Initial storyoard (picture needed!!!!)

 During the storyboard making, my partners and I made this storyboard together. Abby did all the work of drawing it because she is the best at drawing out of all of us, so it looks realistic. We created it first by visually drawing a draft of what it may look like then moved onto writing a storyline of the chronological events that were meant to happen. Abby then drew what we 

Preparing to film

 The easy things to consider while filming are that I have a very flexible work group. I am close with all of them and understand them very well, so there is no awkwardness in the group. This is also not a dynamic film, so we can rule out the possibilities of a shaky camera and harsh movements of the camera. We also have to consider it will be easy to act as all the people in my group are very involved in music for shows so they have at least watched lots of acting to execute in this film. The other actors we need in our film are also something very accessible for us to get since we have many friends who are involved in acting outside of school or the preforming arts. Our costumes are also very easy to obtain as they are simple and basically causal wear. 

The difficult thing to consider is that the equipment will be difficult to acquire since the film company we wish to borrow from may be extremely busy with every other group asking in media studies. Something that is also difficult is the location, since we want to film in our school we need the space to be empty and free for us to use, which might be hard since the school is very harsh on who can stay or not. The only worry about actors is getting everyone together on an appropriate day for everyone to attend filming. One of the most difficult things to consider is actually making the film frightening or disturbing and not something embarrassing where it looks silly instead of creepy.  

Jobs:

Haaniya- Deciding all the shots, cuts, and making the mood board. Her job is to take the script and decide what cuts are appropriate to make the scene appear scary or frightening. So she would get into the Word doc of the script and input what will occur in each scene in terms of the cuts, shots, angles, and the way everything is supposed to look in camera terms. She is also in charge of making the mood board have all the elements we aspire to have in our film, and making the mood board appear and disturbing as we have chosen the film to be. 

Jadelyn- Jadelyn is in charge of tweaking, making, and editing the script. We count on her to make it as smooth as possible. She will assign to each character what they say and physically do in a scene. It is no t just the dialogue she is writing but the actions and expressions to actors will have on that scene. As well as how each scene will look and what she expects to see in the film in terms of what is occurring on camera. After creating this script she will storyboard what it is she is exactly looking for so the group and help capture the image she has created.

Abby- Abby is our overview who overlooks all our jobs and makes sure we are doing the correct job at all times and makes sure we are on task and up to date with what we have to do. Abby also sets up the story, even though Jadelyn is making the script Abby is telling Jadelyn what the storyline must be and the type of vibe that must be portrayed throughout the whole film. So she is the initial base of our story who can change anything upon her opinion. 

Kashaneah (Me)- I have to get the props acquired and make sure our locations, costumes, props, and camera equipment are all in place. I also must contact people for acting if we need it, and contact location if it is okay that we film. I am the communicator between the actors and locations, ensuring they are on top of arriving and bringing the equipment needed. This is to ensure we are not left unprepared for the actual filming dates and times.

Jobs:

Haaniya- Deciding all the shots, cuts, and making the mood board. Her job is to take the script and decide what cuts are appropriate to make the scene appear scary or frightening. So she would get into the Word doc of the script and input what will occur in each scene in terms of the cuts, shots, angles, and the way everything is supposed to look in camera terms. She is also in charge of making the mood board have all the elements we aspire to have in our film, and making the mood board appear and disturbing as we have chosen the film to be. 

Jadelyn- Jadelyn is in charge of tweaking, making, and editing the script. We count on her to make it as smooth as possible. She will assign to each character what they say and physically do in a scene. It is no t just the dialogue she is writing but the actions and expressions to actors will have on that scene. As well as how each scene will look and what she expects to see in the film in terms of what is occurring on camera. After creating this script she will storyboard what it is she is exactly looking for so the group and help capture the image she has created.

Abby- Abby is our overview who overlooks all our jobs and makes sure we are doing the correct job at all times and makes sure we are on task and up to date with what we have to do. Abby also sets up the story, even though Jadelyn is making the script Abby is telling Jadelyn what the storyline must be and the type of vibe that must be portrayed throughout the whole film. So she is the initial base of our story who can change anything upon her opinion. 

Kashaneah (Me)- I have to get the props acquired and make sure our locations, costumes, props, and camera equipment are all in place. I also must contact people for acting if we need it, and contact location if it is okay that we film. I am the communicator between the actors and locations, ensuring they are on top of arriving and bringing the equipment needed. This is to ensure we are not left unprepared for the actual filming dates and times.

1. actors

Who is acting within the film or shown in the film who usually portrays all the tone throughout the film for the audience to react off of.

2. costumes

What the actors wear during filming, they usually correlate with the theme of the scene and the environment the character is in. But this doesn't apply to every film.

3. props

Objects or items that are displayed in scenes and entire films to make the scene have more emotion or less. They create a vibe for a certain location or character. Characters can either use props or they can just be present in the scene with no character interaction.

4. locations

Where we are choosing to film, a certain place that carries the whole environment of the scene. Without a location films are left dull and out of context, locations give context to the film of what, when, and where things are happening. I helps the audience understand by a lot of what is occurring in the film.

5. dates and times

The dates and times of our film are when we will be filming and editing our film together. This when and where we decide to meet up and shoot for the film through a schedule we can all abide by, if we do have this we would be unorganized with filming and filming would look messy without this organization.

6. film equipment 

Film equipment is thing such as cameras, lighting, microphones, and editing softwares. This is os we can produce a professional film without just regular lighting and it to be as as simple as a phone camera. We can also have clear dialogue heard and great quality with proper film equipment. But even without it being fancy film equipment, film equipment is needed in order to create a film. Without this we would have no film.

 

 

Mood board

 

What I am trying to capture in this movie is a trad wife and her utmost hate for her husband who is demanding and vile to her. He makes it seem like she is living a happy life but she is woken up and wants to do something about through potentially killing him, from all of the pressure and stress he has put her through. I really wanted to show how she is seen as a pretty family woman who wears the cutest of all and well put together outfits while serving the role very well. Although despite this she has a trick up her sleeve she is ready to use when things turn south for her marriage, and she wants her woman freedom back.

 

We chose a trad wife because she is usually seen as accepting of the old way of treating woman. And it is a ironic to think the wife who seems so perfect would do such a thing of killing he wife. Her costume is one of those dresses that are flowy on the skirt area and aprons are worn over. She is also getting ready in the beginning, so we want to show she is a put together woman, it is just she wants to eliminate her annoying husband out of her life! Seems simple enough for her to do.

Final Project Idea

My group had chosen the Maryjanes title, although not the tradwife plot. We had chosen our last idea. Where the girl has passed away and lives her life everyday but she in invisible from her being a ghost living among her family and peers. Although, one day she experiences someone or something that can see her, but how is it possible if she's dead? The genre of this project will be horror and since the project will take place in a school where there will be certain camera angles to capture the girls fright. emotions, and the environment around. As well as the many sounds we will use to emphasize certain things happening in a scene. We are going to use filters that will make the school appear darker and have unsettling movements of characters around her creating suspense. We will also introduce a scene of the girls passing in the beginning to put the mood for the audience to an all time low at the start. Our film will be different because we will incorporate horror in a simple way. In a way were it is not just all the screaming and killing those think it always is. This will be a uncanny vibe where the audience is confused and disturbed with the events happening.  The audience will be also left with a cliffhanger of what is to happen next. Now my group hasn't fully decided on this but possibly for the credits we will put a black screen every time we do and put an effect that will be shocking to the audience, and then put the credits onto the screen. This will let the audience be alert to what is happening. Overall this film, and in my groups opinion will be awesome! And just to add the reason why it is called Maryjanes is because this girl has passed in her Maryjanes.

Title Sequence Research

 First title sequence: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

This title sequence was very dynamic and had a lot going on, which could be overwhelming for some audiences. It featured a comic-style look while staying consistent with the patterns of Spider-Man. Spider-Man was shown throughout the entire sequence, really emphasizing his importance. The credits were displayed in a comic-style font, which matched the design of the sequence. The music was adventurous and complemented the action, as Spider-Man or the camera moved dynamically. This was also an animated title sequence, which is more complex than a live-action shot sequence. There was a rise and fall throughout the sequence. Since the sequence mainly featured the same comic-style look with Spider-Man, the animators added variety by shifting the scenes from something boring to something more interesting to capture the audience's attention. The rap and electronic music matched the theme of what was being shown. At the end, after the comics were displayed, the title appeared with a beat drop and a black screen, signaling that the movie was about to start. Overall, I’d rate it 7/10.

Second title sequence: Terrifier 2 (2022)

This relates similar to the genre that is going to be in my final project. The genre is horror, now even though this is not the exact vibe we are going for it's similar. The sequence starts off with the protagonist, art the clown, cleaning a mess in a laundry mat in which he finishes, and then as he is walking we see a dead body he has killed (it is implied) and then the screen turns to black. Where the eerie music and vibe that was present disappears and we see a young woman/girl making a costume and in the beginning of this the objects in her room are shown to introduce a new setting. It's off putting because we just saw a dead man and now it cuts to a calm unbothered lady who is making a costume and that is all that is shown during the title sequence after the showing the dead man. The title actual title was shown after the dead man was shown then followed by the lady making the costume which was very unsettling and honestly, something my group might go after since it's so eerie. All the credits were introduced where harshly with the screen cutting to black every time and showing them in bold red letters, symbolizing that even tho the scene of the girl is cute nothing about what is going to happen beyond this title sequence will be happy. The music they use for the cute girl scene is in a way young, pop, and exciting but also unsettling because the music is a low-beat song so it feel like there isn't something right with what is being shown and what is being played. The ending was a simple presentation of showing what the girl made, and they were angel wings and some amour, when they were shown the music stopped, fading out as she blew the candles around it out. Possibly signifying her peaceful light of life is out? I wouldn't completely know tho because I haven't seen the whole movie, just clips. Overall an 8/10.

Third title sequence: La La Land (2016)

This third sequence begins with music, showing traffic on a highway and zooming in on a girl humming, then singing. She gets out of her car and starts performing a musical act. Others join her from the cars in the traffic, and they all dance and sing. The entire sequence was joyful and enjoyable to watch, as it was upbeat and energetic with lots of music. The credits were smoothly incorporated with fade-in and fade-out transitions. The scene was vibrant and filled with colors. The title was large, dramatic, gold, and in a way, vintage, and it appeared at the very end of the sequence. Before the sequence shows the actual title, it ends with all the singers returning to their cars and closing their doors on a beat drop, shifting everything from a bubbly, fun musical back to the mundane traffic, with honking and people complaining. The camera then zooms in to show a young man struggling with his radio to choose a song. The camera moves out to reveal the full scene of cars on the road before displaying the movie title. This was honestly very different and unique compared to most title sequences I’ve reviewed, and although many have been unique, this one was the simplest yet most impactful. It demonstrates that with the right movement of the camera and the right elements shown and heard, you can quickly capture the audience's attention. I believe that with how the music was portrayed and the classic font used, nothing detracted from the theme conveyed throughout the title sequence. Overall, I’d rate it 9/10.

Brainstorming

    

My group with Abby, Jadelyn, and Haaniya have all discussed that we wanted something classic or potentially older. We liked this idea because we all like the 2000's and older movies as they all have such a different feeling compared to newer ones which feel less intriguing. The overall three ideas that were being discussed were either first, a trad wife and her story of how she kills her husband that day for the reason that she works for an assassination company that kills specifically men who have done wrong. The other idea brainstormed was a boy who breaks into a house with his friends but it's actually his mom's house that he didn't recognize from all his bad influence over the past few years with his terrible friends. The third idea was completely different which was about a girls death anniversary and her story of her living her life every day as a ghost but having to endure being completely invisible to her loved ones, but one thing can see her. We are currently majorly considering action for any film that we do, although the issue is that the filming will be difficult because of how rapid it would be. Not only that, but it can also be difficult because it could result in potentially getting hurt for the actors since we are not professionals. That was the main issue with the second idea. The issue with drama is that it is hard to get the audience's attention if the film isn't balanced and interesting with all the elements, via the issue for the second idea. It needs to be just right to capture an audience. The positives of action are that the audience's attention can be captured easily and it is fun to film as much is going on. Positives for drama would be that it is much easier to film and it is more intimate for the audience. However, we found that a balance between the two would be perfect for the third idea. Now, since this idea isn't that much of an action idea we can rule those out. But this film idea is more dramatic but eerie, the edge-of-the-seat feeling. We have gathered it's the perfect way to get the attention of the audience and a grader to who needs something exciting to have it stand out.

Former student work

 Roll call:

Some weakness of Roll call were some shaky camera work which was distracting from what was occurring in the scene, the mug shots that were shown were too out of the frame, the showing of the title in the opening looked out of place, one actor had broken the third wall and looked at the camera while talking. Some strengths were the camera zooms were very good and they were stable, the props were utilized correctly which enhanced the film, and the acting for the most part of professional.

New everything:

New everything was in my opinion was a little sloppy for the reasons of the weaknesses being the transitions were sloppy, shaky camera work, sound quality was bad, it seemed very uninteresting as the story had no dynamics or something that made it stand out. The strengths of this were that at times the lighting had focused on the main character and the story had a structure to what was happening to it was easily understood.

Dreamland: 

In Dreamland the many strengths were that the scene was very established to what was happening, there was creative use of camera skills and editing, great camera quality, appropriate use of camera shots. Some of the couple weaknesses that were in this film were that it was a little unstructured and it relied a lot fo reversing for the first half of the opening scenes.

Dear Lover:

Dear lover was a very interesting film opener as the story was well established by the use of many scenes in such a short time, the explanation of the story was clear, various  types of camera shots, and it left the audience easing for what would happen next. The weaknesses were that the camera work was shaky, lighting was too broad and had no dynamics to it.

Dare to thrill:

Dare to thrill was my personal favorites for its many strengths such as great use of music, the advantage of editing in words, the dynamic and focused camera movement, the engage to the audience through excitement, properly setting the scene, putting the title in at a proper time and not an awkward one, and lastly leaving the audience of edge leaving them yearning for more. I have found no weaknesses for this movie opener.

Group members

 

Group member #1: Jadelyn Rodriguez

I chose Jadelyn Rodriguez because she shares most of my music and TV/Show interests. She also has delicious taste when it comes to the art of music and television, so her influence would be great in creating an awesome A-grade Cambridge video submission. She is also someone I have gotten closer to since I was a freshman and she was a sophomore, we were partners in debate together which caused us to spend time together very often. I never feel uncomfortable when I am with her, so working with her would be much more of a pleasure than work!

Group member #2: Abigail Natino (Abby)

I chose Abigail Natino for the reason she is like a big sister who always tries to help out. I know this project is a team effort that requires all hands, and I know for a fact she will not leave me behind. I have known Abby for a year now, and I am close with her family as well as our shared friends. She has a great amount of loyalty in her heart, so it's a fact I can count on her. She is trustworthy and reliable to do her work to help our group get an exciting A-grade.

Group member #3: Haaniya Imran

I chose Haaniya Imran because of our close humorous friendship, I believe with our healthy relationship of just understanding one another very well we will be able to work diligently and spice up our video submission. I have introduced Haaniya to my friends Jadelyn and Abby as they do not know her, but I've known Haaniya for five close years, it is very confident to say she will not be unhelpful in our group. She gets along very well, and goes with the flow with whatever comes her way. We need someone caring like her, but yet not caring when things get in the way. She knows how to easily overcome obstacles and find the best in things. 

Story Boarding (Written Blog post ONLY)

 

I've learned that storyboarding is actually pretty fun but a little tedious, definitely something that I wouldn't want to do as a career but it seems like something I'd have fun doing if I made a short film, not a whole movie. Storyboarding allows the director to visually see what the producers are looking for and determine test runs to see how smoothly the scene will actually look before actually filming them. It saves lots of time for directors when filming so they can get what is actually valuable filmed and done. The only challenge I faced with the storyboarding was how time-consuming it was and the drawing as I am someone who does draw often I struggle to create something as close to what I want in my head as my creativity in drawing people lacks a lot. As well as it is just something I don't find as interesting so those were the only things I struggled with during storyboarding. But it was overall a cool experience to draw out a movie that I enjoy!  

Story Boarding (Pictures and link to Movie clip ONLY)

 

Movie I Storyboarded on

Movie name: 500 days of summer

(There is one bad word that I apologize for)

Mis en Scene (Stranger things, Season 3 E4: The sauna Test 2019)

Costume: The character (Eleven) is wearing what seems to be pajamas that is indicated by her brushing her teeth in a dark environment, she is probably about to go to sleep.

Location: The scene does not tell us much about where is set at, so it is not possible to tell where she is aside from a bathroom. Although, from me already watching the show this takes place in a town called Hawkins in Indiana.

Setting: Eleven is in a bathroom brushing her teeth, the bathroom seems to be a causal household one saying she is most likely in a household with a family living in it.

Scenery: Directors made this scenery look homey, and like it is a bathroom that is currently in use by people. The house she is in is clearly not lonely.

Props: To give context to what Eleven is doing the actor is holding a prop of a toothbrush and is brushing her teeth while leaning her hand on what seems to be a bathroom counter, it is most likely the end of the day and she is brushing her teeth at night.

Lighting: The light seems to be mainly on eleven and the items next to her but darker in the back area and bottom of her. 

Actors: The actor in this scene is Millie Bobby Brown, she was around 15 when filming this season.

Framing: The actor is to the left side of the screen and the props are shown onto the side of the right so we can see what is surrounding her environment and where she is. From seeing both the props and the character from the framing including them both we understand where she is.

Costume: The characters seems to wear simple clothes that are about to be slept in since they are also in a bed. Max, the girl to the right is wearing something teal and the girl to the left, Eleven, is weating a stripped shirt. We cannot see further from there of what they are wearing.

Location: The location again is hard to understand where they are outside of the bedroom because we only see the bedroom but like before I know we are in Hawkins, Indiana from my own knowledge.

Setting: The setting takes place in a bedroom and most likely a house, since the environment seems so comfortable. I take this from the bed the girls are on and the nightstands, plus decor around the room.

Scenery: The scenery is purposely made to look homey and have a warm feeling, the surroundings are covered in posters and a filled nightstand to make it seem this a safe space.

Props: Character, Max, is holding a magazine to show her friend. But even tho those seem interesting, she is focused on what Eleven is saying so maybe something has caught her attention.

Lighting: The lighting is focused on the two characters, but mainly Eleven who is. possibly because she is expressing something out to Max. The frame's border is darker which shows the rest of the room is irrelevant at the moment.

Actors: Millie Bobby Bronw as Eleven at around 15 years old while filming. Sadie Sink at around 16 years old while filming. Max looks eager to listen and Eleven seems worried.

Framing: The girls are in the middle area of the frame and all the props around them seems to be irrelevant from the girls being the main focus.

Costume: Robin, the girl, seems to be wearing a sailor outfit but an actual costume instead of a real sailor's outfit. She also has a bag on her shoulder, she seems to be going somewhere. The charecters in the back wear vibrant clothes, they are possibly in a timeline that is not ours since the clothes look very 80's style.

Location: This place looks like a mall so outside of this the location is most likely a city with many people. The mall look busy so most likely there are many people in this city.

Setting: The setting takes place in a mall, since we can see how busy it is and the stores surrounding the main character. There are also bags in peoples hands. 

Scenery: The people in the back are arranged causally as if they have no importance but they are important because this is a busy 80's mall. The environment is also purposely very vibrant to make it seem like this place is alive. 

Props: The only props that are really relevant is the bag on robins shoulder, which tells us that she is going somewhere with something possibly important in the bag. 

Lighting: The lighting is bright everywhere but the focus is on robin so we only focus on her but know the environment is in, is busy. There is a contrast of dark, light, dark. If you look you can see the places in the back are dark but then the people in the middle have very bright lighting but then Robin has darker lighting. Yet, it focuses on her still.

Actors: Robin looks shocked and like she is excited to rush. She is played by Maya Hawke was around 20 when she was filming to play Robin.

Framing: Robin is in the middle since she is the focus and the background characters are in her back while the stores are even further back. Although they don't play much of a place in this scene other than establishing this is a mall.

Costume: Dustin (right) and Steve (left) are both wearing vibrant outfits. Steven is wearing what Robin was wearing, an imitated costume version of a sailor's outfit. Dustin is wearing a yellow shirt with a jean vest and a yellow hat over his head. 

Location: Since this seems to be an ice cream parlor these characters are most likely in a city full of people who get ice cream often. However, that is only taken from what is shown. 

Setting: This is ice cream parlor so this could take place in a mall, or in a plaza.  However if it's an up and running as ice cream store then it should be busy with costumers. So it is a busy ice cream parlor. 

Scenery: The characters are surrounded by toppings for ice cream and bananas, which help the viewers see this is an ice cream store. They also have the boys behind the counter, which means they have the power to scoop the ice cream, this helps us understand one of them or both may work there. The door behind them is also slightly opening, so they could've just walked out. 

Props: The characters are holding no props but are surrounded by a bunch of ice cream toppings, cones, bananas to give context to the audience of where they are.

Lighting: Lighting is broadly on the two characters who the main attraction from them being in the middle but also light is bright os it clearly shows them in the frame to be seen.

Actors: Steven looks confused, and Dustin looks zoned out. Joe Keery, who played Steve, was around 26 when filming Stranger Things, and Gaten Matarazzo, who played Dustin, was around 16 when filming.

Framing: The boys are in the middle while the toppings surround them, they are behind the counter and are looking at something in front of them. They also have a door behind them with a back area connected to it.

Costume: The three characters are all wearing business outfits, now even though the boys are wearing outfits you could possibly seem in the modern day the girl is wearing something that is 80's themed so they are possibly in the 80's her hairstyle also gives it away. The man standing has his sleeves up, he is possibly hot and not feeling well.

Location: This is a office, so from that I can create sense of them being in a city or town that has an office working area within it. 

Setting: These three business workers are in a office that is enclosed, so they are in a private environment having a conversation with this man. The blinds have light shining out of them, it is daytime. 

Scenery: They had made the scene look filled with business items so it is obvious this environment is serious and a workplace for possibly this man since he is the one behind the desk with all the props facing him.

Props: Props are causal business items one would find in an office. There is also a fan pointing at the man with his sleeves up, indicating he is hot. No characters are actually holding props, but the items such as the desk in bookshelf mean this man is hard working and has what we cal today vintage desk items as this is placed in the 80's

Lighting: The light is mainly coming from the blinds, which may mean that since the room they are in is darker, it might not be safe for them to be inside. But there is still light on the man  which is honestly more focused on him than the other characters, so the audience is meant to see what is happening with Tom, the guys who is standing, than Nancy and Jonathan. Nancy in purple, Jonathan next to her. There is alos a lot of light focussed on his desk.

Actors: Nancy seems concerned, Jonathan seems stressed, and Tom seems upset. Micheal Park who played Tom was around 50 during filming. Charlie Heaton was around 25 when he played Jonathan. Natalia Dyer was around 24 when she played Nancy.

Framing: The actors who are sitting seems to be in a weaker area since they are sitting down and Tom is basically standing and is on the upper area of the desk. In this from we see the whole environment and what room they are in and how enclosed they are as well. They seem like they are in trouble from how Nancys expression and how powerless she looks compared to Tom, same for Jonathan.