Production Jobs

 I don't know what specific jobs interest me in particular but I enjoy the post production jobs. If  I were to pick a job i would like to be a concept artist. I like this job because it allows to expand a visualization into a product.

The Producers Role

 Producers are important on a film because they are the ones producing your film transforming it from concept to product.  Their jobs on set are to fund and make authoritative decisions to finish the film. In my crew we all were responsible for producing our film. We did okay because we still haven't finished.

Mobile Film Post Production

 My mobile film's post production is working out fine. Some problems I am running into are finding sounds and music to fit the visuals. I plan to overcome them by asking for critique.

Post Production

 During the video I learned many things about post production. One thing I learned was how many sounds are crafted and inserted during post. The significance of this process is that you have custom sounds that fit your film to promote an greater immersive experience sonically. I also learned how much you could manipulate an image with color correction. This is important to film because color can subconsciously alter ones mood creating a switch of tone without the viewer consciously noticing the transition. Color correction also doubles as a way to bring vibrancy or correct weather. Lastly, I learned about CGI which was very interesting to experience the process. This is almost crucial for the new age of film because it opens an array of new possibilities for the filmmaker.

Production Update

 My film is currently about to be in the first stages of shooting. I have not yet started on shooting my film. My plan to complete my film by the end of friday is to film accordingly to the resources I have. Some problems I am running into are the angles I am going to film.

Guide to mobile Filmmaking

 The most important elements to mobile filmmaking are in relation to the story. It is crucial that you have a simple story that you posses the capability to play out on screen.  When shooting it important to shoot in high resolution to emphasize the visuals on an HDTV.

Post Guest Speaker

One thing I learned during the lecture from the guest speaker was that it is crucial to learn how to communicate well. I also learned to check out your competition if you are an independent artist and base your prices accordingly and comparatively. Lastly, I learned to treat an interview as a conversation because the term 'interview' provokes some and makes them a bit nervous. You should prep the talent/guest before asking the crucial questions to get them to open up more. I'd like to learn more about the life of an independent artist and how to work being your own boss.

Outline Challenges

 I think my outline is coming along well in context to the amount of time I've been working on it.  Some challenges I'm facing are coming up with actions to get my message across. My plan to fix this is to sit with my partner and come to a mutual idea on how get our message across.  The beginning of our story arc is when a character playing a patient searches for his medication. The middle is from when the patients persona temps him and tries to control his actions and the end is when the patient retrieves his medication and the persona disappears.

Post Pitch

 My pitch poster was not exactly how I envisioned; the graphics didn't synthesize with the desired concept. Some difficulties we had with composing our poster was finding the correct graphics and visuals to convey our story. Me and my parters pitch was an almost complete pitch with a story arc and twist. I plan to fix the minor holes in my film by really refining the interactions between the characters to really guide my film closer to what I envision. Yes, me and my partner's story meets with the assignment requirements.

Grit

Grit is the sheer perseverance and stamina that motivates an individual. Grit could be applied in a career by the employe giving undivided attention and hard work to complete a task. Grit will assist my future goals by helping me refine and master work ethics, and by motivating me to learn and educate myself.  

Production Questions

 I'd like to know how long the average day on set is, i'd also like to know about the process of lighting. I still have questions on shooting because I'd like to know what a day on set is like.

Post Pre-Production Wrap-up

 What surprised me about pre-production was how much impact it had on all of the rest of the production processes. questions I have on the topic are, how long does pre production take compared to the other production processes on average and are there more people needed in pre production than the other processes. The one think i learned from this presentation was the level of importance pre production has on a film. It is so important because the whole process stems back to pre production, the more planning you have the smoother the result will be. Also the more planning you have will result in an end process that is closer to you vision.  

The Pitch

 The pitch to my mobile film is " A patient with multi personality disorder losses his medication resulting in the release of his multiple personas." Struggles I face is getting the whole story in a sentence. I plan on overcoming this by thinking of how others will perceive it.

Understanding the Pitch

 The pitch /log line is a summarization of your story. It is no longer an idea but a development of the character(s), setting, and lay out of your plot. A pitch is very important in the contribution to the film because you need a superior to seek interest in your story. In the lecture I've learned how to develop a log line, the pre-production process outline, and pre-visualization.

Mobile Filmmaking Stories

 I think stop motion films are exemplary for mobile films in regard to the quality of the equipment and software derived from a mobile device; there are applications offered on the ios app store that implement stop motion. I also think that noir films would coincide with mobile devices well because a black and white filter will achieve a desired look greater than playing with filters and color correction that we are not quite educated on yet.

Vines

 No, making vines did not assist my learning towards digital citizenship because I was focused on how to convey the topic in the 6.5 seconds rather than enriching what I had previously touched on. Although, watching other vines helped me memorizing the basis of digital citizenship, but i have to credit my knowledge on the subject to the lecture and my notes.  My favorite vines are the ones that implemented comedy because it gave a better foundation to memorize opposed to a vine that was a little more boring and to the point.

Wrapping Up Digital Citizenship

  Copyright was the most interesting aspect of digital citizenship to me. I love how the work created by an artist is protected by the law, it gives me a sense of justice. Knowing what I know now, I know how to and how not to conduct myself in terms of technology.

Copyright

 Copyright is important to protect the rights of the content creators work and make sure that nobody can steal and/or profit off of it. Aspects of copyright if encountered has been times where a watch a youtube video and when i return it was struck down due to copyright issues. The creator of the video usually has other artist work or music in forms of clips or maybe background music which is directly responsible for the copyright infringement.

Goals

 My main goal for this class is to empower my creativity. This will take time but I really want an opportunity to become a better person and thinker. Ways of reaching my goal is to accept ideas and let other people inspire me. I want to be able to open my mind and let my creativity flow and intertwine with others. This could only be accomplished with teamwork so I want to be able to learn from others and work collaboratively.

Netiquette

    I do not remember a time when i have broken netiquette, but i do every once in a while get a less than appreciated comment sent my way on social media. I host social media accounts as most teens do and i experience inappropriate behavior in regard to comments trying to hurt my feelings. I see them say something rude and then they block me soon after.