The Ups and Downs

  Good morning readers! This blog will be regarding our group dynamics during these final few stages of our project. So far, it has been an absolute blast working with my partner, Davin, who I have been able to work with on various other projects in the past.  He and I work on similar levels and have the same interests in mind for what we strive to create. From day one, we have been able to cooperate effectively, and that has been a major weapon in our creative arsenal. 

To sum it up, Davin has been pulling his weight to an extraordinary extent. We have both understood what kind of work would suit us best, specifically to Davin he would be the number 1 editor for the job. He has much more experience editing videos for other classes, which allows him to understand how the editing software he uses works, although I do have to input feedback from time to time while he actually puts together the clips. 

My job as one of the directors of this film project is to create a flow for the story we want to present, meaning I will be the primary envisioner of the shots and angles we want to implement into our opening sequence. Although I have taken up this task because I think I have a great sight on how the story should go from point A to point B, I find it challenging to put those shots and angles I imagine in my head onto a real life canvas. For instance, we have come to realize a shot of the three blue team players from a low angle does not effectively create tension, nor make the characters on screen pleasing to look at. 

This proves that I have had to tweak the storyboard a tab bit in order to accommodate for this error in judgment, thus changing that shot to a side view of the three boys staring out into the field. These little changes and realization have culminated into some pretty annoying circumstances during filming, where even lighting can be an issue in itself. An example would be that Miramar Regional Park, the location we are filming at, has bathrooms with cooler, white lights. As we have discussed in our storyboard, I want to have that bathroom scene be filled with orange lighting to capture a darker tone in the atmosphere. These annoyances has made me reconsider time and time again where we should be filming and when we should.

All in all, I do believe the project will end up being successful and that most of the issues we have or are experiencing will be resolved, because Davin and I are dedicated to creating the best movie we can produce, even with its flaws.