AICE Media Studies

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I am so happy everything is finally put together. It feels so good so have everything set in stone. I worked so hard on this and my partners too. I can't wait to take AICE Media Studies A Level next year. Even though, these past few weeks have been tough, it was all worth it. I learned so much about myself and how must effort I can truly put into school and this class. It opened my eyes to a whole new world and showed me that I actually like the "acting world". I fell in love with acting. Also, the feeling of working on something so hard, such as this, and seeing the final outcome is a feeling I can never describe. It is heart warming, amazing, and I even got the chills the first time I watched it. I truly can not wait for next year.

Now that all the filming is complete, I can now edit. Over this weekend we film the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth scenes. Over the past months in this class, everything was always filmed on my phone, and it continued to be filmed on my phone. Since it was, it was my responsibility to send them to my partners. Before I did, I would shorten them to the best of my ability. I compared Sofia's third scene parts to my and timed them to a T. I sent them to them on messages through our group chat, but the service in school is bad and I ended up Air Dropping it to them. Then I opened a Word Document and downloaded the fonts for the titles to my computer. I typed out each title and then saved it to my computer folders. I downloaded Office 365 on my phone and opened up that document and realized that the fonts don't show up in the correct font. So I had to save it as a PNG and try to share it with Sofia so she could get it on her phone and 'copy and paste it' onto the vi...

Over the weekend, we knew we had to finish filming. The fourth scene was up first on Saturday. There was a wedding being set up in the park and it looked like a funeral. I put my phone on my tripod and angled it towards the wedding. I had to put my hair into a low ponytail because it was too windy. Then I pressed record and walked up to Sofia and stood next to her. Then Sofia filmed me. I said "It just doesn't make any sense." and then I filmed her saying "What doesn't make any sense. I held the phone over her should as well. Then I said "Everything. How, why did she just disappear. We owe it to Riley to find out." Then I shot Sofia saying "I have a plan, let's go." and had the camera facing her at eye level and as she walked away, I followed her. That was it for the fourth scene. Later on, we filmed with Camille. I had her park on the side of Sunset Strip and I walked down the sidewalk and looked to the left was Camille made a noise. Then...

Over the weekend, we finally filmed the main parts. We now have all the scenes done. After carefully thinking over what my three reviewers said, I decided to make some changes. They did say the script did seem a little too stiff and unnatural. When we were filming, I changed it up a little. I added some "um's" and natural 'lingo' that teenagers tend to say. I also changed the position of the first two titles. I put "YOSO Productions Presents" at the end. I also added ellipses at the end. It now said "YOSO Productions Presents..." and just looked more professional. I also cut the videos shorter. This made the script flow better. It appeared as if we were having a real life conversation. In addition, to make everything 'flow better' I changed up the third scene. Originally it was all going to be split screen. However, it looked more unnatural and stiff. I then suggested what scenes should be split screens and what scenes shouldn't. Af...

I've never been good at editing. However, this year has taught me a lot more. It also showed me that I can edit better than I expected. One of my friends Lily is also taking this class. I asked her for any suggestions of good editing apps. This whole time I have used iMovie, but I wanted a new one. After talking to her, I downloaded CapCut. Since my sister is an "editing pro" I asked her to help me. She showed me around the app and how to work it. Since we filmed everything on my phone I added all the videos on the app and combined them. After that, I had to make sure it was all in order. I only added the first, second, and part of the third scene. I had to watch each video and pick the final part I wanted. When I film I just keep recording until I feel I got the one in the few I filmed. Then I want onto YouTube and searched up the music. Then I wrote down the amount of time I need the music to be. Also, I only searched up the music that is need for the parts of the first...

Recently, we haven't filmed at all. We are behind and only have a select few scenes done. We only have the 1st, 2nd, most of the 3rd, and the 7th scene complete. Once I pieced together the scenes we have, I asked around. I chose my sister, mother, and a friend. I knew my sister would be the best person to go to. She is always very honest and will say majority of what comes to her mind. When I showed her the video she said, "why is it so short? It doesn't make any sense. You guys clearly have a lot of work to do." I then explained the whole situation. We did give some suggestions about new transitions, because there were only two added. She is an editing pro and she explained to me what each tool does and how to use it. She also said to let lose more and act natural. I got the same response from my mother and friend. My mom said that it looks good, but obviously is unfinished. She said she didn't like the placement of the titles. My friend also thought it was weird...

Thursday was also the day that Sofia and I filmed together. First we had to get the scene with Lauren on the TV. I had to go on my phone and connect it to the TV so we could get the first scene on it. I had to email it to Lauren then go on her computer and that's how it connected to the TV. Once I got it on the TV we started scene two. I changed into jean shorts and a brown shirt. I also put on my Converse. We sat on Lauren's couch and I put the remote right next to me. I got my tripod and angled it to how I wanted. Originally we wanted to have Lauren move with us, but I decided that she should just stay there. I pressed the record button and went to the couch. I told Lauren to play the last ten seconds. After doing the scene three times, I realized that I wanted to change our lines. I decided that instead of talking, I would only say "I just can't" and kind of stutter. I would do this right at the end of the scene. Then I walked out of the camera. We got it in on...

As I said, Thursday was an early release day and the last day before spring break. It was also the best day for Sofia, Lauren, and I to film. I got to Lauren house around 1 PM which was way later than I would've liked. The good thing was Lauren was finished getting ready when I arrived. I was going to walk to her house which is a good 7 minute walk, but her mother picked me up instead. We went to Lauren's room and I immediately took everything out from my bag and help her pick out two outfits. The plan was to film all of Lauren's parts (which is only two) and then Sofia would come and it would be her and I. I picked out black leather pants to match the black leather blazer brought. I wanted a pop of color for the shirt and we tucked a green dress into her pants and it looked perfect. I told her to only button the middle button and put on the white lace up wedges I also brought. I was upset and mad at myself because I forgot to bring the microphone for her. However, we had t...

We finally agreed to film on Thursday which was an early release day and also the last day before spring break. I asked my mother to stay home so I could film with Lauren since she was already staying home. We have a group chat together so that is where all this was discussed. I then asked Sofia if she could ask her mother, but she had a mandatory test she had to take. I then decided that I would go over to Lauren's before Sofia and she would come over once she got off the bus. I messaged Lauren separately and we came up with a schedule. I originally said I would get there at 11:30 - 12, but I woke up later than expected. I was also so tired, that I ended up getting there at 1 PM. It all worked out though because it gave Lauren time to get ready. The night before, I told Lauren to get "news anchor and camera ready" which meant full makeup and hair. I also picked out and packed my bag for the next day. Even though it will say Lauren is in charge of costumes, it is really I...

I originally planned to work with Lauren this past Monday. Unfortunately, the weather got pretty rainy this weekend and carried onto Monday. I didn’t want the background to be all gloomy and rainy, so I cancelled. Also, the wind has been out of control. I also didn’t want the audio to be unclear because of all the wind. I was pretty upset, but we are most likely going to film on Wednesday or Thursday. Thursday is the ideal day to film because we have an early release . Also, I made the executive decision to switch Sofia’s and Camille’s roles. It was just better to switch them because Sofia, Lauren, and I live within five minutes of each other. Camille lives at least 25 minutes away from the three of us. When I pitched the idea, they immediately agreed. After I confirmed it with them, I had to change the script around. Sofia has her heart still set on being “Alexandra Delgado ”. So instead of the ‘dead girl’’ being ‘Alexandra Delgado ’, it is now ‘Riley Scott ’. I also had to c...

The countdown of starting to film the final task video has begun. I decided it would be a good idea to start gathering the props, makeup, and costumes necessary. Out of the four of us, I would say I have the widest range, and best closet to use. I went through a massive makeup obsession about three years ago and received a bunch of makeup. Yesterday, I decided to go through it and pick out some good palettes. I chose the “Conspiracy” palette by Jeffree Star and the “Morphe x James Charles” palette. It has all kinds of blues, yellows, whites, purples, reds, and blacks. Then I looked up some makeup tutorials on YouTube to test out how to make fake bruises and marks. It turned out way better than I thought. Then I went onto the costumes. I used some from my closet and some from the clothes I bought this weekend with the intent to use it for the video. I tried on multiple outfits and changed about 20 times. I am going to use one of my plain white shirts for Riley in scene six when she is ...

I knew my partners wouldn’t be much help, so I took the initiative to be the decision maker. I also knew music would be my biggest problem, and I wanted an easy way out. Instead of having to go through the hassle of searching for the music we want, emailing the artists, and hoping to get a response in time seemed like too much. I didn’t want to put the success of this project in the hands of some artist who would probably not respond back in time. Instead, I decided to choose royalty free public domain music. It was somewhat of a hassle, but I made it through in the end. I had to analyze each scene and try to come up with an idea in my head of what I imagine the music to be. After endless amounts of searching for a proper website, I finally found FreePD.com. “Big Eyes” by Rafael Krux will be playing towards the end of scene 2, all of scene three, and a little bit of scene four. It will be low, then high, and gets lower as it ends. Then “Lonely Mountain” as by Rafael Krux will enter in ...

First shot: This shot is at eye level and is a news broadcast that “Dakota” is reporting Alexandra Delgado is found dead after being missing. The first two titles pop up   Second shot: This shot is a medium close up and is the intro of scene two. It shows the broadcast on TV   Third shot: This shot is an over the shoulder shot and “Sophie” turns off the TV   Fourth shot: This shot is a two shot and a medium shot. They both agree they have to get ready for “Alex’s” funeral tomorrow and leave the room.   Fifth shot: This shot is the third scene and is split screen. Both girls, “Sophie” and “Riley” wake up at 7:00 am for “Alex’s” funeral.    Sixth shot: This shot is a split screen. This will present the costume credits, while showing “Sophie” and “Riley” getting their planned outfits for the funeral.    Seventh shot: This is a split screen and will show “Sophie” and “Riley” walking into the bathroom, fully dressed.    Eighth shot: It will b...