Saturday, February 27, 2021

Vlog in a Blog?

I did some shoppin' today for the project and I vlogged my adventure: https://youtu.be/3LEMzoTQG7g

Friday, February 26, 2021

Staw wy Bowed

Here's a really rough-mini-version of my storyboard! I shall create a new one after I finish solidifying all of my shot ideas :D

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Casting

 Now, that I have my characters and their backgrounds solidified, it's time to cast these parts hehehe😎Casting is one of my dream jobs, so I'm very excited to do this part of the project!

Geraldine

  • middle-aged female
  • any race

        Originally, I had asked my friend's mom to portray this fun role, but unfortunately, she won't be in town during the potential filming days (march 17th and 18th). My friend's mom gave me the idea to ask the one and only CYNTHIA LUTWIN. Yup, my drama teacher will be playing the role of Geraldine! I am so excited for Mrs. Lutwin to revive her acting career and portray this role!

Cynthia Lutwin


Annette

  • young adult female
  • any race
  • dancer
        While I was creating this character, I knew I needed a female dancer to portray Annette. I asked one of my good friends, Isabella (Bella) Bongiovi, to portray Annette, and she said yes! I can't wait to see Bella kill this role.

Bella Bongiovi




Ricky
  • young adult male
  • any race
  • dancer    
        For Ricky's character, I also needed a dancer, preferably one that knows how to tap. I knew that I had to ask the best male dancer in town, Mr. 2020 South Florida Cappie Award Winner, Roy De Oliveira.

Roy De Oliveira


Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Everything Happens 4 a Reason

Ummm

small problemo

so

uh

the song that I originally wanted Annette and Ricky to dance to (Fever by Peggy Lee) has no information about the copyright and since ummm,,, Ms. Peggy Lee is no longer with us,,, I can't DM her on social media.

welp, that suckss

howeverrrr

I have a plan B

my dear friend, Alejandro (Alejo) Rodriguez, is a recent Cypress Bay High School graduate and COMPOSER!! Yup, you read that right! Mr. sir wrote his own musical (My Elijah) and it's grown soo much (I'm so proud of him, I will cry😢). Anywaysss, I got the idea to ask Alejo if he'd be down to compose a 50 second song and he was down (YAY). I told him I wanted a song in the style of the 50s with trumpets, snaps, and a low bass to create undeniable tension between the characters .  Additionally, I told him that I wanted the lyrics to be about love (just like any other song LOL)Alejo is extremely creative when it comes to composing and he has sent me some snippets of the song and I LOVE it! 
 
Facetiming da King himself 



I feel like everything happens for a reason. If I would've gotten the copyright for Fever, I wouldn't have featured original music in my film opening. I'm so glad and proud to showcase my friend's stunning score, I cannot wait to share it with you all!



Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Propitty Prop Props

Prop List😎

  • Coffee

  • Mug (white-restaurant style)

  • Spray bottle (for cleaning table)

  • Small towel (for cleaning table)

  • 2 Lamp/flashlight (for spotlight)

  • Bowl/plate

  • Soup/sandwich

  • Spoon (metal-restaurant style)

  • Water 

  • Ice 

  • Straw 

  • Microphone

  • Microphone stand

  • Small stage

  • Salt and pepper

  • Menu

some 1950s diner supplies inspiration

 

Monday, February 22, 2021

Costume, Hair, & Makeup

 beauty is pain, my friends

Geraldine

costume:
  • long, sleeveless dress (preferably black or dark blue)
  • white or black (depending on dress color), elbow-length gloves
  • rings
  • earrings
  • pearl necklace and bracelet
  • heels
  • faux fur shawl
hair:
  • pinned back
  • curled 
  • headpiece
makeup:
  • foundation
  • powder
  • blush
  • mascara
  • highlight
  • minimal contour
  • red or soft pink (depending on dress color) lipstick
inspiration:
























Annette

costume:
  • short-sleeved, v-neck, red dress
  • white, elbow-length gloves
  • hand bag
  • earrings
  • silver necklace and bracelet
  • black character shoes
  • skin color stockings
hair:
  • side part
  • curled 
  • headpiece?
makeup:
  • foundation
  • powder
  • blush
  • mascara
  • eyeshadow
  • eyeliner
  • highlight
  • minimal contour
  • red  lipstick
inspiration:














Ricky

costume:
  • white, buttoned down shirt
  • black dress pants
  • black shoes
  • black or red bowtie
  • black or white apron
hair:
  • side part
  • gel/hairspray
  • paper hat
makeup:
  • foundation
  • powder
  • blush
  • mascara
inspiration:

























Saturday, February 20, 2021

Genre Research for Film Opening

    It's a Musical!

    After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to finally stick with the musical genre.  I've previously done research on musical films, but I did some more digging to educate myself more. 

My research can be found below:

Musical Films:

In musical films, songs are intertwined with the dialogue of the film in order to further develop the plot. The structure of the film and where the songs are placed contributes to the progression of the storyline. Characters  burst out into songs and this suggests their passion for the subject or situation. In other circumstances, some characters wait to begin singing when the scene is close to ending or when they move locations and are alone. When directors make this happen, it's usually because the character is reflecting upon a recent situation or experience. The tone and mood that the message of the song conveys to the audience is crucial for comprehending the character's feelings and emotions. When the songs contain a slow tempo, it hints that the character feels melancholy about a certain moment and/ or experience. if the song is constructed by upbeat tempo, then the audience can infer that the characters are challenging each other. However, an upbeat tempo doesn't always symbolize tension, passion, or motivation, sometimes, it also represents joy and content. Overall, the style of the song selections aids in transmitting the intended tone and mood.

Moreover, the musical film genre may sometimes contain some form of dance.  So many factors can be revealed about the character through their dancing as it showcases their body language and movement. In dance numbers that contain one character, it can be noticed how the character exhibits their bottled up emotions through dance; the relationship that the character has with themselves is also exposed. In addition, a two or more people dance number can be implied to demonstrate the relationship between the characters. 

The production techniques of films are divided into three phases: 

1. Pre-production- the crew of the film is recruited and they formulate an inventive storyline. For movie musicals, songs are created and composed during this stage as composers work closely together with screenwriters to embed the songs within the scenes. 

2.  Production- after the plot is finalized, period of time during which the movie is recorded. For movie musicals, the production stage might take the longest time since shooting requires several takes of a specific song, acting scene, or dance number in order for there to be enough material to edit.

3. Post-production- after film is shot, the "editing process" . In this stage, the editors pair up certain music and sounds to scenes. It should be noted that in musical films, the cast usually records themselves singing the songs at a professional studio and then these vocals are paired up and layered with the singing scenes in the film.

Subsequently, sound is one of the main factors that contributes in making movie musicals so enjoyable. Some movies feature a character singing a solo. A singular voice can hint the absence of something essential to the character. On the other hand, in bigger musical numbersthe vocals from numerous people come together to show the unity within the communityAnother factor of production evident in movie films is the set production. Lighting is another key factor that helps establish the mood of the scene. The costume and makeup featured in musical movies are often very natural. Most of the movie musical plots are non-fiction and the characters represent real humans. Nevertheless, some characters do require extensive makeup. Likewise, the camera shots, angles, and movements of musical films often follow the characters movements, especially in big dance numbers. Reverse shots are utilized to show the characters as they converse with one another. Long shots are camera shots that are primarily used in dance numbers; they are effective and appropriate because they exhibit the character's full body.

    La La Land (2016)

  • Colors
    • Bright colors = happiness (when Mia and Sebastian meet each other, they're wearing bright clothing)
    • Neutral colors = Sebastian usually wears neutral and simple colored-clothing to match with this personality
    • Bold colors = Mia wears bold colors as she's extroverted and unreserved
  • Framing
    • Long shots = these types of shots are evident in the musical numbers of the film, specially the ones that have dancers; they show the character's complete movement and body language
    • Medium close-ups = these types of shots are used when the director wants the audience to feel connected to the characters (during Mia's first audition, a mid-shot is used to show her disappointment when she gets rejected)
  • Sounds
    • Music = the soundtrack includes many, versatile melodies, each which represent characters' emotions (the music of this movie is composed by Justin Hurwitz)
    • Diegetic sounds = are used to make the movie seem more realistic (the car horns during the opening scene and the sound of the forks and plates during the dinner scene)
    • Non-diegetic sounds = are example of this would be the songs in the film since in real life, characters don't break out into songs
  • Lighting
    • Dull, dark lighting = used to create a serious mood/atmosphere 
    • Bright lighting = used to create an uplifting mood/atmosphere ("Another Day of Sun")
    • Spotlighting = used to highlight a certain character/object (Sebastian being spotlighted as he's playing the piano)

    Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009)


  • Colors
    • The colors throughout this film are in black and white, since it was shot this way. However, the lighting aids in establishing a similar effect that color does.
  • Framing
    • Medium close-ups = these types of shots are used when the director wants the audience to feel connected to the characters (when Madeline shows Guy her musical skills on the trumpet)
    • Long shots = these types of shots are evident in the musical numbers of the film, specially the ones that have dancers; they show the character's complete movement and body language (the tap number and when Guy and Madeline walk through the park)
  • Sounds
    • Diegetic sounds = are used to make the movie seem more realistic (the chattering and mumbling of people on the streets)
    • Non-diegetic sounds = are example of this would be the songs in the film since in real life, characters don't break out into songs
    • Music = the soundtrack includes many, versatile melodies, each which represent characters' emotions (the music of this movie is composed by Justin Hurwitz)
  • Lighting
    • Dark lighting = used to create a serious mood/atmosphere (when Madeline and Guy breakup)
    • Bright lighting = used to create an uplifting mood/atmosphere (when Madeline and Guy reunite and the end of the film)

*** yes, I am a major Damien Chazelle fan***

Sources:

  • Butt, K., MrÄ‘en., D., & About Kathryn ButtKathryn is an MA graduate in Film and Television from The University of Bristol. After moving from the depths of the countryside. (2018, July 11). How you can make contemporary, iconic film musicals. Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://www.raindance.org/making-film-musicals/

  • PRODUCTION techniques By Ben ODONOGHUE. the production process the production process refers to the stages or phases that are required to complete a FILM, - ppt download. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://slideplayer.com/slide/1431129/

  • Samuelson, K. (2017, February 24). La la LAND: Ryan GOSLING'S weird keyboard is a real thing. Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://time.com/4680243/keyboard-la-la-land-ryan-gosling/

  • Guy and Madeline on a park bench. (2020, September 09). Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_and_Madeline_on_a_Park_Bench


HASTA LA VISTA!- go eat pineapple and watch La La Land :)


Friday, February 19, 2021

Characters!


Character #1: Geraldine

    Background Information:
Geraldine Hays was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 9th, 1901. As a child, she enjoyed singing songs and telling jokes. She did not get along too well with her family as they all thought that she was a tad strange. Their constant judgement made her leave the household that she grew up in and she moved to Los Angeles, California. Likewise, she had a hard time making friends in Los Angeles. But after living there for over 30 years, she became known by every person in town. Geraldine continues singing as a hobby and she works as a secretary at Leylov Industries. Although Geraldine has never been in a romantic relationship before, she loves love. In other words, she enjoys seeing couples being happy with each other. Geraldine loves observing people and she's good at reading them. She also tries to match people up with one another. Additionally, she can be described as "cupid" or "fairy godmother" as she's always looking out for single people and observing how they interact with others.

    Morals/Values:
-Kind
-Funny
-Sneaky
-Observant
-Outgoing
-Ardent

    The Archetype:
The Creator. The archetype that would best fit Geraldine would be The Creator. She has an extraordinary vision when it comes to pairing people up and she's very imaginative. Nevertheless, it could also be argued that she fits "The Jester" archetype since she has incredible comedic timing and she never fails to make a room full of people laugh.

Character #2: Annette

                                                                   
    Background Information:

Annette Ross was born near Los Angeles, California on November 13th, 1931. She has lived her whole life in Los Angeles and is the daughter of William and Diane Ross. Annette is an only child and has been spoiled her whole. However, she doesn't like to brag about the resources she has because she wants people to not judge her for her money, but by her humbleness. Her dating history is quite messy: she had four boyfriends during high school and none of these relationships lasted over five months. Once she graduated, she met Billy and they dated for a year. Her recent breakup with Billy has had a negative impact on her. Annette is the type of girl to fall in love quickly; nonetheless, she's very reserved about her feelings for people and refuses to admit that she's in love. She also enjoys being mysterious and by doing this, she hopes to catch people's attention. By the same token, she often acts uninterested to see who will come to her at their own will.

    Morals/Values:
-Humble
-Caring
-Mysterious
-Passionate
-Reserved
-Adored

    The Archetype:
The Lover. The archetype that Annette fits is The Lover. While she doesn't always express her feelings, she is very passionate about what she feels. For example, she was in love with Billy, but she never admitted it. Annette is always seeking love and she has no problem falling for someone quickly.


Character #3: Ricky

    Background Information: 
Ricky Davis was born in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia on September 3rd, 1932. The Davis family consists of Ricky, his mom, Sharon, his dad, Kurt, and his younger sister, Natasha. While growing up, Ricky often felt under appreciated since his parents have always favored his sister more than him. Sharon and Kurt decided to move their family to Los Angeles, California in order for Natasha to attend Angels Conservatory, a prestigious institution for those who wanted to become actors. Ricky didn't want to move, but he also had no say in the decision. Additionally, Ricky doesn't like arguments, so he just goes with the flow. He has never been involved in any romantic relationships in the past, but he would like to be in one someday. Ricky still lives with his parents and works at a diner as a busboy.

    Morals/Values:
-Naive
-People-pleaser
-Inexperienced
-Easygoing
-Oblivious
-Fond

    The Archetype:
The Innocent. The archetype that would best describe Ricky would be The Innocent. Ricky tries to avoid confrontation at all costs. He usually just agrees with others. Unfortunately, people take advantage of the fact that he's innocent and they walk all over him. Ricky is too oblivious and naive to think that they did anything wrong, so he blames himself for many things.


PS: The character avatars are not an accurate representation of what each character will exactly look like!

***all character designs were made on Bitmoji***

Sources:

  • Social security. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1950s.html

  • Perch, D. (2020, July 16). What are 12 Brand Archetypes? Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://thesocialgrabber.com/what-are-12-brand-archetypes/

  • Dang, B. (2020, August 04). The 12 archetypes of digital marketers. Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://medium.com/better-marketing/the-12-archetypes-of-digital-marketers-ad2b0a0786ac

  • Lock, C. (2013, February 06). The most common job for women is the same as it was in 1950. Retrieved February 21, 2021, from https://theweek.com/articles/467944/most-common-job-women-same-1950

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Plot Finalizeddddddd!!!

Helloo, helloo, helloooo🎕🎕🎕

 I got on a facetime call with my friends, Ashley and Kailey, tonight to discuss somethings that we had to plan for drama club. As the call was coming to an end, I asked them if I could present my plot ideas for the film opening project to them. They said yes and I explained in detail the three ideas (check out my last blog post!). After expressing my ideas to them, they gave me some feedback. They liked the first option, but they thought it was too simple and the third option seemed to complicated since there were too many genres getting mixed up. We all decided that the second option was probably the best since it was simple, yet intriguing. 

                                                                Facetiming Ashley & Kailey

In addition to asking Ashley and Kailey, I also asked some other friends and my family and we all talked about every option in detail and we came to the conclusion that choosing the second idea would probably be the best. We made the following chart to weigh some of the pros and cons of each storyline.


While I like the third option a lot, I think there might be some problems when filming it because my manager said that I can film at Lucille's as long as I don't make the restaurant look bad... and having a murder scene in the restaurant will most likely make the restaurant look bad.

YAY! Now that the plot has been solidified, it's time to work on characters!


HASTA LA VISTA!- go eat pineapple and watch La La Land :)


Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Plot?

While my plot is still under construction, I have come up with some ideas:

OPTION #1

1956. Annette is eating at a diner when she stumbles across the diner's busboy, Ricky, and their eyes don't leave each other. The constant eye contact builds tension between them. Annette asks her server where the bathroom is and as she walks to the bathroom, she walks by Ricky (their hands brush against each other- lights go down, a spotlight tracks them, downbeat of the music plays) and he twirls her (dancing commences). After they finish dancing, they end up in the same position where their hands touched (lights go up). Annette continues to the bathroom and Ricky continues cleaning the table- as if nothing ever happened.

OPTION #2

1956. Annette is eating at a diner when she stumbles across the diner's busboy, Ricky, and their eyes don't leave each other. The constant eye contact builds tension between them. At a table nearby the table where Ricky is cleaning, a lady, Geraldine, is eating. Annette asks her server where the bathroom is and as she walks to the bathroom, she walks by Ricky (their hands brush against each other- lights go down, a spotlight tracks them, downbeat of the music plays) and he twirls her (dancing commences). During this "fantasy" moment, Geraldine in on a small stage with a microphone singing the song that Annette and Ricky are dancing to. After they finish dancing, they end up in the same position where their hands touched (lights go up). Annette continues to the bathroom and Ricky continues cleaning the table, Geraldine is sitting at her table eating her soup- as if nothing ever happened. As Annette makes her way to the bathroom, she passes by Geraldine and Geraldine gives her a wink since she knows what happened (the screen closes in on Geraldine winking -like in the 1950s sitcoms-).

OPTION #3

1956. Annette is eating at a diner when she stumbles across the diner's busboy, Ricky, and their eyes don't leave each other. The constant eye contact builds tension between them. Annette looks through her purse (extreme close-up of the purse, shows that she has a knife in there), she slips her knife in her glove (or dress?). Annette asks her server where the bathroom is and as she walks to the bathroom, she walks by Ricky (their hands brush against each other- lights go down, a spotlight tracks the, downbeat of the music plays) and he twirls her (dancing commences). After they finish dancing, they end up in the same position where their hands touched (lights go up). Annette quickly pulls out the knife from her glove and discreetly kills Ricky. Since the restaurant is empty (manager is in the kitchen), no one sees. She places the knife on Ricky's body and places his hand over it. She then leaves through the back door (the screen closes in on Ricky's body -like in the 1950s sitcoms-).

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I'm not sure which one to stick with. I feel like the first one might be very basic, but it's simple and it gets straight to the point. The second option gives the film a comedic (and possibly cheesy?) tone. At last, the third option involves some psychological thriller elements in addition to the musical elements; nevertheless, I think it would be hard to film the killing scene and I don't really know if there would be a point of having that fantasy moment (the one where they dance and the lights are down, with a spotlight on them).

mmmm... I am going to go do some more thinking...



HASTA LA VISTA!- go eat pineapple and watch La La Land :)


Friday, February 12, 2021

Slow Progress

I've been thinking a lot about this project for the past 24 hours or so. I decided that I wanted to create a film opening for a 1950s musical movie. At first, I was a struggling a bit because I wasn't too sure how to make the movie radiate the 1950s vibes. I did some more thinking and DING! DING! DING! it came to me that I should film it at my job, Lucille's American Café, which is a 1950s themed diner. I texted my manager immediately asking if he would let me film for a couple of hours after the restaurant closes. He replied within minutes and he said yes! YEAH YUHH! 

best boss evaaaa

This made me more excited to film. After securing Lucille's as my shooting location, I realized that I would need more factors such as costume, makeup, and mise-en-scène elements that will contribute to create that 1950s vibe. However, I don't have a plot line just yet, so I can't focus on costume and makeup right at this moment. What I can do though, is learn how to edit videos to make them look like the 1950s so that by the time that editing comes around, I am prepared to edit. 

These are the YouTube videos I watched that taught me how to make videos look old fashioned:

  •  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Q1cIncoJM
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZted8NDWE8
This is all I have for now, I shall keep you all updated as I continue on with this process.

HASTA LA VISTA!- go eat pineapple and watch La La Land :)

Thursday, February 11, 2021

HERE WE GOOO


 Welcome film lovers, chocolate aficionados, and cat enthusiasts!

(if you don't consider yourself to be any of these things, then please politely leave :D ... Jk, you can stay I guess...)

Woah? Woah.
    
We are starting to work on our portfolio projects!! Excitement! 

Today in class we were given the instructions on how to create our portfolio project, which is a film opening. There was a lot of information given to us and I think it's safe to say that this is quite a project! Nevertheless, I am very excited to start. Throughout the whole portfolio-creating process, I will be documenting my progress on this blog. This is my first portfolio-related blog, so welcome! As I share with you all information on my film opening, I vow to be as detailed as possible (pinky promise). 

I've been brainstorming for a bit and I'm really thinking of choosing the musical genre, butttt I also want my film to be set in the 1950s. Mmm... maybe I'll do a 1950s musical film? I'm very drawn to this genre because I love movies in which characters express themselves through songs. The 1950s is a time period that really interests me because of the colossal rise of movies/sitcoms. I'm going to go do some thinking and I'll be back with my second blog post within the next two days... 

HASTA LA VISTA!- go eat pineapple and watch La La Land :)

Monday, February 8, 2021

Music Marketing Blog Post #2

   Music Marketing Project PT. 2

     When we first started working on this music marketing project, I was honestly pretty nervous. My group and I spent two class periods brainstorming how we were going to market our band and how we were going to make our music video engaging. The music genre we got was Rock. I personally don't know much about Rock music, so this project was definitely a challenge for me. However, I was ready to tackle this project with my group. The song we ended up choosing was "Mountain At My Gates".
    I would say that the brainstorming and the planning part was the hardest. Although we eventually came to a conclusion with what we wanted to do, it took us a whole class period to decide what type of shots we wanted to utilize in the music video. Likewise, we decided that the message we wanted to communicate through our music video is coping with death. We created a shot list (shown in my previous blog) that depicted every single shot that we would have to film in order for our message to be conveyed clearly. Along with the shot list, we also created an 11-page storyboard that includes visual, drawn-up shots of different angles that we needed to shoot. As part of our planning process, we also had to recruit people to be our actors for the music video. I asked some of my closest friends and my dad (we all got tested & came back negative) to help us out with the video and they were more than happy to! We all met up together on January 30th (Saturday) to film at Vista Park View at 9 a.m. The reason we chose to film at this location is because it is one of the closest places near Weston that has a "hill" and we needed this "hill" to pass as a mountain to use the level and to show Character #1 running up the mountain. 
    For the music video, we wanted to make sure every shot, prop, character, and situation served a purpose that would eventually help build the overall message of coping with death. For example, the "mountain" symbolizes an obstacle (the death of a close friend) that Character #1 faces through the entirety of the music video. Nonetheless, it is evident that by the end of the music video, Character #1 reaches the top of the mountain, which symbolizes that they've learned to heal. Subsequently, the memorial at the top of the mountain is there to show that no matter how much someone has healed, they will never forget the person they lost. The flowers that Character #1 holds onto represents her fear of letting go of her friend, but she later learns that she doesn't need to let go of her friend in order to heal, she just needs to accept the death of her friend.  The production process of the music video took about 14 hours in total (filming and editing). It was a very tiring process, but it was definitely worth it at the end. Looking back at the music, I feel satisfied with how it turned out, however, I know that it is far from perfect. Some of the shots could have been clear. An example of a shot that was very unclear was the shot of the rearview mirror that showed the dead friend sitting outside. I had a couple of friends watch it and they said they had trouble seeing the girl in the back. If I had the chance to re-do that shot, I would have the girl sit in the back seat of the car instead of sitting outside since the mirror makes the shot blurry. 
    After talking about every detail of the music video, we focused on developing our band and the marketing strategies that they would need in order to grow as a band. We first discussed what the name of the band should be and we decided on "Kings & Queens" since the band members enjoyed playing card games in their New York apartment. Kings & Queens grew more as artists since they began playing at local venues. One of their most famous songs, "Mountain At My Gates", became extremely popular and they soon plan on releasing their album, "Four of a Kind". The band mainly markets themselves through social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and Facebook. They implement interactive activities in their social media platforms such as hosting giveaways and contests in order to connect with their fanbase. Additionally, they also have a website in which they sell band merchandise. With the money they make from performing at local venues and the merchandise that they sell, they will go on a performance tour of the East Coast of the United States.
   The presentation part of the project was definitely the part that I was most scared for. Public speaking is something that makes me nervous (I know, I need to break out of this), so pitching our band to the entire class was quite frightening. As the presentation progressed, I became more comfortable and I was able to convey the information I had to say without stuttering too much (I did most certainly stutter every now and then though). In short, I thought my group and I did a great job while presenting. After reading some of the group critiques, I realized that the marketing plan for the band should've been more detailed and specific. I'm glad that we are able to do activities such as the group critiquing activities because it has allowed me to work on the areas that I lack in. 
    Overall, I gained a lot of knowledge from this project. It was the first project I did in which I got to direct and that made the project extra exciting for me. I honestly wish that some of my group members would have helped more with creating the shot list, storyboard, filming the video, and editing it. Nevertheless, I think the four of us all ended up working well with each other and we agreed on many things. By the same token, on the things that we did not agree on, we would talk about other possible ideas that we could use and then we would end up collectively deciding what to do. I had a lot of fun with this project and I'm grateful that it gave me the opportunity of expanding my directing and editing shots.

Here's the final music video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cvZvMhMr995hjI3Qpy1eS9K6Yjm8QiHw/view


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