Perfecting Scenes Reshoot

Instead of meeting up to film additional scenes, my team mates and I decided to use our extra time to reshoot some small scenes. This was done to clean up our work. This break to us is not just time off. We thought we should change that type of mindset and simply consider it time to go towards the future. Time to continue to do what you were doing and perfect it. We went over the scenes of the child walking up to the kidnapper. Also, we reshot the scene where the mom and stranger got to know each other. This time we got up close and personal so that the dialogue can be heard. This was a fun time. I enjoyed myself as I got to meet new people.
  Some more things I would like to reshoot in the future is the police officers scene. I feel that it could’ve been better. My teammates and I plan on meeting up soon so that we can continue filming and wrapping up the process. It’s almost time. We also have begun the process of editing but I’ll talk about that soon enough. As of right now, my teammates  and I are keeping our toes dipped in every requirement of this movie assignment. We would not like to miss a beat. Working towards our future is always first and foremost. The Cambridge Diploma would really help us secure our future. With Faith, Positivity, Determination, and Love, anything can be accomplished.

Another Additional Filming Blog

It’s official guys! My teammates and I finally got to film. The process took place at a park this past weekend. Everything went smoothly and everyone was very cooperative. We had to include other people in this filming process as it turned out to be more than what we bargained for. We had the help of four other people. One of them being the precious little girl we used as the child who got kidnapped. The setting of our scene was really beautiful as you can see from the picture. It screams excitement and that’s exactly what I feel a park should do. The only missing person from the group was Erik.
My teammates and I will continue filming this weekend. We’re almost done. As I mentioned before, Erik was not present in our first shooting link up but he definitely  plans on coming out this time around. Not only will he be present but he’ll be acting as well. You guys will finally get to meet the mysterious Erik. I speak about him sometimes and yet he’s someone that you guys have never seen. Well this weekend will settle all your wonders. My teammates and I plan on finalizing our film. After this, we are surely to begin the editing process. I can’t wait as I know the finished product will be amazing.

Peer Review

   One thing I really liked about this film was it’s ability to intrigue without exaggerating anything beyond belief. Just the right amount of details were given in order to hold ones attention. It makes one want to continue watching for all the right reasons. An example of this can include romantic movies/scenes. It is likely that women are the ones to like romantic movies but contrary to popular belief, women do not like just any romantic movie. It’s only the ones that are realistic. So realistic that it makes you think of your own life. It makes you relate. That’s exactly what this film did. All the right, realistic, and relatable details were just enough.
   One suggestion I would make to the film is fixing the sound. The background is too windy. Dialogue can barely be heard. A way to fix this can be by using take wind over the scenes. This can be done through editing. Another way can be to change the setting of the scene, if possible. Maybe this will help minimizing the winds. Additionally, there aren’t titles present in the movie. I would suggest that they insert that soon to that it’ll tie the movie together. Spice things up in a way also.

Additional Filming Blog

   My team mates and I still have yet to film but we do plan on doing so very soon. Last blog, I told you guys about our disagreements and the ugly side of what’s been going on. Moving forward, my team mates and I are now on the same page. We all have every intention of making the filming journey successful by working together, efficiently and diligently. The scheduled filming appointment amongst us all is this upcoming Saturday. We will be meeting up at my team mate, Janell, house. Although we do not have a set time of when we’ll be meeting up, it is likely that the girls, Janell and Micahia will meet up at 3. I go to work Saturday morning from 11am to 4pm. After work, I will be headed over to Janell’s place. Eventually Eric will join us and then the filming process will begin.
   This Saturday, my team mates and I will begin the filming process. We are on limited time and because of this, we will try to film as much as we can. We plan on filming the most important scenes and leaving the less important ones for next weekend. However, we do have a major problem that I honestly don’t know how we’ll solve. I have faith that we’ll be able to figure it out but as of right now, I’m not too sure. This major problem is that we do not have as many props as we would like. Also, we don’t have as many props as we included into our story script. This weekend will be full of improvise and compromise. We’ll try our best to make ends meet. All in all, I’m very excited about this weekend and the results of our film as I know it’ll be an amazing outcome.

Filming Blog

   This blog was suppose to be based on what my team mates and I have been able to film thus far. However, we did not get to film this past weekend. The presented picture was inserted so that I can show you guys apart of the reason why my teammates and I didn’t get to film. We couldn’t come to an agreement on things. I think that we make a decent group and we are  able to get along but for some reason, when it came down to filming, our communication skills were very poor. Fortunately, this will no longer be a problem. I have talked to each one of my team mates individually and with care. I like to consider myself as someone who is very understanding and I make sure I demonstrate that to those around me. My team mates felt comfortable enough to confide in me and let me know what’s going on in their lives. This was very important as it got them to trust me as a team mate and someone who was willing to listen.
  Another reason why we weren’t able to film this past weekend is because all of us deal with more than just school. We couldn’t not get our schedules to line up. The girls and I all have jobs and Eric deals with family issues. All of us did not have the same free day and because of that, could not pick a day to film. The days that were available for me may not have been available for Micahia or even Eric. At the end of the day, we’re all still under the age of 18 and Micahia’s the only one who has a car. We are not able to just walk out the house and simply inform our parents that we’ll be back. We have to inform them and get their permission first. However, fortunately this is no longer an issue. We planned out our filming day a while back and the girls and I were able to schedule certain days off along with the fact that Eric  was able to talk to his parents in advance and get their consent.

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