place will be taken all at the same time.

Our process

I mentioned this already but I plan on making a opening similar to  "A simple favor" where there is a scene where the characters are in the present the it flashes back to what happened then back to the present. I want my and my groups storyboard to portray that accurately. We will incorporate many different transitions shots and angles to the storyboard. The lighting will be like no exit which is a vivid cool which I incorporated while making the storyboard. 

We have a total of  9 scenes. At first this seemed easy but adding scenes and shots where surprisingly time consuming and frankly annoying to get done I like the "using my imagination" aspect although it was annoying I liked the over all experience and it actually taught me a  LOT about patience.

                                      Script

What is a script?

A script is a written document that contains the exact words you will say throughout your film or recording. It is essentially a outline.

This is it because scripts allow professionals to learn exactly how to confidently talk about the knowledge they already have. After going through the intense process of learning what the dialogue is actually saying and the meaning behind it, many will find the last step of memorization to be an easy feat.

The people within my script will be the person who will be in my film will be the 3 boys in my group because I decided to direct and film the whole think because I think I'm to stiff to act. 

You can see multiple times during in the script it says bell rings Since I cant film while the bell is ringing I have to over lap a sound of it while editing I took that into account while adding that into the script.  

all these will be shot on my iPhone 13 Pro Max on cinematic mode 98% of the time the other 2% will be shot on normal camera

                                Stripboard

The stripboard might have been the easiest thing to do in making of our opening scene since studiobinder already organized it but the most thing I'm worried about is going over time. 

I know that we only have 2 minutes and my greatest fear is going over that time and having no time to re-film. So when we were doing our strip board and putting the time for each shot I tried to make them as short as possible but I till think that it will exceed time but I will try to make it work because I think that my and my groups idea is pretty good. With the easiness of studio binder we could easily maneuver  the different scenes to change the order so that the opening made scene.

Blog Post (production) - Stage 2

 

                             
Production

Mystery:

A mystery films purpose is to shock its viewer and they do this by not disclosing the killer so early on. People are expected to be nervous when viewing a mystery film. One of the greatest ways to utilize it is with a twist-ending.

Mystery employs the following shot angles:

They employ specific angles to instill dread or other emotions in the viewer. They employ skewed shots to make the audience uncomfortable. The Dutch tilt is utilized to create a sensation of psychological uneasiness in the viewer. Dolly zooming is the process of zooming in with the lens while physically moving the camera away, resulting in a skewed viewpoint that practically creates nausea in the spectator.

Imagination:

They wish to Captivate the audience's attention while allowing their imagination to run wild. What I mean is that imagination is frequently more terrifying than anything shown on TV. So why not use it on the victim? The body is frequently shown to the viewer in graphic detail in mystery films. Keep the body hidden for a subversion. Certainly, have characters speak about the victim, or maybe show a few pictures of the surroundings or extremities. But don't linger on the body. Allow the viewers to imagine the brutality for themselves. It will, in theory, keep them involved and make them more vulnerable to subsequent terror.

History:

The contemporary mystery is often regarded as having been invented by Edgar Allan Poe. He had a short tale published Auguste C. Dupin, literature's first fictional investigator, appeared in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue in 1841." It was a watershed event that saw the birth of an altogether new literary genre.

Production Firms:

Netflix:

Netflix is the world's largest streaming platform. They were able to gather almost 7.7 billion dollars in 2021, and they currently have around 207 million individuals registered to them.

Warner Brothers:

Warner Bros. was founded on April 4, 1923, and has since established itself as one of the best film production businesses. Warner Bros. earns $663 million every year. Warner Bros. also has a number of subsidiaries that specialize in various aspects of filmmaking, such as animation.

T-street:

T-street, a relatively new company, produced Knives Out which just recently became the company's highest-grossing film, with 311.4 million dollars.

Netflix will have to be the greatest option for us to use out of these three flicks. This is due to the income Netflix is able to generate on an annual basis, which would assist us with our film budget, as well as the amount of people who would view it if we put it on Netflix.

analyzing different editing software 

To edit and produce a good film, intro, or clip it is vital to have a good editing software. The functionality is important to things like the software being, web -based, having the ability to lay multiple tracks, pull audio off video tracks, and the ability to offer collaboration(multiple people working on it at once). With all of these you have everything you would need to make a truly amazing video.

Cilpchamp

 I was using the editing software cilpchamp.com and it was ok. I liked the functionality and how easy it was to maneuver. I would definitely recommend to beginners that don't want anything to complicated. It has templates and the ability to lay video/picture over one another. It is also web-based, which is nice because access is much easier. The website is user friendly and is not intimidating to look at and get started. They way everything is presented is fun and it makes you just want to jump in. To lay tracks together all you need to do it click, hold, and drag which you will see if you watch the brief tutorial they give in the introduction. The downside are that you must unfortunately pay for better quality, you also cannot export with this software unless you become a premium member which is 39$ monthly and 27$ yearly. You can adjust the sound of  a video accordingly, with either no sound or high volume in a original video or added.

You are also able to mute tracks quite easily. You also have the ability to add sound to to a track. so over all you are able to:

.-accessible from anywhere (web-based) YES

- ability to lay multiple tracks (both audio and video) YES

- ability to strip or mute audio and natural sounds from video YES

- ability to collaborate with other users  YES/NO

Openshot

   I used Openshot and it was terrible. At first glance you would think that everything is there and it would be super easy but it was awful and not user friendly you can't even attach audio correctly. Although, it has many useful items and templates it is not worth the heartache and headache you will go through. I used it for an assignment I was supposed to do but because of it I could not even do it thankfully my teacher was understanding. The over all look of Openshot is very nice and very sophisticated and even though I'm talking so bad about it if you don't mind with putting up with a lot of problems this time this is for you. Moreover it is not web-based meaning you will have to download it, so it is not accessible everywhere. This application also has template transitions and font to use and a tutorial to help you understand, it still won’t be of much help. One plus that I can think of is that you can send your project to different people or yourself.

-accessible from anywhere (web-based) NO

- ability to lay multiple tracks (both audio and video) YES/but not easily

- ability to strip or mute audio and natural sounds from video YES

- ability to collaborate with other users YES

Overall

  To make a long story short while both have their up and downsides Cilpchamp is overall more user friendly it has guides and people there who can help you, and if all your doing is working on a quick school project and want to impress you friends this is the video website editor for you but on the other hand if what you are looking for is something sophisticated and wont need to work on it except in the comfort of your own home this is the app for you while Clipchamp has many more upsides don't let that discourage you from using openshot because it is really great software, a real diamond in the rough and if you use it right with all the help you are given, you can make a really great video.

signing off,

Kayhanah St Victor