AICE Media Studies

Production was not the slightest bit on my mind. For this past week, I have just been relaxing. Sure, I would have the constant worry of the upcoming worry I had to do. However, I repeatedly had to remind myself that I needed to take a break. After all, I had deserved it. Even if it did not feel like I should have been resting, it was something that was essential. In the process of creation and productivity, it is important to have a healthy mindset and a healthy balance between work and breaks. Therefore, this week for spring break, I did the bare minimum if not nothing. I flushed school from my system then drowned in the fun activities of watching movies, bingeing tv shows, and meditating. It was indeed time well spent. It also did not help that I felt lazy most days anyway. The hours I spent reading romance short stories in bed completely flew by. In the blink of an eye, the break I desperately needed came to an end all too soon. Now, I am once again put in the position of limited s

Even though I have been bombarded with the last minute work teachers have given us students, I was able to do very few things to contribute to this project. Saying my time was limited would be an understatement. Nearly every hour after school was taken up with "optional" assignments or assignments that were extremely time consuming. Yay. Therefore, I had to look at my circumstances and suck it up. Sadly. Disregarding my sleep deprivation and desire for a break, I worked on the film. Only at the end of the night did I work on it, but I did contribute. I made it significant to sift my way through different editing apps while drifting off into slumber. At least I knew I was being slightly productive before going to sleep. Can you say dedication?   But I will say, it was indeed a process. Only half of my brain was processing the information that was being advertised about each app. Besides, I had to make sure none of them leave a watermark on my creation, so that was a struggle a

Filming has officially started! It has been a hassle thus far. However, I have finally worked everything out to where I can finally start the filming process. But let me explain the bumps in the road. Well, the bump. Transportation! It was either the explanation that someone did not have a ride or lost their ride. It felt like I was planning a wedding with the amount of ripping and running I was doing. I mean, seriously, it was hectic. Also, yes, some could argue it was my fault, but I beg to differ. Hear me out here! Only a couple of my friends have their driver's license. Therefore, gas money was coming out of my pockets. I had the spontaneous idea to shoot a scene at a local skating rink. Also, my friends and I were trying to celebrate my birthday as well so I thought it would work perfectly. Little did I know, customers had to be 18 or older to get inside. That caused us to film ourselves outside in the road, aside from the cars that drove by. A few takes of between the 4th and

I am such a procrastinator! I made a schedule for filming and set ideas. However, I have come up with nothing. This week has been filled with worksheets, tests, quizzes, and discussions on societal problems. The filming process for this has been on the back burner for a week and a half. Although, if I stop being pessimistic, I can think of some productive things I have done for this film. For example, I have figured out the general settings I want for the opening scene. The bare minimum I have done is gathering some friends of mine to star in my film. I made sure to sift through their clothing to see what correlates with my vision.  I learned something. None of my friends possessed the slightest bit of color in their wardrobes. Because of that troubling factor, we took a trip to Goodwill.  I then had to focus on the different parts in the umbrella of what is film. Yep, quality. Specifically, the filming aspect. I got in touch with my aunt to borrow her ring light and camera to film the

Production has yet to start. Due to countless nights of sleep deprivation, barely any work has been able to get done. My days are on a practically never-ending cycle. I get up, go to school, do schoolwork, then sleep and eat in between. There is not much thrill. Not much excitement. This kind of jeopardizes projects for me because there is not much to look forward to or much to do in general. Often, it is the same actions being done every day. The only thing that kind of keeps my creative juices flowing is music. The music can be of any kind. It could classical, indie pop, jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, anything but EDM an Hard Rock Metal. My days are better that way. Music keeps me imaginative. They keep my wild, crazy thoughts from going dull, which is why this opening scene has not drifted completely from my mind. Daily, the bare minimum I think of is a color scheme. Whether the scheme is for the costumes or the saturation of the setting I picture this film to take place in . Excessively

This week was hectic. I did not film or even work out ideas for editing. With the SAT being this week, it was hard to balance homework and preparations for the standardized test. However, I did focus on schoolwork more than anything. I made sure to prioritize my homework before my hardcore studying. It was difficult to maintain stability while going through the stress that is the SAT. I am talking about a test that practically judges your value to a higher school. The next step you take to becoming an adult is reliant on a test that you could genuinely just be bad at taking. That scares me.  Thus, why I did not film. I only planned out the opening sequence by doing the storyboard and drawing out the title design. It was fun being able to let my imaginative and creative mindset take over. However, it was still hard to do that, knowing I had other things that were just as important to worry about. I also did minor searching on editing apps I could use other than the ones recommended in c

Warner Bros. PRESENTS Angel Baby Productions Olive played by Bremari Henry Ms. Richells played by Bremari Henry Casting by Bremari Henry Music Chosen by Bremari Henry Visual Effects done by Bremari Henry  ...(list goes on) Font type: Typewriter font; I chose the typewriter font because I fell like it would represent the film and the main character very well. The font kind of leaves a sophisticated, structured impression that the main character really fights for and manages to get across to her peers. Font Color: Corn yellow; I think it is perfect representation of happiness and gives a sense of childishness. Yellow is a color that represents the glee in the world. To me, it almost gives the impression of naivety. That is what a coming of age story is all about: the character growing psychologically. The ending credits would be a nice baby blue  or pastel green to still represent the main character's bubbly personality but also what she has learned throughout the film. She has seen

 Location -I will be filming at my home and on the street of it. Participants Actress:  Bremari Henry- Olive Bremari Henry - Ms. Richells Filming Crew: Brent Henry (father of Bremari Henry - potentially) Bremari Henry Editing done by: Bremari Henry Directed by: Bremari Henry  Makeup done by: Bremari Henry Health & Safety Due to COVID-19, there will be a limit on places I go to film. There will also be extra sanitization when handling filming and editing equipment, regardless of the crew being in the same household. Schedule -Filming will take place from 3:00pm to 5:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the weeks of  March 1st to March 13th. Since all scenes will need daylight, they will be shot in earlier times of the day. -1 hour will be used for the editing process on each Saturday and Sunday between the dates of March 12th and March 20th. -Perfecting my opening sequence will happen during the editing process and will be looked over with my few crew members for a satisfactory final

Dialogue and Sound Script Scene 1: -No dialogue -Birds tweeting  Scene 2: -No dialogue -Subject is sleeping in her bed.  Scene 3: -No dialogue Scene 4: -No dialogue Scene 5: -No dialogue -Upbeat music plays -Subject pops eyes open, orbs filled with excitement  Scene 6:  -No dialogue -Subject begins to brush her teeth Scene 7:  -Subject briskly picks an outfit to wear, sighing as she is satisfied with her choice   -No dialogue Scene 8:  -No dialogue Scene 9: -No dialogue; upbeat music fades out Scene 10: -Olive scoots out the chair she knew so well and plopped down in it. Scene 11: -Olive: "Good morning, Ms. Richells!" She states while adjusting her body's position to sit in the chair comfortably. Scene 12:  -Ms. Richells looks up from her stack of papers slowly then sets her eyes upon Olive. -Olive smiles as a silent greeting while Ms. Richells puts down her maroon colored pen -Ms. Richells: "Good morning, Olive. How may I help you today?"     Shooting Script