Planning and Research

We have decided that in about 5 days my group and I will be filming. On Friday is when Anayah will buy half of the supplies/props for the film and my other group members will gather their supplies sometime this week. The other half of the props will be brought by Keemori Hall. In the meantime, I wanted to research more ways to helps us film better and faster. Especially since we are using two tripods I wanted to learn how to use those the best way I can. I got most tips from watching youtube videos from college students who are taking film and production as their major. After learning different methods from those that have more experience I wrote them down to share with my group later. Aside from looking for different filming techniques and tips, I am nearing the end of the songs suggested for the film. However, I need the permission from my groupmates to finalize the song/music choice. As for reflection, I took it upon myself to go over past filming projects. Such as the music video and commercial that took place in the second quarter of this school year. I went back to all my notes and recorded mistakes to remind myself what I should avoid doing. These same notes also contained techniques my other classmates have used to make their filming and editing process better. Doing this also helped me understand what it was like filming and editing since I haven't done it in months. On the other hand, our group did have a quick 30-45 minute zoom meeting on March 13th. This meeting went exactly as plan and we were able to understand what everyone has accomplished so far and solidify our plans to film. We went over the final touches of the scripts and made sure everyone knew their lines and/or positions. We finished editing the storyboard illustrations as well. 




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