Cap Hollywood Reflection Part III

We have now basically finished our film. Our group needs to put the finishing touches on certain scenes, such as layering audio clips in a specific part for effect. Our movie poster came out really well, and looks very professional. We had a slight problem when we thought  our project was missing from Final Cut Pro, but then we found it and the crisis was averted. We will definitely be finished with everything this week. The sound effects and flashbacks worked out in a way that is clear and easy for a viewer to follow. We had to make our own flashback sound because we were not able to use any of the effects that we found online. We were however, able to use ominous music from CC Mixer that ties the film together and creates a mood. I am happy with the way our film turned out.

CAP Hollywood Reflection Part II

Our group finished filming on Friday, which means we can now focus all of our energy on editing our rough cut. Once we import the last of our footage, we will be able to piece all of the clips together. We have finished our movie poster, and next week we will work on finding music and sound effects to go with the footage. We had a slight problem finishing our filming on friday because in our script, we needed a homeless person to be in the scene. However we were not able to find a homeless person willing to be an actor. Instead, we improvised and came up with a filmable scene at the gas station across the street.

CAP Hollywood Reflection

We have been working on our CAP Hollywood film project for a few weeks now, and so far, my group has been making good progress. Last weekend we shot our nighttime scenes in Downtown Silver Spring, and tomorrow morning we are going to Silver Spring again to finish the last part of our shooting. Shooting last weekend went well, even though not all of our group could make it, we were still productive.
One challenge we faced was when we got back to class last week, the files were in a weird format that we could not import into Final Cut Pro. This was a problem, but a magnet teacher helped us convert the file and now we can use all of our footage. Tomorrow when we film, we will make sure to check our file format.
Last week we made an outline for our movie poster, found sound effects for our film and looked for music to use. Next week, after filming, we will import the rest of our footage and begin to make a rough cut.

Day in the Life

This morning Grace and I decided to film the Takoma Park Farmer's market, since we figured a lot of people would be doing Downtown Silver Spring for this project. We got there and started walking around but the camera died 2 seconds after we started filming. So then we thought we would use our phones, but they have horrible quality, so then we decided to use Grace's mom's iPhone 5, which has pretty good quality. One problem I had was keeping the phone steady as we walked around. Some of the shots were shaky but we redid some of them and used iMovie to try and fix it when we were editing. I also accidentally put my finger in a lot of the shots which was irritating because half of them were shaky and the other ones that were steady were blocked by my finger. So next time I am going to be more careful and pay  attention to these things. This video was a good way for me to practice my filming skills as well as my editing skills because I have hardly ever worked with iMovie before.  

Fall Video

This week I worked on my capturing the fall video for Mr. Mayo's class. The clips I used were all shot from my phone, which does not have the best quality, but I tried my best to find good lighting so the quality would be better. Throughout the week, I filmed while I was walking home from school, and out on the weekends. There is a creek near my house that looked really pretty in the afternoon when the leaves were changing. One of my favorite shots is during a bonfire in my backyard. Spending time outdoors is one my favorite parts of fall, which is why my clips are all from outside. When putting the clips together I used a fade, which I think looks professional and clean. I used an effect on the clips to make them seem more rustic, which I think goes with fall. The video has a black border which I was not able to get rid of, and some of the clips are sideways. I have never used wevideo before, so I tried to work out all of the issues I came across. Since I used youtube editor for my 5x5, I decided to try another program for this project to expand my knowledge.
Anyway, here is my video, hope you enjoy it!