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CCR: Question 2 and 3

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When it comes down to the next two questions, one of my very own group members, Sean Tanner, will be asking them today on the CCR Review show. Come on down Sean.   How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text? I feel my product engages with audiences because it is exciting, fast-paced and keeps the viewers at the edge of their seats.   An effective film has the ability to keep an audience engaged from the beginning to the end of the movie. I feel, and many peers have confirmed, that my production was successful in these tasks. In the writing of my movie script, I decided to cast characters similar to my peer group, so that the film would capture a large audience and help the viewers connect with the characters. I believe that my movie would be one to be watched by many.   I would distribute short clips of my film on social media platforms and direct viewers to see the whole production on YouTube.   How did your production
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CCR: Question 1 and 4

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Hey Cambridge, I will be filming a day in the life of Dylan Tanner as I answer questions 1 and 4 of the CCR for AICE Media.   How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? In response to the first question, let’s break it down into two parts to better address both issues.   While filming this production, I chose to use a lot of shadowy imagery with fade-ins, fade-outs, tracking and sounds to build suspense without ever giving away the ‘actual monster’s’ face.   I used a variety of camera shots spanning from wide angles to close ups. I chose a variety of close-ups of the character’s faces to only reveal looks of horror and fear and to keep the identity of the ‘devil’ under wraps.    The music in the background starts out with a pleasant and low tone sound, with is paired with a visual of a clear road leading into the woods.   The tune becomes more ominous and the visual changes into a narrower and less visible dirt path lead
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Final Task- The Water Front Devil

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This is my final task, Hope you enjoy.
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Production Blog

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  Hi guys. This will be the last blog you will be reading about this endless production. I feel like we have been filming and editing this thing for about five million years now. We decided to reshoot almost the whole film so that it went seamlessly. Bad idea. Everyone was stressed, overtired. We were sick of being on the ground all the time.  My Dad decided to do the filming this time. Each of us could really focus on our roles. We all wanted to get this right to get a good grade. We took into consideration all the feedback from classmates during the last viewing. I was glad we had fresh perspectives other than our own.  My Dad wa s on a tight schedule, so it was good to have him to keep us focused. We had done this so many times now it was kind of robotic . We had kind of lost the spark until my Dad promised everyone hamburgers, fries and shakes if we got it done.  We really set to work this time. We were determined it would be the final and best take. When my Dad shouted it
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Production Blog

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  After having another group review my film, (I showed my original and my edited version). They mentioned some points that needed to be fixed because of the weather problems. They had more positive feedback from the edited version that we reshot. I wanted to have feedback from both versions to have some comparisons and ideas. The second and edited version seemed to be more popular than the first. However, there were still more issues that needed to be addressed.  The part where I was running into the woods needed to be reshot. I thought it was cool to film this scene at dusk to give it a creepy appeal. Turns out that it was too dark to see anything, and my classmates said it was too boring. I decided that the afternoon was better for the lighting and special effects. The leaf scene with the real leaves was much better received. The original film with the store-bought fall leaves got a comedy response from one of my friends. He found it quite amusing to find fall foliage in Florida.
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Production Blog

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  So, after revising and editing my film over and over, I am basically done with editing. I have also bee n given a thumb of approval by my friends. I t was so hard to get that especially with how picky they were with how they looked in the “ movie ”. This blog will be dedicated to the websites and strategies I used to edit my film. The three main websites I used were Microsoft Paint, Adobe Premiere Pro, and CapCut.   When it comes to Microsoft Paint, it offers simplicity and ease of use, making it accessible for basic editing tasks without overwhelming features. Its straightforward interface allows for quick adjustments like cropping, resizing, and basic drawing, which can be sufficient for certain film editing needs. Familiarity with Microsoft Paint among users often means minimal learning curve, which comes in handy, saving time. That save in time really helps with the amount of goofing off the other two do. In some cases, the other two websites come in are better fitted, but P
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Production Blog

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  After watching the edited version of my film with m y two friends and my dad everyone was suddenly a film critic. My dad wanted me to add more music. One of my buddies didn’t like the way his body looked in the leaves. My other friend wanted to wear a mask. Temperamental actors!   I think the scenes with the natural leaves located in the park looked much better than the stor e - bought ones. Replacing them was a wise move . Th e d ay we refilmed was definitely much drier than the first shooting. Things went much better . E veryone was in better form with the sunshine. The rainy day had been good to add a somber mood to the film, but not for filming itself. We had a bit of an issue with the b ath house scenes down by the lake. Over the weekend there had been someone who put a lot of graffiti on the walls . We will need to reshoot the lake and bath house scenes next week. We were kind of hoping to wrap up everyth ing this time but no luck. We are going to review this film one m
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