Rebecca Louis Media Studies

 How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text? https://www.powtoon.com/s/fD6WplpDAM1/1/m How did your production skills develop throughout this project?  https://www.spreaker.com/user/14434689/podcast How did you integrate technologies- software, hardware and online- in this project? https://prezi.com/view/bjsDBUmRAK7u1JO79d4j/

This rough edit was used to block my scenes together so that I could get a general idea of what my final film opener would look like. It made me realize that the scene with Beth was unnecessary and would waste time and film space. Following that, I used the rough edit to keep track of the shots and edits I wanted to complete.

 What locations are you using? I will be using my grandpas room and my house. How long do you think it'll take you to film? I think it will take about 1-2 hours to get my film done. Who are your subjects? My cast list contains just my family because of COVID I did not want to use anybody outside of my home.  What do you think your process for directing and filming will be in the context of COVID-19? Since my film features people I see and interact with on a daily basis, the process of directing and filming with COVID-19 should be easy.

I realized that my first storyboard revealed too much information about my story. I wanted to mix it up and make it a little more random. Amber gave Ethan a gift for their two-year anniversary in my opening scene. To demonstrate that they are in a partnership or have a bond with one another. To present the gift exchange in that scene, I used a soothing and calming tone.  The first scene introduced the main character, set the tone, and established the atmosphere without disclosing major plot points.

  What was the process of creating the storyboard like? Did it confirm or refute your initial thoughts for what the video intro would look like? Did you iterate on your idea? Are there any additional things you added, or aspects that you've taken away?  The process of creating the storyboard was little difficult for me because I wasn't introducing my characters and setting. It toke me a while to understand what that meant. Creating a storyboard did help me to visualize how I would set up my actual film. It guided me, and showed me where certain part of my film would go as I started to edit it. No, I changed a far things up to better my film. Yes, I took away Beth's scene because I wanted the film to be about Ethan and Amber. 

I started working on a trailer for my film and learned how to storyboard for my final project. While storyboarding, I learned what to pay attention to little details. I learn that what to include and what not include for example, setting and characters. Those two things need to be included because they are to be introduced to the audience. What doesn't need to be included is your full story.