CCR

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THE FINAL PRODUCT!

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I'm done editing!!!

So I finished editing and now all I have to do is my CCR. I have really considered and evaluated the questions but I am having trouble understanding the way I should present my CCR. I decided to wait until class time tomorrow to talk to my teacher about the confusion I'm having regarding my CCR...

I will post my video tomorrow. I am so proud!! I am not going to lie... at the beginning of this journey I was lost and I was constantly comparing myself to my classmates and thinking they were all so much better than me! These last days, I have proved to myself that I can create something so incredible and I can create something that now makes me so proud.


With just a small set up like this in my garage!!! (( #Neverforget I only had a budget of $0! ))

Changes.. Changes.. Changes...

I have finished filming and I am almost done editing!! I learned that the title I had before, which was "Everyone is Watching," does not my fit my film anymore. I also took out the magazine idea as I also changed a lot of the camera shots. As you know by now, changes throughout my project is something that has happened a lot.

I changed my title to "OFFLINE." 

After the first day of filming I was conflicted on how I was organizing my film opening. After watching it back as I was editing, me as the creator felt confused. That's not good. I decided to take a different look. I realized I was beginning my film opening with a non important detail: a morning routine. That was not ideal. I decided to consider different view points, like what if I begin my film opening that will leave the viewer with the thought "how the heck did she get there???" and then I began.

I am so happy with how my ideas evolved into something great. I started off with the wrong idea and evaluated it and changed it into something SO COOL!!

I know I have said this a million times before "Okay I got this now, I am NOT adding too much"

...yeah right

I WAS STILL ADDING TOO MUCH!

I'm just mad it took me this long to realize!! Im kidding, I'm not mad. In reality I am so happy things played out this way. I am surprised at how my film opening has turned out and I am excited to present it to you all!

How is editing going?

Editing

Okay....Okay.... editing isn't so bad at all. Even though It is my favorite part I was nervous and hesitant to get started because although I like doing it, it can get stressful.  I am not completely done but I am going to be done soon!!!!

Conflicted

I am conflicted between these two songs. They are very different.
P.S. Don't worry... they are royalty free I found them on bensound.com

So this song is very mellow and down to Earth. I like it a lot... I feel like I would listen to it on it's own. Maybe that's whats influencing me... The fact that I really like the guitar solo... No I actually think It would go really great with the opening since it's so easy to blend in with the overall theme.

This song is suspenseful and gets me on my feet to almost an eery vibe which is what I'm looking for. I have to wait until I am done editing and play the entire video with each song because 95% of the video will consist of the song. 

Credits

So my credits will just be edited on. I will incorporate my name and I am almost certain I can come up with names for other credits because I don't wan't my name popping up for everything... that would look silly.

Screen Cap!

This is a screen cap of just the beginning of editing. I was testing out some stings!

I still have a couple more shots I am missing and/or need to re-film which will be done on Tuesday of this coming week, then I will finish editing on Wednesday. Then Thursday through Saturday I will be working on my CCR! WISH ME LUCK I'M ALMOST DONE!!!!

How did filming go? -- Overall final thoughts.

Well..... I had fun filming. It was a cool experience but it was super time consuming. And you know.... me being the perfectionist I am, each shot took like 30 minutes to get right. I filmed everything on my iPhone and my phone has never disappointed. I easily transport the footage to my computer. Im so used to this process. Plus, I don't have access to better and more high quality cameras so my phone camera is my best bet. I actually have no problem with it at all, It has become very easy for me, it's what I am most comfortable with. (also lets not forget our budget of $0...)

I'm going to start editing tomorrow. Honestly, balancing this project with other classes at school has become a hassle. I had to dedicate an entire day to filming because I knew the other days I'd be busy with homework and after school/weekend activities. Like seriously, today was the only day I was free to film. High school is tough. (especially SATs...)

I am really anxious to start editing. I enjoy editing I think I can say it's my favorite part. But, I am anxious because when editing, you realize what you are missing and what you need to reshoot and that's always.... well... annoying...   Nothing comes easy!! You got to work and work and work for things to come out your way...

I can not wait to see everything unveil and just finally be done. I'm so nervous, anxious, stressed, I am everything right now and I just want to see the finished product. That's all in my hands right now.

Thoughts & Changes

SO I have ran into so many problems this week, I am so overwhelmed and stressed and mad and I have all these emotions. Working by myself has truly been a hassle and I find that kind of ironic being that working with a group sounds more complicated. I don't know... thats just me. To be frank, this project has been pushed aside this week. I was too overwhelmed and I wasn't enjoying it. I am beginning to film this week so I am more calm now that my plan is officially happening. See, last week was when I was supposed to start filming but I ran into problems both with the people I was supposed to meet with and personal. I want to put my heart and soul into making this film opening. I want to enjoy doing it, not dread it. So pushing the project aside for now was almost vital.

I will be staring in the film myself, which is not what I would have originally planned for but... you gotta do what you gotta do. After some extensive planning and coming back to reality I thought that my film opening was just too much. The worst part is, i've said this before and after I thought i fixed the "too" much I still had "too" much.

My film will actually only take place in one setting instead of five that I had before. It was just too much for me to handle and after I accepted that I finally made some drastic changes. It was hard for me to accept that I couldn't do that much, it made me feel like I wasn't reaching my full potential. After I thought and thought, and kind of got stuck on the idea that I wasn't going to succeed the way I wanted to, I then realized that it's okay. I get to show what I want and what is necessary. Not achieving my wishes and goals is okay. You live and you learn. Next time, I know that if I really want to achieve something extravagant, I NEED to focus much more and put more time into just that.

This might sound weird, but I learned a lot about myself in this project. I have got to stop putting everything for the last minute. It sucks for me because my ambitions are so high, stress is too much, and the procrastination is too real. To conclude, that will definitely change especially now that I'm going into my last year of high school to finally go to college and start my life.