Reflection

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Creative Critical Reflection Podcast:


SWATCH video link:

Quick Blog links mentioned: 



4. Green Screen Outcome:
http://introspectivepictures.blogspot.com/2017/04/re-filming.html

xx Maria,,, and that's a wrap!




FIN!

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

VOILA! THE FINAL PRODUCT IS FINALLY HERE: 



xx Maria

POSTER

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

I decided to make a poster for my production to include the print medium into my marketing plan for the film. My production is an independent film which will be shown at mostly festivals and selected theaters. A poster with that is visually pleasing (good composition, editing, color, font, etc.) is essential when marketing any kind of film. 

 

For my poster I decided to stick with my yellow, pink, and red color scheme that is seen throughout the film. I also only included the actor Cesar Larez (aka Daniel in my production) since he is the main subject of the film. I wanted the poster to be very simplistic and flat like the shots I took, which also reflects my 'Wes Anderson' influence. I also included the film's website on the very bottom, that way it is more accessible to viewers and promotes convergence. 


Citations:

Alexander, I. (2011, June 26). Why movie poster art is so important. Retrieved April 11, 2017, from http://www.filmindustrynetwork.biz/why-movie-poster-art-is-so-important/11530

 xx Maria

Editing away

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

These last couple of days have been tough without service.... I've been out of town. 

Luckily enough I was able to sit down at a coffee shop and use their wifi for an hour or two to finish up editing my footage! The visuals were mostly done by Saturday night, but I was still missing all of the audio. I decided to layer a bunch of different sounds from https://www.freesound.org and also record some of my own foley sounds. I also completely threw out the music I had planned for my production, partly because I didn't think it would have fit and because only two artists gave me permission to use their copyrighted music. 

Since I wanted a classic, happy tune to play throughout the hardware store I decided to search online "old grocery store jingles". Not a lot came up, besides a channel that basically focused on "old grocery store jingles" to the ultimate extent. The description under the videos explains the channel and also clarifies that the songs no longer hold a copyright since they could not be traced to a label and/or artist:

"If you are looking for that classic supermarket jingle then look no further. Sounds For The Supermarket was the title of a tape cassette produced by a Minnesota based Communications company in 1975. It was available by mail purchase to supermarket venders in the US and Canada. The music contains inaudible subliminal recordings that were intended to increase buyer purchasing at grocery stores. Customers were influenced to purchase more products as a result of the brain-wave patterns hidden in the musical notes and sound compositions. Different subliminal tapes were also sold for purposes of advertising and social programming and all contained the title "Sounds For The. . . ." Iv'e held on to this for about 25 years. Musically the sounds are typical easy listening or elevator music. There is no information about the company nor the musicians anywhere that I could find. The label/information has peeled away with time. Each side of the tape had ten songs. All 20 songs are recorded here as 16 separate videos with two tracks bundled together on four of them. Songs 4 and 1 are very classic 70s easy listening."

The music gives the store the perfect atmosphere, which I will explain further on my CCR! 

It took a while to layer all the sounds and it was so frustrating trying to find the exact sound for each little thing. I especially had difficulty with the ambience sound at the store, which I should have recorded when I was filming (unfortunately I had to mute all the original videos since I was directing out loud all throughout). I also had trouble adjusting the volume for each scene, since I need very specific adjustments depending on the character's placement in the store. 

Overall editing was a bit tough, but I'm happy with the product! I wish I could redo a couple things, but now I'm more familiar for my next film... hehehehe

xx Maria

Filming Day 2

Saturday, April 08, 2017

So yesterday I filmed for the second time around... This time ONLY at Lowes and not using a green screen somewhere else. It went really well and I was able have a conttinuous color palette all throughout!! I adjusted the coloration by changing the white balance settings on my camera, here's some examples of the pink-ish tint my shots had:




My film 'crew' (consisting of two friends and my main actor) and I stayed there for about 2-3 hours, but we got a lot of amazing footage. However, we did run into a couple problems here and there... NOT with the actual production but with some of the people who were shopping at the hardware store.


Since my film opening is about a robbery, there are two scenes that emphasize the main idea by portraying my main actor with a ski mask. The two scenes only took about 15-30 seconds to film each, but wearing a ski mask in a public place can be a tad nerve wrecking. To be safe, I confirmed with the store manager that I was allowed to film at their store. I then warned the employees that we were filming someone with a ski mask, just so none of them would freak out. We tried filming when there wasn't a lot of people around, but honestly, the shot we were taking didn't even look REMOTELY threatening and actually rather humorous.



As we were about to start filming, Cesar (my actor), put on the mask and a large white man approached him and our crew. He came up to me and said something along these lines: "I know you got permission to do this, but I carry around a concealed handgun and there are many other people who do too". Honestly, I didn't even know what to respond because he was right next to me inside the store when I told the employees that I was filming this for a class and it clearly for educational purposes. After the whole thing my friends are I felt kind of intimidated, but we continued to film either way. I guess it's hard to film in public places without people having different reactions, but the situation was really weird in general. 



A little bump in the road but the footage is still fantastic ;-) I'll post about the editing process later since I'm still working! 


xx Maria

Re-filming

Saturday, April 08, 2017

(I accidentally drafted this post instead of posting it yesterday)

 These past two weeks have been beyond hectic. I'm basically caught in between this project and my AP art final series; a match made in hell. Since I really dislike the footage I got last week for my production, I'm planning on refilming again tomorrow. I originally filmed my entire production with a green screen and then filmed the background normally at Lowes. The footage itself was filmed nicely, but the editing process was way too complicated. The whole purpose of the green screen was to be able to adjust the coloration of my actor with a warmer tint and the background with cooler tint (the program I'm using, iMovie, doesn't allow to only adjust color on specific areas of the clip). With the use of the green screen, I'd be able to edit both clips individually so I could adjust the coloration to my preference. However, it was harder than I expected. The filming itself didn't come out so bad, but I was limited to a very short space from side to side and up and down (due to my decently small green screen). I also was unhappy with the the coloration adjustments, it looks too much like a filter rather than the actual lighting of the setting. The video overall looks way too choppy and the green screen didn't even work for some shots; when I tried removing the background my subject became transparent in some parts of his body. Here's a small portion of the video,  but I don't think I'll use it at all:

...On a brighter note, tomorrow is filming day #2! I'm still using my original storyboard, but I've adapted a new solution to my coloration problem. A friend in my class is also slightly adjusting his coloration throughout his production, and explained to me his approach: 

 Instead of editing the color of the clip on a software, film the clips already with a coloration setting on the camera. I have a Nikon D3500, which is able to adjust the white balance before capturing pictures/videos. In order to do so, I took a picture of a light blue paper to set it as my custom white balance. This cancels out all of the cooler hues in my shots, making them have a beautiful warm tint that looks more natural. 

 Just to make sure, I'm going to film each scene twice; once with the tint and once without it. That way if something goes wrong with the coloration, i can just use the normal clips and figure out a different solution. I'm hoping it doesn't come to that though!!!!!

 So tomorrow I'll post again regarding my filming experience. I need to pull an ultimate all-nighter tomorrow in order to upload all the clips and edit them. I don't exactly want to RUSH to finish but I know I can get a lot of editing done if I sit there for a couple hours with a cup of coffee and strong determination ;) 

 Maria xx

Filming Day 1

Monday, April 03, 2017

Hello! So I wasn't able to blog that much at all this weekend since I was in Savannah, Georgia visiting SCAD (an art school). However I did get to film Wednesday and edited some of it throughout the 7 hour car rides, so I have some updating to do! 

 So on Wednesday I went ahead and filmed my main character with the green screen and some of the scenes at Lowes for the background. Everything went well filming but I'm still missing some clips from Lowes and some other scenes. 


I tried following most of my storyboard but actually encountered some problems because my homemade green screen was either to short in length or width. I tried my best to record the shots differently, but I'm not sure if I liked how it came out. 

I also started editing and found that when i removed the green screen from the background of the clip the subject actually became kind of transparent. This is a HUGE problem and I need to figure out how to fix it. Besides that, I need to re-film some clips here and there.

.....but heres the biggest problem of all. I love my idea on paper and how much thought I've put into it but I don't exactly like the product that has resulted from it. I think I haven't really been able to figure out if my voice and skills have really been able to shine through in the product I have so far which is really really stressing me out. I'm trying to think of new ideas and potentially shift my story, but I'm not sure if it's too late. I need to figure it out ASAP (so basically, this week) in order to continue filming/editing. 

If only I had the dollies and green screen from the University I visited, all my problems would be solved~



xx Maria

Filming tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

This little late night post just includes a couple updates. Since I've been figuring out many different details of my production, I haven't been able to film just yet. But tomorrow I'm finally ready to start! To fully prepare, I built a better green screen today out of green poster-board and duck tape and sketched a more specific storyboard: 


Hopefully everything will run smoothly tomorrow, I'll post again tomorrow night describing the process and the results!

xx Maria



Green screen?

Monday, March 27, 2017

Helloooo once again everyone! I literally posted like an hour ago regarding my 'Sample Film' and kinda left you guys hanging... but i couldn't wait to post about the solution I talked about for my film's coloration issue!

So today I spoke with my teacher regarding what possible solutions my coloration issue had:

  1. I could just film and then slightly color correct it with the limited features available to me on iMovie, OR
  2. GREEN SCREEN! This idea is brilliant and solves my coloration problem altogether. If I film my subject and my background separately, it will be MUCH easier to color correct each according to my preference. However, I'm scared that the Green Screen may be too much of a hassle, since I have to double film everything and really capture each shot accordingly to the other. I tried doing a sample of my sister to see just how it works on iMovie, and it actually worked out pretty well! 

Since there was a really intense shadow of her body on the green screen, her left side is a bit fuzzy. But I think if I improve the lighting and really coordinate each shot to the background, I can make it look really cool.

Oh and also, maybe make it look a little more professional....sorta


xx Maria


Sample Film

Monday, March 27, 2017

So on Thursday I decided to go to Lowes and try to create a sample film. This is a really rough draft of my final product but it's basically an overview of how I want my shots/angles. I  wasn't able to include many scenes I want to incorporate into my actual film, and only filmed about 55 seconds. 

 The sample is basically a compialation of clips from that day, with no editing at all. I did TRY to play around with some editing techniques (especially with color correction) and encountered a couple problems. 

First off, here's the video: 



Soooo I tried editing the video to adjust the coloration only in the background, but iMovie doesn't allow you to only color correct certain areas of the clip. This is an issue because I don't really want the colors of my main subject to change as drastically as the background (by the way, this isn't my real actor). I want to be able to change the background colors and adjust the colors of my main subject without doing both at once... I might've found a solution to my problem, but I won't be sure until I try it. 

Check out my next post for the inside scoop ;) 

xx Maria

SWATCH

Monday, March 27, 2017

So I just finished up making/buying all of the props that I'll be working with throughout my production. Here they are: 


These are the tangible credits for my film! As you can see, the 'music by' paint swatch is still pending (since I'm not sure what music I'll be using yet). Also, the 'directed by' swatch is repeated , because I'm not sure which color I'll end up using. I don't think I'll include all of these, only three or four. 

I also decided to make the title a tangible object, which I printed onto a paint can. The worker will pull down the paint onto the counter, and there will be a close up shot of the can displaying the name. I also used the same Futura font that I used in the credits, and I will probably use it again in the poster I plan to make for the film. 
Today I also put together what Daniel will wear in the film. As I said before, I wanted my main character clothing all of the same color. I recently decided I want him to wear all yellow, since it matches the bicycle he rides and I like what the color represents (imagination, knowledge, dishonesty, etc.). Turns out it's nearly impossible to find yellow pants... I did however find a mustard-y yellow shirt which I think will be worn with black jeans and black shoes, along with yellow socks. Also, I bought the ski mask he will be wearing in one of the scenes. 


It was also really hard to find high yellow socks at a store (since I don't have time to order online), so i decided to improvise: 



Yea so basically I had to tie-dye some old white socks in order to complete Daniel's outfit. I'll post pictures of the full outfit when the socks are rinsed and ready! 

xx Maria

Filming Details

Sunday, March 26, 2017

In my media class the other day I was freaking out because I didn't know how to mount my camera for my film production. + my teacher had already lent out her tripods to other students.... However, I had to stay in school to meet with my art club officer board, and a gift was sent to me from the heavens. As I went into the closet to grab some wire we needed for a project, I spotted 5/6 tripods on the top shelf. My eyes lit up and I asked my sponsor if I could borrow it for the weekend! Thankfully, she agreed and even taught me about all the features it includes.

The tripod is perfect for all the my shots that only require panning and tilting rather than moving the camera itself. However, when I do plan to move the camera around, I'm going to attach the tripod to a rolling chair. 

Also, GREAT NEWS! I was finally granted permission to film at Lowes, which is a nice setting for my production. I went ahead and did a sort of sample film, a kind of rough-draft for it. However, there are still some MAJOR details I need to work out. 

  • I went  ahead and grabbed some color samples to print the titles onto... Need the titles in order to film. I'm thinking about making the font Futura, as it is one Wes Anderson includes in the credits of almost all of his films. This article further explains his choice amongst many others. 
  • I need a Tangible object for my movie title to be shown... By the way, I don't think I fully mentioned what I want the title to be, but I think I want it to be "SWATCH" (for paint swatch, of course). Anyway, I want the name to appear on a paint can and it to be emphasized when the paint can is placed down onto the counter. 
  • Clothing! As I said before, I want my main character to be dressed from head-to-toe in the same color. On the previous 'Lowes!' post I analyzed some color psychology to help me with my choice. I think I want either yellow or orange, as they can emphasize youthfulness, humor, vibrancy, knowledge, imagination, etc. (click here for the Lowes blog post) 
  • Besides my homemade rolling chair camera mount, I also need to bring another large item with me: the trademark yellow bike. My main character will arrive to the paint store in this bike, and since it is yellow it also represents similar elements to the clothing. 

The paint swatches I took from Lowes to print the titles onto.

The beautiful tripod!

 xx Maria








Lowes!

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

I went to Lowes today (again) to check if the manager would let me film in their store. I actually like the setting so much more than Home Depot, especially since there's less people, it has a cooler color scheme, and the decoration is more simplistic. I was told to come back tomorrow since the store manager wasn't there, so HOPEFULLY by then I will receive good news. I also took some sample pictures and edited them:




Here I have some of the warm colors shown in the paint section. I want the color of my main actor's clothing to all be the same, but have a deeper meaning behind it. Here are what some warm colors represent:
  • Red: anger, passion, rage, desire, excitement, energy, speed, strength, power, heat, love, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence 
  • Pink: love, innocence, healthy, happy, content, romantic, charming, playfulness, soft, delicate, feminine
  • Orange: humor, energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant
  • Yellow: wisdom, knowledge, relaxation, joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, summer, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard 


On the other side, here are some of the cool colors they have. Here are what some of them represent:
  • Blue: faith, spirituality, contentment, loyalty, fulfillment peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, sky, water, cold, technology, depression
  • Green: healing, soothing, perseverance, tenacity, self-awareness, proud, unchanging nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, vigour, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy
  • Purple:  erotic, royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning, power, sensitive, intimacy







  
Above is the wall I would want to use in one of the main scenes of my film. This wall is perfect for what I want: continuous and very colorful (including both warm/cool colors).



This is a sample picture of the specific color palette I would like to maintain throughout each scene. Since the wall includes a variety of colors, it will be hard to narrow down similar hues, but I think I will filter my shots to make them warmer/cooler depending on my preference. 

I'm going to revisit the store tomorrow, and hopefully they will allow me to film my favorite wall!!! 

xx Maria

Citations:

Fusco, J. (2016, June 24). Watch: The Psychology of Color in Film. Retrieved March 26, 2017, from http://nofilmschool.com/2016/06/watch-psychology-color-film

Quick Updates

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

So today I decided to be productive and revisit Sherwin Williams, Home Depot, and Lowes for my filming location. I also sorted thorough my email to see if any of the bands responded to me about using their music.

Two good things happened today:

  1. Heard back from Spirit Ghost! They're allowing me to use their song Youth in a Garden as long as I credit them in the beginning titles and share their Facebook page. Not sure if I'll end up using the song but it's a good start! 
  2. Home Depot is allowing me to film in the store!

However,  I still have a couple of things to worry about:

  1. Sherwin Williams isn't letting me film at their store, but I still have Home Depot just in case.
  2. I haven't heard back from the rest of the bands!!!


I'll keep updating my blog to make sure everything will continue to run semi-smoothly, but for now, that's what's happening! Also, I'm filming this weekend so I'll post more about that soon.

xx Maria 

SCHEDULE

Sunday, March 19, 2017


Throughout the rest of this week, I need to hear back from each person I contacted previously (music and filming locations) before I have to contact them again. I also am planning on doing a sample film before this Thursday, which I will post. I also need to order each character's outfit and have all my props together for my filming weekend. 

CLOTHING
  • Daniel's clothing: matching color shirt and pants + skii mask 
  • Jay's clothing: matching color shirt and pants + white apron



I'm planning on filming sometime during the evening, around 5/6. I don't want it to be THAT bright outside, and I'm also thinking about incorporating a scene during a sunset. I'll elaborate further when I continue my storyboard!

xx Maria

Storytime ~

Sunday, March 19, 2017

OK! here is the post you have all been waiting for: my film's story. I want to make my story weird and artistic, including some elements of drama and comedy. I also want the main focus of my film to be about robberies, putting it under the crime genre (even though I don't want the crimes to be looked at as seriously, rather humorously). 

I want my film to reflect my own interest in the art world while still making it an engaging story for the audience. So far, this is the main story:

Daniel, a boy from a small town in California, always grew up doing bad things. Ever since he discovered a lighter and had an everlasting obsession with lighting things on fire, it has gone downhill from there. After multiple expulsions from school and trouble with the police, his parents give him an opportunity to straighten out in High School before kicking him out of the house. Unfortunately, the offer didn't last too long. After trying to stay out of trouble for about 3 years, he meets Jay, a girl who would completely change his perspective on things. Jay is a reflection of everything Daniel wants to be. She's just as rebellious as he once was; maybe even more. Daniel and Jay become inseperable, and begin to do all sorts of crazy things together. However, they aren't involved romantically, strictly being friends (almost like a brother-sister relationship).

**This part of the film would be very brief, more like a flashback**

Daniel and Jay are now in their early 20s, and it's been a while since they dropped out of school. They own an art studio together in a random warehouse in Miami, where they have been living ever since. For the last couple years or so, they've continued to execute their biggest scheme of all. Daniel steals paint from different stores around the area, and Jay paints a canvas with only a line of one color he steals. They then go to different art museums around the country, and plant them on fake display. The whole idea is a statement on how sometimes the "abstract" elements of contemporary art may be more analyzed than they should. 

As they continue to do this, the whole story is a roller coaster of trying not to get caught and the media trying to find the anonymous artist(s). Daniel makes sure never to repeat a single color, and they both always go to different stores and museums throughout the entire film. 

As you can probably tell, my story is still very new and still developing. I'm going to post about each character and describe them a bit further, that way the story gains more depth. I'll also continue to add on to the plot, adding more details associated with the humor, other people involved, and maybe even some romance. 

The first two minutes of my film are meant to establish the setting and introduce the main characters. I want to include a paint store and their studio, as well as Daniel and Jay introducing their main roles portrayed throughout the story. I've made a digital storyboard to visually put together what I have in mind: 





(From top left to bottom right) The bike pulls up close to the camera and stops. The camera is then shifted a front angle, and the rider gets off and locks his bike in place. Notice how his head isn't shown throughout these scenes, cropping the composition. He then walks to the left as the camera pans until he reaches the door, and then it stays still as he walks in and the doors shut. 


He goes into the store. the Camera follows him from the back, placing the subject in the middle making the shot symmetrical. He walks down aisles in the store. The camera then tilts to his feet, and you see paint cans on aisles surrounding him. It then switches back to a front angle of him approaching the paint swatch wall, and he observes (the camera is still cropping out his head).



He then begins to pick out paint swatches, which have the titles on them (directed by.. written by...). These shots will be extreme close ups of only the hand grabbing the paint samples. 


The subject then walks off to the right (or towards the camera, haven't decided), and it the camera switches to an over the shoulder shot of a person standing behind a counter. The man approaches the counter, and the camera tilts up. The man is then revealed with a ski mask on, and he says "Give me the paint" to the worker.

For now, that is all I have planned for the story. I'm going to add more, including Daniel leaving the store and an introduction to Jay and the studio. Also, I'll work on my sketches a little more!!

xx Maria




Oh no

Saturday, March 18, 2017

So I decided to go to Home Depot, Lowes, and Sherwin Williams today (a local paint store) to ask the managers if I could film in their stores. I want the setting of my film to be in a hardware store, since the whole plot is based on that (I'll explain my entire story in detail in the next post... don't worry). Anyway, I gave the managers my contact information and I'm waiting on them to get back to me with permission to film. However, I also wanted to go to these locations to get a "feel" of what it would be like. I'm not sure if it matches exactly what I have in mind, since I want it to be a more clean and artistic; hardware stores don't exactly fit that description. But in order to fully see if my chosen location is appropriate, I'm going to film some samples this weekend and see what I can do with camera techniques and editing (I'll post the samples too). 

Here are some pictures I took at Home Depot: 


  I feel like there is an EXCESSIVE    
  amount of orange, but obviously, its Home
  Depot. There are also signs/ads 
  everywhere, which I'm not sure will take 
  away from the central idea of my film. 







This is just one section of the paint aisle in Home Depot. I don't like how there's not really a longer wall of paint selection of continuous paint swatches. It'll be difficult to make it symmetrical. 

   This is a close-up of the paint swatches. I
    actually like the name "SWATCH" for the 
    film... but for now it's just a developing 
    idea. This is the background I want for a 
    certain part of my film. Hopefully I can 
    find a location with a more continuous 
    wall. I also gathered some samples to 
    test out the kind of font I want to display 
    the titles.


Overall, I'm not sure if I want this to be my filming location, but I'll explore each option a bit further to narrow it down. Check out my next post for a sneak peek of the story, that way it will be easier to visualize. I'll also be sure to post an update once the managers get back to me!

 xx Maria

Music & Sound

Sunday, March 12, 2017

I briefly want to discuss the type of music and sound I've been considering for my film. I want the introduction and ending of my production to include music, which is where I think there will be no dialogue. Since I think the introduction will basically consist of a robbery scene, I also want to include side effects that will resemble alarms and sirens. 

Some of the music I have been considering is that of Moow, Grimes, Spirit Ghost, Tame Impala and Manu Chao. All of these music groups seem to "fit" with the film direction I am planning, but ultimately I won't know what is best until I actually produce the video. Here are some samples of what I have in mind:

Grimes: Oblivion


Moow: Honey


Tame Impala: The Less I Know The Better


Spirit Ghost : Young In A Garden



Manu Chao: Bongo Bong



Besides Tame Impala and Manu Chao, the bands above are still relatively small and independent. Since these songs are also copyrighted, I would need to get permission to use them. I decided to research each music group and see how to contact each: 

-Grimes: via website | Contact: Lauren Valencia info@grimesmusic.com

-Manu Chao: via website | management : manuchao.mgmt@corida.fr 

-Moow: via bandcamp | contact : moow.contact@gmail.com

-Spirit Ghost: via bandcamp | contact : spiritghostbooking@gmail.com

-Tame Imapala: via website | mangement: tameimpala@spinningtopmusic.com

By the end of this following week I plan to contact each of these bands to ask permission to use their music. Hopefully I'll have good news soon! 

xx Maria 

Citations: 


(n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2017, from http://www.tameimpala.com/

G R I M E S. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2017, from http://www.grimesmusic.com/

I can't tell you how much it hurts, by moow. (2017, January 27). Retrieved March 12, 2017, from https://moow-beat.bandcamp.com/

Manu Chao.net. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2017, from http://www.manuchao.net/


Satan's Hands, by Spirit Ghost. (2014, July 01). Retrieved March 12, 2017, from https://spiritghost.bandcamp.com/album/satans-hands


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