Here's my CCR:
https://youtu.be/bwuQ2mVxPzM
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Final Comments
I cant believe im almost done with this project, it's been a crazy experience but I think i've learned a lot from it. I really like how our short film came out and I'm pretty proud of it. I wish we could've gotten a little more footage, but I think we were able to get really cool shots that make our film look unique and professional. I'm really happy that we decided to make our film black and white because it looks really good on camera and it creates a theme within our website and postcard because we made all the pictures black, white, and red.
I'm very satisfied with how our website turned out and I enjoyed working on it because it was my first time editing a website, so it gave me some experience. I like how simple our website is and I think it compliments our film very well. I also enjoy how the postcard turned out. I think the post card looks very simple and sleek and I think it would engage consumers. I wish I spent a little more time on my CCR but I think it's looking good and I answered the questions well. This project taught me a lot and I really hope my classmates enjoy it and give me good critiques.
I'm very satisfied with how our website turned out and I enjoyed working on it because it was my first time editing a website, so it gave me some experience. I like how simple our website is and I think it compliments our film very well. I also enjoy how the postcard turned out. I think the post card looks very simple and sleek and I think it would engage consumers. I wish I spent a little more time on my CCR but I think it's looking good and I answered the questions well. This project taught me a lot and I really hope my classmates enjoy it and give me good critiques.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Public Domain Music
So we finally found a creepy song to use in our film and it's called After You've Gone by Eydie Gorme. This song is super old so it's in public domain, which means that anyone can use it. The song is from 1920 and I found it from a website that lists public domain songs. Here's the link to the website https://www.pdinfo.com/pd-music-genres/pd-popular-songs.php
We put it over the montage scene in our film and it looks really good and it gives our film a really creepy and eerie feeling.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Distribution
Since my group and I decided that our film would be distributed through Netflix if it was a full length film, I thought I should research about Netflix and its distribution methods. My group and I want to distribute our film through Netflix because it is one of the most popular streaming sites in the world and according to this website, Netflix has more than 130 customers.
We know that if we were to distribute our film through Netflix, it would reach audiences all over the world and get a lot of attention. The same website states, "Netflix also wants to emphasize its ability to deliver stuff to audiences around the world, pointing out that Elite, which comes out of Spain, reached 20 million households in its first four weeks, and that Bodyguard (the UK), The Protector (Turkey), and Baby (Italy) all reached more than 10 million households in their first four weeks." This shows that Netflix allows it's content to reach people from all around the world, which increases views.
I also think that our film would do well on Netflix because Netflix creates an algorithm for each of its subscribers. If a subscriber is a fan of horror movies and has watched a couple of horror films on Netflix, then Netflix will recommend horror movies or similar genres to that subscriber. This website states, "If you were to ask different Netflix subscribers about the service’s brand, you’d likely get different responses. There is no one Netflix; rather, think of it as an expansive library with many small nooks and rooms. Most subscribers never wander floor to floor. Instead, they stay in the corner that matches their tastes." This leads me to believe that if our film was distributed through Netflix, then it would probably do well because people who enjoy horror/thriller films would be watching our film and giving it good ratings.
I believe that our film would do well on Netflix because I think it would be advertised well and it would reach the right audiences.
Kafka, Peter. “Netflix Is Finally Sharing (Some of) Its Audience Numbers for Its TV Shows and Movies. Some of Them Are Huge.” Recode, Recode, 17 Jan. 2019, www.recode.net/2019/1/17/18187234/netflix-views-numbers-first-time-bird-box-bodyguard-you-sex-education.
Lotz, Amanda. “The Unique Strategy Netflix Deployed to Reach 90 Million Worldwide Subscribers.” The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2018, theconversation.com/the-unique-strategy-netflix-deployed-to-reach-90-million-worldwide-subscribers-74885.
We know that if we were to distribute our film through Netflix, it would reach audiences all over the world and get a lot of attention. The same website states, "Netflix also wants to emphasize its ability to deliver stuff to audiences around the world, pointing out that Elite, which comes out of Spain, reached 20 million households in its first four weeks, and that Bodyguard (the UK), The Protector (Turkey), and Baby (Italy) all reached more than 10 million households in their first four weeks." This shows that Netflix allows it's content to reach people from all around the world, which increases views.
I also think that our film would do well on Netflix because Netflix creates an algorithm for each of its subscribers. If a subscriber is a fan of horror movies and has watched a couple of horror films on Netflix, then Netflix will recommend horror movies or similar genres to that subscriber. This website states, "If you were to ask different Netflix subscribers about the service’s brand, you’d likely get different responses. There is no one Netflix; rather, think of it as an expansive library with many small nooks and rooms. Most subscribers never wander floor to floor. Instead, they stay in the corner that matches their tastes." This leads me to believe that if our film was distributed through Netflix, then it would probably do well because people who enjoy horror/thriller films would be watching our film and giving it good ratings.
I believe that our film would do well on Netflix because I think it would be advertised well and it would reach the right audiences.
Kafka, Peter. “Netflix Is Finally Sharing (Some of) Its Audience Numbers for Its TV Shows and Movies. Some of Them Are Huge.” Recode, Recode, 17 Jan. 2019, www.recode.net/2019/1/17/18187234/netflix-views-numbers-first-time-bird-box-bodyguard-you-sex-education.
Lotz, Amanda. “The Unique Strategy Netflix Deployed to Reach 90 Million Worldwide Subscribers.” The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2018, theconversation.com/the-unique-strategy-netflix-deployed-to-reach-90-million-worldwide-subscribers-74885.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Filming Day 2
Yesterday we finished filming the last of our project and I'm so happy that we're finally done filming! We filmed the beginning scene where the main character is eating alone at a restaurant and I think our shots turned out pretty good. Originally we were supposed to film at Panera, but we decided to film at Starbucks instead because you can eat outside there and we needed somewhere where we could film outside.
Joanne is familiar with making vlogs so she decided to vlog our filming experience. The vlog allows viewers to see what goes on behind the scenes and it shows the process of our film, which I think is really important. Here's the link to the video https://youtu.be/tAU6rJqbrjs
Joanne is familiar with making vlogs so she decided to vlog our filming experience. The vlog allows viewers to see what goes on behind the scenes and it shows the process of our film, which I think is really important. Here's the link to the video https://youtu.be/tAU6rJqbrjs
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Filming Day 1
We finally started filming!!! Yesterday we began filming and I'm super happy that we did. We got all the props we needed and met up at Kylie's house to film all the scenes that take place in a house. We decided to film all the house scenes in one day and today we're going to film all the scenes at Starbucks, so we're filming backwards. I like that we're filming backwards because I know that's how actual movies and TV shows film so this is sort of giving us a taste of how it is in the actual industry. I'm the main actor in our film and that made me a little anxious because I've never been the main character in anything I've filmed before, but I think I did a pretty good job. I also helped with filming a couple shots so it was fun getting to do both of those things.
An issue that we had was that the battery to the camera died in the middle of filming so we had to charge it and wait a little while to start using it again. Once it was fully charged we went right back to filming.
A lot of our shots turned out really well and we incorporated a couple of unique angles into our film to show unease. I'm really excited to see how it looks once it's all finished. Filming with the doll was really interesting because there were a lot of scenes where I had to hold it and it was creepy but I know those scenes probably look really good. I think the doll really makes our film creepy and I hope viewers are creeped out by it.
Our end scene was really intense because we used a knife and we poured fake blood on a white shirt to make it seem like Kylie, or the girl who was kidnapped, got stabbed. I'm really happy we were able to get fake blood because it made the scene look very realistic. Joanne teased Kylie's hair to make it seem like she was actually kidnapped and Kylie wore the shirt with the blood on it. I liked that we had to have specific clothes for this scene because it gave us some experience with costume design.
An issue that we had was that the battery to the camera died in the middle of filming so we had to charge it and wait a little while to start using it again. Once it was fully charged we went right back to filming.
A lot of our shots turned out really well and we incorporated a couple of unique angles into our film to show unease. I'm really excited to see how it looks once it's all finished. Filming with the doll was really interesting because there were a lot of scenes where I had to hold it and it was creepy but I know those scenes probably look really good. I think the doll really makes our film creepy and I hope viewers are creeped out by it.
Our end scene was really intense because we used a knife and we poured fake blood on a white shirt to make it seem like Kylie, or the girl who was kidnapped, got stabbed. I'm really happy we were able to get fake blood because it made the scene look very realistic. Joanne teased Kylie's hair to make it seem like she was actually kidnapped and Kylie wore the shirt with the blood on it. I liked that we had to have specific clothes for this scene because it gave us some experience with costume design.
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