CAP Hollywood Reflection #3

Our Film is progressing at the expected pace.  We have made/edited the rough cut of our first act with a subsequent poster, and have gotten the footage for the ACT II scenes, in Downtown Silver Spring.  Challenges included creating a manageable time for all of us to meet, but we were successful in sticking to the plan.

This week I have posed for our movie poster, started the Photoshop process for the poster, and compiled songs for our rough cut storyboard.  

Next week, we shall finishing editing the rough cuts for Acts II and III, quickly film the third act with appropriate in school lighting, editing sound and clip order on FCP, and make polishes.  We will also be re-shooting the first scene, tomorrow morning, due to loss of our previous clips.  

CAP HOLLYWOOD WEEK #2

Our film is progressing with adequate work being done with ACT 1.  Although we have had a setback to do file deletion of our initial action scenes, we plan to redo them at Downtown Silver Spring, this weekend.  Furthermore, we have finished act one scenes shot in school, both the bullying and and shoe purchase scenes, and are currently editing.  Our editing and sound selection are going smoothly.

This week, I acted in the film itself, manage file storage to avoid media loss, and have begun planning for music selection.  I have also helped with clip trimming, and editing the sound levels on Final Cut pro, for the first shot sequences in the hallway of Blair.

Next week, I will assist my group mates with shot editing of Silver Spring footage, and work on syncing music with action.

CAP Hollywood Reflection #1

Our film is progressing slowly, but with good planning for a solid finish of filming the is week   One challenge, we continue to have is following through with storyboard ideas.  We plant to overcome this, by mapping out scene directions for the actors before filming  and running through actions and acting before camera shots.  With this, however, a major success has been establishing shot composition and clarifying camera angles for shoot in Downtown Silver Spring.

In a direct way, I have contributed to the film by playing the role of Joey, the protagonist of our film's first Act.  Joey's role is essential to jump starting the conflict in our film, and thus I have tried hard to emotionally build my role as "vulnerable" and "targeting," so as to initiate tension among the actors as well.  I have cooperated with scene composition and cinematographers  Amy and Max, to seamlessly transition between scenes.

Our goal for this week is to complete our filming of Acts I and II of the film.  This includes carpooling and pick-up to our shot area, enlisting a security officer or police officer for side acting, and coordinating shots with Silver Spring store-owners   Thus, I am trying hard to make sure our pre-production is specifically and effectively accomplished to ensure maximum focus on the production.