AICE Media Studies

 We have completed filming at no better time. We went to Carter Park this afternoon and just got to recording. In a some scenes neither I nor the actors could record so I did use my little brother to record some scenes. Kind of frustrating at times but we got through the day. 

 Finally I have begun filming this week. Filming started off with the classroom and hall scenes. It was the beginning of the coldest week we’ve had in South Florida so I decided to do this instead of the track scenes. 

 As predicted the weather has been detrimental to the filming schedule. It’s been raining a lot lately and powerful winds along with it too. While we can film the indoor scenes; travel has been impossible for the actor. We have decided that it would be best to just delay it to another time this or next week. This will give me some time however to plan the filming out some more. I have been highlighting the lines and actions to consider for me and the actor. In order to do so I had two copies of the script printed out and highlighted for us both. This will make things easier I believe when it comes acting out the scenes. 

 Today it was decided that I will be filming the short film scenes. Being the director I have to consider everything about the film ahead of time. I only have one person interested in acting in the short film. So in order for the scenes to be recorded I will also become an actor as well. Recording the scenes will have to be the job of me and the actor. We will have to alternate filming one another based on some of the scenes. Some scenes however require both the actor and I to appear in the scenes so I will have to find someone to film some parts. In addition to filming the scenes I will also have to voice record some lines which are only the thoughts of the character. You may ask, will this be a difficult task? Of course I think it will be a bit difficult but I believe I can get through the filming process easily. This week we will begin filming, although the weather has been unpredictable lately. Continuously raining and temperatures are dropping and rising consistently throughou...

 In "Jack" there is a multitude of scenes that require different clothing. For example, the classroom scenes with different students and teachers. With the amount of actors that are available for the film; a lot of parts will have to be played by the same person. Taking a page out of the book of youtubers and personalities I have seen over the years do the same, it was not difficult at all to come up with the costumes. For the teacher roles I have put together some different smart shirts. One blue, one white, and one black. Of course for each teacher there has to be a different style to make the characters more unique. That's why the smart shirts are not the only costumes I have for the teachers depending on if during filming I change the viewpoint n the teacher. The different actors can decide how they want the character to be. For the multiple student roles I have some shirts and jeans together for the actors. I believe that this short film filming process will be a lot...

 This week I am trying to find locations that will be our filming locations. For the school scenes we will need and from what understand it will have to be neutral. From the scenes we have already established in our script we just need somewhere that can resemble a class, halls and also a track. The track can be done at a park but there aren't many that have school resembling tracks. Joseph Carter Park is a park that has a variety of activities including a track but finding a time when filming can be done is difficult. Being a community park it's used for a mixture of events from youth track meets to 7v7 football tournaments. The weather is also a factor in our filming. Down here in South Florida the weather is unpredictable, being January there's going to be rain, and somehow the temperature is going to be both cold and hot. Having to find a time where we can film without being in the way of other people is going to be a challenge also. However, I believe I can find a flex...

 Today I have started the process to create a main website for the short film. Something similar to the websites major production companies create for their films. For example, Marvel Studios creating a website Spider-Man No Way Home, after viewing it I was very impressed by the creativity and thought that went into making it. The mixture of tabs that they've included persuades the viewer into buying tickets. With the choice to view the trailers that have been put out along with a gallery of the movie to further intrigue this future viewer. They've even gone as far as including the new trend of purchasing NFT's on the site as an option. Their website has given me some great ideas for the short film's official website. However in order to start I will have to create the website using the website www.wix.com which is a free and easy way to create websites. Right now creating it is a hassle to figure it out but by the end of everything I believe I'll have it all togeth...

Today in my group I have been designated as the Social Media Director of my group. With this job I have the duties of creating social media having to do with marketing the film. I have viewed how other films have been marketed through social media as an example. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the sites that will be utilized. So, today I’m creating a gmail account that will be connected to all the social media. When creating the account of course I had to think of the group and created the account with more of a professional attire. So currently the name under the gmail is "Jack Production Company".    Jack being the name of the short film my group will be making. After that I made the Twitter and Facebook. Facebook was a issue compared to making the Twitter, the name of the page is an issue. But other than that everything else has been made easily. The YouTube and the Instagram were created easily with just signing up with Google. Now later this week I will beg...