AICE Media Studies

Welcome back guys, here’s my reflection video hope you enjoy it. I’ll miss you guys.

Welcome back guys, here’s my video hope you enjoy it. Stay tuned for my next blog. Trust me; you won't want to miss it.

Welcome back guys, I finally finished editing my video from the feedback I received from my friends. I went into CapCut, and edited what my friends told me to edit. The first issue was the clearness of video. To fix, this I did changes some elements up and I made it look to cohesive. The next issue was the lighting, so of the lighting was different between scenes. Luckily, I didn’t have to re film this part, and I just messed with the brightness, and saturation, by lowering them in some scenes and raising them in other scenes. But of course, I couldn’t be exactly precise and exact, so the lighting doesn’t completely match up. But it’s similar enough that you shouldn’t be able to tell a difference or focus on it. Next, was the off centered title. This was an easy fix, I just moved over a little bit, and look if it was actually centered. Finally, the last problem was the water bottle in the background of the scene. I wasn’t able to edit it out, as my editing skills aren’t at that level y...

Welcome back guys, Last time I finished and completed my project completely. I edited, embedded the titles, and transitions, and picked and put in my song. I said I will get feedback from my friends and some other people, so that I could improve it. I spent if couple of days showing my friends the video. And I got tons of feedback back from them. So, of course beforehand I mentioned the one man show thing, so that they wouldn’t get confused. Even with that they got a little bit confused, so they suggested somehow added more emotion to a scene to make it clearer. I might have to re film it if it doesn’t work out, but we’ll see. They also commented on the lighting. They said that in some of the consecutive scenes the lighting is slightly different, and that I should change it to match up. But that easy since I can use CapCut to lower or heighten the brightness. Another person said that one of my titles was off centered. So, I plan on moving it over. They said that they liked everything e...

Welcome back guys, last time I film my project, all by myself, and had to do a sort of one man show. It was interesting to say. Anyways, edited and pieced together everything. I realized that the video was going to be too long, so cut cut some of the scenes out such as scene 8, and 18. I modified each component's color, saturation, contrast, and brightness using CapCut. I tried to create a mystery mood of what I could with the video. To keep the project's proportions the same, I cropped the videos to the same size. I also removed parts of it. I added the tilted in order, and in the background, so that it look cool, and blends in. I added a bunch of transitions such as fades and mixes, dissolves, and some others to the video. Next, I added the song, but it took some time. I kinda put the song in the back on my head so I forgot to message the writers of the original song I was going to do. But it was okay since, the song really didn’t match anymore with video. So, I went on YouTu...

Welcome back guys, yes, I know, I’ve taken a little bit of a break, but that’s because everything fell apart over the weekend. Well not everything, but just some parts. So basically, my kinda bailed on me. What happen what that we were planning to film somewhere in a park or somewhere else. I would help them; they would help me with all of the acting and camera work. But they had an emergency so they couldn’t do it anymore, nor could they do it the next week. I guess it isn’t their fault, but I was a little bit mad, not at them per say, but at the whole situation. I was panicking, again, but I decided to just do a sort of one man show, because it would be the easiest in my current situation. So that’s what I did, I filmed the bulk of the project over the weekend, and I was every single character. And yes, it looks weird and embarrassing, but that what I get for not filming on my trip. Everything which usually happens when I film, happened. I set up all of the different places where I h...

Welcome back guys, given that I'm planning to film the majority of it over the weekend. I made the decision to edit some of the scenes I currently have. Because CapCut is free and simple to use, I'm going to use it to make my project and handle all of the edits. I will concentrate my attention to scenes 6, 7, and 8. As I don't have extra time to do more. But I'll finish most of it after the weekend. Also, I've edited with CapCut before because I used it on my last two projects. In order to make the images and video easier to find, I carefully organized them into a folder. To ensure that the images blended together flawlessly and looked good throughout the entire video, I used CapCut to change the color, saturation, contrast, and brightness of each component. This allowed me to choose the tone and mood of the work; the colder tones suggested reflection and mystery. I cropped the videos and photos to the same size in order to maintain the project's size. I also cu...

Welcome back guys, I was backed up, with a lot of homework and I had to study for a test. So, I only filmed two scenes. Scenes 22, and 23, the ones about the man in the dark taking a syringe. For this one setting up the light was difficult, because I couldn’t let to much light in or let it be too dark. Like it my last project, it was too dark, and the scenes looked bad . So, I experimented with the door, and some lights. I turned my bathroom light on and slightly left the door open. Also, I turned on this mini light that I have in the background. But, it was too bright so I turned it down a level. After doing some random films, the lights looked good for filming. I set up the room, and I got out my props. And I put on the cloak, and black mask so that I looked more mysterious. For scene 22, place the camera to the side of me. I filmed myself grabbing the syringe. Also I zoomed in the syringe as I moved it around. For scene 23, the camera was in the same position, but you couldn’t see m...

Welcome back guys, last time I made some changes to my script. And I plan out the other parts. I talked to my friend, and we plan to meet up, sometime next week during the weekend. There might be some changes and I have some things to figure out both for the most part everything is planned out. Today, I was able to film a part of my project. I filmed scenes 19, 20, and 21, where the Detective is reading a newspaper, and gets a phone call. So, I had to set up the room to that it looked mysterious and added to extra props. I got my hat, suit, and newspaper. Set up the camera and started to film. Also, I had natural light coming in, for a lighter space. For scene 19, I filmed it in two parts. First, I had the camera to the side of me, filming as I was pretending to read newspaper. Then, I zoomed into the newspaper. Also, I filmed a separate piece of just the newspaper paper. This is where one of the titles will go. For scene 20, the camera is in the same place, I looked over to the phone,...

Welcome back guys, this should be the last of the planning. The props, costumes, and set are the topics for today. So, for the prop, I have I have mostly I just need to get the chemistry set and some other stuff. But if I'm not able to get these in time I'll just find some other will to make them. Or find a way to exclude them from the script. The costume is still the same it's just the hat, suit, cloak, mask and gloves. I haven’t thought of the costume for the victim, but it’s going to be something simple. I talked to my friend who also didn’t film her project, and we agreed that we could met up at a park to help each other. I might also ask some more of my friends and see what they say. So, currently the set is going to be the park, and the library. But we just said at a park or something. So, I would need to verify an exact location, and research the buildings around it. In terms of the equipment, I’ll have my phone, tripod, and a portable battery. For the cast it will b...

Welcome back guys, I feel a lot calmer, so hopefully I can do this. Last time I came up with the idea of making it so that the detective finds himself dead. And that he's investigating multiple cases. What I’m trying to do is to make the project more reliant on one person, so that it’s easier to for me to film. Here’s the updated script so far:   Scene 1: The moon casts a glow on multiple mysterious buildings where murders has taken place, as a narrator provides context. Scene 2: Inside the room in one of the buildings, the lifeless body is on the floor. Scene 3: Detective James walks into the scene Scene 4: He’s searching the room for clues. Scene 5: Detective James examines the body and discovers a needle wound. His eyes widen as he declares who the killer is. Scene 6: In the darkness, a shadowy figure is making a strange liquid. Scene 7: The liquid-making process. Scene 8: The shadowy figure holds vials of the lethal liquid. Scene 9: In the investigation room, Detective James is...

Welcome back guys, I am still panicking, after yesterday I was so tired to think of anything. So, I still don't have a plan and I still don't know what exactly to do. Instead, I’m going to list everything I have and all of the components of project and come up with some ideas with that. Later chose the best ideas and fix it so that it’s better. First the project is about a murder mystery with the twist. I have to film and edit 30 scenes in an appropriate time frame. For most of the project, I will basically be alone. So, I will have to do it all by myself, but I can ask some of my family members and friends for help. This is the part where I wished I worked in a group. But anyways I am going to be filming on my phone and use CapCut and some other sites to edit. I already have most of the props and costumes. In terms of props, I have newspapers, a fake gun, a magnifying glass, a notebook, a pen, and etc. And in terms of costumes, I have a cloak, mask, gloves, and a suit. I also ...

Welcome back guys, I am back from my trip, it was super fun and cold. I had a really great time and enjoyed my time staying there, same with the others. Also, there competition was okay, but I could do better. Well, here's the deal, I did not film really anything on the trip and I’m kinda panicking because I only have 3 scenes. And I basically just lost my set and my cast members, so I’m back to square zero. This reminds of my last project, where plan A didn’t work, and I wanted to run down the street waving my hands in the air. I had a plan and everything, and I put the equipment in the corner, so that I film but I just didn’t. We got back to the hotel on most days at 10pm, and I played around for the rest of the day. And on the last day I tried to film whatever I could, but it was too late, and I didn’t want to disturb anybody. So, for the whole trip, I didn’t film or really do anything other than the exploring pertaining to my project. Now, I have not set, cast, and I lost money...

Welcome back guys, I finally arrived at the hotel and I’m in Boston. It’s super cold and I had to wear so many layers, but I can’t wait to have fun. On this trip I’m going to be busy with the actual competition, whenever I’m free, I’ll try to film. But what I did do today was exploring the hotel. I was looking for spots to film, and do my project in. I narrowed it down to my hotel room, and empty room and outside of the hotel. I also recruited all of my cast members, but I had to convince them by getting them McDonald. And I left it at that. Over the next few days, I will be filming most of the scenes. According to my schedule, I broke it up among the days so day 1, will be scenes 1-5. On day 2 after I get back, I will film scenes 9-20. And on day 3 I will be filming the rest of the scenes. Also, I will be filming these during the late afternoon, so around nighttime. I organized my equipment in the concert of the room so that it wasn’t lost or anything. It also served as a reminder to ...

Welcome back guys, it’s been some time since I’ve last blogged. I’ve been busy with homework, test, school, and just life overall. But I was able to film a part of my project. It was scenes 6, 7, and 8, they were the scenes about the bad guy making his weapons, the syringes. So, beforehand I got the costumes, and props, the hat, magnifying glass, book, newspaper, and some more. I also got some chemistry equipment type props for the scenes, so I was already to go for filming. I set up the area, clean it, and place the props on top of the table, but I thought it was a bad idea, so I scraped it. I put on the costume, which was a black coat, with some black clothing. Also, I made it a little bit dark to add some obscurity to the scenes. Basically, for scene 6, I set the camera behind me, so that it could see me. For scene 7, I zoom in the equipment and followed it as the liquid went through the things. After I pulled out two syringes. For scene 8, I decided to just hand myself the other sy...

Welcome back guys, I created a preview of my video should look like. Hope you enjoy. Scene Script Scene 1: The moon casts a glow on a mysterious building where a murder has taken place, as a narrator provides context. Scene 2: Inside the room, the lifeless body is on the floor. Scene 3: Detective James and his partner, Mr. Walker, walk into the scene, engaged in a conversation about the case. Scene 4: The searching the room for clues. Scene 5: Detective James examines the body and discovers a needle wound. His eyes widen as he declares who the killer is. Scene 6: In the darkness, a shadowy figure is making a strange liquid. Scene 7: The liquid-making process. Scene 8: The shadowy figure hands vials of the lethal liquid to his underlings. Scene 9: In the investigation room, Detective James and Mr. Walker try to connect the dots, on a board filled with clues. Scene 10: A luxurious woman emerges from a building in a dark alley, catching the attention of the masked man lurking in the shad...

Welcome back guys, after a long time, I have my script done. Here it is: Scene Script  Scene 1: The moon casts a glow on a mysterious building where a murder has taken place, as a narrator provides context. Scene 2: Inside the room, the lifeless body is on the floor. Scene 3: Detective James and his partner, Mr. Walker, walk into the scene, engaged in a conversation about the case. Scene 4: The searching the room for clues. Scene 5: Detective James examines the body and discovers a needle wound. His eyes widen as he declares who the killer is. Scene 6: In the darkness, a shadowy figure is making a strange liquid. Scene 7: The liquid-making process. Scene 8: The shadowy figure hands vials of the lethal liquid to his underlings. Scene 9: In the investigation room, Detective James and Mr. Walker try to connect the dots, on a board filled with clues. Scene 10: A luxurious woman emerges from a building in a dark alley, catching the attention of the masked man lurking in the shadows. Sce...

Welcome back guys, I'll be putting my title design in real life today. I'm thrilled because ever since the project started, I've been considering possible titles for my pieces. Though I had a lot of ideas, this was the final and best one. In order to make the title fit with the video and the murder mystery's overarching concept, I decided to go with a vintage, rustic feel. Essentially, I still want my titles to look like the one that is displayed in the photo below. The majority of the titles will be included into the background image. Also, the background image will zoom to a certain spot before displaying the title. For example, a title will appear in one of the scenes with the investigation boards.  My project's working title right now is "Chasing Shadows," and I think it relates to the video.  Depending on the background, the titles' font will be medium-large black, beige, or white, and they will adhere to standard sentence form, but the 1st letter...

Welcome back guys, today I'll be talking about my location, my cast, safety, the schedule for my project, and the backup plan. Location As for the location, I'm going to be traveling to Massachusetts soon, so I'll be filming both inside and outside the hotel as well as in my room for some parts. Cast Detective James- Hansen Mr. Walker- Jake Narrator- Hansen Victim 1- Lily Victim 2- Unknown for now Victim 3- Geathane  Dr. Syringe- Hansen  Masked man- Chris Hotel receptionist- Unknown for now Safety I will be using fake props, like a fake gun to resemble real items. I will be using a red marker in instances where the victim has a wound or anything similar. Also to being watched the entire time, we will have a first aid kit available in case we fall too hard. Schedule I want to finish all the planning, outfits, and props by February. Pre trip filming will be done first scene 6, 7, 8 and 24, which means early February. Since the trip takes place from February 16 to February 20,...

Welcome back guys, today on Watch the Titles, I will be looking at the movie Se7en’s opening scene.   What titles are displayed during the opening sequence? The movie shows multiple examples of titles. To be exact it shows the studio, production company, actors, casting director, music creator, costume designers, editor, production designer, director of photography, co-producers, co-executive producers, executive producers, film writer, producers, and director. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The film prioritizes images related to the theme of the seven deadly sins. This includes shots of crime scenes and various sin-related items. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the opening sequence? The film establishes a feeling of a psychological mystery through its atmospheric visuals, ominous soundtrack, and the focus on the crime scenes. The unsettling imagery and the mysterious tone creates suspense, helping it tell a story of a crime investigati...