AICE Media Studies

  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 b...

  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 amusin...

  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 fitt...

  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 rev...

  After looking at our completed film, we all decided on where it needed to be edited. I decided to put some music into the film to see how the flow of the two together would work. I also had to change a few of the camera angles to make the scary parts pop out. I really liked the wa y we used lighting to create a monster that did not exist. Adding pounding footsteps to the scene of me running through the woods sounded like a good idea . Aft er watching the results, I changed my mind and took them out. I accidentally recorded my friend laughing as he pounded his feet . T his was not the scary effect I was aiming for. After a brief, but serious discussion with my friends, we continued with the editing process. As the film progressed , we all decided the leaves from Party City looked fake. They did not quite fit into the mood we were trying to create. They were colorful autumn leaves and did not work for a hot summer night on a campsite. We made the decision to return the next...

  Today is the last day of filming. I have mixed feelings about the way things have turned out so fa r. However, I think we can make this work if we all stay focused. One of my friends does not feel well today . W e will see how he feels as we continue. Today we will be focusing on the toughest scenes with me running into the woods. We will also have to do some creative vide oing to create a ‘monster’ chasing me down to the ba th house . Entering the woods , after a day of rain offers a r eally creepy and damp experience. Being here has definite ly added to the “ horror vibe ” of the film. Everything kind of smells like a lake monster because it is humid , it is also  still really wet from the rain of yesterday. The camera angles are kind of hard to get because the ground is soaked and so aren’t the leaves . N o one really wanted to l ie on the ground or be covered with leaves. We decided to go back to Party City and get some fake leaves to use instea d. Thi...

  Now, t he second day. Yesterday we WOULD be filming scenes 3-4, but the great state of Florda had different plans. Today it was raining so much  the streets started flooding in front of my house . The wind was also so strong that my n eighbor s had one of their trees fall over .   Even though it was raining I drove over to Birch State Park just to see if it was flooded or muddy, and it was. This post poned filming for a day . W hich was really annoying. Good thing   Florida weather changes in seconds. In the meantime , me and my friends practiced our rolls at my house. We also went out to the store and bought things that we needed on the first day of filming. The main store (Party City) that we needed to go to was closed by the time we got to it. Now it's the next day . I woke up bright and early to go get what we needed at Party City. Then I went to pick up my friends so we could get ready to film. My two friends and my dad were eager to jump ri...