Creative Critical Reflection

And that's a wrap!

For the past 8 weeks I have spent so much time updating this blog about my project, so it is so weird to think that this is my last post. I never thought that I would get to this point in my project, but here I am! Here's my Creative Critical Reflection...enjoy!!!:)

CCR 1 YouTube Video:

If the embedded video does not work, try this...CCR 1 YouTube Video

CCR 2 PowerPoint Presentation

If the embedded video does not work, try this...CCR 2 Presentation

Film Opening

After 8 weeks of hard work...my film opening is FINALLY FINISHED!!! It has been a crazy journey but I am so happy with the outcome. I hope you enjoy!

What If?

If the embedded video does not work, try this...Film Opening

Reflection

It is so crazy that this journey is coming to an end. These past few weeks have been such a rollercoaster but I am so glad with the outcome of all my work. I have never done a long term project like this and it truly has taught me SO much! 

To begin, I am absolutely amazing at procrastination, but this project showed me how much that effects your workload. Anytime I procrastinated working on this project, it only caused me to have more stress. This showed me how I must create a schedule and stay on track to guarantee enough time to complete the project.

Another thing that I learned is to be more independent with my work. Before this project, I always relied on other people's input, so going into this project working independently really scared me. I was worried about making the wrong choices and not being able to come up with ideas that were good enough. Working on this project has significantly strengthened my decision making skills and I could not be more proud of that!

Overall, this project has been full of ups and downs, but I am so glad that I got to do it. It has been a huge learning experience and taught me many important skills that I will continue to carry with me. Although I know my finished products are far from perfect, I am still happy with the growth I have had in this class. In the end, I am proud of the outcome of my project and hope to do more like it in the future! 

Stay tuned for the final products...;)

Final Update

Final Update

Hey everyone! I'm here for my final update about this project! I ended up completely changing my mind about doing the voiceover since I couldn't come up with any ideas. Nonetheless, I FINISHED EDITING MY FILM OPENING!!! I decided that background music suited it well and I am so glad with the outcome. For the background music, I used a website called Uppbeat to find a huge selection of copyright free music. I ended up choosing a song called "Love and Sorrow" by AK, as I think it really contributes to the tone of my film opening.

As for my Creative Critical Reflection (CCR), I have finished editing the first one, and still have to complete the second one. I ended up using iMovie to edit my first CCR since I am experienced with using it in comparison to Premiere Pro. There's many parts where I have to edit text and pictures in and it is just so much simpler with iMovie.

For my second CCR I plan to do a presentation with a voiceover, so that is all I have left to do! 

Stay tuned!!!

Planning Week 8

Planning for the LAST WEEK

It is absolutely INSANE to me that we are coming up on the last week of the project. I am stressed about everything that I have to do, but I know I will feel so relieved after April 3. When this project was first assigned, it felt like April 3 was so far in the future, but these 7 weeks have gone by SO fast. I have never done a long term project like this so it was very different to learn how to manage my time.

When it feels like you have forever to complete the project, you don't feel a sense of urgency to get things done which is why planning has been so important. I definitely could have managed my time better since it would have been nice if I gave myself 2 weeks to complete my Creative Critical Reflection (CCR), but I can still get it done. 

Throughout this upcoming week, I need to plan, film, and edit my CCR. Between Monday and Wednesday I will plan which media formats I will use, as well as my responses to all the questions. Then during the rest of the week I will film and edit it all together. I am so nervous about how close the due date is creeping up...but I couldn't be more excited about finally getting everything done!

Finalizing the Film Opening

Finishing Editing

While doing the finishing touches on my film opening, I decided that I wanted to add a voiceover. I want to do this to add a more engaging aspect as well as give more context to the scene. I began looking at different openings which include voiceovers to get some inspiration.

Clueless (1995)

For this film opening, the voiceover provides insight into the character's personality and thoughts which is definitely my main goal. I love how this film opening combines the voiceover with music as well as dialogue within the actual scenes. Although mine won't include any dialogue, there will be diegetic sounds like keyboard typing that will be heard in combination with voiceover.

Twilight (2008)

In this opening I really enjoyed how it incorporated dialogue as well as the voiceover for context. I liked how simple it was yet effective at showing the state of mind of the character. I love how the first line of the voiceover was super impactful as it states, "I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go." This hits the viewer with a deep and thought provoking line which is something I would like to do. 

My Thoughts

Both of these voiceovers helped me a lot with gaining inspiration on what I want to include in mine, so I am very glad that I researched them. I want my voiceover to be simple yet deep and effective. Since I am currently on a cruise, I will probably have to wait till Friday which is a sea day until I have time to write the script for the voiceover. Once I get back on Sunday I will film it so I can be in a quiet space.

Editing Process

More Editing

Hey guys! So I have been working A LOT on editing and I am exhausted. I am so happy with the progress I am making though!

Canva has been a huge help for me while editing the credits. Once I combined all the clips and cut them down in Premiere Pro, I used Canva to edit the credits. Canva offers a variety of fonts and animations that are so simple to use. I knew I wanted a typewriter effect for the credits to relate to the social media and technology aspect of the film opening, but figuring out how to do it was a struggle. I looked up many videos on YouTube explaining how to create that effect on Premiere Pro, but after many failed attempts I gave up. It wasn't until I was looking at a past student's blogs where I saw her mention that Canva has the typewriter effect. This was a huge help to me and allowed me to quickly do the credits. The only thing is that I wish the effect was slower but you can only change that if you pay...and I wasn't going to do that.

While looking at projects from past years, I saw that any students opened with the logo of a production company, so I decided to do that. I named it Forg Productions, which is just a shortened version of my last name. Once again, Canva came to my rescue by having simple resources to allow me to create my logo. Just by selecting a design I was able to create this...

I am getting so close to the finish line with this project and I could not be more excited!!! Stay tuned for more updates!