AICE Media Studies

We have come to the end of this filming and editing project. Its been a rough, long, but fun ride. We faced complications with putting together our storyboard. Our original isn't the same as our final one. We've made many changes due to location and actors needed to be involved. It was hard to find a day to film and when we finally found the day, many things didn't go as planned. We managed to make it through to get through the editing process, in which we had troubles with too. Luckily, we managed to resolve most of our problems to come out with our final product. The point of our idea is to let our audience know things don't have to come to an end so soon. You have to make the most of the time you have left. In our film, the girls decide to make the most of their time left together by completing a bucket list.We aren't just sending a message for people with cancer such as leukemia. This message goes to anyone who is or knows someone who's time will be up soon.

We are now coming to the closing of editing our project. For starters, we found a way to edit in a cross fade at the beginning of the opening as well as slide thirteen through fourteen. Ciaya researched tips on how to make one. I was searching for an app that could create the cross fade for us but they all cost money. Luckily we all put our minds together so Rohanna could edit it on iMovie. After fixing that, we had to work out cutting down the time to the required length which was two minutes. During filming, our scenes came out to be long and everything we recorded was needed. We had to figure out what parts of the clips were more necessary than others. We agreed to remove some clips and trim down the ones we kept. After cutting down the video to two minutes, we decided on filters. We wanted to put filters over the video to add better lighting. We went with a bright filter rather than a black and white filter due to our film being a romance drama. Although editing was a bit difficult

Looking at the positive from filming this project we had lots of fun. Although there were some downsides and challenges when it came to filming, there were still some positive things to look at from filming. To start off, all group members managed to show up. In the blog before this one, I said we had to switch our location. At first, we found that it may be an issue that could've messed everything up, however it didn't take long to replace the scenes. For example, we used a bathroom as an alternate for the pond. That worked out perfectly. Also, we used a camera instead of a phone camera to record the shots. It allowed the whole film to look more like a opening sequence and made the zoomed in parts much better due to the lens. When we all first arrived it looked like it was going to rain and there was a slight drizzle. I would say the fact that it ended up now raining hard is a pro in this project. It would've been difficult to find another day where we could all come and f

Yesterday we finally began filming. We all managed to meet up at the park to start filming the scenes. Both Ciaya and I brought our cameras which was very helpful with filming. At first, we were told we couldn't get into the park because they have an event going on. We found that switching locations last minute may be an issue that could mess everything up and we didn't want to have to do that. Luckily, we manage to convince the worker and he allowed us to film for 2 hours. This park happened to not have some details seen in our storyboard. For example, the park didn't have a pond but I came up with an alternate previously just in case this were to happen. We found a bathroom and used it to film. We didn't have to change any dialogue, everything fit perfectly. Also, we used a camera instead of a phone camera to record the shots. It allowed the whole film to look more like a music video and made the zoomed in parts much better due to the lens. When we all first arrived

after spring break we still haven't made any progress. Its been hard to come together and actually make a consistent schedule. Nishayla, Rohanna and I have decided to film on Sunday April 4th. At the moment Ciaya doesn't have any transportation so we will have to film without her then reconvene another day. Honestly its been super hectic especially with my new job I am way too stressed out I could cry.However Its okay I'll be fine. I have my group members to lean on when assignments get tough.A friend of ours that agreed to act in our film could not make it to our filming session on Sunday, because they'd be out of town. We didn't want to change the date of filming especially since it was already hard enough to come up with a schedule that coincided with all of our plans. Either we tried to film the scenes on another day or we film on Sunday and shoot the scenes that she's not in. We still have a little bit of time to decide but so far it looks like we're

With the assignment almost coming to an end. I find it hard to believe my team and I haven't filmed yet. We've been preparing costumes and props for the film in the mean time. It is extremely hard to find time to film between online school and after school jobs. Nishayla's parents also have concerns about us coming together with the virus lingering about. Its taking some convincing but im sure she will be able to come film if her grade is depending on it. I wish the virus wasn't around it wouldve been easier to get our work done. Back to the costumes. For the Julie character I feel like she would be more of a tomboy kind of girl so her wardrobe would consist of sneakers jeans, hats, and grahic tees. While the character Kim would be more of a girly girl wearing dress, skirts, sandals and lighter colors overall. The two best friends would contrast physically but thats probably what draws them closer together. The character of Faith however would be a bit of an oddball. So