Laura's AICE Media Studies Blog

So this week, I finished up filming. I managed to get some better shots of the beach a little earlier in the day and also filmed sections of the walkway, so that I can create some parallel shots between the night scene and the day scene. I also made sure to get lots of varying footage so that I have plenty to edit with. Here are some photos from my shots: I filmed most of my shots as a dolly shot, which was pretty difficult because the floor was not even, so I had a hard time keeping my hands steady. I also had trouble taking a shot away from the sun without the intrusion of my shadow, so if this messes with the film opening, I can try to film the same shot again. I also had trouble getting footage in the dark without introducing too much extra light, but it was necessary. However, the difficult of sight in the darkness definitely added to the thrill and mystery of the shots. I look forward to editing the footage next week!

This week, I spent most of my time scoping out where I was going to film and practicing so that when I get together with my "actors," everything can be set up and ready to go. I also wrote out the script and thought about music choices for when I edit the film. Below is a picture of me preparing to write out the script. First: some problems I faced. This week was a very busy week at school, especially since track season has officially begun and my weekend was full of other school activities. Since my film takes place at the beach, I couldn't film at school, so I found it difficult to find the time to make my way over to the beach and scope out the "set." However, when I did get to the beach, it was way too late in the afternoon, so I had difficulties with lighting, as can be seen in the pictures I took. This week was also a great learning opportunity. I realized that there was a lot more thought that needed to be put into my film opening than I realiz...

While planning my film opening, I realized that my original storyboard idea was much more difficult to do than I had previously thought, so I have decided to change parts of my storyboard (which I will post this week). My new film opening, while still a comedy, will be a parody type of comedy, and so I will follow the comedy genre by being overly dramatic and parodying a scary movie. The film opening will include a group of teenagers walking at night and being scared and creeped out by normal things. My actors will include Sarah Nemeth and Ellie Poling, as well as myself. These people will star as the teenagers that end up being scared by very basic things. I chose these actors because they agreed to help me and they are easy to work with. If for some reason I need someone else to appear in the film, I will be able to ask either some family members or other friends that have already agreed to help. Next, I had to decide on costumes. Since this will be a parody of a scary movie, the te...