Yaneli Z.

  I finally finished my CCR Video and below you can watch it. As you can see I split it into four different parts so it could download easier, as a 12 minute video was much too long. Each video answers one of the CCR questions. I ran into multiple difficulties but I like the way it came out. I hope you do too, enjoy!

 I'm so excited to finally present the final product. Below is the opening please enjoy!

      I am so excited to say that we're almost finished with our opening. The last touches are getting done and it's basically done. However, in this blog I'm going to talk about any extra updates from the past few days. There are a few things we came across. On the last blog, I talked about the news script and what I wrote. The plan was to do a voiceover on the video with the news script. The television in the background was going to be the source of the news. It was supposed to be blurred and that is when the voice over would come in as background noise. However, due to lack of time, the voice over couldn't be done so we collectively decided to scrap that idea. Basically, the script no longer has any use. This kind of blows because the news would have given some background extra information that helped the audience if they payed attention. Fortunately, the news wasn't essential to the story and the opening is the same without it. It would have been a nice touch th...

  Hii! My group and I have the filming completed for our video. Today consisted of reviewing, editing, and coming up with a script for the background news voiceover.  I got my future plans in order as I was getting disordered about my plans. I wrote everything I needed to write down and I made a list of what I needed to do. Here, I also added extra homework and classwork from different classes so I can properly manage when I can get things done. When things are in order I feel much at ease and like I can work on my blogs stress free and I feel like that is the best mindset to work with. So this was something I felt like I had to do before getting started on my work. I worked on the script for the news. Since we have a thing going about the electrical bill being high, I was aiming for news about global warming and how it connects with rising electrical bills. I did some background research on global warming when I remembered something fits perfectly with what the opening is abo...

Hello!       Todays blog will be about getting an outside point of view for the opening sequence. The point of the film review is to understand how the audience may feel. Since I'm part of production, I'm not going to look at the opening with the same view as others. I went around the cafeteria on Friday and asked people for their opinions and I went to my sister and asked what she thought as well.       I tried asking people who didn't seem busy as lunch time is also time many do their own work or talk with friends and don't want to be disturbed. I looked for people I was acquainted with or familiar with. One of the many criticisms I got was that the cuts were choppy or the cuts were too noticeable. Someone even said, "It feels like I'm eating something but I'm never full." I'm not sure about the word choice but I can kind of understand what they meant. It was funny to me when I heard that. Another thing that was mentioned was that the staircase ...

  Hi there! The last I filmed was on Saturday. When I left I knew that there were scenes that still needed to be filmed but I wasn't sure if they were completed or not. I am  now aware that one of my teammates was able to film what was missing the day after on Sunday. So, it was just them and the actor. I wish I was there to watch the process and participate but I wouldn't have been able to go because of family matters. However, I am relieved that the hardest part is completed and we can move to editing.  Also, I did see the final product minus the titles. It was done so well and much better than I thought. I was worried that we would have to rush on some scenes because time felt so little. Especially when some of us couldn't meet on certain days. But when I saw what we came up with and the scenes my teammate did themselves, I am impressed and happy to turn it in. My team and I celebrated our achievement and we're proud for how it came out. We must add the titles to our...

  Hello! This week was spring break where we get a week off school. For the most part I didn't do a lot of schoolwork during the break. However, I did organize the order of the future blogs I need to do.    I was slightly confused because it felt like I had a lot of blogs to write but little to talk about. So, I use the time I had for my break to help myself and sort out what I'm going to be writing about. I am required to have 10 production blogs explaining the process of our filming. So far, including this blog, I have 5 production blogs completed. The production blogs I have so far are: the required music blog, a blog explaining preparations, and two filming blogs, plus this one. For the last five blogs, it gets a little bit different. I have an editing blog planned. It won’t be any different from previous editing blogs. However, we are going to do a film review blog where we show our progress to someone who isn’t doing the AICE Media Opening Sequence Project. This is ...

  Welcome! Yesterday was our second day filming. I think we got a lot of progress done but we still need have work to do. This time, I brought my sisters ukulele as a prop. However, we ended up not using it but that's fine. When I arrived at the location, the actor wasn't there yet. It was Jordan, Julie, and I. Unfortunately, my teammate Nico couldn’t make it that day due to some issues. But, to not waste time, we began filming scenes where the actor wasn't needed. We filmed a wide angle of the room we're using. I helped my teammates figure out where we could film from and what position is best. The wide angle didn't take much time and the actor still didn't arrive. So, to pass time, we played video games and ate snacks until the actor arrived. When he did, we all got straight into filming. We had to reshoot some scenes because they didn't sync when put together and it looked choppy. The scenes we needed to film were the ones where the actor walks to...

  Hello! On Sunday my team and I began filming. When I arrived, I helped my friends get prepared before the actor arrives. When he got there, I helped clear out the counterspace we were going to use. I placed the cans on the right side of the counter positioned where it looks best on camera. I had brought my lamp in case but we didn't end up using it.  When we began filming we used a tripod to hold the phone for a steady shot. The tripod was connected to a microphone the was plugged into the phone. The microphone was tested and used for the time we filmed. After every take, we would review it to make sure it would fit what we're looking for. I would so often put in my input and help make the shot good. I'd also help our actor when I felt like he could do better. I showed him different ways he could smoothly and naturally sit in the chair. He also kept looking at the camera which he then learn to control later on.  For the next part we filmed, we used pillows, trashcan, an...

  Hi there! So my team and I have had a few setbacks since last time we saw each other. First, we were supposed to film but in the end we couldn't for some reasons. We couldn't find a good day for all of us to film. We were unavailable one day or the other so in the end we didn't film. This stresses me out because we don't have a lot of time in total to film so I feel like we should try to film as quick as possible. The plan for now is that we are going to begin filming the following weekend.  After that, I got news that we could no longer be able to film at our original location. I was thinking about any good alternative locations but came up dry. I felt like my house wouldn't be a good fit because the setting we wanted was different than what my house looked like. I also felt like my house had too many distractions. We are better off filming somewhere else. Lastly, the original person that was gonna be our actor, Brandon, decided last minute he couldn't do it....

  Hi! At this point in the project, this is where we begin putting together our title design.  My team and I decided to start with the sound and music of the sequence before filming. A group mate of mine took the initiative of contacting several platforms such as Instagram DM, Universal Music Group, and Billy Joe. However, after two weeks and no response, it became a unanimous decision to look for royalty free music. I started looking for free stock music. I searched up free music and used the websites Bensound, Pixabay, and mixkit. These websites allowed me to play the music in whole and there were saving and downloading options. I was aiming for a number of things. I was looking for a melodic tune that contradicted the scene in a good way or something that builds suspense and kept the audience on edge. I also looked for heartbeat sound effects for the title sequence. I was able to find some options of heartbeats but couldn't decide on one since the audio from he school compu...

Hey, I hope you didn't miss me too much! Today we completed our storyboard, which was not too difficult to create being that our script contained the majority of the information we needed to format it. I've explained each scene at length below to ensure that everything has been clearly conveyed. Scene 1:     In Scene 1, we will begin with an establishing wide shot that will capture the exterior of the subject's home. We intend for the atmosphere to be gloomy and depressing and for the lawn to have sickly-looking grass. Said dismal setting will be shown with the intent of establishing context within the first few seconds of the opening and allowing the audience to understand that the location in which the subject finds themselves in is not the best, as will be later indicated by other details, which I will highlight in later scenes. At this point in time, the name of our studio will be shown in the sky, directly above the roof of the subject's home, for two to three s...

Well hello there! We are now going to explain the layout and formatting of the title design for our opening sequence. As of right now, all of the design ideas we have outlined below will likely be those that we will be using going forwards; however, there is still the possibility that we may decide to make changes as our production process continues and we reach the editing stage of our project. After scouring the internet, we found and settled on using the "Sometimes" font, being that it was not as gaudy as some of the others that we encountered online and, as such, would not detract attention away from the film itself, but it would still be able to properly credit each participant. Additionally, said font's use of sharp edges allows it to create a tense feeling that feeds into the thriller aspect of our film.      When it comes to ensuring that each of our titles are readable, we will likely not embed all of them into our scenes and run the risk of them blendi...

     Hello, I'm glad to see that you've returned for our official planning blog, regarding the way in which we will keep things running smoothly, no matter what challenges we may face. Below you'll find that I've divided our plan up into five different sections so that everything is easier to understand and visualize.  Participants:     In order to ensure that the participants and each of their roles for this particular project are clear, I've broken down each of their "positions" below: *Actors- Anthony as "Ronnie" Tanya as "Mom" Filming- Jordyn Minnis Nicole Kimmick Julissa Espinal Yaneli Zelaya Editing- Jordyn Minnis Directing- Jordyn Minnis * Regarding our official actors, our finalizations will be made within the coming week; however, we are currently putting in one of our groupmates' friends as he was interested in the role. When it comes to the role of Mom, one of our teammate's parents has also agreed to play that role. ...